Nickelodeon’s ‘Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty’ Premieres January 27
New animated series from Funrise follows the comedic adventures of Felicity, a spirited kitty with special transformative powers.
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Shout! Sets U.S. Theatrical Dates for ‘Tito and the Birds’
Award-winning animated feature opens in New York City January 25, with theatrical openings in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Philadelphia and Arizona to follow on February 1.
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Nickelodeon Appoints Former Disney Exec Paul DeBenedittis SVP, Programming Strategy
Reporting to Nickelodeon president Brian Robbins, DeBenedittis to lead content and programming strategies, partnerships, acquisitions and media planning for Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., Nicktoons and TeenNick.
CLIPS: There’s Glitter Galore in New Season of DreamWorks Television’s ‘Trolls: The Beat Goes On!’
Season 5 of ‘DreamWorks Trolls: The Beat Goes On!’ launches exclusively on Netflix on January 18.
China’s Alibaba to Partner with STX Entertainment on UglyDolls Franchise
New deal includes previously announced ‘UglyDolls’ animated feature film directed by Kelly Asbury along with an animated TV series, digital and print publishing, mobile and educational games, soundtrack and music, and merchandising and licensing programs.
Netflix Unveils New Title Sequence & Theme Song for ‘Carmen Sandiego’ Reboot
New theme song for the upcoming Netflix reboot of the classic animated series was written by Jared Lee Gosselin and sung by Raquel Castro.
Margie Cohn Appointed President, DreamWorks Animation
Chris deFaria to depart DWA following the global release of ‘How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World’; Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri to continue to act as senior advisor.
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WATCH: Netflix Unveils New Trailer for ‘Carmen Sandiego’ Reboot
With art direction by Kevin Dart and animation provided by Chromosphere, upcoming reboot of the classic animated series debuts on Netflix on Friday, January 18.
Netflix Announces Animation Anthology Series from Tim Miller, ‘Love, Death & Robots’
Sentient dairy products, werewolf soldiers, robots gone wild, garbage monsters, cyborg bounty hunters, alien spiders and blood-thirsty demons from hell converge in an 185-minute genre orgy of *NSFM* (not suitable for mainstream) shorts.
Dr. Seuss’ ‘The Grinch’ Coming to Blu-Ray and DVD
Illumination and Universal Pictures’ heartwarming holiday tale, with bonus Minion and Max mini-movies, arrives on February 5.
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TRAILER: Season 2 of ‘The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle’ Debuts Jan 11
Brad Norman, Mark Hamill, Mario Lopez, Weird Al Yankovic and Lil Rel Howery line up as guest talent in Season 2 of DreamWorks Animation Television’s Annie Award-nominated series.
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CLIPS: DreamWorks Animation’s ‘3Below’ Debuts December 21
Continuing the adventures of Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Tales of Arcadia’ trilogy, ‘3Below’ follows two royal teenage aliens heroes on the run from intergalactic bounty hunters.
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Animated Preschool Series ‘Abby Hatcher’ Premiering January 1 on Nick Jr.
New show from Spin Master Entertainment features little girl and her quirky Fuzzly friends helping others to solve problems.
VFX Breakdown: Method Studios Helps Santa’s Reindeer Take Flight in ‘The Christmas Chronicles’
Led by VFX supervisor Hamish Schumacher, Method Studios Vancouver delivers holiday cheer for the Netflix Christmas movie with everything from photoreal reindeer taking flight through a Northern Lights night sky to a sprightly cast of CG elves.
Nominees Announced for 2019 Kidscreen Awards
Winners to be revealed next February 12 during Kidscreen Summit 2019 in Miami.
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Final Season of DreamWorks ‘Voltron Legendary Defender’ Launches Today on Netflix
Last thirteen episodes of the critically acclaimed interstellar drama chronicle the Paladins as they try to prevent Honerva from setting in motion her deadliest plan yet.
FIRST LOOK: Netflix Sets ‘Carmen Sandiego’ Reboot for January 18
Upcoming reboot of the classic animated series features art direction by Kevin Dart, with the animation provided by Chromosphere.
DreamWorks Animation TV Debuts Season 1 Trailer for ‘3Below: Tales of Arcadia’
The second chapter in DreamWorks Animation Television’s ‘Tales of Arcadia trilogy’ premieres on Netflix on December 21.
CG ‘Ghost in the Shell’ Series Coming to Netflix in 2020
Directed by Shinji Aramaki and Kenji Kamiyama, ‘Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045’ will be produced by Production I.G and Sola Digital Arts.
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Netflix Enters Into Overall Deal with ‘Doc McStuffins’ Creator Chris Nee
Peabody, Emmy, and Humanitas Prize-winning children’s television screenwriter and producer to write and produce new animated and live action series for preschool and all audiences exclusively for Netflix.
Frederator Ups Carrie Miller and Jeremy Rosen to VP
Miller to oversee all digital production while Rosen to run marketing, networks, and programming departments as Frederator continues to expand hit roster of animated series, digital channels, and properties.
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Chris Rose Appointed VP, Int’l Animation Production & Development at Nickelodeon
Former Beano Studios exec to lead internal and external animation development and production teams for Nickelodeon International.
King Features Celebrates Popeye’s 90th Anniversary with New Digital Series
New ‘Popeye’s Island Adventures’ series on the Popeye and Friends Official YouTube Channel will introduce the classic character to younger audiences.
Disney Releasing Animated ‘Star Wars’ Shorts for Kids
Initial set of six films will debut November 30 on new ‘Star Wars Kids’ website and YouTube channel.
Adult Swim, Crunchyroll & Alcon Producing All-New ‘Blade Runner’ Anime Series
Sola Digital Arts to provide animation services; ‘Cowboy Bebop’ director Shinichiro Watanabe to serve as creative producer.
