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Nick Hosts Doodles & Noodles in NYC
Calling all starving artists: Nickelodeon will be hosting its munch-and-mingle Doodles and Noodles event in NYC next Wednesday, April 3. Artists and illustrators 18 and older are invited to join their fellow creatives and Nick preschool staff for an evening of doodling, noodling, and possibly canoodling (no word on whether [...]
Moonscoop’s ‘Code Lyoko: Evolution’ Goes Global
Paris & L.A.-based developer/producer/distributor Moonscoop has finalized sales for its new series Code Lyoko: Evolution in key international markets, company president of worldwide distribution Lionel Marty announced. New broadcast deals include RTBF (Belgium), Cineplex (Thailand), Canal Panda (Portugal), Canal + (Poland), Noga (Israel), Prava I Prevodi (Ex-Yugoslavia), DPI (Russia) and [...]
MIPTV: Nelvana Invites ‘Zack’ & ‘Mike’
Corus Entertainment’s Canadian toon studio/distributor Nelvana Enterprises will be hyping two animated series in production at MIPTV this year–the new oddball comedy Zack & Deuce and season two of preschool show Mike the Knight. In addition the company will be repping further selections from its animated portfolio: Detentionaire, OH NO! [...]
Method Appoints Christian Kubsch President
Method Studios, a Deluxe Entertainment Services Group company, has announced that industry veteran Christian Kubsch has joined the studio as president. Kubsch will oversee Method’s global operations, including the main studio in Los Angeles as well as locations in London, Vancouver, Sydney, Melbourne, New York, Chicago, Detroit and Atlanta. The [...]
‘Free Birds’ No Turkey
Relativity and Reel FX studio have announced that their animated project formerly known as Turkeys has been officially retitled as Free Birds. The CG animated feature will be released nationwide on November 1, 2013 in 3-D and standard formats. Directed by Jimmy Hayward (Horton Hears A Who!), the family-friendly buddy [...]
NAB Show: Maxon Reveals Vegas Plans
Maxon has unveiled the extent of its participation in the 2013 NAB Show, taking place in Las Vegas April 8-11. The company will be based at Booth #SL5316 (hours: Mon.-Wed. 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Thurs. 9 a.m.-2 p.m.) and will be showcasing Cinema 4D R14 with help from creative professionals on [...]
Tricon, Mercury Unite for ‘Unicorn’
Tricon Films & Television and Mercury Filmworks have announced they will co-develop and produce a new animated series for kids 4-7 called Go Away Unicorn! (52 x 11), based on the popular children’s book by author and illustrator Emily Mullock (McKellar & Martin Publishing Group). Tricon will also serve as the [...]
Special Clip: ‘Zambezia’ Takes Wing
The folks at Sony Pictures Home Entertainment have released an exclusive clip from their new DVD / Blu-ray release, Triggerfish Animation Studio’s animal epic Adventures in Zambezia. The CG animated adventure is now available on disc at Wal-mart. The film follows a spirited young falcon named Kai (Jeremy Suarez, The [...]
‘Empire Strikes Out’ on DVD
It’s time to dust off the ol’ lightsaber as LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out [Fox, $14.98] tops our DVD watch list this week. The half-hour special, which aired on Cartoon Network last fall, is produced by Lucasfilm and Threshold Animation in space-faring CG and sees the beloved heroes [...]
176 Films to Vie at Annecy 2013
After slogging through 2,461 submitted films, artistic director Marcel Jean and his team have selected 176 films to compete for the coveted Cristal prize at the 2013 Annecy International Animated Film Festival & Market (taking place in France June 10-15). The festival organizers have divulged that the selected films hail [...]
A Real-Life Replica of...
Cowabunga, dude! A real-life replica of Simpsons’ hometown of Springfield is...
Blue Sky’s...
Epic, the new animated adventure from director Chris Wedge and his gifted team...
