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Animated People

Animated People: Art Spigel Creates ‘Massive Monster Mayhem’

Ramin Zahed - July 13, 2018

Since its debut last fall on Nicktoons, DHX Media’s sci-fi competition series Massive Monster Mayhem has engaged young contestants in futuristic missions that involve...

Television

Meet Disney Junior’s High-Spirited Heroine ‘Fancy Nancy’

Ramin Zahed - July 12, 2018

Animation veteran Jamie Mitchell is no stranger to fun young heroines who know how to make the best of every situation. After all, he...

Schools

CalArts Students Create Animated Spots for UN’s Gender Equality Project

Ramin Zahed - July 11, 2018

Over the past few months, CalArts (California Institute of the Arts in Santa Clarita) teachers Pia Borg and Soyeon Kim and the students in...

Features

News Bytes: ‘Miraculous’ at Comic-Con, Imagen Awards, iPi Soft V.4, and More

Ramin Zahed - July 9, 2018

‘Miraculous’ Panel and Signing Happening at Comic-Con Jeremy Zag, the producer of ZAG HEROEZ, Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, (Netflix) and founder of ZAG Animation, will provide a...

Festivals & Events

Animation Actors May Go on Strike for Fair Streaming Pay

Ramin Zahed - July 9, 2018

Actors union SAG-AFTRA is considering a strike involving actors who work in animation over refusal of employers to provide scale wages or residuals for...

Digital Media

Tonko House Offers Free Episode of ‘PIG: Dam Keeper Poems’

Ramin Zahed - July 9, 2018

Tonko House has made an episode of its Annecy Award-winning and Annie-nominated series PIG: Dam Keeper Poems available for online viewing for a limited...

Digital Media

Netflix and Crafter Developing Animated ‘Ingress’ Show

Ramin Zahed - July 9, 2018

Can the world handle an animated show based on mobile phone augmented reality game Ingress? The folks at developing company Crafter, Netflix and Fuji...

Licensing

Nick Announces Exclusive Comic-Con Toys

Ramin Zahed - July 9, 2018

The folks at Nickelodeon have announced some of the cool tie-in toys and merch that will be available exclusively at the San Diego Comic-Con...

Television

‘Robot Trains’ on Track in Spain and Portugal

Ramin Zahed - July 9, 2018

Top Italian animation producer and distributor Mondo TV, has announced a number of big sales for its animated show Robot Trains in Spain and...

Festivals & Events

Disney Launches Global Female Empowerment Shorts Initiative

Ramin Zahed - July 9, 2018

Disney today announced a new global project giving 21 talented young women from different parts of the world the chance to make digital shorts...

Features

Paramount Plays with New Teaser for ‘Wonder Park’

Ramin Zahed - July 9, 2018

Paramount has released a new teaser and image for its 2019 movie Wonder Park. The family movie centers on the adventures of a wildly...

People

Spider-Man Co-Creator Steve Ditko Dies at 90

Ramin Zahed - July 8, 2018

Iconic comic-book artist Steve Ditko, who co-created Spider-Man and Doctor Strange with Stan Lee has passed away at age 90. He was found dead...

Features

News Bytes: ‘gen:LOCK’ Nabs Fanning, Snoopy Café Lands in Brazil, and Twomey Goes to VIEW

Ramin Zahed - July 8, 2018

Fanning, Yamadera Join gen:LOCK Voice Cast Dakota Fanning and Koichi Yamadera (The Alienist) have joined the voice cast of Rooster Teeth's upcoming animated series gen:LOCK....

Features

Adams Says ‘Enchanted’ Sequel Is in the Works

Ramin Zahed - July 6, 2018

Fans of Disney’s hugely popular Disney princess live-action/animation hybrid hit Disenchanted got some great news on Friday. During her appearance on the show The...

Features

Legendary to Bring ‘Gundam’ Movie to Life

Ramin Zahed - July 6, 2018

A new live-action movie based on Sunrise’s popular giant robot franchise Gundam is in the works. Legendary, which is producing the movie in collaboration...

Digital Media

Netflix Shares ‘Aggretsuko,’ ‘Castlevania’ and ‘Godzilla’ News

Ramin Zahed - July 6, 2018

Netflix continues aggressively pushing forward with its anime slate. The streaming platform made a series of announcements about Aggrestuko, Castleania and new series at...

Features

Buzz on ‘Ant-man and The Wasp’: Big Weekend Numbers!

Ramin Zahed - July 6, 2018

Early box office reports are buzzing about a huge weekend for Disney/Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp, which has earned $11.5 million during its Thursday...

Digital Media

Fans Flip for Monster Truck Ninja’s ‘Batman Dance Party’

Ramin Zahed - July 6, 2018

If you thought Batman and Robin were groovy dancers in the old '60s TV series, then you need to check out the amazing new...

Television

‘Summer Camp Island’ Ready for Visitors This Weekend!

Ramin Zahed - July 5, 2018

Julia Pott, the talented creator of CN’s whimsical new series, Summer Camp Island, talks about her eclectic influences and challenges. If only all camps...

Festivals & Events