Cartoon Forum Unveils Cartoon Tributes Shortlist The Cartoon Tributes awards aim to acknowledge the contribution made by producers, distributors/investors and broadcasters in the promotion of European animation over the last year. It will once again pay homage to European animation champions at Cartoon Forum 2021, the European co-production event for TV and new platform animation[…..] […]
ANIMATION SHARES HOPE IN WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY A national UK suicide prevention charity releases a short animation about a young person’s desperate struggle with life to spread a powerful message of hope. The charity hopes the film, created by BAFTA-winning Blue Zoo Animation Studio and launched to mark World Suicide Prevention Day on 10th[…..] […]
XI Beijing Film Festival (BJIFF) to be held with a focus on Russia in collaboration with the Russian Film Festival Thanks to the Russian Film Festival project, five Russian films will be shown offline at the festival in Beijing (17 – 30 September). For the first time, the Russian Film Festival will be integrated into[…..] […]
Pixomondo to open London studio for virtual production services Academy and Emmy award winning visual effects and virtual production studio Pixomondo (PXO) is launching a London division that will offer virtual production services and Alex Webster,the managing director of pre-production, has been appointed as head of the London site. He is tasked with focus on[…..] […]
MIPCOM UNVEILS FIRST CONTENT SHOWCASES AND SCREENINGS FOR CANNES MARKET MAJOR INTERNATIONALS INCLUDING BBC STUDIOS, BETA FILM AND ALL3MEDIA SHOWCASING CONTENT AT MIPCOM 2021 MIPCOM, the world’s entertainment content market, has today announced the first confirmed market screenings and content showcases for MIPCOM 2021 from an array of international businesses including All3Media International (UK), BBC[…..] […]
Premiere on ShortsTV on Amazon Prime and Other Top Platforms on September 19th Drama Short Exploring the Global Stigma Against Interracial Marriages Premiered on ShortsTV in North America Earlier this Month London-based filmmaker Eva Lanska’s award-winning drama short Little French Fish will have its European premiere on leading short movie entertainment network ShortsTV on September[…..] […]
WildBrain Bakes Up Fresh ‘Strawberry Shortcake’ for Today’s Kids WildBrain marks the start of a new era with Strawberry Shortcake. The brand’s relaunch is an opportunity for WildBrain to take Strawberry Shortcake into the future. WildBrain will fully utilize its deep brand management experience to activate the property through content production, digital distribution, consumer product[…..] […]
ARTE announces Fête de famille (Family gathering), a new narrative game exploring the the joys of family reunions The next game from ARTE France, Atomic Raccoon and Kilosaurus paints an caustic family portrait, between a visual novel and a transgressive, interactive animated film Publisher and co-producer ARTE, along with Atomic Raccoon and Kilosaurus, are proud[…..] […]
Nickelodeon President Brian Robbins To Take Over Paramount Pictures Brian Robbins, the president and CEO of Nickelodeon, is getting a promotion: he is expected to replace Jim Gianopulos, 69, who has headed Paramount since 2017 and take over as chairman and chief executive of Paramount Pictures. (Both Nick and Paramount Pictures are owned by ViacomCBS.)[…..] […]
‘BILLY THE COWBOY HAMSTER’ HITS THE TRAIL IN EUROPE Paris, 14 September 2021: Emmy Award-winning French animation production and distribution company Dandelooo has secured several deals for Billy the Cowboy Hamster, a preschool series commissioned by France Televisions. Currently in production at Dandelooo’s animation studio Ooolala in la Cartoucherie, Valence (France), Billy the Cowboy Hamster[…..] […]
