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Features

Executive Q&A: MIPTV 2009

Ramin Zahed - March 31, 2009

The first quarter of the year finds international animation content producers and buyers heading over to Cannes for the MIPTV market (March 30-April 3)...

Festivals & Events

MIPTV Wrap: Day Two

Ramin Zahed - March 31, 2009

Perhaps it was the sunshine finally making an appearance on the Croisette or everyone adjusting to the fact that according to Reed Midem, there...

Festivals & Events

MIPTV Wrap: Day One

Ramin Zahed - March 30, 2009

Over 13,000 participants and 4,500 companies from 111 countries are expected to attend this year's MIPTV market in Cannes, France this year. But if...

Television

JAM Media Rolls with Hybrid Toon Roy

Ramin Zahed - March 28, 2009

Roy, a new 13x26 animation/live-action hybrid series from Dublin-based JAM Media will be making a splash at MIPTV this month. Commissioned by CBBC and...

People

Tom McGillis Exec producer, series creator 6Teen, Total Drama Island, Stoked (Fresh TV)

Ramin Zahed - March 27, 2009

Toronto-based Tom McGillis and his Fresh-TV partner Jennifer Pertsch have created some of the most popular tween-skewing animated shows of recent years. Since Tom...

Television

VIZ Debuts Naruto, Bleach Pics on iTunes

Ramin Zahed - March 27, 2009

Fans of VIZ Media's Bleach and Naruto movies can now enjoy dubbed versions of the pics on iTunes. Bleach: The Movie, Memories of a...

VFX

Wacom Unveils the New Intuos4

Ramin Zahed - March 25, 2009

Wacom fans can welcome a new addition to the family as the company unveils its new professional pen table, the Intuos 4. The new...

Television

Ristorante Paradiso Toon Opens for Business

Ramin Zahed - March 25, 2009

A new anime series based on Natsume Ono's popular manga Ristorante Paradiso is set to launch on Japan's Fuji TV Fuji next month. Animated...

Features

Disney Picks Up Ponyo for Aug. Release

Ramin Zahed - March 23, 2009

Disney will release Hayao Miyazaki's Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea on August 14, 2009. Retitled as Ponyo for its U.S. theatrical run,...

Video Games

Titmouse Games Dives into Seven Haunted Seas

Ramin Zahed - March 19, 2009

Hollywood-based toon shop Titmouse (adult swim's Metalocalpyse) has officially launched its original game development studio venture, Titmouse Games. This new gaming arm is overseen...

Features

Wild Things Poster Is Unleashed

Ramin Zahed - March 19, 2009

A new poster for the much-anticipated adaptation of Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are has hit the web recently. The Warner Bros. feature...

Festivals & Events

Shaman, Sweet Dreams Win Big at SXSW

Ramin Zahed - March 19, 2009

Shaman by Luc Perez and Sweet Dreams by Kirsten Lepore took the Best Animated Short and Special Jury Awards at this week's South by...

Festivals & Events

Pixar’s UP to Open Cannes Festival

Ramin Zahed - March 19, 2009

Disney/Pixar's UP has been selected as the opening ceremony film for the prestigious Cannes Festival this year. Directed by Pete Docter (Monsters, Inc.) the...

Television

CBeebies Gives Chuggington Second Season Pass

Ramin Zahed - March 17, 2009

BBC's CBeebies Channel has picked up 26 more episodes of Ludorom's popular CG-animated series, Chuggington'bringing the total episode number to 78 x 10. The...

Festivals & Events

Annecy 2009 Announces Official Selection

Ramin Zahed - March 16, 2009

The Annecy International Animation Film Festival (June 8-13) has released the names of the shorts, TV series, student projects and commercials of its 2009...

Television

Geronimo Will Be the Big Cheese at MIPTV

Ramin Zahed - March 15, 2009

Atlanytica Entertainment and Moonscoop will be offering a sneak peek at their eagerly anticipated new series Geronimo Stilton at MIPTV this year. Based on...

Features

The Secret of Kells Gets Solid Raves

Ramin Zahed - March 13, 2009

The new European animated feature The Secret of Kells (also known as Brendan and the Secret of Kells) has been getting fantastic reviews in...

Television

BRB’s Papawa Pops Up in Italy, Portugal

Ramin Zahed - March 13, 2009

Watch out, Lost! BRB's wild animated series Papawa, which is about a mysterious island and its nightmarish residents, is taking over Europe, one country...

Festivals & Events

Cartoons on the Bay Announces ’09 Lineup in Tiglio

Ramin Zahed - March 12, 2009

RAI Trade's Cartoons on the Bay festival has revealed more details about this year's upcoming tributes and programs, which will take place April 2-5...

Home Entertainment

An Amazon Princess Is Reborn

Ramin Zahed - March 11, 2009

By any standard, Princess Diana of Themyscira (a.k.a. Wonder Woman) may be one of the most intriguing female superheroes in pop culture history. William...

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