Tag: Gaumont
Heath Kenny Appointed Chief Content Officer of Mercury Filmworks
Leading Canadian indie animation studio Mercury Filmworks has appointed former Gaumont creative executive Heath Kenny as Chief Content Officer. The announcement was made by...
Gaumont Expands Global TV Distribution & Co-Pro Team
Gaumont, the world’s first and oldest film company, is growing its global team of distribution and co-production executives, each of whom will report to...
Et le Boom Continue…?
Despite the unwelcome shutdown of France 4 by the government, TV and feature studios continue to thrive in France as animation becomes the country’s...
MIPCOM Market’s News Bytes
***This article originally appeared in the November '18 issue of Animation Magazine***
October is a busy month for TV and digital content producers, buyers and...
Gulli Greenlights ‘Bionic Max’ from Gaumont
French studio Gaumont has received the green light from the Gulli TV network for its new animated comedy series, Bionic Max. The announcement was...
Amazon Greenlights Gaumont’s ‘Do, Re & Mi’ for 200+ Territories
Amazon Studios has waved the conductor’s baton to start production on a new Amazon Original series: the musical preschool animation Do, Re & Mi...
Cartoon Forum Names 2018 Cartoon Tributes Nominees
The 29th edition of Cartoon Forum will take place in Toulouse, France from Sept. 10-13, offering up 83 new animation projects from across Europe...
Gaumont Expands Creative Development Team
Gaumont has expanded its creative development team, promoting Terry Kalagian to SVP for the group, and hiring Kimberly Dennison to the newly created role...
‘Usagi Yojimbo’ Creator Stan Sakai Receives 1st Joe Kubert Storyteller Award
Stan Sakai, the acclaimed cartoonist and creator of Usagi Yojimbo, has been named the recipient of the inaugural Joe Kubert Distinguished Storyteller Award. The...
Gaumont’s ‘Furiki Wheels’ Spins to Nat Geo Kids LatAm
Paris-based Gaumont has inked a deal with National Geographic Partners’ multiplatform children’s entertainment destination Nat Geo Kids (launched in July 2017) that will bring...
Must-See Toons at MIPTV
*** This story originally appeared in the April 2018 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 279)***
MIPTV, the global TV and digital content market, brings together many of...
Gaumont Options Stan Sakai’s ‘Usagi Yojimbo’ Comics
Gaumont has optioned the iconic samurai rabbit comic-book series Usagi Yojimbo from creator, writer and illustrator Stan Sakai, for development into an animated TV...
Paul McCartney Taps New Writer for Animated Movie
It’s helter skelter (last Beatles joke, I swear) as famed Beatle and Wing Paul McCartney has found a replacement writer for his animated film...
Mamoru Hosoda’s ‘Mirai of the Future’ Gets Japanese Release Date
Mirai no Mirai (Mirai of the Future), the latest project from acclaimed animated fantasy filmmaker Mamoru Hosoda, has been slated for release in Japan...
Laura Laas Appointed VP Animation TV Sales at Gaumont
LA- and Paris-based entertainment mainstay Gaumont has appointed Laura Laas as Vice President, International TV Sales, Animation. Charged with selling the company’s TV toon...
Gaumont Options ‘Star Shards Chronicles’ for Animated Series
Nicolas Atlan, President of Animation for Gaumont, announced that the Paris- and LA-based company has optioned global rights to the epic trilogy The Star...
Rodolphe Guenoden to Direct FDNY Animation ‘The Bravest’
Rodolphe Guenoden, a Gobelins graduate and longtime DreamWorks Animation artist, has been tapped to direct new animated feature The Bravest. The announcement was made...
Gaumont Partners with Kristen Bell for ‘Do, Re & Mi’
The first new series from Gaumont under the leadership of President of Animation, Nicolas Atlan, has been announced as Do, Re & Mi (52...
People on the Move: Hires, Promotions & Departures
+ Glasgow-based Axis CG studio -- which provides animation for video game, film and TV projects like its VES Award-nominated Halo 5: Guardians cinematic...
TeamTO Suits Up for ‘PJ Masks’ & ‘Skylanders’ Seasons
French CG studio TeamTO has been confirmed it will be back in the production saddle for the second seasons of two high-profile animated series:...
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