Tag: Mercury Filmworks
People on the Move: Pandeya Named Mercury Filmworks CFO & COO, Jurow Tapped as DNEG COO, Potnis Departs Cosmos-Maya & More
Ottawa-based global indie animation studio Mercury Filmworks (Hilda, Kid Cosmic, Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure) has appointed 20-year finance and operations veteran Julie Pandeya to the...
TAC Panel: Canada’s Female Leaders Discuss Positive Changes and Future Challenges in Animation Business
Some of the top female leaders in the animation industry pointed out both the positive aspects and the challenges of producing content in the...
Live from Ottawa, It’s OIAF22!
***This article originally appeared in the Sept./Oct. '22 issue of Animation Magazine***
Chris Robinson is the longtime artistic director of the Ottawa International Animation Festival...
Mercury Filmworks Offers an Early Look at ‘Once Our Land’ Movie
Mercury Filmworks and Goodbye Productions have offered us a first look at their upcoming animated feature Once Our Land, a fantasy/sci-fi period piece for family audiences...
Global Event Updates: 50th Annies Set Date, PS ShortFest Selection, Award Winners & More
The Board of Directors for ASIFA-Hollywood announced today that its 50th Annual Annie Awards, recognizing the year’s best in the field of animation. will...
‘Hilda’ Director Andy Coyle on the Joys and Challenges of Making the Hit Show
We had a chance to speak with Andy Coyle, the director of the popular Daytime Emmy, Children's BAFTA and Annie Award-winning animated series Hilda,...
Mercury Filmworks Tries on ‘Underwear Dragon’ for Animated Series
Canada’s Mercury Filmworks has acquired the rights to develop and produce a new animated children’s series based on Scott Rothman’s popular children’s picture book...
People on the Move: Key Appointments at Aardman, Mercury Filmworks, Steamroller & More
Multi-award-winning U.K. studio Aardman (aardman.com) has today announced two newly created roles to support the continued development of cutting-edge techniques and innovations as the...
Creative Team Behind ‘Hilda and the Mountain King’ Discuss Her Next Big Adventure
***This article was written for the February '22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 317)***
When we last saw the charming heroine of Silvergate Media and...
Mercury Filmworks Joins Co-Pro Coven for Mukpuddy’s ‘Badjelly the Witch’
Canada’s Mercury Filmworks and New Zealand’s Mukpuddy will co-produce a 13 x 22’ 2D animated series for kids 6- to 11-years old, based on...
Lighthouse M.D. Claire Finn Shines Some Light on Studio’s Busy Slate
We recently had the chance to catch up with talented Irish animation veteran Claire Finn, the managing director of Lighthouse Studios, a joint venture...
‘The Ghost and Molly McGee’: A Spirited Friendship
***This article originally appeared in the Sept./Oct. '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 313)***
It’s been almost 30 years since Emmy-winning writing partners Bill Motz...
Mercury Filmworks Appoints Chief Talent Officer, Recruiting at Ottawa
Mercury Filmworks, Canada's premier animation studio, has appointed its first Chief Talent Officer, David Keneford, to build a high-performance talent management infrastructure that engages...
Meet the Magical, Musical Misfits of ‘Centaurworld’
*** This article originally appeared in the August '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 312)***
The definition of "centaur" is fairly relaxed in Megan Nicole...
Oasis Animation Appoints Marianne Culbert Head of Production
Oasis Animation, a Montreal-based 2D animation studio part of the Sphere Media group, is pleased to welcome Marianne Culbert as Head of Production. In...
OIAF Opens Virtual Pitch Contest for 2021
The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) and Mercury Filmworks invite Canadian creators to join Pitch This! 2021, a competition that aims to kickstart a...
Peter Ricq’s ‘Once Our Land’ Gets Animated with Mercury Filmworks, Goodbye Prod.
Mercury Filmworks and Goodbye Productions have teamed up to co-produce the animated feature Once Our Land, a fantasy/sci-fi period piece for family audiences based...
Annie Awards: ‘Soul,’ ‘Wolfwalkers’ & ‘Hilda’ Score Most Wins
ASIFA-Hollywood's 48th Annual Annie Awards, honoring overall excellence as well as individual achievement in animation across 36 categories, were held tonight as a live...
Watch: Animag’s 2021 Rising Stars of Animation Spotlight!
Animation Magazine is delighted to present a one-four video spotlight on our 2021 Rising Stars of Animation! Visit Animag's YouTube channel or scroll down...
Mercury Filmworks Starts New Adventure with ‘Pangors of Puddle Peak’
On the heels of Mercury Filmworks recent announcement to greenlight the development of BloopyMerps, created by three of its long-tenured employees, the company continues...
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