Xilam Animation (France) has appointed Manya Zhou to the newly created position of Head of Business Development for China. Zhou will be responsible for developing Xilam’s strategy in China, including managing local linear and digital distribution, licensing & merchandising, and potential co-production opportunities. Additionally, Zhou will forge strategic partnerships and build awareness in the market[…..] […]
Brand Licensing Europe has announced the first of two keynotes that will take place at this year’s event. Storyboard: The Best of British Animation will spotlight the inspirational and aspirational creativity and success of some of the nation’s most prolific production studios with an eye-wateringly talented panel of experts. “Britain’s animation studios produce world leading[…..] […]
Since Rovio’s first Angry Birds game launched back in 2009, various versions of the hugely popular property have been downloaded more than 4 billion times, spawning a franchise that includes, along with numerous comics, books, theme park attractions and four animated series spinoffs, their latest CG animated feature film, The Angry Birds Movie 2, the[…..] […]
Writer Gordon Bressack, best known for his work on iconic ’90s toons Animaniacs and Pinky and the Brain, died Friday, August 30 in Los Angeles after a long illness. His son, James, shared the news of his passing with Deadline. Bressack was born in New York and started out working in theater. In the mid[…..] […]
Techland recently released a 26-minute Dying Light 2 video and has not revealed that there are Hidden Messages in the video. Fans of Dying Light 2 can enter a competition where they must find the Hidden Messages in the Dying Light 2 video and submit them online and get a chance to win a Limited[…..] […]
PAX West is in full swing and Gearbox took to the stage last night with some new information about the upcoming Borderlands 3. Two main aspects of Borderlands 3 which were discussed last night were Endgame and Post-Launch content. Judging by the last night’s announcements, it seems like Borderlands 3 begins truly after you are[…..] […]
The London-based creative studio and tech pioneers join forces with Luxembourg’s a_BAHN to bring ground-breaking VR project to life. With the support of Film Fund Luxembourg, multi-disciplinary creative studio and tech company, Satore, and a_BAHN, a documentary and VR production house, have joined forces to realise a new cinematic piece about ‘loss’. Setting out to[…..] […]
Brazilian kids’ network Gloob has formed a strategic partnership with ZAG Entertainment and Method Animation. ZAG’s Miraculous Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir has proven a hit worldwide, and helped spur Brazil to be one of the world’s leading animation markets. As a result, national exclusive broadcast distributor Gloob has signed on to co-produce the[…..] […]
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its fall programming lineup this week for both Los Angeles and New York. Kicking off the season will be a special 10th anniversary presentation of Walt Disney Animation Studio’s The Princess and the Frog in Beverly Hills — with stellar voice talent and creative leads from[…..] […]
The 63rd BFI London Film Festival (LFF), in partnership with American Express, has announced its full program of 229 feature films from some of the world’s greatest filmmakers and emerging talent — seven of which are fully animated — as well as 116 shorts. For 12 days from October 2-13, the LFF will celebrate the[…..] […]
