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Focus to Partner with LAIKA on 3 More Features

LAIKA and Focus Features will continue their partnership on LAIKA's next three projects. As with the three movies that the companies have partnered on previously...

Amazon Releases More ‘Creative Galaxy’

Amazon Prime Instant Video continues to roll out its original streaming content with the release Oct. 3 of six new episodes of its animated...

BFI, Aardman Launch Toon Feature Development Lab

The British Film Institute is partnering with Aardman Animations to launching a new program today backed by £1 million of lottery funding to support...

Friedman Talks Up Cartoon Forum Hit ‘Urbance’

One of the coolest projects to come out of the recent Cartoon Forum in Toulouse was Urbance, a futuristic animated series for adults about...

Disney Orders ‘Star Wars Rebels’ Season 2

Thought it has yet to air its first episode, Disney Channels has renewed for a second season its animated series Star Wars Rebels. The series...

Pixar Teases ‘Inside Out’

It's been a long year for fans of Pixar, which is not releasing a feature film in 2014. But now there's some light at...

SoftBank Cools DreamWorks Talks, Invests in Legendary

Japanese conglomerate SoftBank's acquisition plans DreamWorks Animation have cooled in the wake of the discussions being publicly disclosed. Now, SoftBank has announced a deal to...

Genius’ ‘Secret Millionaires Club’ Lands Multiple Sales

Genius Brands International has sealed new broadcast deals for its children's animated series Secret Millionaires Club in multiple key markets. Among the international television networks...

Channel 5 Leads Zodiak’s ‘Zack’ Deals

Zodiak Kids announced that Channel 5 in the United Kingdom has acquired all 52 x 11' episodes of its new children's show Zack &...

ILM’s Knoll, Producer Hurd Join Academy Sci-Tech Council

ILM chief creative officer John Knoll and producer Gale Anne Hurd have joined the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science's Science and Technology...

Maker Studios Picks up ‘The Beet Party’

Korea's Redrover and Toronto's ToonBox Entertainment's animated comedy series The Beet Party will air in the United States on Maker Studio's Cartoonium animation channel. The...

9 Story Lands Four New ‘Peg + Cat’ Sales

9 Story Entertainment has secured multiple sales of its award-winning animated preschool series Peg + Cat (80 x 12'). The show has been acquired by...

Going the Extra Mile

Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon talk making the home video release of their Adult Swim hit Rick and Morty as cool and essential as...

Japan Firm Reportedly Makes Offer for DreamWorks

A Japanese conglomerate has expressed interest in buying DreamWorks Animation. According to The Hollywood Reporter, SoftBank has offered $32 a share for the public company,...

‘Transformers,’ ‘Thunder,’ ‘Batman’ Arrive on Disc

Robots in disguise, cats on the loose and plenty of anime releases are set to brighten up the home video scene this week. One of...

Cartoon Network Picks Up ‘Horrid Henry’ for APAC

Zodiak Kids has announced a new deal for Novel Entertainment's animated kids' series Horrid Henry, which sees the popular 2D show licensed by Cartoon...

‘Boxtrolls’ Opens Wide with Positive Reviews

All right, stop-motion fans — The Boxtrolls is here at last! LAIKA's third feature-length movie boasts the widest opening of any film this week, with...

Marvel, Kirby Heirs Settle Copyright Dispute

Marvel and the heirs of comic book artist Jack Kirby have settled their long-running copyright dispute over the creation of many of the company's...

Plug-In Sells ‘Tee and Mo’ Series to CBeebies

Plug-in Media's has placed its animated series Tee and Mo with CBeebies in the U.K., securing a 50 x 7 min. series order. The channel...

Aardman Exec Efergan Engages Kids with Toons, Games

Animation is one of the many modern arts requiring both creative vision and technical skills. And as those technical skills have become increasingly more...
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