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Global TV Bytes: BRB, DHX Media, Toon Goggles


May 29, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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BRB/Dracco’s Filly Funtasia Staffs Up: BRB and Dracco’s upcoming new animated series Filly Funtasia has put together a top-notch writing team: Dean Stefan (The Penguins of Madagascar, The Octonauts, Jake & The Never Land Pirates), Noelle Wright (Doc McStuffins, Sofia The First), Jymn Magon (Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures), Johnny [...]

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Global TV News Bytes: Guru, DHX, Imira


May 21, 2013 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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+ Canadian indie Guru Studio and publishing partner Immedium have released a second book based on the toon house’s Emmy and Annie-nominated kids series Justin Time (52 x 11), now in its second season. Based on the show’s first episode, The Big Pet Story is a 32-page illustrated book for [...]

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MIPTV News: ‘Camp Lakebottom’, ‘Filly’ and ‘Peppa Pig’


April 4, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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With only a few days left until the 50th edition of MIPTV market kicks off in Cannes next week, various TV distributors and producers are sending us their news of global TV sales and greenlights. Here is our latest wrap-up of pre-MIP news.   The Mouse Likes Camp Lakebottom: First [...]

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Sony Celebrates ‘Smurfs’ Christmas, Annie Nods


December 4, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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Fans of Sony’s CG take on Peyo’s little blue heroes The Smurfs are in for a holiday treat this year as Sony Pictures Animation preps The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol for Cartoon Network! Taking cues from the Dickensian classic, the special—directed by Troy Quane–will premiere December 5 at 7:30 p.m. [...]

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Remembering Lucille Bliss


November 20, 2012 by Michael Mallory No Comments divider image
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I have written about Lucille Bliss before on this blog. But upon hearing the sad news that this talented little lady passed away a couple weeks ago, I was drawn back to the interview I did with her in 2003, to find more stories about her fascinating career. If there [...]

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Pioneering Voice Actress Lucille Bliss Passes


November 11, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Pioneering voice actress Lucille Bliss passed away on Thursday Night (Nov. 8), per Cartoon Brew. She was best known for voicing TV’s first cartoon character, Crusader Rabbit (1949), as well as her memorable parts as Anastasia in Disney’s Cinderella (1959), Smurfette in Hanna-Barbera’s The Smurfs and Miss Bitters on Nickelodeon’s [...]

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Sony Sets New Release Date for ‘Cloudy’ Sequel


October 16, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Sony has set September 27, 2013 as the release date for its much-anticipated sequel, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2. This is roughly the same weekend that the studio released its blockbuster hit Hotel Transylvania this year. Directed by Genndy Tartakovksy, the light-hearted spookfest has made over $152.3 million [...]

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Win Tickets to Sony’s Special ‘Surf’s Up’ Screening


September 6, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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We have five pairs of tickets to give away for the special Sony Pictures Animation’s 10th Anniversary screening of the movie Surf’s Up at the historic Ray Harryhausen theater (on the Sony lot in Culver City, Calif.) on Thursday, Sept. 13. The evening will include a panel with directors Ash Brown [...]

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Win Tickets for Sony’s ‘Open Season’ Screening/Panel


August 30, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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We have five pair of tickets for the special screening of Sony Pictures Animation’s 2006 feature Open Season on September 5th, right on the studio’s historic lot in Culver City, Calif. Part of SPA’s month-long 10th Anniversary Celebration, this exciting event will also include a rare screening of the studio’s [...]

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Sony Launches 10th Anniversary Screening Series


August 27, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image
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The 10th anniversary celebration of Sony Pictures Animation (SPA) continues with a five-week series of special screenings featuring SPA’s collection of animated and hybrid films, as well as reunions with filmmakers participating in Q & As following each screening, rare footage/materials from the SPA archives and giveaways. The series, which [...]

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