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Emmy-winning writer Jon Vitti, who has worked on hit toons The Simpsons and...
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U.S. Toon Veteran Casemiro Is Marathon’s New Kids CCO
French studio Marathon Media has hired American animation veteran Eryk Casemiro as its Chief Creative Officer, Kids. Casemiro who recently relocated to Paris, reports directly to Vincent Chalvon-Demersay and David Michel, CEO and Managing Director of Marathon. He will oversee the creative aspects of all current kids productions and will [...]
New ‘Olivia’ Goodies Set for Fall
Classic Media has announced new consumer products partners and new Olivia merch set to debut this fall. The new partners including Just Play (Master Toy), Dalmatian Press, Chronicle Books and Publications International join a roster of 40-plus licensees for the beloved piglet created by children’s author Ian Falconer, who currently [...]
Annecy to Focus on Irish Animation
The organizers of this year’s edition of the Annecy International Animation Festival (June 4-9) have announced that there will be a special focus on Irish animation at the event this year. Among the many shorts and TV highlights are The Depository by Andrew Kavanagh, Butterfly by Glenn Marshall, The Polish [...]
Meet the Toy Whisperer
Disney Junior’s multinational project Doc McStuffins offers young viewers a charming heroine who helps cure stuffed animals. It looks like Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Jake and the Never Land Pirates, Timmy Time and the rest of the cool animated shows on Disney Junior are getting a great new addition to the [...]
Disney Director Joins Kavaleer
Dublin-based animation studio Kavaleer Productions has announced Emmy-winning director Timothy Björklund has signed on to the acclaimed toon house. Björklund, a San Francisco native, has worked in the animation industry for over 20 years, in that time earning two Outstanding Animation Emmys for his work on the hit Disney series [...]
Brown Bag and Sticky Pictures Launch ‘Dream Factory’
Irish animation company Brown Bag has teamed up with Australian company Sticky Pictures and Kyla May productions to produce a new animated teen comedy series titled Dream Factory. The show follows the adventures of apprentice-dream maker Tommy Winks in the Dream Factory, a magical dream-making studio in the clouds. As an [...]
Chorion Chairman Waheed Alli Steps Down
Chairman of U.K. property house Chorion Waheed Alli has resigned after the business failed to renegotiate banking deals to fix its significant debt burden, reports The Guardian. William Astor, the deputy chairman of the company is also leaving the company, which holds the rights to Noddy, Mr. Men and the [...]
Nick Orders More Olivia from Chorion
Nickelodeon has ordered a second season of the preschooler animated series Olivia from Chorion. Based on the book series by Ian Falconer, the second season series of 26 11-minute episodes plus a 22-minute special will be delivered to Nickelodeon in the United States in November with other key territories to [...]
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