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Animated People

10 Questions for Nina Paley Writer/Director/Producer/Animator of Seder-Masochism

Ramin Zahed - June 13, 2018

We caught up with the amazing, talented and super industrious animation director Nina Paley, whose new feature Seder-Masochism is screening in competition at Annecy...

Features

News Bytes: ‘Bat Pat’s’ New Home, ‘Masha’s’ World Cup Fever, Fox’s Diversity Push and More

Ramin Zahed - June 13, 2018

‘Bat Pat’ Flies to Toon-A-Vision Atlantyca’s animated series Bat Pat is flapping its wings to the launch of Toon-A-Vision, the new free cable TV service and only...

Festivals & Events

GKIDS’ Animation Is Film Festival Sets Dates for 2018

Ramin Zahed - June 13, 2018

GKIDS has announced the date for this year’s Animation Is Film festival in Los Angeles. The second annual event will take place Oct. 19...

Festivals & Events

Annecy Fest and Market Pledge to Promote Gender Parity

Ramin Zahed - June 13, 2018

The organizers of the Annecy Festival and Market have signed a charter to promote gender parity and diversity at the event. The charter proposes...

Television

Cartoon Saloon Goes Back in Time with ‘Vikingskool’

Ramin Zahed - June 13, 2018

Cartoon Saloon is preparing another great-looking animated TV series. The Irish studio, best known for features such as The Secret of Kells, Song of...

Television

New CG Smurfs TV Series Is Ready to Roll

Ramin Zahed - June 13, 2018

The Smurfs are coming back to TV in a big way. Peyo’s little blue guys (and one gal) will be making their way to...

Features

Lionsgate U.K. Picks up LAIKA’s ‘Missing Link’

Ramin Zahed - June 13, 2018

LAIKA’s much-anticipated 2019 movie The Missing Link has found its home in the U.K. Lionsgate has picked up the rights from AGS Sales, and...

Features

Production Begins on Ari Folman’s Anne Frank Movie

Ramin Zahed - June 13, 2018

Production has begun on Ari Folman’s much-anticipated upcoming feature Where Is Anne Frank. The Israeli director, whose previous efforts Waltz with Bashir (2008) and...

Festivals & Events

Pinkava and Oftedal Reveal Secrets of VR ‘Piggy’

Ramin Zahed - June 12, 2018

Show biz folks know that comedy is hard, and timing is everything. But when you try to make people laugh in the world of...

Features

Folivari Opens New French 2D Studio

Ramin Zahed - June 12, 2018

French animation company Folivari is launching a new studio called Fost Studio, it was announced at Annecy this week. Co-founded by Folivari’s Didier Brunner,...

Festivals & Events

GKIDS and Fathom Revisit Ghbili’s ‘Pom Poko’

Ramin Zahed - June 12, 2018

Studio Ghibli fans will get a chance to see the late Oscar-nominated director Isao Takahata’s acclaimed movie Pom Poko June 17, 18 and 20th...

Television

Disney Reveals First Looks at ‘Rocketeer,’ ‘Owl House’ Shows

Ramin Zahed - June 12, 2018

A first-look at Disney Junior's highly-anticipated animated series The Rocketeer and Disney Channel's The Owl House was revealed at the Annecy Festival today by Nancy Kanter, executive VP...

Digital Media

Netflix Announces New Animated Projects at Annecy

Ramin Zahed - June 12, 2018

Netflix announced the details for two of its upcoming animated projects at Annecy today. The popular streaming and production studio is producing a second...

Digital Media

Frederator and VRV to Launch New ‘Bee and Puppycat” Show

Ramin Zahed - June 12, 2018

Here is some great news for Bee and Puppycat fans. A new series featuring Natasha Allegri’s popular Frederator Studios characters is in production, in...

Features

Iran’s Hoorakhsh Studio Brings New Feature to Annecy

Ramin Zahed - June 12, 2018

Iran’s largest independent animation studio, Hoorakhsh Studios will launch its first major feature film, The Last Fiction, as a world premiere out of competition in...

Television

Hopster and Dog Ears Prepare ‘Saturday Club’

Ramin Zahed - June 12, 2018

Preschool learning and entertainment Hopster has commissioned a new original preschool series, Saturday Club, which aims to help kids explore empathy and emotions. The company...

Television

Nick Launches Two New Apps Worldwide

Ramin Zahed - June 12, 2018

Nickelodeon International today launched two apps for international audiences: Dora’s Worldwide Adventure, an educational geography app, and Nick Football Champions, a pop culture-driven celebration of global...

Features

New Details Revealed About DreamWorks’ ‘Trolls’ Sequel

Ramin Zahed - June 12, 2018

DreamWorks Animation announced today that the spring 2020 sequel to Trolls, the highly successful animated comedy-adventure starring Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake, will be titled Trolls...

Television

DreamWorks’ ‘Harvey Street Kids’ Play on Netflix This Weekend

Ramin Zahed - June 11, 2018

A very modern Little Audrey, Little Dot and Little Lotta get their own DreamWorks Animation show in Harvey Street Kids. Back in the late 1940s...

Digital Media

ASIFA-Hollywood Awards Synfig a Special Sponsorship

Ramin Zahed - June 11, 2018

The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood has awarded a special development sponsorship ($2000) to 2D vector graphics animation program, Synfig, a 2D vector graphics...

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