Stories By Mercedes Milligan
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Asia
‘Children of the Sea,’ ‘Genius Loci’ Take Grand Prizes at Bucheon
October 26, 2020The 22nd Bucheon International Animation Festival (BIAF2020; www.biaf.or.kr) announced its award winners Monday. In the feature...
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Anime
Kyoto Animation Announces ‘Tsurune’ Feature Film
October 26, 2020High school archery club anime Tsurune — based on the light novel by Kotoko Ayano —...
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Internet
Sanrio Sets Voices, Writers for New ‘Hello Kitty and Friends: Supercute Adventures’
October 26, 2020Sanrio, the global lifestyle brand best known for pop icon Hello Kitty, has announced the voiceover...
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Licensing
Fans Worldwide Join Digital Launch of ‘Mando Mondays’ CP Program
October 26, 2020The wait is over! The first Mando Monday is here — and it’s just the beginning....
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North America
NBA Legend O’Neal Gets a Toon-Up in Genius Brands’ ‘Shaq’s Garage’
October 26, 2020Genius Brands International, a global brand management company that creates and licenses multimedia entertainment content for...
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Home Entertainment
Exclusive Animatic: ‘Ben 10 vs The Universe: The Movie’ Rockets Home Tuesday
October 26, 2020Ben Tennyson is back on the alien-fighting scene and expanding to take on the universe as...
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North America
Exclusive: Apple TV+ Charges Up ‘Doug Unplugs’ Trailer
October 26, 2020Apple TV+ today released the official trailer for Doug Unplugs, a new animated preschool series from...
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North America
ViacomCBS Int’l Studios Launches Kids Division Led by Nina Hahn
October 26, 2020ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS), a division of ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI), today announced the launch of...
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Europe
‘Freeze Frame’ Wins Grand Prix at Fredrikstad Animation Fest
October 25, 2020The 20th edition of Norway’s Fredrikstad Animation Festival wrapped up its first hybrid event on Sunday,...
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North America
MeTV Announces Hosted Morning Classics Show ‘Toon In With Me’ for 2021
October 23, 2020The MeTV Network, America’s #1 classic television network, announces the launch of the new original morning...
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North America
Shudder Scares Up Trailer for ‘A Creepshow Animated Special’
October 23, 2020Shudder released Friday the trailer, key art and images for A Creepshow Animated Special, premiering exclusively...
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Festivals and Events
Animation Wins Big at AFI and Cinekid Festivals
October 23, 2020Fall festival season swings on despite the continued confusion of the pandemic, with events attracting even...
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North America
Clip: ‘Frozen’ Short ‘Once Upon a Snowman’ Drifts onto Disney+
October 23, 2020Everyone knows that he likes warm hugs, but few know the whole story about Olaf’s first...
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Features
Abraham López Guerrero Signs On as ‘Dragonkeeper’ Animation Director
October 23, 2020Filmmaker Abraham López Guerrero has signed on with production company Guardián de Dragones as Animation Director...
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Streaming
Netflix Bolsters Anime Lineup with Four New Prodco Partnerships
October 23, 2020Netflix announced it has entered into production line partnerships with four anime production studios — ANIMA...
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Festivals and Events
PaleyFest Panel Sheds Light on How ‘Rick and Morty’ Keeps on Rickin’
October 23, 2020The Paley Center for Media today kicks off the 8th annual PaleyFest NY. The premier television...
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Festivals and Events
Rankin/Bass ‘Rudolph’ Puppets Fly to Auction
October 22, 2020Fans of classic holiday animation have a chance to bring home a most wonderful present, as...
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North America
Lena Headey & Luke Wilson Join ‘NEW-GEN’ Marvel-Inspired Series
October 22, 2020Lena Headey and Luke Wilson have joined the cast of the sci-fi animation series NEW-GEN, currently...
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Shorts
Greenpeace, Cartoon Saloon Confront Meat Biz Impact in ‘There’s a Monster in My Kitchen’
October 22, 2020Greenpeace U.K. has teamed up again with creative agency Mother to create a moving animated short...
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Television
Tencent Inks Trio of Co-Pro Deals with Top European Studios
October 22, 2020Tencent Video, the leading online video streaming platform in China, today announced that it has agreed...
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India and Singapore-based animation studio Cosmos-Maya has secured three key digital distribution deals which will ...
***This article was written for the January '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 306)*** When DreamWorks ...
Iervolino Entertainment has debuted the first images from its new animated series Puffins, revealing the ...
