Wednesday, April 25, 2018
FICCI FRAMES 2018 BAF Award Winners Revealed
The crowning event of the 19th FICCI FRAMES took place Monday, as the Best Animated Frames (BAF) Awards were held at the Grand Hyatt Mumbai in Santacruz. The awards honor the best in ... Continue Reading →
ZAG Taps TabTale for First Official ‘Miraculous Ladybug’ Mobile Game
The first official, global mobile game based on ZAG Heroez Miraculous – Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir will arrive on April 25, thanks to leading game developer-publisher TabTale. ... Continue Reading →
Trailer: ‘The Boss Baby: Back in Business’ Clocks in April 6
Audiences will get to see more of the inner workings of what keeps the global adorability market running smoothly when DreamWorks Animation Television and Netflix’s new series The ... Continue Reading →
Amazon Greenlights Half-Hour Toon ‘Undone’ from ‘BoJack’ Creatives
Amazon Studios is getting its first half-hour animated series, having greenlit Undone for a planned 2019 Prime premiere in over 200 countries and territories. Currently in pre-production, ... Continue Reading →
Nick 2018 Upfront: Original ‘Pony,’ ‘Loud House’ Spin-Off, ‘Blue’s Clues’ Remake Coming Soon
Nickelodeon’s 2018 upfronts reveal that the powerhouse kids net is still going gangbusters, with more than 800 episodes of new and returning animation and live-action series set to ... Continue Reading →
Milkshake! Sweetens Healthy Eating Menu with ‘Shane the Chef’ & ‘Milkshake! Monkey Bananas About Food’
Channel 5 Milkshake! Is aiming to inspire young UK audiences this spring break (and beyond) to embrace a healthier lifestyle, with two new shows and fresh short-form digital content ... Continue Reading →
Maura Regan Named President of LIMA
The International Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association (LIMA) announced that Maura Regan has been named President of the organization effective July 1. She will succeed current ... Continue Reading →
Watch: Behind the Scenes of ‘Kikoriki: Deja Vu’
Russian animation prodco Riki Group has unveiled a new behind-the-scenes video on the making of its latest feature film, Kikoriki: Deja Vu, which will bring more uplifting laughs and ... Continue Reading →
Daily News Bytes: Disney Is ‘Poppins’ Off, ‘Voltron’ S6 Dated and a Flurry of Festivals
CALL FOR ENTRIES: Ottawa Int’l Animation Festival
North America’s leading dedicated toon fest OIAF returns to Canada’s capital September 26-30. Entries are now open for Animated ... Continue Reading →
Still Cool: ‘Batman & Mr. Freeze’ Gets 20th Anniv. Blu-ray, WonderCon Panel
Warner Archive Collection is toasting the 20th anniversary of its Annie Award-winning DC animated movie Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero with a remastered Blu-ray release, available ... Continue Reading →
MONSTRA Fest Grows Up with 18th Edition
MONSTRA Lisbon Animation Festival returns to the Portuguese capital this week for its 18th birthday. Running March 8-18, this year’s event will pay homage to Estonian animation with ... Continue Reading →
Actor David Ogden Stiers, Voice of Cogsworth, Dies Age 75
David Ogden Stiers, a three-time Emmy-nominated actor and voice actor known for his role as Major Charles Emerson Winchester III on M*A*S*H* and iconic Disney animation characters like ... Continue Reading →
‘Wakfu’ S3 Gets Worldwide Netflix Release
It’s no April Fool’s joke: on Sunday, April 1, season 3 of Ankama’s popular Wakfu animated series will go global on Netflix streaming, following a successful launch in France ... Continue Reading →
TIFF Kids to Open with Canadian Premiere of ‘White Fang’
TIFF Kids International Film Festival is taking over the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto later this week, starting its 21st edition off on an animated foot with the Canadian premiere ... Continue Reading →
And the Oscar Goes to…
The 90th Academy Awards were held Sunday night, and unsurprisingly Pixar’s Coco was the big animated feature winner, giving director Lee Unkrich and producer Darla K. Anderson ... Continue Reading →
Animated People: Dave Filoni, EP & Supervising Director, ‘Star Wars Rebels’
Dave Filoni has been a staple of the extended Star Wars animated universe since 2008. Writer Cameron Koller checked in with the executive producer and supervising director to discuss ... Continue Reading →
Watch: Splash Ent. PSA Inspires UK to ‘Believe’ in Organ Donation
Splash Entertainment has completed work on a heartfelt Public Service Announcement, set to run in the UK, which is designed to educate children and parents on organ donation. Titled ... Continue Reading →
TV Sales Bytes: Toons on the Move!
9 Story Distribution International licensed its new animated series Luo Bao Bei (52 x 11’) to ABC KIDS in Australia, which has picked up both English and Mandarin versions and premiered ... Continue Reading →
Animation Production Day Selects 48 Projects for 2018
The selection jury for Animation Production Day has whittled down 71 submitted projects to 48 worthy participants for the 12th edition, taking place April 26 & 27. The producers ... Continue Reading →
Trailer: ‘Condorito: The Movie’ Takes Flight with Lionsgate
A unique hero unafraid to shove his beak in the face of danger will share his latest feats with US home audiences thanks to Lionsgate, which is releasing CG-animated family flick Condorito: ... Continue Reading →
