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ABC Australia Commissions ‘Vic the Viking’ Series

January 31, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

ABC TV in Australia has commissioned the new animated series Vic the Viking, a 78 x 11-minute Australian/French co-pro between ASE Studios and Studio 100 Animation in association with Flying Bark Productions. The show was originally titled Vicky the Viking, but the title was changed for English-speaking audiences since the [...]

Valhalla, Toei, ANEW to Produce ‘Gaiking’ Pic

December 19, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Gale Anne Hurd’s Valhalla Entertainment, Toei Animation and All Nippon Entertainment Works (ANEW) will be producing a new live-action feature based on Toei’s popular anime property Gaiking. This marks a new push for Toei into the U.S. marketplace and the first development deal for ANEW. The anime property follows a [...]

‘Rabbi’s Cat,’ ‘Pixels’ Win Top Honors at Annecy

June 13, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Joann Sfar and Antoine Delevaux’s 2D animated feature The Rabbi’s Cat (Le Chat du Rabbin) won the Cristal Award for Best Feature at the Annecy Festival. Based on the popular graphic novel by Sfar, the movie follows the adventures of a cat in 1930s Algeria who learns to speak after swallowing [...]