Tag "Top Draw Animation"

‘The DaVincibles’ Pops Up on Kabillion

March 20, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Free On-Demand TV network Kabillion will premiere the original kids’ animated series The DaVincibles on Thursday, April 4. Season One of The DaVincibles includes 26 half-hour episodes which will also debut throughout Kabillion’s on-line network. Concurrent with the launch of these shows on Kabillion’s Free On Demand TV Network, the [...]

10 Shows to Write Home About

April 2, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

The beginning of April may signal the arrival of spring in the natural world, but for TV execs and animation producers, it only means one thing: Yup, it’s time to fight the crowds and sell your goods at the MIPTV content market (April 1-4) in Cannes. Here are some of [...]

Imira’s ‘Lucky Fred’ Lands in New Countries

March 26, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Barcelona-based Imira Entertainment has found a few new homes for its new animated series Lucky Fred: RTM in Malaysia, e-Vision in UAE, TG4 in Ireland and Kidz in Turkey have joined TF1 for France; Disney Channel in Spain, France, Italy, Germany, India, Israel & Australia and Nickelodeon in Benelux, Scandinavia, [...]

How to Create a Spanish Gem

December 10, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 3 Comments divider image

Director Ignacio Ferreras discusses the joys and challenges of adapting the graphic novel Arrugas (Wrinkles) into a 2D animated film. First-time reactions of audiences to an animated movie can be very telling. Just ask Spanish director Ignacio Ferreras, who is getting a lot of attention this year because of his [...]

Stor Fisk’s ‘Fungi’ Grows on Awol

November 15, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

Barcelona-based kids’ animation studio Stor Fisk has licensed most international sales rights to its Scandinavian-inspired series Fungi to Awol Animation. The Parisian distribution house will handle the European, U.S. and Latin America markets—with sales to Germany and Latin America already in the works. Top Draw Animation’s (Philippines) and Sticky Pictures’ [...]

‘Hello Kitty’ Picks Mango as Distributor

September 12, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Mango Distribution has signed to rep Sanrio Digital’s new CG-animated series Hello Kitty and Friends. Mango will sell the 52 x 13 series at the upcoming MIPCOM market in France. The series targets children at 2 to 6 and features the evergreen Hello Kitty character and her friends, Dear Daniel, [...]

‘Lucky Fred’ Brings New Jobs to Oasis

August 23, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

Quebec-based Oasis Animation has announced that it will be doubling its workforce and space thanks to the fact that will be working on the upcoming project Lucky Fred, a 52-episode eleven-minute children’s series to be aired on Disney Channel in Spain, France, Italy, Germany, India & Australia. Lucky Fred has [...]