Sandcastle Studios’ “Jungle Beat: The Movie,” produced in collaboration with South Africa’s Sunrise Productions, had big theatrical plans for its post-festival life. But all that changed when the world went into lockdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “When the pandemic came, we realized theatrical wasn’t going to happen, so we started thinking about putting[…..] […]
France’s 2020 Annecy festival and accompanying Mifa market won’t be the first such events to go completely online this year, but certainly stand out as one of Europe’s largest to do so. The prestigious animation gathering, which normally draws toon heavyhitters from all over the world, will stream June 15-30. While platforms and broadcasters fight[…..] […]
Cartoon Network EMEA has announced a long form series of “The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe” whose critically acclaimed original 10 shorts have proved a banner high-quality 2D European series for Cartoon Network. Cartoon Network’s first series with Denmark and just the second at the time from Cartoon Network Studios Europe, “Ivandoe” was[…..] […]
DAISY RIDLEY CAST IN LEAD ROLE IN BAOBAB STUDIOS’ “BABA YAGA” Due to launch later this year, the studio will give a first look at the film during their Annecy International Film Festival’s Work in Progress Session San Francisco – June 15, 2020 – Baobab Studios is proud to announce the casting of Daisy Ridley[…..] […]
COVID-19 looks set to accelerate the biggest paradigm shift in French animation in the last two decades: Global streaming platforms’ ever larger presence in finance and distribution. How France’s auteur-driven animation movie and TV industry dovetails with the market interests and industry practices of Netflix, Disney Plus, HBO Max, Warner Media and Apple TV Plus[…..] […]
Meanwhile, the Academy’s Sci-Tech Awards and Governors Awards ceremonies have been postponed. As a result of the global pandemic, the 93rd Academy Awards ceremony has been pushed back from Feb. 28 to April 25, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and its Oscars broadcasting partner ABC announced on Monday. In turn, the Oscars[…..] […]
101 Films International, a member of the Amcomri Media Group, has picked up the international distribution rights to Paddy Slattery’s debut crime thriller Broken Law. Produced by Simon James Doyle (Failsafe Films) and Paddy Slattery (True Line Films), with participation of Screen Ireland, the film premiered to a sold-out IMAX theatre audience at the Virgin[…..] […]
Paris / Moscow – Friday June 12th, 2020: Cyber Group Studios, the leading European animated entertainment company, and the historical Russian State animation studio Soyuzmultfilm are thrilled to announce their new partnership to create the first ever French and Russian joint label of animated programs “CYBER SOYUZ JUNIOR”, targeting the preschool audience around the[…..] […]
In the ever changing landscape of modern ‘knowledge economy’, work is increasingly becoming reliant on some unique human brain strengths such as solving non standard problems, flexibility, working with new information and effective communication. Besides these skills, the strength of working in teams, self-confidence, critical thinking and perseverance are some of the essential skills needed[…..] […]
Los Angeles, June 12, 2020 – French Riviera Film Festival (FRFF) has signed a licensing agreement with UK based ShortsTV, the world’s leading short movie entertainment company, to present select winning and finalist shorts from its 2019 competition on the channel’s North American platforms beginning next year, the announcement was made today by FRFF co-founders[…..] […]
