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Animation Ireland Headline News

Irish Animation Awards Salute Outstanding Talent

Animation Ireland’s second annual awards ceremony honoring outstanding creative talent within the Irish animation, visual effects and game industries will take place on Saturday, March 25th as part of the Animation Dingle Festival.

Nickelodeon Headline News

Nickelodeon Unveils Robust Content Pipeline at Annual Upfront Presentation

Nick readies new shows and specials, including an animated series based on live-action hit ‘Henry Danger,’ reimagined animated ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ series, and Paramount Pictures animated feature ‘Amusement Park,’ which will be followed by a Nickelodeon-produced TV series the next year.

Portfolio Entertainment Headline News

Portfolio Gears Up for Third Season of ‘The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That!’

Dr. Seuss-inspired PBS KIDS preschool animated series secured two Canadian Screen Award nominations for the hour-long special, ‘The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About Camping!’

Voice Acting Headline News

First Look: Samantha Bee Guest Voicing ‘Creative Galaxy’ Valentine’s Day Special

Heartfelt animated Valentine’s Day special featuring the voices of Samantha Bee, Jason Jones, and Lisa Loeb debuts on Amazon Prime on February 7th.

MIFA 2017 Headline News

MIFA Gets a Makeover for 2017

Growing European marketplace and pitching forum running alongside the Annecy International Animated Film Festival swells to four days with an expanded exhibition floor, the MIFA Campus, and more.

Hasbro Headline News

Zoe Saldana Joins Voice Cast of ‘My Little Pony: The Movie’

‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ star joins previously announced Kristin Chenoweth, Emily Blunt, Taye Diggs, Liev Schreiber, Sia, Uzo Aduba, and Michael Peña, as well as the voice actors behind the ‘Mane 6’ from the ‘MLP: Friendship is Magic’ series: Andrea Libman, Tara Strong, Ashleigh Ball, Tabitha St. Germain and Cathy Weseluck.

Disney Television Animation Headline News

‘Duck the Halls: A Mickey Mouse Christmas Special’ Airs Tonight!

Holiday special directed by Alonso Ramirez Ramos and Dave Wasson and executive produced by Paul Rudish is part of the Emmy Award- and Annie Award-winning ‘Mickey Mouse’ cartoons.

Nickelodeon Headline News

Nickelodeon to Debut Holiday TV Movie ‘Albert’ on December 9

First original animated TV movie from Nickelodeon features the voices of comedians Bobby Moynihan, Sasheer Zamata, Judah Friedlander and Rob Riggle.

Amazon Studios Headline News

Amazon Launches Original Kids Holiday Specials November 25

Brand-new specials include ‘If You Give a Mouse a Christmas Cookie,’ ‘The Snowy Day,’ and the live-action ‘An American Girl Story -- Maryellen 1955: Extraordinary Christmas.’

DHX Media Headline News

‘Fireman Sam’ Special Going Global

New feature-length CG-animated 2017 special ‘Fireman Sam: Alien Alert,’ featuring the voice of David Tennant as villain Buck Douglas, is produced by Mattel and distributed by DHX Media.

Disney Television Animation Headline News

‘Elena and the Secret of Avalor’ TV Special Premieres November 20

Jane Fonda voices the Evil Sorceress Shuriki in special television movie event from the creative teams behind ‘Sofia the First’ and ‘Elena of Avalor.’

Mattel Headline News

Mattel Announces Two New Animated ‘Barbie’ Series & TV Special

Ahead of MIPCOM, Mattel Creations presents new kids content slate including a special and two new series for Barbie and brand-new show ‘Enchantimals.’

9 Story Media Group Headline News

Australia’s SLR Greenlights Two New ‘Guess How Much I Love You’ Holiday Specials

The Adventures of Little Nutbrown Hare continue with two new Easter and Christmas-themed specials from co-production partners SLR Productions and KIKA-Der Kinderkanal; 9 Story Media Group to handle international distribution.

Google Spotlight Stories Headline News

VR Couch Gag Set for Landmark 600th Episode of ‘The Simpsons’

Google Spotlight Stories collaboration features first-of-its-kind Virtual Reality TV experience in ‘Planet of the Couches, airing October 16 during ‘Treehouse of Horror XXVII’; free limited edition ‘Simpsons’ Google Cardboard viewers available to first 25,000 fans to sign up.

GKIDS Headline News

Watch the New Trailer for ‘A Town Called Panic: Double Fun’

Two award-winning new specials from the directors of the zany feature film and the Academy Award-nominated ‘Ernest & Celestine’ in theaters for one day only on September 24.

Emmy Awards Headline News

‘Archer,’ ‘Robot Chicken’ Honored at 68th Creative Arts Emmy Awards

Award for Outstanding Animated Program goes to FX’s Archer; ‘Robot Chicken Christmas Special: The X-Mas United’ wins Outstanding Short Form Animated Program; Seth MacFarlane wins award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance for FOX’s ‘Family Guy.’

Lupus Films Headline News

New Trailer Arrives for ‘Ethel and Ernest’ Feature

Produced by Lupus Films, hand-drawn, feature-length adaptation of the award-winning graphic novel by writer and illustrator Raymond Briggs is due in U.K. cinemas on October 28th.

Awards Headline News

TV Academy Announces 2016 Juried Animation Award Winners

Sixty-eighth Emmy Awards to honor production designer Jason Kolowski, storyboard artist Tom Herpich, animation production designer Jason Carpenter, background designer Chris Tsirgiotis and character animator Scott DaRos for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation.

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