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Chinese-Animated Series ‘A Herbivorous Dragon of 5,000 Years Gets Unfairly Villainized’ Season 2 Reveals Opening, Teaser, Additional Cast

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The official website for the Chinese-animated series adaptation of Kaisei Enomoto’s A Herbivorous Dragon of 5,000 Years Gets Unfairly Villainized (Yowai 5000-nen no Sōshoku Dragon, Iware Naki Jaryū Nintei) novel series announced new cast members, the opening song, and revealed a new teaser for the show’s second season. Fukurow note performs the opening theme “Brave[…..] […]

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Cartoon Forum 2024-35th anniver­sary

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 This year marks the 35th edition of Cartoon Forum, and we’re celebrating in style! Our incredible journey began at Villa Medici (Rome) in November 1989, where 50 representatives from across Europe gathered to explore the idea of an annual event where producers could pitch their animated TV projects to broadcasters. Since then, Cartoon Forum has[…..] […]

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Tiger & Bunny Producer Establishes New Company

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Tiger & Bunny anime producer Masayuki Ozaki announced  a new company Creadom8. The company will focus on anime production and character creation and began operations on Oct 8. The company will begin with focusing on short animation films, inspired by global trends toward short live-action films. Ozaki announced hopes to produce TV series and films[…..] […]

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Animated Feature were Nomineed In Animated Feature Category By European Film Awards

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Five animated features have been nominated by the European Film Academy for the 37th annual European Film Awards (EFA). The awards are the most prestigious pan-European award for animated features. The nominees in the category are: Flow directed by Gints Zilbalodis (Latvia, France, Belgium) Living Large directed by Kristina Dufková (Czech Republic, France, Slovakia) https://youtu.be/9_ufVVCFT18[…..] […]

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Studio 100 International unveils its MIPCOM kids lineup

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German children’s and family entertainment media company Studio 100 International has revealed its line-up of animated and live action series. The company’s MIPCOM slate kicks off with the 2D/CGI-animation mix comedy adventure series Dino Mates (26 x 11’) targeted at six to 10 year olds. The series is inspired by the theme park family attraction[…..] […]

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The 37th European Film Awards ceremony for the best European films of the year will be held in Switzerland for the first time

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The 37th European Film Awards ceremony for the best European films of the year will be held in Switzerland for the first time this year. The top-class awards will be presented on Saturday, 7 December 2024 at Lucerne Culture and Congress Centre (KKL Luzern). In addition, a varied supporting programme of film screenings, debates and[…..] […]

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Popular Anime ‘Obocchama-kun’ Premiering At MIPCOM

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TV Asahi and Sony Pictures Networks India collaborate to revive popular anime ‘Obocchama-kun’, premiering at MIPCOM TV Asahi and Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) have announced an exciting collaboration to co-produce a new sequel to the beloved kids’ animation series Obocchama-kun. The sequel, comprising 26 brand-new episodes (26 x 22’ or 52 x 11’), will[…..] […]

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India’s Start Animation and Africa’s Ladonik Animation sign MoU at Gwangju Ace Fair

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Ladonik Animation Studio director Linda Manouan and Start Animation Studio CEO Rakesh Raj India’s Start Animation Studio has signed an MOU with Africa’s Ladonik Animation Studio for a new project on 27 September at Gwangju Ace Fair 2024. Ace Fair is a cultural content exhibition that took place from 26 to 29 September at the[…..] […]

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Japan’s anime industry looks to AI to solve labor crunch

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New services can automate backgrounds, coloring, and other time-consuming work. With generative artificial intelligence poised to trigger seismic shifts across society, Japan’s animation industry is opening up to its potential to stem critical labor shortages, even as concerns about protecting creators abound. Nagoya-based K&K Design introduced generative AI into its workflow last year to help[…..] […]

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