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LICENSING INT’L ’06: The Pros Talk
With the Licensing Show in full swing at the Javitz Center in New York, we were lucky enough to catch up with some of the industry’s tie-in product pros. Here’s a sampling of what they had to say about their own slates and the status of the great licensing gravy [...]
Lee Mendelson, Producer of This is America, Charlie Brown and all of the other Peanuts primetime specials
With the buzz of the approaching Comic-Con in the air and Paramount Home Entertainment releasing This is America, Charlie Brown on DVD this month, we thought it would be a great time to catch up with Peanuts producer extraordinaire Lee Mendelson and talk shop about his experiences with the Charlie [...]
Animation Magazine’s Updated Movie Release Guide
We know you’re dying to know when your favorite animated and CG-heavy movies are hitting the theaters. We update this partial list regularly as studios confirm the release dates. AMO is your one-stop information source on all things animated–and that includes all the movies in the pipeline. If you have [...]
Comedy Central Launches Online Contest
Finally, a chance to strut your slapstick stuff for Comedy Central! The giggle-wielding network has teamed up with web video hot spot IFILM to kick off Comedy Central’s Test Pilots, an online competition to discover the next broadband hit. Comedy Central’s SVP of original programming and development Lou Wallach announced [...]
Foster’s Friends Spice up BK Menu
Burger King will be adding a dash of make-believe magic to its Kids Meals from late April to mid May with the help of the eccentric crew from Cartoon Network’s Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends. Kids can savor nine real toy versions of the imagined buddies with their tasty fries [...]
Beckmann, Kidd on Board with Gnomon
The CG brainpower over at Hollywood’s Gnomon School of Visual Effects just got a boost as visual effects specialist Richard Kidd and Disney development pro Patricia Beckmann will join the ranks of its advisory board. As board members, Kidd and Beckmann will help steer Gnomon’s development, curriculum and overall direction. [...]
RESFEST Sounds its Call
The innovative RESFEST film festival has issued a call for shorts, animation, design films and music videos for its 10th annual global tour. Selected works will be shown at 40 top venues across six continents, hitting hot spots all the way from S’o Paulo to Cape Town,Tokyo to Istanbul, New [...]
Nick Takes Japanese Plunge with Domo and Polygon Pictures
Nickelodeon has clinched deals for its first-ever Japanese development projects with the Domo Production Committee, an affiliate of Japan’s largest broadcaster NHK, and the Japanese 3D toon top dog Polygon Pictures. Nickelodeon and the Domo Production Committee will develop and produce a 26X2 series inspired by NHK’s popular Domo-kun character. [...]
Bratz U.K. Market Share on the Rise
According to the U.K.’s January NPD Report, the market share for MGA Entertainment’s hip chick Bratz brand has increased 18% from its 2005 standing. ‘Bratz has been the number one doll property in the U.K. for 18 consecutive months,’ notes MGA CEO Isaac Larian. ‘Bratz is also the number one [...]
Little Einsteins Make the Grade on Disney
The Disney Channel has renewed Curious Pictures’ charming educational series Little Einsteins for a second season. Gary Marsh, entertainment president at Disney Channel Worldwide, made the announcement yesterday, praising the show’s encouragement of exploration and creative expression in preschoolers. The worldly minded Little Einsteins from exec producer Eric Weiner (Dora [...]
BBC Says Good-Bye to...
The BBC Trust has confirmed that children’s programs will no longer be shown...
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