By Mercedes Milligan | February 15, 2019 Cartoon Hangover has released the official trailer for Costume Quest and announced that the new animated series — based on the smash hit game from Double Fine — will make its Amazon Prime Video debut on March 8. Produced by Wellsville Productions, Frederator Studios, Double Fine Productions and Amazon Studios, Costume Quest follows four[…..] […]
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FIRST LOOK: Nickelodeon, STUDIOCANAL Announce New ‘Paddington’ Series
Ben Whishaw returns as beloved voice of Paddington in new CG-animated preschool series set to air in 2020. By Jennifer Wolfe | Friday, February 15, 2019 at 11:03am PARIS/LONDON — STUDIOCANAL, Nickelodeon and award-winning producer David Heyman have announced a global deal and released a first look for a brand-new Paddington (working title) television series for preschoolers. Actor Ben[…..] […]
Turner APAC & UYoung Partner on New Toon IP
By Mercedes Milligan | February 15, 2019 Turner Asia Pacific and Chinese animation company UYoung have formalized their official partnership with an MOU, announced at Kidscreen Summit in Miami. The team-up will see the development of a new IP by UYoung (TBA), backed by Turner’s production and international distribution experience. Ricky Ow, Turner Asia Pacific President,[…..] […]
Crunchyroll Announces Winners for 3rd Annual Anime Awards
By Mercedes Milligan | February 16, 2019 Super-popular anime brand Crunchyroll has crowned the winners of the third annual Anime Awards, presented by Devil May Cry 5. The event celebrates the year’s best in Japanese animation, with categories spotlighting fan-favorite series, characters, moments, and more. Surrealist dark comedy maestro Masaaki Yuasa came out on top, with his Science[…..] […]
‘Transformers’ Origin Story Series Coming to Netflix in 2020
By Mercedes Milligan | February 15, 2019 Netflix and Hasbro have teamed up with Rooster Teeth to bring the original series War for Cybertron to viewers around the world in 2020. With a fresh animation style, the show will present the popular Transformers property in a totally new way and reveal the origins of these robots in disguise. Rooster[…..] […]
GKIDS, Fathom Bring Back Studio Ghibli Fest with 9 Films in 2019
By Mercedes Milligan | February 14, 2019 After kicking off in 2017 and returning for an even more successful 2018, GKIDS and Fathom Events are continuing their collaboration to bring Studio Ghibli Fest back for 2019. A new and expanded selection of nine celebrated animated films will screen in U.S. cinemas throughout the year. The series[…..] […]
Live-Action ‘Your Name’ to be Directed by Marc Webb
By Ramin Zahed | February 15, 2019 The big steam engine of movies based on popular animated titles is showing no signs of slowing down. Deadline just announced that Marc Webb, the director fo two Amazing Spider-Man Movies and the rom-com 500 Days of Summer has been hired by producers J.J. Abrams, Bad Robot and Paramount to[…..] […]
WATCH: Debut Trailer for Cartoon Network’s ‘DC Super Hero Girls’
Upcoming one-hour movie, ‘#SweetJustice,’ kicks off new animated series from Warner Bros. Animation and Emmy Award-winning producer Lauren Faust. By AWN Staff Editor | Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 5:38pm When six ordinary girls meet and discover that they each have extraordinary powers, they decide to join forces to take on one of Metropolis’s most sinister villains. DC Super[…..] […]
Submit Your Films to Animation Block Party 2019
Entries now being accepted for 16th annual edition, set to run September 20-22, 2019. By AWN Staff Editor | Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 6:04pm Organizers of New York’s Animation Block Party 2019 have announced that they are now accepting submissions for this year’s 16th annual edition, which will run September 20-22. This summer’s fest will feature the[…..] […]
Women in Animation Awards Three Remarkable Women with 2019 WIA Scholarships
WIA Vice President Jinko Gotoh announces and honors recipients at the 2019 BRIC Talent and Innovation Summit. By Jennifer Wolfe | Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at 12:00pm LOS ANGELES — This past Saturday, at the 2019 BRIC Talent and Innovation Summit, Women in Animation vice president Jinko Gotoh announced the recipients of this year’s WIA Scholarship — April Apodaca, Mariyah Rahman[…..] […]