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D3P and CN to Release ‘Regular Show’ Game
There will be more ways play with Mordecai and Rigby and their buddies from Cartoon Network’s popular show Regular Show as D3Publisher and CN announced plans to launch videogames based on the toon. This is the first video game publishing deal for the Emmy-winning toon, continuing the strategic partnership between [...]
Bryan Cranston Joins Voice Cast of ‘Kung Fu Panda 3'
The third cinematic outing of DreamWorks’ blockbuster Kung Fu Panda announced three new voice cast members yesterday (April 9): Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), Mads Mikkelsen (Hannibal) and Rebel Wilson (Bridesmaids) will voice new characters in the third chapter of the animated pic, which will again be directed by Jennifer Yu Nelson [...]
Platinum’s ‘Matt Hatter’ to Fly with British Airways
Platinum Films’ CG-animated series Matt Hatter Chronicles will be one of the children’s entertainment choices on board the British Airways and United Emirates beginning this spring. The inventive boys-targeting series was also recently picked up by KidsCo for its Syfy Kids block. Working with in-flight entertainment specialist Spafax, Platinum sold [...]
Corus Reboots TreehouseTV Preschool Website
Canada’s Corus Entertainment will relaunch www.TreehouseTV.com, the online destination for the country’s number one preschool channel featuring a refreshed design, more games and videos for kids and the introduction of a new parenting portal, called Treehouse Parents. With more than 1 million visits a month, www.TreehouseTV.com is Canada’s top entertainment [...]
Lucky 13: MIPTV 2013 Toon Highlights
The spring TV season is officially in full swing when the annual MIP-TV content market returns to the Palais des Festivals in Cannes. You can get a good feel for what animation producers have in store for broadcasters and viewers around the world by checking out the goods at the [...]
Maxon, Adobe Execs Discuss Cineware
Maxon and Adobe unveil a revolutionary new workflow system between After Effects and Cinema 4D at NAB. There’s always an exciting buzz in the air when two big software companies join forces to provide CG artists with new and improved digital tools for their work. At this year’s NAB Show [...]
Mondo TV to Sell Home Plate Ent.’s Shows
Italian distributor and producer Mondo TV has become the exclusive agent and rep for TV rights of a slate of shows by Home Plate Entertainment across Africa and the Middle East. The company will hold the non-exclusive rights for on-demand. Among the various titles up for grabs is Wild Grinders, [...]
‘Butterflies’ Flies Home with Cinequest’s Top Prize
Australian director Isabel Peppard has taken home the top Animated Prize at this year’s Cinequest Intl. Film Festival in San Jose. The win makes the short eligible for a Best Animated Short Oscar nomination. Butterflies had its world premiere at the Melbourne International Film Festival on August 11, 2012 before [...]
Animation Stars Drawn to ‘Roger Rabbit’ Reunion
A special screening and 25th Anniversary Reunion of the cast and crew of Robert Zemeckis’ seminal feature Who Framed Roger Rabbit packed the house at the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences theater in Beverly Hills on Thursday night (April 4). Beautifully moderated by Wreck-It Ralph director Richard Moore, the [...]
Foothill’s ‘G.U.N.K. Aliens’ Invade Australia
Santa Barbara-based Foothill Entertainment’s upcoming animated series G.U.N.K. Aliens has landed on Network 10 Australia. The irreverent, 26 x half-hour toon, which is a co-pro between Moody Street Kids and Gallus Entertainment, is based on the best-selling book series by Jonny Moon (HarperCollins), with visuals designs by Donnie Anderson and scripts [...]
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...
