Sunday, April 22, 2018
Cartoon Movie Top 20: The Next Big Euro Animation Wave
Last week, over 900 international animation producers, directors, distributors, sales agents from 41 different countries gathered in Bordeaux for the 20th edition of the annual Cartoon ... Continue Reading →
Amazon Greenlights Half-Hour Toon ‘Undone’ from ‘BoJack’ Creatives
Amazon Studios is getting its first half-hour animated series, having greenlit Undone for a planned 2019 Prime premiere in over 200 countries and territories. Currently in pre-production, ... Continue Reading →
Superights Inks Multiple Free TV Deals in Latin America
Indie French distributor Superights announces a slew of key partnerships for several of its animated series with free TV broadcasters across Latin America.
National public broadcaster ... Continue Reading →
Animation Day in Cannes: ‘Buñuel,’ ‘Junod’ & ‘Release from Heaven’ Slated
The lineup for Animation Day in Cannes is starting to jell, with the big day of “Discoveries” set for May 23 during the prestigious film festival and market. This year’s ... Continue Reading →
Cartoon Movie Wraps a Successful Bordeaux Debut
Premiere European pitching event for animated features Cartoon Movie took place last week in its new host burg of Bordeaux, France, welcoming 850 participants (up 14% from last year) ... Continue Reading →
Backup Films Joins Ari Folman’s ‘Anne Frank’ Film
Paris-based financier/co-production company Backup Films has taken on historical-fiction animated feature Where Is Anne Frank from award-winning director of The Congress and Waltz with ... Continue Reading →
Deals and Highlights from Annecy 2015
Another Annecy festival has wrapped, with plenty of deals and news coming out of the ever-growing event.
Among the highlights of the festival:
Attendance at MIFA was up 10 percent ... Continue Reading →
Cartoon Forum Wraps Up 25th Edition
Cartoon Forum celebrated a successful 25th edition of the important European toon event, which presented 84 new projects to the local industry and enjoyed a record participation of ... Continue Reading →
French Studio Preps Hybrid Films ‘Last Hijack,’ ‘Mister Wu’
The French studio behind the hit Waltz With Bashir has given the go-head for two live action/animation hybrid features, The Last Hijack and Mister Wu, reports Variety.
Les Films d’Ici ... Continue Reading →
