Tag "Starz Animation"

Kid Glove Finds a Good Fit in Brazil

February 13, 2013 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

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 [...]

Wooding’s Kid Glove Brings ‘Viking Kong’ to MIPCOM

September 25, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

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 [...]

David Steinberg to Oversee Nick’s Animation Studios

July 26, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Former Starz Animation president David Steinberg is the new senior VP of production, for Nick Animation Studios in Burbank, says The Hollywood Reporter. He will now oversee all animation and digital efforts, as well as operations. “David has been a powerhouse in the family entertainment business for more than 30 [...]

Alcon, Arc to Make ‘Ormie’ Movie

September 9, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

Canadian animation studio Arc Prods (formerly known as Starz Animation Toronto) will be co-producing a new feature with Alcon Entertainment, based on the short Ormie, it was announced Thursday at the Toronto Intl. Film Festival. “Having worked with Alcon as a client has shown us their extraordinary expertise on both [...]

Arc Prods. (Formerly Starz Animation) Adds Denton in L.A.

July 18, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Toronto-based animation house Arc Productions, recently acquired by a Canadian ownership group from Starz Media, has hired Stephanie Denton to head its Los Angles office as senior VP of sales and business development. Prior to joining Arc, Denton accrued 24 years of experience many of them as president of international [...]

Arc Animates ‘Matt Hatter Chronicles’

June 6, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Toronto-based Arc Productions, formerly known as Starz Animation, is producing the animation for Matt Hatter Chronicles, a high-end 3D television series produced by Platinum Films and Dream Mill. The series is an original production for Nickelodeon U.K. and Teletoon Canada, and has global distribution from Endemol Worldwide. Matt Hatter Chronicles is [...]

Arc Productions — Formerly Starz — Signs with Paradigm

May 24, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Arc Productions — formerly Starz Animation — has signed with Paradigm for representation as it offers its visual effects and animation services for hire and develops its own intellectual properties. The Toronto-based studio, which animated the recent hit feature film Gnomeo & Juliet, was purchased in April by a group [...]

‘Gnomeo & Juliet,’ Oscar Shorts Kick Off 2011 Animated Releases

February 10, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Animation is back at the box office with the opening this week of the first major animated feature film of the year. Gnomeo & Juliet, the new 3D animated feature produced by Starz Animation and released by Disney, opens at just under 3,000 cinemas this weekend. The project is directed [...]