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Television
Kinsane Ent. Reels in Rights to ‘Young Captain Nemo’ Trilogy
June 1, 2020Kinsane Entertainment Inc, a global kids and family entertainment company owned by Rainshine Entertainment, announces the...
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Streaming
‘Kingdom Hearts’ Series in Development for Disney+
June 1, 2020The smash-hit, world-mingling Square Enix/Disney game series Kingdom Hearts is reportedly being developed as a CG-animated...
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Passings
Michael Angelis, Voice of ‘Thomas the Tank Engine,’ Dies Age 76
June 1, 2020Michael Angelis, the dulcet-toned British actor who narrated the adventures of Thomas the Tank Engine &...
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Top Stories
UK Screen Alliance Issues Back to Work Guidelines for VFX Industry
June 1, 2020UK Screen Alliance (www.ukscreenalliance.co.uk) has published “Guidance for safe working in Post-Production and Visual Effects during...
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Features
‘Trolls’ Director Mike Mitchell Adapting ‘We’re Not from Here’ for Columbia
May 31, 2020Columbia Pictures has acquired the rights to develop Geoff Rodkey’s middle-grade comedy sci-fi novel We’re Not...
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Features
Belfast’s ALT Animation Secures Dev Funding for ‘Lugi – The Brodgar Boy’
May 31, 2020ALT Animation has secured development funding from Creative Europe for its animated feature film project Lugi...
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Television
CN June Highlights: ‘Craig of the Creek’ Celebrates Father’s Day
May 29, 2020Cartoon Network celebrates Father’s Day with a special half-hour episode to kick-off the season three premiere...
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Television
‘Hero Elementary’ Premieres on PBS KIDS June 1
May 29, 2020Science is powerful – and Hero Elementary, a new multiplatform animated PBS KIDS series, co-produced by...
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Streaming
Indie Cinema Streamer OVID Debuts Kawamoto’s ‘Book of the Dead’
May 29, 2020OVID.tv — a U.S./Canada streaming service dedicated to independent film — is celebrating the work of...
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Top Stories
Technicolor Folds Mill Film into Mr. X in Response to COVID-19 Crisis
May 29, 2020Technicolor has announced the merger of Mr. X and Mill Film, under the Mr. X name....
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Streaming
Apple TV+ Original ‘Central Park’ Reveals S1 Songwriters at Premiere
May 29, 2020Apple’s highly anticipated and critically acclaimed animated musical comedy series Central Park, from Emmy Award winner...
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Festivals and Events
Royal Television Society Unveils 2020 Student TV Nominees
May 29, 2020The Royal Television Society (RTS), Britain’s leading forum for television and related media, has shortlisted the...
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Television
TV & Streaming News Round-Up
May 29, 2020With the full catalog of Studio Ghibli films now available to stream on HBO Max, distributor...
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Shorts
Steamroller Studios Releasing Award Winner ‘Spice Frontier’
May 29, 2020Spice Frontier, a new animated short from Steamroller Studios and recipient of numerous official selections and...
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Features
‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ Speeds Ahead to Sequel
May 28, 2020Paramount Pictures and SEGA SAMMY are limbering up for a sequel to hybrid live-action/CG video game...
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Festivals and Events
Heritage Animation Art Auction Opens Bids for Toon Treasure Trove
May 28, 2020One of the largest collections of artwork from Walt Disney’s Peter Pan ever brought to market,...
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Digital Media
Paley Center Presents Conversation with ‘Central Park’ Cast & Creatives
May 28, 2020The Paley Center for Media (based in New York) has announced new selections to its Paley...
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Top Stories
Jellyfish Pictures Shifts Operations to Take on Global Capacity
May 28, 2020BAFTA and multi-award winning animation and VFX studio Jellyfish Pictures (How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming,...
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Streaming
DreamWorks Debuts Fantastical ‘Kipo’ S2 Trailer
May 28, 2020The wild, otherworldly adventures of Netflix original series Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts returns with...
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Streaming
Trailer: ‘F Is for Family’ S4 Squabbles Heat Up June 12
May 28, 2020A new trailer has dropped for the fourth season of Netflix original series F Is for...
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Television
Exclusive Clip: Kristen Schaal Dives in with ‘Bubble Guppies’
May 28, 2020In an all-new episode of Nickelodeon’s Emmy Award-winning preschool series Bubble Guppies, celebrated actress, writer and...
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Anime
DMR Secures NorAm Rights to Classic Tezuka Titles
May 28, 2020Digital Media Rights (DMR), one of the world’s largest innovative content aggregators and distributors, has reached...
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Digital Media
‘Bless the Harts’ Stars Unite in Virtual Table Read for Feeding America
May 27, 2020Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Ike Barinholtz, Jillian Bell and their castmates from Fox TV’s Bless the...
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Licensing
Licensing News: ‘Rise of Gru’ Toys; MGM, Planeta Junior Go Virtual; Animaccord, Xilam Deals & More
May 27, 2020Even though the nefarious workings of the COVID-19 crisis mean Despicable Me fans have to wait...
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Festivals and Events
Key Buyers Event: Russia’s 1st Virtual Content Market Unveils Program
May 27, 2020The Key Buyers Event: Digital Edition hosted by Roskino, the Russian film body, has announced its...
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Home Entertainment
‘Weathering with You’ Shines on Disc & Digital Thru Shout!
May 27, 2020The extraordinary new animated film Weathering With You will be available to purchase digitally on August...
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People
Deadly KyoAni Arson Attack Suspect Arrested after 10 Month Hospitalization
May 27, 2020The suspected arsonist behind last year’s devastating attack on Kyoto Animation has finally been arrested and...
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People
Gaumont Animation Adds Key Execs for London, Paris Offices
May 27, 2020Gaumont, the world’s first film company and producer of the award winning series Narcos, the forthcoming...
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Streaming
Apple TV+ Orders Reboot of Emmy-Winning Henson Classic ‘Fraggle Rock’
May 27, 2020Apple TV+ has struck a deal with The Jim Henson Company to produce a rebooted Fraggle...
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Festivals and Events
Canadian Screen Awards Toast ‘Corner Gas,’ ‘PAW Patrol’
May 27, 2020The winners of this year’s Canadian Screen Awards for Children’s & Youth Programming were presented in...
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Television
‘Mao Mao, Heroes of Pure Heart’: Parker Simmons’ Loveable Trio Hits the Road
June 30, 2019***This story was written for the August ’19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 292)*** If you...
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Features
Watch: New English-Language Trailer for ‘Maquia’
August 16, 2018Eleven Arts Anime Studio has announced the English dub cast and English dubbed trailer for Maquia:...
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