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Rainmaker, Startz Enter Two Picture Deal
Top Canadian CG animation house Rainmaker Entertainment is joining forces with award-winning producer Jane Startz to develop and produce two new family friendly features. Tiger’s Apprentice, based on Newbury Honor winner Laurence Yep’s young adult novel, and Far Flung Adventures: Fergus Crane, based on the kids’ fantasy tale by author [...]
Atlantyca to Rep ‘Little Prince’ in Italy
Entertainment studio Atlantyca (Geronimo Stilton) is the new licensing agent for LPPM’s CG-animated series The Little Prince in Italy. The company’s CEO Claudia Mazzucco announced today that Atlantyca will handle the L&M rights for the classic property based on the beloved classic by Antoine de Saint-Exupery as well as the [...]
‘Green Lantern’ Lands on Cartoon Network
Green Lantern: The Animated Series is set to launch on Cartoon Network with an hour-long special event on Friday, November 11 at 7 p.m. The CG-animated series from Warner Bros. Animation is executive produced by Sam Register and Bruce Timm, who also developed the show (with producers Giancarlo Volpe and [...]
DQ Entertainment Announces Post-MIPCOM Deals
India’s animation powerhouse DQ Entertainment has announced its impressive list of post-MIPCOM market co-pro and distribution deals. JCCTV and Nickelodeon India have acquired the broadcasting rights for its new 3-D CG-animated children’s series 5 and It. The 52 x 11 series will be co-produced by ZDF Enterprises, Germany, Canada’s Yowza Digital [...]
A Royal Celebration: Babar Turns 80
Babar, king of the elephants and beloved star of children’s animation, is celebrating his 80th anniversary this year, and Nelvana Enterprises and The Clifford Ross Company have planned a regal slate of festivities to celebrate! For TV audiences, a second season of 26 half-hour episodes of the CG series Babar [...]
Johnny Depp to Portray Dr. Seuss for Illumination
The life of celebrated children’s author Dr. Seuss (aka Theodor Geisel) is being adapted into a live-action Universal feature, produced by Illumination’s Christopher Meledandri and David Kennedy and Infinitum Nihil’s Christi Dembrowski and Johnny Depp. Keith Bunin (In Treatment) is the project’s screenwriter. Depp is attached to star as the [...]
A Swashbuckling Cat for All Seasons
Shrek’s beloved sidekick Puss in Boots takes center stage in DreamWorks’ beautifully crafted 3-D adventure. While there has been no shortage of memorable sidekicks in the world of animation, there are few who have been able to steal scenes and hearts as quickly and effortlessly as Puss in Boots. The [...]
‘Nos Amis’ Across the Sea
How the French government is bolstering international animated co-productions, plus a whirlwind tour of top toon houses. As a country renowned for its artistic temperament, fans of French animation are used to marveling at the work of toon auteurs like Sylvain Chomet, Bibo Bergeron, Michel Ocelot or turn-of-the-century effects pioneer [...]
Extreme Fairies: ‘Pixie Hollow Games’
Disney Channel’s Pixie Hollow Games brings back the popular characters of the franchise in a new action-packed special. The team at Disney knew it had hit the jackpot when they launched the Fairies franchise back in 2005. With the force of the company’s merchandising arm behind them, the winged friends [...]
Kelly Asbury to Write Sony’s Pic ‘Pooch Café’
Oscar-nominated writer-director Kelly Asbury has been tapped to write Sony Picture Animation’s upcoming feature Pooch Café. Asbury most recently directed and co-wrote Gnomeo and Juliet and directed DreamWorks’ Shrek 2 and Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron. The feature will be executive produced by Gil Netter, Bridget McMeel, and John Glynn. [...]
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