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Laurence Fishburne Joins Cast of Triggerfish’s ‘Khumba’


April 2, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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South African animation studio Triggerfish announced today that Laurence Fishburne has joined the voice cast of its upcoming 3D animated pic Khumba as the lead character’s father, Seko. The impressive voice cast also includes Liam Neeson, AnnaSophia Robb, Jake T. Austin, Loretta Devine and Richard E. Grant. Khumba tells the [...]

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‘Zambezia’ Becomes South Africa’s Top-Grossing Film


March 6, 2013 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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The animated feature Adventures in Zambezia has grossed an estimated $18 million worldwide, making it the highest grossing South African film over the past 30 years. Triggerfish Animation’s highly successful film was recently sold to French distributor Metropolitan Films, which signed up for both Adventures in Zambezia and Triggerfish’s next feature, Khumba. [...]

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‘Legend of Sarila’ Announces Canadian Opening Dates


February 3, 2013 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image
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Cinema Management Group (CMG)’s new 3D animated feature, The Legend of Sarila, will open in theatres in Quebec on February 22nd and in English-speaking Canada in April. CMG will screen the completed film for the first time to buyers in Berlin on Saturday February 9th at 2:45pm and Monday February 11th at 2:45pm at [...]

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Triggerfish Swims with the Majors


January 14, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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The South African studio ups the ante in 2013 with Zambezia and Khumba, two new CG-animated features that have generated great buzz globally. Last year, when Capetown-based Triggerfish Studios released its movie Zambezia in several territories, it made animation history: Not only was this South Africa’s first full-length animated feature, [...]

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CMG Sells 3D ‘Legend of Sarila’ at AFM


November 4, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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L.A.-based Cinema Management Group has sold its Canadian 3-D stereoscopic animated feature The Legend of Sarila to Russia’s Luxor, Germany’s Telepool and Israel’s 5 Star Pictures at the American Film Market. The Legend of Sarila will be delivered in February and released early next year in Canada. Directed by Nancy [...]

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‘Littlest Angel’ Soars for the Holidays


November 10, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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Portsmouth Pictures and Great Highway Company have completed the CG-animated direct-to-video feature The Littlest Angel, set for release November 15. The film, based on the best-selling book by Charles Tazewell, stars the voices of Ron Perlman, Caleb Wolfe and Ed Kelly. “I’m really glad I had the opportunity to tell [...]

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‘Zambezia 3D’ Takes Flight with All-Star Cast


September 12, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Samuel L. Jackson, Leonard Nimoy, Jeff Goldblum and Abigail Breslin have joined the voice cast for Triggerfish Animation Studios’ upcoming CG-animated feature Zambezia 3D. The 3D South African pic, which is repped by Cinema Management Group (CMG), will also showcase the voice talents of Richard E. Grant, Jim Cummings, Jennifer [...]

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‘Lion King’ Writer Weighs In On Triggerfish’s ‘Khumba’


July 18, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 2 Comments divider image
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Jonathan Roberts, one of three credited screenwriters on Disney’s animated classic The Lion King, is lending a helping hand to Triggerfish Animation Studios’ feature film Khumba. The story of a half-striped zebra who embarks on a quest for his missing stripes was originally written by South African writers Raffaella Delle [...]

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Makers of ‘Zambezia’ to Raffle Africa Trip During Cannes


April 25, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image
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Visitors to this year’s edition of the famous film festival and market at Cannes will have a chance to win a trip to South Africa, courtesy of the studio behind the 3D animated features Zambezia and Khumba. Cinema Management Group will hold a raffle at Cannes, with the winner receiving [...]

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