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‘Tiny Toons Looniversity’: Like Your College, But with More Anvils

Co-EPs / Co-showrunners Nate Cash and Erin Gibson’s revived ‘Tiny Toon Adventures’ series, set at Acme Looniversity, famed institution of higher hijinks learning, sports a visual facelift where the characters ‘move in a cool 3D way, but it's all hand-drawn;’ Season 1 debuts today, September 8 on Max, tomorrow on Cartoon Network.

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Animation Festivals Events

Manchester Animation Festival 2023

Begins: November 12, 2023

Manchester Animation Festival, the UK’s largest animation festival, returns HOME, November 12-17 in person and November 18-30 online.

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Business Headline News

Fred Rogers Productions Secures PNC Foundation Grant for ‘Alma’s Way’

The $1.3M award extends support for the series’ engagement activities in addition to the ‘Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood’ community outreach initiative ‘Be My Neighbor Days.’

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It’s Going to Get ‘Looney’ Headline News

Cartoon Network Drops ‘Tiny Toons Looniversity’ Trailer

Meet the students of ‘Acme Looniversity;’ the all-new animated series, based on the original ‘Tiny Toon Adventures’ series, hits MAX in September with all Season 1 episodes.

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Classic Cartoons Headline News

MeTV Adds ‘Woody Woodpecker and Friends’

Coming next month, the mischievous Woody and his friends join ‘Saturday Morning Cartoons,’ a 3-hour block featuring classic cartoon collections, including ‘Popeye & Pals,’ ‘The Tom & Jerry Show’ and ‘Bugs Bunny & Friends.’

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Looney Tunes in Concert Headline News

‘Bugs Bunny at The Symphony’ Returning to Mexico

In a 4-city tour, the film-and-orchestra concert travels to Puebla, Mexico City, Monterrey, and Guadalajara this fall, featuring 16 classic ‘Looney Tunes’ shorts projected onto a big screen with a live symphony orchestra conducted by Emmy Award winner George Daugherty.

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Events Events

Kilkenny Animated 2023

Begins: September 29, 2023

The fifth annual festival, celebrating the creativity and craft of the visual image, will take over Kilkenny city September 30 – October 1.

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Business Headline News

9 Story Media Announces ‘Open Season: Call of Nature’ Animated Series

Based on Sony Pictures Animation’s feature film franchise, the show follows a lovable, risk-averse grizzly bear and a fast-talking, ‘act-first, think-later’ deer; currently in production at Brown Bag Films, it’s slated for 2024 launch.

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Cartoon Network Announces New Fall Programming

The upcoming animation slate includes the return of ‘Bugs Bunny Builders,’ ‘We Baby Bears,’ and ‘Teen Titans Go!’

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Blue Ant Media and marblemedia Merge Production, Distribution Businesses

Mark Bishop and Matthew Hornburg will serve as co-Presidents, reporting to Michael MacMillan, in the new unified studio and rights business.

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Professional Animation Tools Even Beginners Can Master ANIMATIONWorld

New Image Sequence and GIF Animation Import for Cartoon Animator 5.1

Nathan Smith, Director of Studio Ghibletz, shares how to use the new vector character launcher to create props in Photoshop and Illustrator so you can then add GIF animations to your latest cartoon.

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Watch Teaser: ‘Tom and Jerry’ Headed to Singapore in New Cartoon Network Series

The iconic franchise will feature unique Asian stories and locations – produced by Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios in association with Aum Animation Studios India.

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It’s Going to Get ‘Looney’ Headline News

Watch and Listen: ‘Tiny Toons Looniversity’ Theme Song Revealed at SDCC

The all-new animated series, based on the original ‘Tiny Toon Adventures’ series, honors its iconic musical heritage with a remix of the original arrangement; the show comes to Cartoon Network and Max this Fall.

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Wubba-Lubba-Dub-Dub! Headline News

‘Ricky and Morty: The Complete Seasons 1-6’ Heads to Blu-ray, DVD

All six seasons of Adult Swim’s award-winning sci-fi comedy, plus special features, audio commentary, deleted scenes, featurettes, animated sketches, and more, will be available on Blu-ray and DVD September 12.

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Kartoon Studios Announces Kartoon Films

The Stan Lee brand is getting energized as the company's new film division will develop content leveraging AI technology to create more animation in less time, reducing expenses while maintaining human creativity.

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Trevor Bentley Opens Toon City Vancouver

The industry veteran and co-founder of Atomic Cartoons launches the new production studio in partnership with Manila’s animation studio, Toon City.

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Preschool Fun Headline News

DreamWorks Debuts ‘Gabby’s Dollhouse’ Season 8 Trailer

The new season of the hit animated series sees Gabby and her best pal Pandy Paws meet fairies, find treasure, and go on wild adventures inside her super-special dollhouse; all-new episodes premiere on Netflix August 7.

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Events Headline News

Adult Swim, Cartoon Network Reveal San Diego Comic-Con Lineup

Panels will highlight the latest seasons of ‘Rick and Morty’ and ‘My Adventures with Superman,’ as well as Cartoon Networks’ upcoming new show, ‘Tiny Toons Looniversity,’ during the conventions run, July 19-23.

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The ‘Big Nate’ Team Talks Season 2’s Media Mashup Masterpiece

Sam Koji Hale, Ara Santos, and Ben Giroux dig deep into the production of a special episode from the new season involving more than 20 different animation techniques including stop-motion, pixelation, Claymation, cut-outs and digital puppetry - a veritable ‘dream style’ amalgam that provides an incredible visual feast for the eyes; Season 2 premieres today on Paramount+.

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Festival Events

ANIMA – Festival Internacional de Animación de Córdoba 2023

Begins: October 3, 2023

The international animation festival, running October 3-6, brings together academics, art and culture in a unique event devoted to animation in its artistic and technological dimensions.

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Animation Festival Blogs

KABOOM ANIMATION FESTIVAL 24 March – 2 April 2023 Utrecht/Amsterdam: A TALE OF TWO CITIES

Kaboom Animation Festival has a split personality.

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Warner Bros. Discovery Rebrands Boomerang as Cartoonito in Southeast Asia

The preschool age-focused channel will include favorites such as ‘Tom & Jerry,’ ‘Baby Looney Tunes,’ and ‘Grizzy and the Lemmings’ alongside new shows like ‘Mittens & Pants’ and ‘Vida the Vet.’

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We All Could Use a Little Help These Days Headline News

DreamWorks and Netflix Share ‘Dew Drop Diaries’ Trailer

The new animated preschool series follows a group of three-inch tall family fairies who secretly ‘help out’ their human families; the show hits the streamer next month.

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School’s Out!; Netflix Headline News

‘Netflix Family Summer’ Animation Highlights

The streamer shares a recap of upcoming movies and series, including the 3DCG animated feature, Nimona, premiering June 30, and new seasons of Sonic Prime and The Dragon Prince arriving next month.

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It’s Going to Get ‘Looney’ Headline News

Cartoon Network and Max Reveal ‘Tiny Toons Looniversity’ Voice Cast

The animated reboot of Emmy Award-winning ‘Tiny Toon Adventures’ welcomes back ‘Toon’ alumni, including Jeff Bergman, Bob Bergen and Candi Milo; freshman talent joining the ‘Looney’ crew includes Emmy Award-Winner Eric Bauza and Ashleigh Hairston – coming Fall 2023.