Chinese animation is leading a unique road Masako Furuichi, a Japanese teacher at the Foreign Languages School of Peking University, was shocked when she saw the headline of her student’s dissertation: Japanese anime has begun to decline. She felt that Chinese anime has shaken the status of Japanese animation in China. “The development of Chinese[…..] […]
Rocket Forum’s Funding of Canadian Kids Content Roundtable Kicking off on Tuesday, September 21, Shaw Rocket Fund has announced the creation of an interactive Rocket Forum as part of Content Canada’s annual flagship event: a new three-day program dedicated to showcasing and exploring the state of the children’s media sector in Canada. As part of[…..] […]
Going Global: International Co-Pros and Partnerships After a month Content Canada’s Digital Summit drew to a close. During the Content Canada’s first all-virtual event with a clear mission to keep the industry connected during these unprecedented times.Content Canada facilitated over 250 one-on-one national and international pitch meetings; successfully launched the first cohort of the Canadian[…..] […]
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[…..] […]
