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Cape Town Int’l Animation Fest Sets 2021 Plans, Teams with Netflix to Support Local Talent
The Cape Town International Animation Festival (CTIAF), presented by Animation SA, will hold its 9th edition from October 1 to 3 both online and...
Manchester Animation Fest Unveils Hybrid Program, New Feature Competition
Manchester Animation Festival (MAF), the U.K.'s largest animation festival, has today revealed its program for 2021. Returning for its seventh year as a hybrid...
Sting Teams with Director Maya Sanbar for Refugee Tale ‘Footsteps on the Wind’
One of the year's Academy Award qualifying animated shorts, Maya Sanbar's Footsteps on the Wind, tells the story of two siblings — Noor and...
People on the Move: DeWitt Upped at PBS, Baaske Joins Jellyfish, Cho Teams with Baobab, Top Comics Join ‘Butthole Biscuits’
PBS announced today that Sara DeWitt has been promoted to Senior Vice President and General Manager of Children's Media and Education. In this role,...
People on the Move: Exec Appointments at 9 Story, BBC, Konami, Nickelodeon, Pink Parrot, Toonz
9 Story Media Group (www.9story.com) announced the appointment of Farrell Hall to the newly created position of Chief Inclusion Officer. Working with internal and...
Influential British Animation Producer Theresa Plummer-Andrews Has Passed Away
Veteran British TV animation producer Theresa Plummer-Andrews, who is best known for exec producing shows such as Bob the Builder, Postman Pan and The...
Toonz & K6 Spread Christmas Cheer with ‘Li’l Santa’
Toonz Media Group and K6 Media Group have come together to bring a charming Christmas treat to Santa-fans everywhere — Li’l Santa, a brand...
TV & Streaming Updates from Around the World
Genius Brands International's hit animated series, Rainbow Rangers, is growing its viewership dramatically across multiple media worldwide, including its anchor platform Kartoon Channel! in...
UK Animation Opportunities: BBC Ignite, BFI Shorts, YACF & Wildseed Talent Fund
Things are heating up for up and coming animators across the pond, with a flurry of funds, initiatives and talent drives being announced from...
Wildseed Studios Taps Elena Wurlitzer for Development Team
Multi award-winning Bristol, U.K. indie Wildseed Studios (Counterfeit Cat, Incredible Ant) is adding a senior development executive to its creative team to push forward...
Kate Morton Joining BBC as Preschool Programming Lead
Kate Morton, currently Content Strategy Director of Family Brands at Entertainment One (eOne), is to join BBC Children's as Head of Commissioning and Acquisitions...
‘Kiri and Lou’ Returns for S2 with CAKE and CBeebies
Leading kids' entertainment specialist CAKE has announced that CBeebies have pre-bought the latest season of Kiri and Lou following the series' strong premiere on...
Hoho Appoints Shah Nawaz Digital Content Manager, Launches New Channel
Hoho Entertainment, the award-winning kids' production company, is progressing its digital expansion with the appointment of Shah Nawaz as Digital Content Manager, a newly...
‘Wolfwalkers’ Leads the Pack at Irish Animation Awards
The Oscar-nominated film Wolfwalkers from Kilkenny studio Cartoon Saloon was the big winner in this year's Irish Animation Awards on Friday (May 21), coming...
25th Webby Awards Animation Winners
Winners for The 25th Annual Webby Awards were announced on Tuesday, May 18, culminating with an online celebration hosted by actress, advocate and host...
Mark Simon Hewis Appointed Head of Aardman Academy
Aardman, the multi-award-winning independent animation studio, has announced that its training facility the Aardman Academy has appointed Mark Simon Hewis as Head of Department,...
Former DreamWorks VP Doug Schwalbe Launches The Co-Production Company
Doug Schwalbe, a former senior VP of co-production for Dreamworks Animation Television, is launching the Co-Production Company, a boutique production firm specializing in finance and...
Stop-Motion Studio Laika Branches Out into Live-Action
Portland-based Laika Studio, best known for Oscar-nominated features such as Coraline, ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls, Kubo and the Two Strings and Missing Link, is expanding into live action....
Portfolio Taps Emmy-Winning EP Irene Weibel as LA Rep
Portfolio Entertainment continues to expand its senior creative team with Irene Weibel, Emmy Award-winning executive producer. In her consulting role, Weibel will be responsible...
BBC Children’s Prod. Moves into BBC Studios under New Income Plan
The BBC (U.K.) has announced its ambition to ‘build commercial income’ -- one of four top priorities set out by Tim Davie in his...
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