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Television

Cartoon Network Turning Japanese with Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi

Ramin Zahed - November 19, 2004

Fans of the Japanese pop sensation duo Puffy AmiYumi will finally get to see their music idols come to animated life tonight at 7:30...

Festivals & Events

Experts Discuss VFX Future at Digital Studio Summit

Ramin Zahed - November 2, 2004

In what seemed like a smoothly executed dress rehearsal for the popular vfx pre-Oscar Bake-off, some of the field's top visionaries gathered for an...

Television

Cuppa Coffee Brews Global Deal for Bruno

Ramin Zahed - November 1, 2004

Toronto-based Cuppa Coffee Studios announced today that it has completed a global deal with Nickelodeon, which will premiere its new series, Bruno in January...

Festivals & Events

MIPCOM Jr. CBBC Not Sheepish about Animation

Ramin Zahed - October 6, 2004

"We are happy to be able to secure more funding for animation," says CBBC head of acquisition Michael Carrington during a brief chat at...

Festivals & Events

MIPCOM: Aardman Launches New CG Series

Ramin Zahed - October 6, 2004

Is the world ready for characters called Soppy Street Rappers, Bickering Babes, Nose-picker, Ninja Handyman and Dr. Inosaur? The folks at Bristol-based toon shop...

Festivals & Events

MIPCOM: ShoPro’s Zatch Bell! Chimes on Cartoon Network

Ramin Zahed - October 6, 2004

Following the success of its hit show, MegaMan NT Warrior on Kids’ WB!, ShoPro Ent. has found a U.S. home for another hot Japanese...

Festivals & Events

MIPCOM: Antefilms, Marvel Prep New Fantastic Four Toon

Ramin Zahed - October 6, 2004

Fans of Marvel Comics’ Fantastic Four franchise can look forward to a new cutting-edge animated series produced by Antefilms (Funky Cops, Code Lyoko). The...

Festivals & Events

MIPCOM: Nelvana Crows About New Chris Landreth Project

Ramin Zahed - October 6, 2004

Toronto-based animation house Nelvana will be producing a new animated feature based on an epic trilogy by Calgary-born author Clem Martini. The Mob: Feather...

Festivals & Events

MIPCOM Jr.: Cookie Jar Ready to Offer the Goods

Ramin Zahed - October 5, 2004

We caught up with two of the key principals at Montreal's Cookie Jar, Sam Ewing, senior VP of sales and distributions, and Kelly Elwood,...

Festivals & Events

MIPCOM Jr.: Fifi and the Flowertots Blossoms in Cannes

Ramin Zahed - October 4, 2004

The man behind the global hit series, Bob the Builder, made a big splash on the Croisette this weekend as he presented his latest...

Television

MIPCOM: National Geographic Announces New Kids’ Slate

Ramin Zahed - October 4, 2004

Following its mission to develop children’s animated and live-action programming, National Geographic TV & Film’s Kids Programming and Production unit announced four new original...

People

Legend Frank Thomas Dies at 92

Ramin Zahed - September 9, 2004

Frank Thomas, one of the giants of the animation industry, passed away last night. He went peacefully and surrounded by family according to our...

Video Games

Monolith Merges with Warner Bros. Interactive

Ramin Zahed - August 12, 2004

The folks at Monolith Productions, the producers of video games such as No One Lives Forever, Aliens vs. Predator 2 and Tron 2.0, have...

VFX

Splutterfish Swims with New Partners

Ramin Zahed - August 12, 2004

This year’s SIGGRAPH confab has been a busy period for Splutterfish, a leading high-end 3D rendering software solutions provider. It recently announced a new...

Television

Tiger Aspect Pounces on Charlie and Lola

Ramin Zahed - August 12, 2004

Lauren Child’s charming picture-book series, Charlie and Lola, is on the fast track of becoming a cool new preschool toon, thanks to Claudia Lloyd,...

Features

Spielberg and Cruise Go Back to War

Ramin Zahed - August 12, 2004

Box-office champ Tom Cruise and director Steven Spielberg, who collaborated on the 2002 hit, Minority Report, have announced plans to revisit another science fiction...

Features

DreamWorks, Paramount to Reassemble Transformers

Ramin Zahed - July 23, 2004

It looks like another hot toy line will be making the leap to the big screen in the near future. According to The Hollywood...

Features

Death Becomes Gaiman

Ramin Zahed - July 23, 2004

As Comic-Con kicks into high gear today, another graphic novel master is getting ready to go behind the cameras for a movie project. Variety...

Licensing

The Powerpuff Girls Get Posh

Ramin Zahed - May 21, 2004

Nothing stays really, really young forever! How else can we explain the new sophisticated, and, uh, mature line of Powerpuff Girls clothing, toys, home...

Features