Linear debut via U.K. IPTV provider TVPlayer follows last year’s XUMO launch in the U.S. By Jennifer Wolfe | Monday, April 1, 2019 at 4:31pm LONDON — Arcade Cloud, the multi-platform entertainment brand for gamers, continues to expand its linear reach with its launch on U.K. IPTV provider TVPlayer. Available outside the paywall of TVPlayer’s basic tier, gamers[…..] […]
With production underway in Vancouver at Cinesite Studios, ‘The Addams Family’ arrives in theaters from distributor MGM on October 11. By Jennifer Wolfe | Monday, April 1, 2019 at 5:14pm MGM has released the first poster for its forthcoming animated reboot of The Addams Family. Based on the famous New Yorker creations of Charles Addams, this animated action-comedy follows the[…..] […]
By Ramin Zahed | March 29, 2019 Indie studio GKIDS and Beijing Film Panorama are presenting the Animation Is Film Beijing as part of the upcoming Beijing Intl. Film Festival (BJIFF), April 13-20. This spin-off of the popular L.A. animation festival which runs in October will be the largest slate of non-Chinese feature animation titles to be[…..] […]
By Mercedes Milligan | March 28, 2019 The Rickmobile is heading to Toronto! To celebrate the world’s first ever 24-hour Adult Swim channel launching in Canada, the Rickmobile – a giant Rick-shaped truck / mobile pop-up shop inspired by Adult Swim’s hit animated series Rick and Morty – is hitting the road for its first Canadian visit. On Monday,[…..] […]
CGGE: As part of cultural tourism, Wenzhou Night Tour combines modern multimedia technology with physical tourism. Where is the effect of the cultural tourism industry reflected? Juchengshijie: The current upgradation of the cultural tourism & entertainment platform has accelerated the integration of culture, art, entertainment, technology and tourism industry, putting forward higher requirements for the[…..] […]
By Mercedes Milligan | March 31, 2019 Netflix original animated series The Dragon Prince has been renewed for a third season, it was announced during the break-out fantasy adventure’s panel at WonderCon in Anaheim. Season 3 will deliver nine new episodes; premiere date TBA. The series is the first franchise from “story and play” media studio Wonderstorm. S3 of The[…..] […]
By Mercedes Milligan | March 28, 2019 Following the short films competition announcement a fortnight back, organizers of the Annecy International Animated Film Festival have revealed further Official Selections for the program: 48 Graduation Films, 24 TV titles and 35 Commissioned Films. The festival takes place June 10-15 in France. “The 2019 Graduation Films competition selection is especially inspiring,”[…..] […]
Each year the Annecy Festival presents awards to works from the official selection, as well as special prizes. Annecy Festival Awards Feature Films: Cristal for a Feature Film Jury Distinction Audience Award/Première Contrechamp Award Contrechamp Jury Distinction Short Films: Cristal for a Short Film Jury Award “Jean-Luc Xiberras” Award for First Film Jury Distinction[…..] […]
March 5th, 2019 Festival from 10th to 15th June 2019 Mifa from 11th to 14th June 2019 “In 1999 the Annecy Festival honored Japanese animation, making this cinematography the first to receive such a distinction. At that time the great authors of Japanese animation were just emerging to the European audience and the craze for Anime was gaining popularity with[…..] […]
By Mercedes Milligan | March 26, 2019 In an emotional short rendered in rich pastel-inspired animation, filmmaker Amy Bench delves into the story of a child immigrant’s terrifying journey to a new life in the United States. While stories about DACA kids’ (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) lives after crossing the border have come to the fore[…..] […]
