By Mercedes Milligan | March 8, 2019 Multi-platform media company Shout! Factory has inked a deal with international feature film sales agency Studio 100 Film to distribute Princess Emmy – The Movie in the U.S. and Canada. Shout! has secured all North American distribution rights, including digital, video-on-demand, home entertainment, theatrical and broadcast, and is planning a strategic launch[…..] […]
A diverse group of nine female creative professionals working at Pixomondo share their career histories, motivations and insights from navigating a male-led industry. By Dan Sarto | Friday, March 8, 2019 at 12:04pm In celebration of International Women’s Day, AWN is pleased to share with readers the stories of nine women, all visual effects professionals working at the[…..] […]
Video presentation and Q&A with series executive producer Lauren Faust and voice cast members Kimberly Brooks, Kari Wahlgren, Nicole Sullivan, Grey Griffin and Myrna Velasco takes place Saturday, March 30. By Jennifer Wolfe | Thursday, March 7, 2019 at 4:17pm BURBANK, CA — Warner Bros. Television will deliver Warner Bros. Animation’s newest superhero fix — DC Super Hero Girls to[…..] […]
‘Buñuel In The Labyrinth of the Turtles’ director Salvador Simó, Amsterdam production studio Submarine, and German distributor Sola Media honored at 21st edition of European pitching and co-production event for animated features. By Jennifer Wolfe | Thursday, March 7, 2019 at 4:59pm Bordeaux, FRANCE — CARTOON MOVIE has announced the winners of the 2019 Cartoon Tributes, which are[…..] […]
By Mercedes Milligan | March 7, 2019 If you weren’t already planning to adjust your monthly entertainment budget around the launch of Disney’s in-house streaming service, Disney+ (coming late 2019), company CEO Bob Iger has revealed that shortly after its debut the new platform will contain “the entire Disney motion picture library.” That’s right — no longer[…..] […]
Sony Interactive Entertainment (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. today held a release conference of “China Hero Project”, announcing that the development of two works in the first “China Hero Program” has completed and entered the stage of preparation for being listed – “Immortal Legacy: The Jade Cipher” and “Code:HARDCORE”. At the same time, seven new works from the second session of “China[…..] […]
By Mercedes Milligan | March 6, 2019 Netflix has announced it will adapt Nidhi Chanani’s highly acclaimed, best-selling graphic novel Pashmina into an original CG animated musical with celebrated writer-director Gurinder Chadha (Bend It Like Beckham), internationally renowned producer Ashok Amritraj, and Chadha’s long-standing writing partner, Paul Mayeda Berges. Pashmina is a fantasy and adventure story that follows Priyanka, a[…..] […]
For the first time ever, the Vimeo Staff Pick Award will be presented at the GLAS Animation Festival with a $2,500 cash prize and online launch as a Staff Pick. By Jennifer Wolfe | Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at 12:40pm The GLAS Animation Festival is right around the corner! The Festival has announced the 2019 Schedule, Special Programs, and a new[…..] […]
By Mercedes Milligan | March 6, 2019 New York City’s Film Forum will present the U.S. theatrical premiere of Wall — the feature film adaptation of David Hare’s political play directed and animated by Cam Christiansen, produced by the National Film Board of Canada. Beginning Wednesday, April 3, the Film Forum will be screening Wall for one week, with multiple daily[…..] […]
By Mercedes Milligan | March 5, 2019 Japanese character creation powerhouse Sanrio has sold film rights to its iconic Hello Kitty property to Warner Bros.’ New Line Cinema and Flynn Picture Company, who will develop the little bow-wearing heroine’s first English-language feature. It is unclear whether the project will be animation or live action. Beau Flynn (Rampage, Journey to the[…..] […]
