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Animag’s 10th Annual Pitch Party Winners Announced!
Although behavioral scientists believe that it only takes a few seconds for someone to determine whether they like a concept, an image or even a person, we hope it takes animation executives a little longer to figure out whether a pitch is going to work or not. Nevertheless, they all [...]
McManus to Run Canada’s NFB Animation Studio
The National Film Board of Canada has named Roddy McManus as the new executive producer of its Oscar-winning English-language animation studio. McManus succeeds veteran animation producer David Verrall as head of the Montreal-based animation studio starting Aug. 8. McManus has been producing animation for the Canadian and international markets, in [...]
Preschooler Series ‘the WotWots’ Wins Parents’ Choice Award
The animated preschooler series the WotWots has been honored with a Parents’ Choice Award in the television category for spring 2011. The category selects content based on being age appropriate and learning based with a sense of fun. Currently in production of its second series and with a broadcast deal [...]
CN’s ‘Adventure Time’ Returns July 11 for Season Three
Adventure Time, the acclaimed original animated series from Cartoon Network, will premiere its third season July 11 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The series has become a real hit for the network since its debut in April 2010, earning a Primetime Emmy nomination and scoring ratings that ranked it first in [...]
DHX Sells 75 Hours of Kids’ Shows to BBC Canada
DHX Media has signed a major package deal with BBC Kids in Canada covering more than 75 hours of programming. The channel, operated by Knowledge Network, has acquired broadcast rights to animated and live-action factual programming, including Olliver’s Adventures (39 x 30′), D’Myna Leagues (26 x 30′), What About Mimi? [...]
New ‘Care Bears’ Animated Series Gets Green Light
It’s been almost 30 years since the Care Bears first starting, well, caring — and to celebrate, American Greetings Corp. is bringing them back to TV. The company has given the green light to an all-new CGI-animated series for the Care Bears that will start airing next year to coincide [...]
Paramount Launches In-House Feature Animation Unit
Paramount Pictures is getting into the cartoon game, announcing plans for an in-house animation division that will roll out its first title in 2014. Chairman and CEO Brad Grey said the initiative was part of the studio’s long-term strategy for growth and that the new division, called Paramount Animation, will [...]
Dutch Favorite ‘Miffy’ Graduates to the Big Screen
Miffy, the most popular animated white rabbit from the Netherlands, is coming to the big screen in her first feature film. Telescreen Filmproductions and Mercis, which manages the rights to the work of Miffy’s creator, Dick Bruna, have joined in this project with Warner Bros. Netherlands and Dutch public broadcaster [...]
‘Gutters,’ ‘Love & Rockets,’ Langridge Top Harvey Award Noms
The online parody comic Gutters and veteran comic book creators Roger Langridge and Los Bros Hernandez lead the nominations for the annual Harvey Awards, chosen by comic book professionals to honor the best work in comics, graphic novels and sequential art. Nominations for the Harvey Awards are selected exclusively by [...]
Sandler, Tartakovsky Check In to Sony’s ‘Hotel Transylvania’
Adam Sandler will voice the lead role of Dracula in Hotel Transylvania, a 3D animated feature film directed by Genndy Tartakovsky and due for release from Sony Pictures Animation on Sept. 21, 2012. Here’s how the studio describes the feature: Welcome to the Hotel Transylvania, Dracula’s (Sandler) lavish five-stake resort, [...]
BinWeevils Appoints Henwood...
U.K.-based digital social world BinWeevils, for kids 6-12, has appointed media...
Blue Sky’s...
Epic, the new animated adventure from director Chris Wedge and his gifted team...
