Tag: MacKinnon & Saunders
Manchester Animation Festival Reveals 2025 Film & Industry Award Winners
Manchester Animation Festival (MAF | manchesteranimationfestival.co.uk), the U.K.’s only Oscar- and BAFTA-qualifying animation festival, unveiled the winners of its international film competition and Industry...
Manchester Animation Festival Unveils 2025 Program of Premieres, Previews & Personalities
Manchester Animation Festival (MAF), the U.K.’s only Oscar- and BAFTA- qualifying animation festival, announces its 2025 program celebrating of animation in all its forms....
Watch Tim Burton’s Animated Fable for ‘Wednesday’ S2
Last week, Netflix launched Season 2 of its hit live-action series Wednesday, dropping the four-episode Part 1 on August 6. Based on the world of...
Sky Kids Debuts First Images from New Animated Content Coming Soon
Sky Kids has revealed exclusive first-look images for its fresh slate of original programming, featuring returning favorites and new formats for young audiences —...
Milkshake! Launches Accessible Personalized Viewing Service with ‘Mixmups’
U.K. channel 5 and animated preschool show Mixmups are leading the way in bespoke accessible viewing with the launch of Mixmups with Ultra Access™ on Milkshake! online...
‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ VFX Supe Angus Bickerton Details the Sequel’s Spooktacular Effects
Tim Burton’s long-anticipated sequel to his rollicking 1988 spookfest Beetlejuice has been one of the sweet box-office success stories of the year. The movie,...
Toon2Tango Rolls to MIPCOM Backed by Leonine
Kids' and family entertainment venture Toon2Tango is heading to MIPCOM this year reenergized for the market by its established animated hits and its status...
‘Mixmups’ Launches on Milkshakes November 4
A new animated series for kids three to five years old is joining the Milkshake! lineup on Channel 5 (U.K.) this week. Premiering November...
Neurodiversity Series ‘BooSnoo!’ Gets Rolling with Thunderbird
Vancouver-based Thunderbird Entertainment Group announced that Thunderbird Distribution has acquired global media (excluding the U.K.) and consumer products rights to new kids series BooSnoo!...
Manchester Animation Festival Becomes Oscar-Qualifying Competition
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has designated Manchester Animation Festival as an Academy Award®-qualifying festival on the Short Films Qualifying Festival...
Cartoons on the Bay Bids Benvenuti to the Animation Community
The 27th edition of Cartoons on the Bay returned to Pescara, on Italy’s Adriatic coast, with four days of free activities for the public,...
The Art of Designing Stand-Out Animated Characters
***This article originally appeared in the February '23 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 327)***
Some of today's top character designers discuss their craft and challenges.
Things...
‘Pinocchio’ Directors Guillermo del Toro & Mark Gustafson Carve a Magical Retelling (EXCLUSIVE ART)
***This article originally appeared in the January '23 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 326)***
Whether you’re a fan of stop-motion magic or a connoisseur of...
Manchester Animation Fest Sets Buzz-Worthy ’22 Program
Manchester Animation Festival (MAF), the U.K.’s largest animation festival, has revealed its program for 2022. Returning for its eighth year, the festival will offer...
Coca-Cola Teams with Bill Nye to Demystify Recycling in Mackinnon & Saunders Spot
As science educator Bill Nye always says, “It’s not magic, it’s science!” And now he is revealing the "magic" secrets behind the science of...
TV & Streaming News: ‘Turning Red’ No. 1 on VOD, Deals for ‘McFire Family,’ ‘Jade Armor’ & Much More
Pixar's latest animated feature Turning Red is turning heads on Disney+! The straight-to-VOD release came in No. 1 on Nielsen's weekly streaming chart following...
Milkshake! Commissions ‘MixMups’ to Advance Disability Representation
Channel 5’s children’s strand, Milkshake! today announced that it will be the broadcast home of MixMups, a groundbreaking preschool series featuring disabled lead characters,...
TV & Streaming News: ‘Vox Machina’ Epic Finale Friday, ‘South Park’ Sneak Peek & Global Toon Deals
The monster-bashing, magic-blasting, bird-flipping adventures of the world's greatest mercenaries reach a crescendo this week with the Friday (Feb. 18) Season 1 Finale of...
Jez Hall to Helm Planeta Junior & Fourth Wall’s ‘Superpigs’
Leading European children's and family entertainment company Planeta Junior and emerging indie producer Fourth Wall Animation have named Jez Hall as director of their...
Global TV & Streaming News: Pre-MIP Updates
Mondo TV is returning to MIPCOM with new and expanding titles. “Despite the difficulties of the past 18 months, we have successfully developed, produced...
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