Friday, June 23, 2017
‘Miffy’ Creator Dick Bruna Dies Age 89
Dick Bruna, the Dutch children’s author and artist who created the internationally popular character Miffy the bunny, died Thursday, February 16 in his hometown of Utrecht, The Netherlands. ... Continue Reading →
CBeebies Counts on ‘Numberblocks’
A new animated series that asks, what happens when numbers come to life?, has launched on CBeebies in the UK with the Monday arrival of Numberblocks — a 30 x 5 sister series to ... Continue Reading →
Mercis Commissions ‘Miffy’ Season 3
Mercis has commissioned a third season of popular CG-animated series Miffy’s Adventures Big and Small from London’s Blue-Zoo animation studio. The 26-episode order will ... Continue Reading →
Planeta Junior & m4e Ink Long-Term Alliance
German brand management and media company m4e AG and Spanish-Italian entertainment company Planeta Junior S.L. (a joint venture between DeAgostini and Grupo Planeta) are teaming up ... Continue Reading →
Mercis Taps Blue Zoo for ‘Miffy’
Mercis BV, worldwide rights owner for the classic preschool property Miffy, has announced it will partner with award-winning animation studio Blue-Zoo for a brand new CG animated series ... Continue Reading →
‘Miffy’ Makes Friends with Netflix
Miffy and Friends, the charming stop-motion animated preschool series based on children’s writer/illustrator Dick Bruna‘s globally popular books, has found a new outlet ... Continue Reading →
Scenes from the New European Renaissance
Innovation and creativity in the feature space is alive and well at the 15th edition of Cartoon Movie in France.
A Spanish 3D blockbuster about an Indiana Jones-type adventurer (Tad, ... Continue Reading →
‘Mia and Me’ Makes a Big Splash on Germany’s KiKA
The live-action/CG-animated children’s series Mia and Me proved to be a ratings success during its launch on German TV KiKA last week. Produced by Lucky Punch GmbH (a joint venture ... Continue Reading →
Dutch Favorite ‘Miffy’ Graduates to the Big Screen
Miffy, the most popular animated white rabbit from the Netherlands, is coming to the big screen in her first feature film.
Telescreen Filmproductions and Mercis, which manages the rights ... Continue Reading →
