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Stor Fisk’s ‘Fungi’ Grows on Awol
Barcelona-based kids’ animation studio Stor Fisk has licensed most international sales rights to its Scandinavian-inspired series Fungi to Awol Animation. The Parisian distribution house will handle the European, U.S. and Latin America markets—with sales to Germany and Latin America already in the works. Top Draw Animation’s (Philippines) and Sticky Pictures’ [...]
‘Merry Xmas Sick Puppy’ Hits Web
A free version of animator Dave Rolls’ one-man dark comedy Merry Xmas Sick Puppy is available online for the first time. The CG animated tale follows the gruff Sick Puppy as he battles death, Martians, and holiday cheer. The half-hour special—which was written, directed, animated (in 3ds Max) and voiced [...]
GKIDS Brings Complete Ghibli to IFC
GKIDS, distributors of award-winning animation for fans of all ages, is bringing a complete retrospective of the films of Japanese toon house Studio Ghibli to New York’s IFC Center from Friday, December 16 to Thursday, January 12. The screenings will include premiere U.S. theatrical engagements for several films. All 15 [...]
Technicolor, Mattel Partner for New ‘Barbie’
Technicolor has revealed its collaboration with Mattel’s Barbie brand for the popular character’s latest DVD feature, Barbie: A Perfect Christmas. The doll’s 22nd CG-animated adventure hit shelves in the States November 8, with a European release scheduled for November 22. Technicolor provided a full range of services for the project, [...]
‘Littlest Angel’ Soars for the Holidays
Portsmouth Pictures and Great Highway Company have completed the CG-animated direct-to-video feature The Littlest Angel, set for release November 15. The film, based on the best-selling book by Charles Tazewell, stars the voices of Ron Perlman, Caleb Wolfe and Ed Kelly. “I’m really glad I had the opportunity to tell [...]
‘ThunderCats’ Mane Frame FB App Launches
Fans of Warner Bros.’ revamped ThunderCats series on Cartoon Network have something new to wiggle their whiskers about today as the show’s official Mane Frame application launches on Facebook. Users can use the app to transform themselves into a variety of ThunderCats heroes and villains using their Facebook profile photo, [...]
Cartoon Network Unwraps Holiday Cheer
Cartoon Network is loading up its sleigh with a slew of cartoon holiday goodies for all the good little boys and girls to enjoy throughout the month of December, including all-new specials and plenty of toon classics. The pre-holiday ramp up begins Monday, December 5 at 7 p.m. with the [...]
SIGGRAPH Asia ’12 Returns to Singapore
ACM SIGGRAPH has announced their Asia event will return to its “birthplace” of Singapore for the 2012 edition, to be held from November 28 to December 1 of next year at Suntec Singapore. The 5th conference & exhibition will continue its tradition of serving the advancement of graphics, animation, art [...]
Academy, MoMA Celebrate Saul Bass
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences together with the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) will present a special evening celebrating the life and work of acclaimed 20th century designer Saul Bass (1920-1996) on Monday, November 14 at 7p.m. at MoMA in New York. Bass created some of the [...]
CPLG Rabid for ‘Rabbids’
Copyright Promotions Licensing Group (CPLG) has been appointed as non-exclusive licensing agent for the upcoming Rabbids TV series, set to hit airwaves in 2013, in the EMEA region. This deal extends an existing agreement that sees CPLG representing the original Rabbids brand, as well as other Ubisoft hits Just Dance [...]
A Real-Life Replica of...
Cowabunga, dude! A real-life replica of Simpsons’ hometown of Springfield is...
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Epic, the new animated adventure from director Chris Wedge and his gifted team...
