By Mercedes Milligan | March 10, 2019 The 38th edition of ANIMA, the Brussels International Animation Film Festival came to a close Sunday evening in Flagey’s Studio 4 with a festive closing ceremony, which opened with a performance of Winsor McCay’s famous Gertie the Dinosaur (1914) before the announcements of the winning films, and closed with the premiere of[…..] […]
(11th March 2019 – London) The China Institute for Innovation & Development Strategy (CIIDS), a non-governmental think tank, today announces it is searching for a UK specialist production company to partner with on a new documentary project. The Senior Producer of the documentary project Ms Huang Wei is visiting London this week as a participant in Pact’s UK China Creative Exchange programme[…..] […]
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[…..] […]
