‘Counterfeit Cat’ wins Cablefax Program Award for Best Children’s Series
Original 2D-animated series from Tricon Films & Television is produced by Bristol-based studio Wildseed with animation production handled by Atomic Cartoons in Vancouver.
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‘The Simpsons’ Sets First-Ever One-Hour Episode
Taraji P. Henson and Keegan-Michael Key to make guest-voice appearances in one-hour episode, ‘The Great Phatsby,’ airing in January 2017.
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Toei Animation Announces Voice Cast for U.S. Release of New ‘Digimon’ Feature
First animated ‘Digimon’ feature film since 2000 reunites characters and original cast from the classic television series.
New Book Celebrating the Art of Yoshitaka Amano Available August 19
VIZ Media’s ‘Yoshitaka Amano: Illustrations’ features artworks from legendary properties including ‘Gatchaman’ (‘Battle of the Planets’), ‘Final Fantasy,’ ‘Vampire Hunter D’ and more.
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Howie Shia’s ‘BAM’ Now Streaming
Canadian animator Howie Shia’s 2016 short film produced by the NFB dives headfirst into the awkward reality of how we handle aggression and rage.
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Masters & Savant Showcases South Africa’s Production Talent
Award-winning multi-disciplinary production company based in Johannesburg and Cape Town, and with a U.S. affiliate office in Chicago, launches a new website showcasing its strong collection of motion graphics, animation and visual effects artistry.
‘Digimon’ Feature Set for One-Night Theatrical Event
Fathom Events, Eleven Arts and Toei Animation bring the first English-language version of internationally-acclaimed anime title, ‘Digimon Adventure tri. - Chapter 1: Reunion’ to the big screen for one night only on September 15.
Boat Rocker Media Acquires Jam Filled Entertainment
Ottawa-based animation studio behind hit series including Radical Sheep’s ‘The Bagel and Becky Show’ and Nickelodeon’s ‘The Loud House’ to strengthen Boat Rocker’s animation & family content capabilities.
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Illuminated Films’ ‘Caiman’ Headed to Cartoon Forum
Seven-minute pilot episode featuring a friendly young alligator living in a semi-tropical paradise was funded by Creative Europe with sponsorship from Adam Selly’s Union Media.
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Blacklist & Golden Wolf Induce Sensory Overload with New Mind-Blowing Campaign
New 2D-animated campaign for international beverage brand Mirinda features trippy spots, GIFs, and insane loops.
BRB to Distribute New Season of ‘Lilly the Witch’
2D-animated kids series produced by German animation studio Trixter to be distributed by BRB in select European countries including Spain and Portugal, as well as Canada, Latin America, Australia and Asia.
VIZ Media Announces Blu-ray Release of ‘Bleach’
Complete uncut first set of first-ever Blu-ray release of acclaimed paranormal action-adventure anime series debuts this summer.
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Hungarian Animation Director Milán Kopasz Joins A+C Studios
Margate-based animation production company signs Budapest-based stop-motion animation filmmaker and director Milán Kopasz for commercial representation in the U.K.
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Brown Bag Films Recognized with Shotgun Pipeline Award
Dublin-headquartered animation studio Brown Bag Films takes home the Pipeline Shotty Award recognizing excellence in tool development at SIGGRAPH 2016.
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Blackmagic Announces Fusion 8.2 for Linux
New free update brings Blackmagic Design’s visual effects and motion graphics software to Mac OS X, Windows and Linux platforms, allowing artists to run different platforms for the same job.
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‘Charlie Brown’s All Stars 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition’ Available October 4
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment to release newly-remastered DVD edition of Emmy-nominated Peanuts television special.
WATCH: Season 3 Preview of ‘Rick and Morty’ Unveiled at SDCC 2016
Showrunners Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland offer a taste of the hit series’ upcoming third season with a rough animatic showing an altered Rick trying to escape a laboratory swarming with violent rats.
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Pluralsight Acquires Adobe-Centric Training Company Train Simple
Global leader in online learning for technology professionals now offers more than 1,200 courses covering the entire Adobe Creative Cloud suite as well as other Adobe flagship technologies.
‘Stan Lee’s Cosmic Crusaders’ Debuts on THR.com
The Hollywood Reporter premieres Stan Lee’s Pow! Entertainment and Genius Brands International’s new adult animated series.
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Assimilate Announces Availability of SCRATCH 8.5
New update to the SCRATCH ecosystem features enhanced 3D workflow, HDR update, increased format support & improved data management.
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Isotropix Launches Clarisse 3.0
New release of high-end 2D & 3D rendering software features expanded VFX toolset along with new licensing and rental options aimed at small-to-mid-size studios.
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New Episodes of ‘We Bare Bears’ Debut August 1
Cartoon Network announces a bear-tastic week of all-new episodes from hit original series ‘We Bare Bears’ beginning Monday, August 1.
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Review: ‘Phantom Boy’
Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli, the writing and directing team behind ‘A Cat in Paris,’ do a lively job of assembling many familiar elements into a unique picture.
Cartoon Network Greenlights Second Season of ‘Powerpuff Girls’
Series premiere of the Emmy-nominated global hit franchise the largest international event in CN’s history; Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup to Make San Diego Comic-Con debut July 21-24.
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Moonbot Short, ‘The Boy Who Learned to Fly,’ Now Online
Studio behind ‘The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore’ animates the life of Usain Bolt, the fastest man alive, in a new short film for Gatorade.
