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Netflix Adapting ‘Pashmina’ Graphic Novel as CG Movie Musical

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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[…..] […]

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GLAS Animation Festival Announces 2019 Program, Vimeo Staff Pick Award

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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[…..] […]

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Cam Christiansen’s ‘Wall’ Gets Limited NYC Film Forum Release

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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[…..] […]

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‘Hello Kitty’ Heads to Hollywood with New Line Movie Project

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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[…..] […]

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66 Projects Selected for 21st Edition of CARTOON MOVIE

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Family comedies remain the focus of CARTOON MOVIE projects, with 44 family-focused projects comprising 67 percent of the total projects to be presented at this year’s event. By Jennifer Wolfe | Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at 2:47pm Bordeaux, FRANCE — CARTOON MOVIE, the European pitching and co-production event for animated features, has announced that 66 projects have been[…..] […]

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Sony PlayStaion Will Hold a Spring Release Conference for China Hero Program on March 7th, with a Number of New Games to be Announced

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By PlayStation China The official microblog of PlayStation China has announced that the Spring Release Conference of China Hero Program will be held at 3 pm on March 7, 2019. It has also released a series of mysterious posters with hidden clues implying game information to be revealed at the conference. Can you tell which[…..] […]

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Newzoo: Games are the third most-popular mobile app category

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Half of mobile app users at least check into gaming apps. Social media and shopping remain more popular. By Rebekah Valentine | Tuesday 5th March 2019 Of those who use apps of any kind on their mobile devices, half of them are using gaming apps, making gaming apps the third most-popular app category. In a survey[…..] […]

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Vivendi sells remaining Ubisoft shares

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Media conglomerate ultimately gained €1.2 billion from failed attempt to acquire publisher. Brendan Sinclair | Tuesday 5th March 2019 Nearly a year after first announcing an end to its bid to acquire Ubisoft, Vivendi has sold off its final shares in the Assassin’s Creed publisher. As reported by Reuters, Vivendi today said it has sold off the[…..] […]

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Animated Short Film Thistle One Goes Live Today

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Bobby Beck | March 5, 2019  Thistle One Was Created Using the Artella Production Management Platform Emeryville, CA, March 5, 2019 — Independent animated short film, Thistle One, is available immediately online for viewing. See it on The CG Brothers Channel on Youtube. The animated short film is an independent collaboration created with people from all over the world[…..] […]

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‘Zafari’ Makes MENA Debut on Spacetoon

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First CG-animated series to be produced using the Unreal game engine celebrates our differences. By Jennifer Wolfe | Monday, March 4, 2019 at 12:33pm DUBAI — Spacetoon TV, the first kids’ TV channel in MENA, has recently premiered Zafari, an 11-minute CG animated series. The CG-animated series created with the Unreal Engine real-time game engine airs on Sundays and[…..] […]

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