2017 World Animation Celebration Judges Announced
The official judges panel for The World Animation Celebration 2017 international short film animation festival have been announced, with pros from across the animation and visual effects spectrum on...
View ArticleAmazon’s Fall Kids Originals Revealed, with New ‘Wishenpoof’ Trailer
Amazon has detailed its fall slate of kids’ original series set to launch exclusively on Prime Video. These include a new season of Wishenpoof (Sept. 26, trailer below), Sigmund and the Sea Monsters...
View ArticleNew Moomins Series Shines with Star-Studded Cast
Finnish production company Gutsy Animations has announced the first raft of voice cast members confirmed for its highly anticipated, beautifully vibrant TV series, Moominvalley, inspired by the classic...
View ArticleTrailer: James Corden Leads a Barnyard Bacchanal in SPA’s ‘Peter Rabbit’
Columbia Pictures has dropped the trailer for its modernized, CG animation/live-action hybrid take on the world of Beatrix Potter: Peter Rabbit. Produced in partnership with World of Beatrix Potter...
View ArticleGutsy Animations Appoints Anima Vitae to Shepherd ‘Moominvalley’
Gutsy Animations, the Finnish production company behind the upcoming Moominvalley, the latest adaptation of the classic Moomins franchise, has appointed Anima Vitae as the animation studio behind the...
View Article9 Story Rebrands Toronto Studio as “Brown Bag Films”
9 Story Media Group is rebranding its Toronto animation studio as Brown Bag Films. The parent company remains IDed as 9 Story Media Group, which also holds 9 Story Distribution International under its...
View ArticleAnimal Logic Announces New Executive Team
Award-winning visual effects and animation studio Animal Logic has announced the appointment of a new member of the Group Executive team, naming Darin Grant the Chief Technology Officer. Grant joins...
View ArticleRising Sun Pictures Injects FX Adrenaline into ‘The Predator’
In The Predator, 20th Century Fox’s reboot of the sci-fi horror franchise, the universe’s most lethal hunters return to Earth, stronger and deadlier than ever. Having upgraded themselves with DNA from...
View ArticleSilvergate Unveils Licensing Ops for Netflix Hit ‘Hilda’
International TV production and brand licensing company Silvergate Media today unveils details of its plans for the consumer products program for its new animated adventure series, Hilda, following the...
View ArticleGutsy Reveals First-Look at ‘Moominvalley’ Series
Helsinki-based Gutsy Animation has offered up an enchanting first-look at the final character designs and series artwork for its visually ambitious new CG adaptation of Tove Jansson’s beloved Moomin...
View ArticleAnimated/VFX Pics Make 2018 a Record Year at the Box Office
As we get ready to ring in the new year, it’s good to know that 2018 is going down as the largest grossing year at the domestic box office, with an estimated total $11.5 billion in tickets sales. The...
View ArticleMPSE Announces 66th Golden Reel Award Nominees
The Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) today announces nominees for the 66th Annual MPSE Golden Reel Awards. Nominees represent the work of the world’s most talented sound artists and their...
View ArticleNominees Announced for Nick’s Kid Choice Awards Hosted by DJ Khaled
Music mogul DJ Khaled is set to host Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards 2019, the biggest, slimiest party of the year for kids, broadcasting live Saturday, March 23, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT) from the Galen...
View ArticleAustralia Extends VFX Tax Offset to Streaming Series
The Australian Federal Government has announced that it has extended the Post, Digital and Visual Effects (PDV) and Location Offsets to include episodic series and mini-series produced for online...
View ArticlePGS Brings ‘Moominvalley’ to the World as Global Distributor
Award-winning distributor PGS Entertainment is now global distributor (excluding Finland, U.K., Japan, China & South Korea) for Moominvalley, the new TV adaptation of Finnish writer/artist Tove...
View ArticleRon Howard to Direct ‘Shrinking of Treehorn’ Movie
Ron Howard is directing his first animated film, an adaptation of Florence Parry’s 1971 children’s book The Shrinking of Treehorn, which features illustrations by Edward Gorey. Variety reports that...
View ArticleNews Bytes: ‘Afterparty’ Trailer, ‘Legend of Hei’ Extends Run, ‘Toy Story 4’...
‘Rick and Morty’ Co-Creator Dan Harmon Named Fredrikstad Animation Fest Guest The Emmy Award-winning writer, creator and producer is heading to Norway for the Oct. 24-27 event, where he will...
View ArticleBrown Bag Films Turns 25
***This article originally appeared in the November ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 293)*** Long before the big Irish animation boom of the past decade, Brown Bag Films founders Cathal Gaffney and...
View ArticleFive Films Up for Asia Pacific Screen Award for Animation
The nominees for the 13th Asia Pacific Screen Awards have been announced, revealing the 37 films from 22 countries and territories across the region in competition. Once again, five visually intriguing...
View ArticleEmmy-Winning Producer Karen Fowler Joins 9 Story Development Team
9 Story Media Group has named Emmy Award-winning producer Karen Fowler as Vice President, Development (Animation and Live Action), heading up the 9 Story Development team in Toronto. Reporting to Chief...
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