Tricon, Mercury Unite for ‘Unicorn’

March 27, 2013 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments

Tricon Films & Television and Mercury Filmworks have announced they will co-develop and produce a new animated series for kids 4-7 called Go Away Unicorn! (52 x 11), based on the popular children’s book by author and illustrator Emily Mullock (McKellar & Martin Publishing Group). Tricon will also serve as the [...]

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Mercury, Technicolor Pull Strings for ‘Atomic Puppet’

January 29, 2013 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments

Canada’s Mercury Filmworks and Paris-based Technicolor have announced a development deal with TELETOON Canada for the new animated comedy series, Atomic Puppet. The studios and network will co-develop the 2D animated series for kids 6-11, which was created by TV toon writer Mark Drop (Matt Hatter Chronicles, Jake and the [...]

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Technicolor, Mercury Partner on ‘Atomic Puppet’

September 27, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments

Technicolor has announced an agreement with Canada’s Mercury Filmworks to co-develop and co-produce a new animated children’s TV series titled Atomic Puppet. The company plans to introduce the new series to international buyers during the MIPCOM market in Cannes this year—you can find them at the Buyers Club Level 01 [...]

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Noah Z. Jones Reveals Secrets of ‘Fish Hooks’

October 31, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 3 Comments

Animated People: Noah Z. Jones, Creator, Disney Channel’s Fish Hooks We recently had the good fortune of catching up with the talented and super nice Noah Z. Jones, the creator of Disney Channel’s hit animated series Fish Hooks. The colorful show, which will begin its second season on Friday (Nov. [...]

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Toon Boom Nixes MIFA, Launches Harmony Tour

May 18, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

Montreal-based animation software company Toon Boom announced yesterday that it won’t be attending Annecy’s MIFA market this year due to a “fundamental disagreement with the organizers.” Since Toon Boom was planning to officially announce Harmony 9 at MIFA, the executive team will now be embarking on a Harmony Launch Tour [...]

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