Manchester Animation Festival is the UK’s largest Animation Festival dedicated celebration of the animated art form. Hosted at HOME in Manchester, the festival brings one of the UK’s biggest animation hubs together and invites the international community to join us to delight in all things animated. Manchester Animation Festival unites artists, practitioners, students and enthusiasts[…..] […]
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ZEE GLOBAL CONTENT SALES PRESENTS NEW BRAND CAMPAIGN AND LOGO
…Marking its direct leadership and simple business approach with a robust line-up of content at MIPCOM 2019 … Mumbai, India – Oct 2019: Zee Global Content sales unveiled its new identity with a brand campaign and a refreshed logo on the first day of MIPCOM 2019. The visual identity embodies ZEEL’s mission to impact, influence[…..] […]
Manimation 2019
Taking place in early days of the Manchester Animation Festival, Manimation is the UK animation community event focused solely on business development and longevity in the animation sector. This year Manimation brings together more animation production companies, producers, animators, writers and creative service providers with potential buyers from broadcasters, advertisers, creative agencies, corporate, distribution and[…..] […]
British Animation Awards
Every two years the animation community rally together for a night of celebration as the British Animation Awards hosts an awards ceremony for all that is great about animation in the UK. The next British Animation Awards will take place in March 2020 (exact date TBC) The British Animation Awards (BAA) celebrates UK animation, supporting,[…..] […]
Writer and Director Jill Culton Talks ‘Abominable’
DreamWorks Animation and Pearl Studio’s just released US-China co-production shows animation’s true power to cross cultural boundaries with an entertaining, relatable and emotional story. In just over two weeks at the box office, DreamWorks Animation and Pearl Studio’s co-produced animated feature film, Abominable, has earned praise from both critics and audiences; what started as an[…..] […]
Front Runner Productions takes “Live Differently” to MIPCOM strikes co-pro deal
Emerging Australian content company, Front Runner Productions, has secured a co-production agreement with FredBird Entertainment for the development of alternative lifestyle series “Live Differently”. The production team has also secured award winning producer, Julie Greene as Executive Producer for the project. Greene, was the Executive Producer and Executive Creative Director for the globally successful children’s[…..] […]
New Ideas from the Intersections of Science, Art & Engineering
Looking for new markets, the Looking Glass Factory goes to art fairs. The holographic display by Looking Glass Factory provides an interactive and collaborative environment to experience the holographic work of artists. Three dimensional (3D) virtual worlds provide rich interaction in a realtime environment, thus maintaining the interest of users. The desktop holographic display designed[…..] […]
GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS INKS BIGGEST EVER OPTION DEAL WITH BANIJAY GROUP
-Agreement to span 15 territories worldwide- -Follows success of Magnolia TV’s La Notte Dei Record– Cannes, 15 October 2019: Guinness World Records (GWR) has announced it will partner with Banijay Group in an international sales drive for its primetime family entertainment show format. The year-long deal marks the world-famous brand’s biggest option deal to date and will span[…..] […]
FREMANTLE AND HULU PARTNER TO TAKE BAGHDAD CENTRAL TO THE U.S.
LOS ANGELES, 14 October, 2019 – Fremantle today announced a new deal with Hulu to bring to the U.S. Produced by Fremantle’s UK drama label Euston Films, the six-part drama was written and created by BAFTA-nominated writer Stephen Butchard (The Last Kingdom, House of Saddam) based on the novel by Elliott Colla. Baghdad Central will[…..] […]
ITV STUDIOS AND ATRESMEDIA STUDIOS LAUNCH CO-DEVELOPED FAMILY FORMAT
MIPCOM, Cannes, 14 October, 2019 – ITV Studios and Atresmedia Studios have agreed a co-development deal for a new gameshow format Trust Me I’m A Six-Year-old. The alliance with Atresmedia Studios has seen the development team of ITV Studios label Possessed work with their counterparts at the Spanish company to create the exciting new format[…..] […]