Tag "Camp Lazlo"

Disney’s ‘Planes’ to Take Off in Theaters in August

December 26, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 5 Comments divider image

Disney has announced that it will release Planes, a new CG-animated feature “inspired by” the world of Pixar’s Cars in theaters on August 9, 2013. Produced by DisneyToon Studios, Planes was originally planned as a direct-to-home Entertainment release several years ago. Directed by Klay Hall, the movie takes its cue [...]

Marathon Media Reveals World Domination Plans

October 10, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

As Marathon Media’s Totally Spies! heroines get ready to take over the palace of Versailles, the French studio prepares a new storyboard-driven series with Nickelodeon in Hollywood. Marathon Media CEO Vincent Chalvon-Demersay and general manager David Michel are having a busy year. Not only is their Paris-based studio launching the [...]

Wooding’s Kid Glove Brings ‘Viking Kong’ to MIPCOM

September 25, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Entertainment industry veteran Brenda Wooding will launch Kid Glove, her new boutique production, distribution and rights management company at MIPCOM this year. The first project under the new shingle is Viking Kong, an animated comedy for 6-11 year olds. The new Kid Glove is organized into three divisions. Kid Glove [...]

The Sublime Madness of J.G. Quintel

April 17, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

The last time we chatted with J.G. Quintel, he was getting ready to launch his wonderful animated show Regular Show on Cartoon Network. Although the series has only been on the air since September of 2010, it has found a huge cult following nationwide. Cartoon Network has released the series’ [...]

Joe Murray Looks Back at ‘Rocko’s Modern Life’

July 12, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Animated People: Joe Murray Creator of Rocko’s Modern Life, Camp Lazlo We recently had the chance to catch up with Joe Murray, the brilliant creator and producer of animated shows such as Nickelodeon’s Rocko’s Modern Life and Cartoon Network’s Camp Lazlo and the author of the fantastic primer Creating Animated [...]

Animag’s 10th Annual Pitch Party Winners Announced!

July 6, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 4 Comments divider image

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 [...]