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Kid Glove Finds a Good Fit in Brazil
Production distribution and rights management company Kid Glove has officially announced its new branch in São Paulo, Brazil. The news was released today by the outfit’s president and founder Brenda Wooding. Centrally located in the Jardins district of Brazil’s largest city, the new office will serve as an international hub [...]
Animated People: Matt Groening & David Silverman
The Simpsons creator and long-time director/producer discuss crafting the property’s first theatrical short. Last summer, family audiences settling down in theaters to enjoy Fox/Blue Sky’s 3-D CG blockbuster Ice Age: Continental Drift got an extra treat to enjoy with their $12 popcorn: the first-ever Simpsons theatrical short, The Longest Daycare, [...]
The Final Countdown
With the incredible wealth of animated short films of all genres and techniques which have emerged to delight audiences across the globe in the last year, we didn’t envy the Academy’s task of narrowing down the 56 qualifiers to this 10-film short list…and while the eventual nominees announcement on January [...]
‘Dan Vs.’ Returns to Hub with a Vengeance
Fast-growing TV network The Hub will premiere the third season of half-hour 2D animated comedy series Dan Vs. on Saturday, November 17 at 4 p.m. ET. The season premiere will be part of a special two-hour marathon of fan-favorite episodes from the first two seasons beginning at 3 p.m. ET [...]
Wooding’s Kid Glove Brings ‘Viking Kong’ to MIPCOM
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 [...]
Dushku is She-Hulk in New Disney XD Show
The upcoming Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. set to join Disney XD’s Marvel block next year will feature the voice talents of actress Eliza Dushku (Dollhouse, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) as She-Hulk. At least according fellow voice actor Adrian Pasdar, who leaked the info to IGN.com in a recent [...]
Korra: The Next Airbender!
From the minds behind Nickelodeon’s acclaimed Avatar comes an exciting new chapter with a brand new heroine, The Legend of Korra. In the trend-conscious world of TV animation, it is rare that a show comes along that really shakes things up. But that is what happened back in 2005 when [...]
The Hub Hires Marvel’s ‘Super Hero Squad’
The Hub is about to be invaded by pint-size superheroes, having acquired the hit animated series The Super Hero Squad Show from Marvel Animation. The series is set to begin airing on the channel Monday through Friday at 4 p.m. ET starting Jan. 30, with encores slated for weekend timeslots. [...]
Roman Knows: What’s In a Name
Phil Roman has settled into being an elder statesman of the animation industry—something of an irony (if an inevitable one) for a man once described by Chuck Jones as “the youngest animator in the business.” When Jones declared him so, in the mid-1960s, Phil really was: he spanned the gap [...]
STARZ Ups Dana Booton to Head Production at Film Roman
STARZ president and CEO Chris Albrecht has promoted Film Roman’s Dana Booton to the newly created position of general manager, head of production for Film Roman. With more than 20 years of executive experience in the business of animation production, Booton steps into the lead executive role for the top [...]
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