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Riki Group’s ‘Beardy Bodo’ Introduces Kids to an Unconventional Educator

Ramin Zahed - October 13, 2021

***This article originally appeared in the November '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 314)*** Parents searching for new ways to improve their kids' reading skills...

Animated People

P. Jayakumar Introduces Toonz Media Group’s Next Class of Characters to MIPCOM

Ramin Zahed - October 11, 2021

As one of Asia's most active animation production studios (churning out over 10,000 minutes of content every year), Toonz Media Group is a fixture...

Streaming

Jorge Gutiérrez & Sandra Equihua Make Mesoamerican Magic for ‘Maya and the Three’

Ramin Zahed - October 6, 2021

***This article originally appeared in the November '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 314)*** Ever since acclaimed animation auteur Jorge Gutiérrez (El Tigre: The Adventures...

Streaming

Hansel and Gretel’s Wild Ride: ‘A Tale Dark & Grimm’ Brings Unpredictable Fairy Tales to Netflix

Ramin Zahed - October 3, 2021

***This article originally appeared in the November '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 314)*** Fans of hilarious takes on twisted European fairy tales will be...

Television

Everybody Loves Alma: Sonia Manzano Guides Us Along ‘Alma’s Way’

Ramin Zahed - October 1, 2021

***This article originally appeared in the November '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 314)*** Anyone who grew up watching Sesame Street has beautiful memories of...

Animated People

Reza Farazmand Brings His ‘Poorly Drawn Lines’ to Cake

Ramin Zahed - October 1, 2021

Fans of Reza Farazmand’s popular webcomic Poorly Drawn Lines were happy to see a new animated show based on the popular comic-strip arrive on...

Animated People

EPs Mark Banker and Todd Grimes Share the Secrets of ‘The Croods: Family Tree’

Ramin Zahed - September 28, 2021

Fans of DreamWorks Animation's hilarious prehistoric family were thrilled to see the arrival of the new series The Croods: Family Tree on Peacock and...

Animated People

‘Kiff’ Creators Lucy Heavens & Nic Smal Forge a Path from Cape Town to Disney Channel

Ramin Zahed - September 24, 2021

South African creators and executive producers, Lucy Heavens (Space Chickens in Space) and Nic Smal (Caillou) are behind Disney Television Animation’s upcoming animated buddy-comedy,...

Animated People

Aaron Augenblick and His Brooklyn Studio Bring an Indie Twist to Network Toons

Ramin Zahed - September 24, 2021

With Augenblick Studios' latest project Teenage Euthanasia recently premiered on Adult Swim, we caught up with founder Aaron Augenblick to find out more about...

Animated People

Lighthouse M.D. Claire Finn Shines Some Light on Studio’s Busy Slate

Ramin Zahed - September 23, 2021

We recently had the chance to catch up with talented Irish animation veteran Claire Finn, the managing director of Lighthouse Studios, a joint venture...

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‘Star Wars: Visions’ Pictures Jedi through the Lens of Anime

Ramin Zahed - September 22, 2021

***This article was written for the November '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 314)*** The new Star Wars: Visions anthology series, which premiered on Disney+...

Shorts

Cooking Up a Tense Scenario: Špela Čadež Returns to the Festival Circuit with ‘Steakhouse’

Ramin Zahed - September 22, 2021

***This article originally appeared in the Sept./Oct. '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 313)*** Fans of artistic, thought-provoking animation will remember Špela Čadež as the...

Shorts

‘Bestia’: Hugo Covarrubias Explores the Secret Life of a Government Puppet

Ramin Zahed - September 20, 2021

***This article originally appeared in the Sept./Oct. '21 issue of Animation Magazine (no. 313)*** Chilean theatrical director and animation helmer Hugo Covarrubias was looking for...

Animated People

Festival Director Chris Robinson Shares the Secrets of Enjoying OIAF ’21 from Home!

Ramin Zahed - September 19, 2021

***This interview originally appeared in the Sept./Oct. '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 313)*** We had a chance to chat with Ottawa International Animation Festival...

Television

An Animated Star Is Born in ‘Adam ❤ Adventure’ from Kavaleer Productions

Ramin Zahed - September 19, 2021

***This article originally appeared in the Sept./Oct. '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 313)*** Andrew Kavanaugh, CEO and founder of acclaimed animation studio Kavaleer Productions...

Television

Superpowered Siblings: Cyber Group Studios Introduces Cartoon Forum to ’50/50 Heroes’

Ramin Zahed - September 16, 2021

***This article originally appeared in the Sept./Oct. '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 313)*** One of the hot shows debuting at the Cartoon Forum and...

Television

‘Lucas the Spider’: Spinning a Loving Web

Ramin Zahed - September 16, 2021

***This article was written for the November '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 314)*** Back in November of 2017, animator Joshua Slice’s charming Lucas the...

Animated People

‘Nona’ SparkShorts Director Louis Gonzales & Producer Courtney Casper Kent on Grandmas, Wrestling and Animation

Ramin Zahed - September 15, 2021

Arriving only a week after the debut of Aphton Corbin's Twenty Something on Disney+, the tenth project in Pixar's Sparkshorts program, Nona is also...

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Songbirds of a Feather: Team Behind ‘Do, Re & Mi’ Sings the Show’s Praises

Ramin Zahed - September 14, 2021

***This article originally appeared in the Sept./Oct. '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 313)*** Amazon Prime Video's preschool lineup gets a big musical boost as...

Animated People

How Aphton Corbin Brought Her Life Experiences to the Pixar Short ‘Twenty Something’

Ramin Zahed - September 13, 2021

Last Friday, Disney+ premiered the latest SparkShorts film Twenty Something, which is penned and directed by Aphton Corbin. This is the ninth project in...

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