Tag: BBC
Rob Brydon, Sally Hawkins & Diana Rigg Set Sail with ‘The Snail and the Whale’
Multi-Oscar-nominated production company Magic Light Pictures (The Gruffalo, The Highway Rat, Revolting Rhymes) is continuing its tradition of providing animated holiday specials for the...
Acamar & CBeebies Get Hopping on New Series of ‘Bing’
Acamar Films has signed a significant new content deal with the BBC for a new series of its award-winning preschool property Bing. A further...
BBC Prepares Animated ‘Mimi and the Mountain Dragon’ for Xmas
The U.K.'s BBC One will premiere a new half-hour animated special based on Michael Morpurgo's children's book Mimi and the Mountain Dragon this Christmas....
Beloved Animation Legend Richard Williams Passes at Age 86
Beloved animation director Richard Williams passed away on Friday evening at age 86 in his home in Bristol. Williams is best known for being...
Arson Attack Kills at least 33 at Kyoto Animation Studio in Japan
At least 33 people have died and dozens were injured after an arsonist set fire to Kyoto Animation Studio in Japan this Thursday morning....
Marakids Launches First Animated Preschool Series ‘Hushabye Lullabye’
Glasgow-based indie producer Maramedia, which specializes in natural history documentaries, is breaking into preschool animation with its new Marakids title Hushabye Lullabye, coming to...
Toonz Media Group Announces Imira Leadership Changes in Global Expansion
Toonz Media Group, in line with its global expansion process -- and this year celebrating its 20th anniversary -- announces a change in leadership...
South Africa’s Triggerfish Launches Free Online Animation Academy
Africa’s largest toon shop, Cape Town-based Triggerfish Animation, has launched a free online education destination for aspiring animators: Triggerfish Academy. Accessible via the website...
Key Territories Turn on Magic Light’s ‘Snail and the Whale’
U.K.’s Oscar-nominated animation outfit Magic Light Pictures has announced pre-sales for its new half-hour animated special The Snail and the Whale to major broadcasters across Europe...
New International Homes Orbit ‘Moon and Me’
Andrew Davenport’s innovative new preschool series Moon and Me has found new homes in multiple International territories, thanks to 9 Story Distribution International. The...
Courtney Arumugam Named VP Creative Development for Gaumont Animation & Family
Gaumont has appointed Courtney Arumugam to the post of Vice President, Creative Development, Animation & Family, based in London. The appointment is part of...
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Spoof Talk Show Fronted by an Animated Vladimir Putin Coming to the BBC
Produced by Phil McIntyre Television and Framestore for BBC Two, Tonight with...
John Kilshaw Joins Framestor as Snr. VFX Supervisor & TV Creative Director
Framestore has brought on board experienced visual effects supervisor and creative director John Kilshaw. Based in New York, Kilshaw will continue to build Framestore’s...
Toonz Media Group Takes Majority Stake in Telegael
India-based Toonz Media Group has acquired a majority stake in the Emmy winning, full-service production house Telegael (Ireland), extending the group’s global entertainment footprint...
WildBrain Appoints Elia Bouthors as Strategy & Innovation Director
WildBrain, a leading digital kids’ network and studio, has appointed Elia Bouthors to the position of Strategy and Innovation Director, effective immediately. In this...
Animation Production Days Wraps on Optimistic Note
The 13th edition of Animation Production Days drew to a close in Stuttgart Friday night. During the course of the two-day event, about 800...
Sarah Muller Rejoins BBC Children’s, Alice Webb to Head Education Division
Sarah Muller will be rejoining BBC Children’s as Head of Acquisition & Animation, taking over from Jackie Edwards following her departure to head the...
Spring Market Fever: Animation Execs View the Global Scene from MIPTV
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...
BFI Opens Applications for £57M Young Audiences Contents Fund
The BFI launched on Monday the U.K. Government’s Young Audiences Content Fund (YACF), and revealed the team, led by Head of Fund Jackie Edwards,...
Amy Bench’s ‘A Line Birds Cannot See’ Animates a DACA Child’s Journey
In an emotional short rendered in rich pastel-inspired animation, filmmaker Amy Bench delves into the story of a child immigrant’s terrifying journey to a...
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