Italy’s View Conference...
Italy’s popular computer graphics conference View has announced its 2013...
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Factory Transmedia to Launch ‘Ribbit’ at Cartoon Forum
TV production house Factory Transmedia has announced it will unveil a new preschool series called Ribbit, Rabbit, Robot at the Cartoon Forum event in Sopot, Poland next month. The show, created by Curtis Jobling (Raa Raa the Noisy Lion, Frankenstein’s Cat) is based on an unlikely trio of roommates—Ribbit, a [...]
DVD Rush: ‘Idiots & Angels,’ ‘The Gruffalo’
The dog days of summer may be ruling on TV, but there are plenty of new, exciting toons debuting on DVD and Blu-ray this week. First up, Bill Plympton’s wonderful movie Idiots & Angels (Passion River, $19.99), which was completed in 2008, but had its limited release in 2010 and [...]
Comedy Central Greenlights Tosh Toon
Stand-up comedian and TV host Daniel Tosh (Tosh.0) will exec producer and voice a new animated series for Comedy Central, it was announced today by Kent Alterman, head of original programming and production. CC has ordered 10 episodes of the new show titled Brickleberry, which is about a a group [...]
’3rd & Bird!’ Ready to Fly on Disney Junior
The hit BBC preschool series from Josh Selig and Little Airplane Productions, will have its U.S. premiere Monday, September 26, at noon on Disney Channel’s Disney Junior block. Disney Junior will air all 25 episodes – 20 minutes each – plus one additional holiday special. The series will air weekdays [...]
Experimental Animator Robert Breer Dies at 85
We are sad to report that pioneering experimental animator Robert Breer passed away on August 12 at the age of 85. Born in Detroit, Mich., Breer, moved to Paris after graduating from Stanford in 1949, began his career as a painter, and was heavily influenced by the European artistic movement [...]
Harry Potter Dethroned by Smurfs Overseas
It looks like Peyo’s little blue guys have dethroned Harry Potter from the top of the global box office chart this weekend. Sony’s live-action/CG hybrid movie delivered over $60 million from 10,285 theaters in 44 markets, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The 3-D feature was a big hit in China, [...]
MarVista Nabs More Capital, Brings In New Execs
L.A.-based indie distributor and producer MarVista’s CEO Fernando Szew announced recently that his company has secured new investment capital from Brian N. Sheth’s Investment Group. In addition, the company’s production division will now be headed by Robyn Snyder who has been promoted to the newly created post of Executive Vice [...]
Simon Smith to Direct ‘Penguins of Madagsacar’ Pic
The mischievous Penguins of Madgascar are getting their own movie, which will be directed by Simon Smith, director of the Shrek 4-D ride film and co-director of Bee Movie. The upcoming CG-animated DreamWorks movie will be penned by Megamind writers Brent Simons and Alan J. Schoolcraft and produced by Lara [...]
‘Puss in Boots’ Drops Pants
A clever video featuring everyone’s favorite heroic cat has hit the web this week. The star of DreamWorks Animation’s Puss In Boots praises the art of going pantless in public because “he is one bad kitty!” The swashbuckling cat (voiced by Shrek veteran Antonio Banderas) stars in his own adventure [...]
Cosgrove, Hall and Fitzpatrick Plan New Preschool Toon
U.K animation veterans Brian Cosgrove and Mark Hall have teamed up with Francis Fitzpatrick to deliver a new animated series called Pip! Based on a series of charming bedtime stories written by a father for his two young sons, the show will be Cosgrove Hall Fitzpatrick (CHF) Entertainment’s first production [...]
Amazon’s LoveFilm and...
LoveFilm and Disney have signed a new pact which allows the Amazon subscriber...
CN All About ‘Adventure...
Cartoon Network Enterprises is riding the runaway Adventure Time train...
