Sony Pictures TV Acquires Kids Media Co Silvergate
Sony Pictures Television (“SPT”) announced the acquisition of independent media company Silvergate Media (“Silvergate”) from the management team of Silvergate and from Shamrock Capital, a Los Angeles...
View ArticleBaby Octopus Options Female-Led Fantasy ‘Nadya Skylung’ for Animation
Baby Octopus, the multi-genre children’s entertainment company founded by Diana Manson and Megan Laughton, is expanding its portfolio of female-led fantasy animation series, optioning the rights to the...
View Article‘Trolls’ Director Mike Mitchell Adapting ‘We’re Not from Here’ for Columbia
Columbia Pictures has acquired the rights to develop Geoff Rodkey’s middle-grade comedy sci-fi novel We’re Not from Here as a hybrid live-action/animated feature film. The project was picked up from...
View ArticleNick Jr. Premieres Stylish & Sympathetic ‘Made By Maddie’ Sept. 13
Family, friendship and fashionable fun drive Nickelodeon’s brand-new animated preschool series, Made by Maddie (formerly known as Fashion Ally), premiering Sunday, Sept. 13 at 11 a.m. (ET/PT) on the...
View ArticleAniventure Signs to Creative Artists Agency with Three-Picture Slate
Aniventure Limited has appointed Creative Artists Agency to help identify and develop global partners for its business. CAA Media Finance will help Aniventure identify partners considering or expanding...
View ArticleAniventure Details ‘HITPIG!’ with Cast and Concept Art Reveals
Aniventure has revealed the voice cast for its new animated feature, HITPIG!, along with a first look at the Berkeley Breathed project’s concept art and details of the porky plot. Peter Dinklage, the...
View ArticleWarner Leashes Up with Animal Logic for ‘Toto’ Musical Movie
Animal Logic (The LEGO Movie franchise, Peter Rabbit, Happy Feet) confirmed today that the feature musical adaptation of Toto: The Dog-Gone Amazing Story of the Wizard of Oz will be the next project...
View ArticleNews Bytes: ‘South ParQ’ Special,’ ‘Proud Family’ First Look, Sony’s Hybrid...
South Park is gearing up for a second coronavirus-inspired special. The irreverent toon is serving up an hour-long South ParQ The Vaccination Special on MTV2 on Wed. March 10 at 8 p.m. The show is a...
View ArticleRising Sun Pictures Completes COVID-Safe Expansion as Production Rebounds in...
Buoyed by a boom in motion picture and series production, Rising Sun Pictures (RSP) quickly reached maximum staff capacity at its current location and the visual effects company has pulled off a swift...
View ArticleFinal ‘Peter Rabbit 2’ Trailer Gets Hare-y with Plains, Trains & Automobiles
The long-awaited Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway is finally hopping its li’l cottontail to a wider theatrical rollout — including the U.K. (May 17) and U.S. (June 18). The pic is currently playing in...
View ArticleFluffy Tale: Director Will Gluck on Making ‘Peter Rabbit 2’
After the first hybrid Peter Rabbit movie became a huge global blockbuster hit in 2018 and made over $351.5 million worldwide, it was a no-brainer that Sony would plan a sequel. Luckily, the film’s...
View ArticleVIEW Conference Confirms First Raft of 2021 Speakers
VIEW Conference has unveiled the first group of speakers confirmed for this year’s event. The 22nd edition of Italy’s premiere animation, VFX and computer graphics conference takes place from October...
View ArticleSilvergate Appoints Shelli Rottman as First Chief Diversity Officer
Silvergate Media has announced the promotion of Shelli Rottman to the dual executive position of Chief Diversity Officer and EVP of Business and Legal Affairs. In her new role, Rottman will oversee...
View ArticleRising Sun Pictures Crafts 300 VFX for ‘Jungle Cruise’
Rising Sun Pictures (RSP) recreated huge swaths of Amazon rainforest with photoreal accuracy for Disney’s rollicking adventure film, Jungle Cruise. The jungle environments are used in several scenes in...
View ArticleILM Bolsters Feature Animation Ops with Return of Rob Coleman & Randal Shore
Industrial Light & Magic announced today that Rob Coleman has rejoined the company as a Key Creative for Feature Animation at ILM’s Sydney studio, building on 35 years of craftsmanship, innovation...
View ArticleSilvergate Brings ‘Hilda and the Mountain King’ Movie to Netflix Dec. 30
Silvergate Media is readying the release of Hilda and the Mountain King — an epic 80-minute movie special which will launch exclusively on Netflix’ global streaming platform from December 30. Adapted...
View ArticleSony Pictures TV Acquires Kids Media Co Silvergate
Sony Pictures Television (“SPT”) announced the acquisition of independent media company Silvergate Media (“Silvergate”) from the management team of Silvergate and from Shamrock Capital, a Los Angeles...
View ArticleBaby Octopus Options Female-Led Fantasy ‘Nadya Skylung’ for Animation
Baby Octopus, the multi-genre children’s entertainment company founded by Diana Manson and Megan Laughton, is expanding its portfolio of female-led fantasy animation series, optioning the rights to the...
View Article‘Trolls’ Director Mike Mitchell Adapting ‘We’re Not from Here’ for Columbia
Columbia Pictures has acquired the rights to develop Geoff Rodkey’s middle-grade comedy sci-fi novel We’re Not from Here as a hybrid live-action/animated feature film. The project was picked up from...
View ArticleNick Jr. Premieres Stylish & Sympathetic ‘Made By Maddie’ Sept. 13
Family, friendship and fashionable fun drive Nickelodeon’s brand-new animated preschool series, Made by Maddie (formerly known as Fashion Ally), premiering Sunday, Sept. 13 at 11 a.m. (ET/PT) on the...
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