Leading Chinese kids & family entertainment media company UYoung has licensed multiple series to CCTV, China’s state-owned broadcaster, for it children’s channel CCTV-14, which reaches over one billion viewers. The pick-ups cover three seasons of Mia and me (78 x 22’), two seasons of Messy Goes to Okido (78 x 11’) and two seasons of[…..] […]
‘Hello Kitty has been one of the most beloved characters around the world for the last forty-plus years’, says producer A film based on the beloved Japanese toy Hello Kitty is being developed, which will bring her to the big screen for the first time in her 45-year history. New Line Cinema is teaming up[…..] […]
The SIGGRAPH 2019 Immersive Pavilion and VR Theater are set to roll into L.A. this summer with the conference’s largest selection of immersive programming to date, including four world-premiere experiences. Both spaces offer daily first-come, first-served content in addition to timed VR Theater screenings that are by ticket only. The following world-premiere experiences are set[…..] […]
Paris, France – On Monday June 24th, 2019, Cyber Group Studios held, this year again and for the eighth time, the Semi-Final round of judging of the International Emmy® Kids Awards in two categories: Kids Preschool and Kids Animation. The ceremony took place at the Hilton Paris Opera, historical Hotel formerly called “Grand Hotel Terminus” welcoming[…..] […]
What better way to spend a Monday night than by attending the premier showcase of thought-provoking animation? For one night only, SIGGRAPH 2019 presents the Computer Animation Festival Electronic Theater. This exclusive premiere event celebrates innovative storytelling that makes an impact and advances the computer graphics landscape. Honor this year’s diverse selection of animated works[…..] […]
The Mifa has just ended with a new record edition, consolidating its status as the largest single market in the world devoted to animated film. This event, with more than 4,000 badgeholders (+9%*) from 82 countries and bringing together professionals and talents from global audiovisual and animation film industries, continues to evolve. “Faced with the[…..] […]
“Pokemon Go” maker Niantic is getting ready to launch its next big game: “Harry Potter: Wizards Unite” is set to launch in June 21, the company revealed in a tweet this week. The tweet said that fans should keep their “eyes peeled and wand ready for more information” as the game goes live in their[…..] […]
A duo of Netflix employees had a unique idea for making the service’s shows even more stirring: They added a rumble pack option to the Netflix app as part of the company’s latest hack day. When watching shows like “Voltron,” the feature makes phones vibrate in sync with the action on the screen, similar to[…..] […]
Illumination Entertainment’s veteran director is back with a touching story about an anxious, ‘helicopter’ dog that finally learns to relax and let go. In the hilarious and wildly successful The Secret Life of Pets (2016), audiences laughed at Illumination Entertainment’s animated exploration of a simple, but perplexing question: what are our pets really doing when[…..] […]
Japan is arguably the world’s most mature market for animation, with the local industry generating animated projects aimed at all types of audiences which find wide success across multiple platforms. Production has been on the rise in Japan, fueled in part by a desire to replicate the recent international success of such films as Makoto[…..] […]
