Tag "Berenstain Bears"

‘The Gruffalo’s Child’ Gets U.S. Premiere on Sprout

December 7, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Preschool television channel Sprout will offer the U.S. premiere of The Gruffalo’s Child on December 22nd. Based on the classic children’s picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler, the new CG-animated special is directed by Uwe Heidschoetter and Johannes Weiland. A sequel to the Oscar-nominated The [...]

Berenstain Bears Celebrate 50th Anniversary

June 4, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

This year marks the big 5-O for beloved characters the Berenstain Bears—who first appeared in Jan and Stan Berenstain’s illustrated children’s book The Big Honey Hunt in 1962. To date, over 300 books selling over 250 million copies have featured the Bears. The furry family made their toon debut on [...]

Animator Vincent Cafarelli Dies

January 3, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan 1 Comment divider image

Vincent Cafarelli, a noted figure in the New York animation scene for over 60 years and co-founder of Buzzco Associates studio, died of natural causes December 1 in Brooklyn, NY. He was 81 years old. Cafarelli got his start as a teenager at Paramount’s Famous Studios back in 1948, working [...]