Stories By Mercedes Milligan
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Television
Big Bad Boo, TVO Partner for ‘16 Hudson’
March 27, 2015Vancouver-based Big Bad Boo Studios has partnered with public broadcaster TVO to develop an animated preschool...
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People
Margaret Loesch Joins Genius Brands Board
March 27, 2015Multiple award-winning children’s entertainment veteran Margaret Loesch has joined the Board of Directors for global brand...
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Television
Henson, Cyber Group Strike Two Title Co-Pro Deal
March 26, 2015The Jim Henson Company and Cyber Group Studios have finalized a first-time agreement to co-finance and...
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Top Stories
Milk VFX Opens Cardiff Studio
March 26, 2015BAFTA-winning London visual effects company Milk is opening a second studio in Cardiff, Wales, to support...
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Home Entertainment
StudioCanal Bringing Acamar’s ‘Bing’ to DVD
March 26, 2015Acamar Films’ award-winning preschool show Bing is set to expand its U.K. presence with a new...
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Features
Untitled Smurfs Film Gets 2017 Release
March 26, 2015Sony Pictures Animation has announced that its “Untitled Animated Smurfs” feature project has been slated for...
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People
Philippe Alessandri Launches WatchNext Media
March 25, 2015Former CEO of Tele Images, Marathon and GTV (Zodiak Media) Philippe Alessandri has launched his new...
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Television
‘Yoko’ Named Toon with Most Potential by MIP Organizers
March 25, 2015Russian-Spanish animated co-production Yoko has for the second year in a row been named the “Animated...
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Television
Turkey’s ‘Limon and Oli’ Rolls Out on Disney Junior
March 25, 2015Disney Junior has picked up popular Turkish cartoon Limon and Oli for its programming lineups in...
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Television
Boing France Snags ‘Get Ace’ from 9 Story
March 24, 20159 Story Media Group has licensed animated comedy series Get Ace (52 x 11) to Boing,...
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Festivals and Events
‘Johnny Express’ Takes NYICFF Grand Prize
March 24, 2015Following a month jam-packed with kid friendly fare, the votes and ballots have been tallied up...
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Top Stories
ArsenalFX Expands to New Santa Monica HQ
March 24, 2015Visual effects, motion graphics and design studio for commercial media and entertainment ArsenalFX has expanded its...
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Features
Shout! Bringing ‘Maya the Bee’ to U.S. Theaters
March 23, 2015Shout! Factory Kids will be bringing the CG animated Maya the Bee Movie to theaters in...
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Television
PGS Signs Euro and Asian Deals for Playmobil Show ‘Super 4’
March 23, 2015PGS Entertainment has inked a bundle of media licensing agreements for the Playmobil-inspired animated series Super...
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People
Pio Vernis Named Marketing Director of DeAPlaneta Group
March 23, 2015DeAPlaneta Group, comprising fiction (DeAPlaneta Cine) and animation (Planeta Junior) divisions, has named company veteran Pio...
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Festivals and Events
‘Seth’s Dominion’ Earns Hot Docs Spot
March 19, 2015The National Film Board of Canada is sending off eight projects to be featured at the...
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Festivals and Events
‘Hero of Color City’ Celebrates National Crayon Day
March 19, 2015Exodus Film Group’s CG fantasy adventure Hero of Color City will be returning to theaters to...
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Television
Multiple Disney Channels Pick Up Go-N’s ‘Zip Zip’
March 19, 2015Go-N Productions has signed a raft of deals with Disney Channels in multiple territories for its...
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Festivals and Events
Montreal Stop-Motion Fest Calls for Entries
March 18, 2015The Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival is returning for a seventh edition this year September 25-27....
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Festivals and Events
Academy to Deconstruct ‘Big Hero 6’ at April Event
March 18, 2015The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences will be examining the creative leaps and technical...
***This article originally appeared in the February '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 307)*** Filmmaker Paul ...

Anima, the Brussels Animation Film Festival, has announced its 40th edition will take place as ...

Singapore-based Sparky Animation, a leading Asian producer of globally recognized animation for preschoolers and tweens, ...
