Wednesday, May 23, 2018
DreamWorks Scores 5 Daytime Emmys; Netflix Tops Toon Outlets
The 45th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards took place Friday night in Pasadena, honoring programs, performers and creative craftspeople in the television and digital streaming space. ... Continue Reading →
Disney Channels Orders Anime-Inspired ‘Star Wars Resistance’
Production has begun on another exciting animated extension of the Lucasfilm universe, Star Wars Resistance. Exploring the uncharted timeframe prior to The Force Awakens, the new anime-inspired ... Continue Reading →
Gaumont’s ‘Furiki Wheels’ Spins to Nat Geo Kids LatAm
Paris-based Gaumont has inked a deal with National Geographic Partners’ multiplatform children’s entertainment destination Nat Geo Kids (launched in July 2017) that will bring its ... Continue Reading →
Brazilian Toon ‘Boris and Rufus’ Rolls Out Across LatAm
Having launched on Disney XD in Brazil in January, 2D buddy comedy Boris and Rufus (26 x 11’) will be expanding its reach across the continent when it debuts in more than 40 Latin ... Continue Reading →
Disney XD Slates First Student Short Premiere from Animag Rising Star Yonatan Tal
This Saturday, March 24, Disney XD will premiere music-driven short Nightmare in the Morning from Yonatan Tal during his third year at CalArts in the Character Animation program. Airing ... Continue Reading →
45th Daytime Emmy Award Nominees Announced
Nominations for the Television Academy’s 45th Daytime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday on CBS show The Talk. While ABC’s long-running soap opera titan General Hospital made ... Continue Reading →
‘Revolting Rhymes’, ‘Gumball’ & More Score 2018 British Animation Awards
The winners of the 2018 British Animation Awards were revealed Thursday night in a ceremony laced with surprises, held at London’s BFI Southbank and hosted by comedian-actor Miles ... Continue Reading →
Animated People: Dave Filoni, EP & Supervising Director, ‘Star Wars Rebels’
Dave Filoni has been a staple of the extended Star Wars animated universe since 2008. Writer Cameron Koller checked in with the executive producer and supervising director to discuss ... Continue Reading →
Pics & Clip: ‘Star Wars Rebels’ Finale Event Wraps March 5
Lucasfilm Animation’s critically acclaimed intergalactic adventure Star Wars Rebels will come to a conclusion next Monday, March 5 at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT on Disney XD with an epic 90-minute ... Continue Reading →
Director Dave Filoni on ‘Star Wars Rebels’: The Journey and the Legacy
Dave Filoni has probably overseen more hours of Star Wars content than anyone outside of George Lucas himself. The Star Wars Rebels finale event currently airing over a course of three ... Continue Reading →
