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‘Doong Doong’ Nabs CICDAF Prize
Paris-based international distributor awol animation and Korean producer Sunnyside Imaginary Space are celebrating a Grand Prize win for Doong Doong, which has won top honors at the China International Animation and Digital Art Fair (CICDAF 2011) held in Changzhou recently. Show creator Egirl Kim accepted the award on behalf of [...]
Fox Strives for Flippin’ Good TV
Fox TV’s new animation lineup sees the awkward teens of Napoleon Dynamite get a toon makeover, and Jonah Hill as a sophisticated schoolboy in Allen Gregory. In the next few months, Fox TV audiences will be treated to two new kids on the channel’s animation block: Napoleon Dynamite and Allen [...]
Disney Jr., Guru Nab New Territories for ‘Justin Time’
Guru Studio and Disney have announced a new deal for Guru’s 26 x 11 preschool series Justin Time, which will see the show licensed to Disney Junior channels in Australia, New Zealand, Germany and Italy. Justin Time launched on the new Australia and New Zealand channels this June, with Italy [...]
Target Sets Sights on Monster’s ‘Punky’
Leading rights management company Target Entertainment has nabbed global distribution rights to Monster Animation’s groundbreaking 2D preschool toon Punky, with plans to launch the property at MIPCOM Junior this October. Created by Lindsay J. Sedgwick and produced by Monster’s Gerard O’Rourke, the 20 x 7 series is the first cartoon [...]
Toon Spooktacular at Disney Family Museum
Need to brush up on your skeleton dance? Then mark your calendars for HallowScreen!—a family friendly celebration of the spooky and silly animated shorts of Disney hosted by the Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco. An hour-long presentation running in the Museum’s Fantasia-inspired theater October 29-31 will feature nine [...]
‘One Piece’ Pops Up on the Champs-Elysées
Anime fans in France will be cracking open their wallets as Toei Animation sets up shop with the One Piece pop-up store at the Champs-Elysées Virgin Megastore in Paris, open thru September 20. Fans of the popular animation series—adapted from Eiichiro Oda’s manga by Toei Animation—can enjoy an immersive experience [...]
Matt Groening Judges Film of the Month
September is Animation Takeover month at web-based independent filmmaker networking hub Shooting People, and in honor of the occasion animation luminary Matt Groening (The Simpsons, Futurama) will be judging the site’s Film of the Month contest. Starting September 1, filmmakers are invited to upload their most impressive animations and get [...]
What’s Your Spirit Muppet?
The latest headwear craze that has graced the pates of pop idols Ke$ha and Katy Perry (among other trendy celebs) is moving on from wild beasts to felt puppets. SpiritHoods, a Los Angeles-based company that makes charming hood/scarf combos in the likeness of animals such as wolves, bears and exotic [...]
‘Rantarou’ Remake in Works?
U.S. studios have been buzzing with interest ever since Japanese director Takashi Miike’s (13 Assassins) live-action manga adaptation of Nintama Rantarou titled Ninja Kids!!! launched at the New York Asian Film Festival at the beginning of July. According to Hollywood Reporter, negotiations are already underway with a major production company. [...]
‘Thor & Loki’ Key Art, Clips Revealed
Marvel Knights Animation has revealed new art and clips from the upcoming direct-to-DVD feature Thor & Loki: Blood Brothers (Shout! Factory, $14.97) due out September 13. The film is produced by Ruwan Jayatilleke, written by Robert Rodi and features art by Esad Ribic. The story follows the mythic struggle of [...]
BinWeevils Appoints Henwood...
U.K.-based digital social world BinWeevils, for kids 6-12, has appointed media...
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