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Features

Kadokawa Reveals ‘Momo’ Release Plans

Mercedes Milligan - September 14, 2011

Kodakawa Pictures will be releasing director Hiroyuki Okiura’s (Jin-Roh) latest animated effort, A Letter to Momo, on 300 screens during Japan’s Golden Week holiday...

‘Dick Figures’ No. 1 Toon on YouTube

Mercedes Milligan - September 13, 2011

Original online animated series Dick Figures has nabbed a top spot as the number one Animated Show on YouTube, having generated over 10 million...

Wacom Debuts Cintiq 24HD

Mercedes Milligan - September 13, 2011

Interactive pen display leader Wacom has revealed its newest must-have tech tool for designers, illustrators, animators and video editors: the Cintiq 24HD. The 24-inch...

Television

‘Clone Wars’ Season 4 Premieres Friday

Mercedes Milligan - September 12, 2011

Prepare for a splash landing as the new season of the CG-animated “mini-movie” series Star Wars: The Clone Wars debuts this Friday, September 16...

Festivals & Events

‘Run Amok’ Makes Off with GRAPHIC Prize

Mercedes Milligan - September 12, 2011

Newly formed Australian artist team ZZZ Collective has blitzed the 2011 GRAPHIC Animation Competition with Run Amok. The toon came out on top after...

Features

GKIDS Scores Ghibli Distribution Deal

Mercedes Milligan - September 8, 2011

Distributor of award-winning animated films GKIDS has forged an agreement with Japan’s legendary Studio Ghibli to handle U.S. and Canadian theatrical and non-theatrical distribution...

Television

Moonscoop’s ‘SamSam’ Soars in Europe, Australia

Mercedes Milligan - September 8, 2011

Global brand management and entertainment company Moonscoop has signed new deals for their CG-animated preschool series SamSam. Seasons one and two ( 52 x...

Festivals & Events

VES Preps for Production Summit

Mercedes Milligan - September 7, 2011

The Visual Effects Society (VES) has announced it will hold its third annual Production Summit for the entertainment industry on October 1 at the...

Festivals & Events

‘Doong Doong’ Nabs CICDAF Prize

Mercedes Milligan - September 7, 2011

Paris-based international distributor awol animation and Korean producer Sunnyside Imaginary Space are celebrating a Grand Prize win for Doong Doong, which has won top...

Television

Fox Strives for Flippin’ Good TV

Mercedes Milligan - September 7, 2011

Fox TV’s new animation lineup sees the awkward teens of Napoleon Dynamite get a toon makeover, and Jonah Hill as a sophisticated schoolboy in...

Television

Disney Jr., Guru Nab New Territories for ‘Justin Time’

Mercedes Milligan - September 6, 2011

Guru Studio and Disney have announced a new deal for Guru’s 26 x 11 preschool series Justin Time, which will see the show licensed...

Television

Target Sets Sights on Monster’s ‘Punky’

Mercedes Milligan - September 6, 2011

Leading rights management company Target Entertainment has nabbed global distribution rights to Monster Animation’s groundbreaking 2D preschool toon Punky, with plans to launch the...

Festivals & Events

Toon Spooktacular at Disney Family Museum

Mercedes Milligan - September 1, 2011

Need to brush up on your skeleton dance? Then mark your calendars for HallowScreen!—a family friendly celebration of the spooky and silly animated shorts...

Festivals & Events

‘One Piece’ Pops Up on the Champs-Elysées

Mercedes Milligan - September 1, 2011

Anime fans in France will be cracking open their wallets as Toei Animation sets up shop with the One Piece pop-up store at the...

Festivals & Events

Matt Groening Judges Film of the Month

Mercedes Milligan - August 31, 2011

September is Animation Takeover month at web-based independent filmmaker networking hub Shooting People, and in honor of the occasion animation luminary Matt Groening (The...

Licensing

What’s Your Spirit Muppet?

Mercedes Milligan - August 31, 2011

The latest headwear craze that has graced the pates of pop idols Ke$ha and Katy Perry (among other trendy celebs) is moving on from...

Features

‘Rantarou’ Remake in Works?

Mercedes Milligan - August 30, 2011

U.S. studios have been buzzing with interest ever since Japanese director Takashi Miike’s (13 Assassins) live-action manga adaptation of Nintama Rantarou titled Ninja Kids!!!...

Home Entertainment

‘Thor & Loki’ Key Art, Clips Revealed

Mercedes Milligan - August 30, 2011

Marvel Knights Animation has revealed new art and clips from the upcoming direct-to-DVD feature Thor & Loki: Blood Brothers (Shout! Factory, $14.97) due out...

Wacom’s Inkling Sneak Peek

Mercedes Milligan - August 30, 2011

On Tuesday, Wacom got plein air doodlers the world over drooling when they uploaded a video promo for their latest device, called Inkling, on...

Festivals & Events

Bob’s Big Build a Big Hit in London

Mercedes Milligan - August 29, 2011

HIT Entertainment’s world-renowned handy man Bob the Builder attracted quite the crowd in London’s O2 Live Quarter as 2,500 fans came to attend Bob’s...

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