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North America

Alabama Public TV Pulls ‘Arthur’s’ Gay Wedding Episode

Ramin Zahed - May 20, 2019

Alabama Public TV chose not to air the Season 22 premiere of animated series Arthur, which includes the same-sex wedding of beloved elementary school...

North America

Sesame Street Introduces New Muppet in Foster Care

Ramin Zahed - May 20, 2019

This month, a new Sesame Street muppet named Karli will introduce young viewers to the tough reality of being a homeless child. The new...

North America

e.d. films Releases New 3D Content Creation Tool

Ramin Zahed - May 20, 2019

Montreal-based e.d. films has released PSD to 3D, a new plugin tool that converts 2D Photoshop drawings into 3D images. According to the studio,...

Europe

Poland’s Animarkt Stop-Mo Forum Announces Schedule

Ramin Zahed - May 20, 2019

Animarkt Stop Motion Forum has announced the slate for its 2019 edition, which takes place Oct. 8-12 in Lodz. Among the well-regarded industry professionals...

North America

Ameba TV Picks Up 59 Titles from Nelvana

Ramin Zahed - May 20, 2019

Streaming service Ameba TV has signed a deal with producer/distributor Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana for a raft of celebrated animated titles. Ameba TV will be...

Features

Saudi’s Manga and Japan’s Toei Announce Movie in Cannes

Ramin Zahed - May 20, 2019

Saudia Arabia’s top animation studio Manga Production announced that it is joining forces with Toie Animation to produces its first feature titled The Journey....

North America

‘Mao Mao’ and ‘Tig N’ Seek’ Join Cartoon Network Lineup

Ramin Zahed - May 20, 2019

Cartoon Network has announced that two new original shows adventure comedies are joining its slate of original toons: Mao Mao, Heroes of Pure Heart is...

Features

Pikachu to Capture Audiences This Weekend

Ramin Zahed - May 10, 2019

It looks like Warner Bros.’ gamble with the live-action/CG-animation hybrid adaptation of Pokémon Detective Pikachu is going to pay off in a big way this...

Features

Geena Davis Joins DreamWorks’ ‘She-Ra and the Princesses of Power’

Ramin Zahed - May 10, 2019

Oscar-winner Geena Davis has joined the third season of DreamWorks’ GLAAD and Emmy-nominated Netflix original series She-Ra and the Princesses of Power in a recurring guest...

Animated People

Animated People: Jay Vincent & Ryan Lofty Craft Boy Band Hits for ‘Harvey Girls Forever’

Ramin Zahed - May 9, 2019

Animation Magazine had a chance to talk with composers Jay Vincent and Ryan Lofty, who are the music masterminds behind DreamWorks TV’s DreamWorks Animation...

Festivals & Events

‘Loud House,’ ‘Daniel Tiger’ Win Top Animation Daytime Emmys

Ramin Zahed - May 4, 2019

The Daytime Emmy Awards (creative arts) were handed out on Friday Night in Pasadena. The rest will be awarded on Sunday, May 5th. Here...

Europe

Cannes Gets Animated

Ramin Zahed - April 29, 2019

While the general public doesn’t think of the Cannes Film Festival (May 14-25) as the prime spot for premiering animated projects, this auteur-driven event...

Features

‘Funan’: Denis Do’s Poetic Personal History

Ramin Zahed - April 26, 2019

***This article originally appeared in the May ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 290)*** Ever since director Denis Do’s Funan won the top prize at...

Europe

‘Swallows of Kabul’ Takes Flight in Cannes Festival’s 2019 Selection

Ramin Zahed - April 18, 2019

Yasmina Khadra’s 2002 novel The Swallows of Kabul (Les Hirondelles de Kaboul) takes an unflinching, compassionate look at the lives of two couples —...

Europe

Spring Market Fever: Animation Execs View the Global Scene from MIPTV

Ramin Zahed - April 8, 2019

The spring market season officially kicks off this month with the arrival of the international content market MIPTV in Cannes, France (April 8-11). The...

Features

LAIKA’s ‘Missing Link’: Around the World in Stop-Motion

Ramin Zahed - April 2, 2019

A Victorian-era London cryptologist, a mysterious creature, and a Latina adventuress from California set out on a whirlwind adventure around the globe in search...

Features

Disney Developing New 2D Toons Based on Fox Classics

Ramin Zahed - April 1, 2019

Disney has announced that it is developing a new string of hand-painted 2D feature adaptations based on some of the Oscar-winning Fox titles it...

Television

‘Steven Universe’ Wins First-Ever GLAAD Award for Best Animated Kids Series

Ramin Zahed - March 29, 2019

Cartoon Network’s Emmy-nominated Steven Universe took home the award for Outstanding Kids & Family Programming at the 30th annual GLAAD Media Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Thursday. The category honors kids...

Streaming

‘Tuca & Bertie’: Meet Lisa Hanawalt’s Birds of a Feather

Ramin Zahed - March 29, 2019

***This article originally appeared in the April ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 289)*** Fans of witty, beautifully drawn animated shows for grown-ups will soon...

Features

Disney’s Live-Action ‘Dumbo’ Flies with Thursday Night Auds

Ramin Zahed - March 29, 2019

This Friday marks the release of Tim Burton’s live-action version of Disney’s much-loved 1941 animated classic Dumbo. The film did very well in Thursday...

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