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British Animation Icon John Coates Dies at 85

We are saddened by the news that beloved British animator John Coates, the man behind such revered projects such as The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine...

Spain’s Imira Touts a Strong Sales Period

Barcelona-based Imira Entertainment has signed a raft of sales in Spain from its library of third-party content. RTVE has acquired two shows including live action...

Matthew Broderick to Guest on ‘Adventure Time’

Bueller is going to hang with Finn and Jake! Actor Matthew Broderick (Bee Movie, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off) will play The Dream Warrior, a...

‘Gumball’ Returns to Cartoon Network on August 14

Cartoon Network’s acclaimed animated media series The Amazing World of Gumball will begins its second season on the air on August 14 at 7...

Happy Films’ ‘Bookaboo’ Booked in Canada

FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has announced two new Canadian deals for Happy Films’ award-winning pre-k show Bookaboo. The first deal will have Happy Films’ co-producing...

Coleman is Animal Logic’s New Head of Animation

VFX and CG animation veteran Rob Coleman has been tapped as the new head of animation at Sydney and Los Angeles studio Animal Logic....

Zodiak Kids Signs Partners for ‘Quick, Quack, Duck!’

Zodiak Kids has secured a three-way international co-production deal for the 3D animated preschool series Quick, Quack, Duck! The 52 x 11 min. series is...

‘Gumball,’ ‘Gruffalo’s Child’ Win British Animation Awards

Cartoon Network’s The Amazing World of Gumball won the top award for Best Children’s Series and Children’s Choice British Animation Award at the toon...

Michael Rose Discusses ‘The Gruffalo’s Child,’ ‘Chico & Rita’

Producer Michael Rose discusses his well-received animated projects, The Gruffalo’s Child and Chico & Rita About seven years ago, Aardman veteran Michael Rose set up...

And the BAFTAS Go to ‘Rango,’ ‘Morning Stroll’

The weekly shower of big awards to Gore Verbinski’s feature Rango continued on Sunday (Feb. 12) when the quirky CG-animated movie received the Best...

Target Finds New Homes for 3 Chapman Shows

London-based Target Entertainment has securing a major new multi-regional broadcast deal for Chapman Entertainment’s hit pre-school series Roary the Racing Car with Nickelodeon. The first...

BAFTA Toon Noms: ‘Tintin,’ ‘Arthur Christmas,’ ‘Rango’

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has nominated three features for its Best Animated Film Category. Announced Tuesday by  actors Daniel Radcliffe and Holliday...

Coolabi’s ‘Poppy Cat’ Lands Purrfect Digital Deal

UK-based producer and rights management company Coolabi has landed a U.S. distribution deal with Entertainment One (eOne) for its preschool animated show Poppy Cat...

Five Animated Features Make the BAFTA List

The long list of nominees for this year’s Orange British Academy Film Awards were revealed yesterday. The BAFTA Animated Feature category includes The Adventures...

‘Octonauts’ to Make a Splash on Disney Jr.

Disney Junior announced today that it will premiere the hit animated preschool show Octonauts on Monday, Jan. 9. At 11:30 a.m. The BAFTA-nominated series...

Aardman Launches ‘Home Sheep Home 2’

Aardman Digital, the interactive branch of the acclaimed Bristol-based animation house, has launched Hope Sheep Home 2, a sequel to the BAFTA-nominated online game...

Aardman Herds New ‘Shaun the Sheep’ Game

Aardman Digital will release a second installment of its hit online game Home Sheep Home following the huge success of the first game, which...

DVD Rush: ‘Idiots & Angels,’ ‘The Gruffalo’

The dog days of summer may be ruling on TV, but there are plenty of new, exciting toons debuting on DVD and Blu-ray this...

‘Eagleman Stag’ Wins Prize at LAFF; ‘Switez’ Wins at Palm Springs

Mike Please’s The Eagleman Stag won the Best Animated Short prize at the 17th Edition of the Los Angeles Film Festival this past weekend. Voiced...

BAFTA Announces Kids Awards Nominees

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced the nominees for its annual children’s awards, including nominees in several animation categories. The winners...
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