Tag: BBC
Uncharted Territory, Rise Pictures Quest for Cornelia Funke’s ‘Igraine the Brave’
Cornelia Funke's magical fantasy novel Igraine The Brave is coming to theaters! Oscar-winner Volker Engel, Gesa Engel and Lucia Scharbatke of Uncharted Territory are...
‘Butterfly Academy’ Series Takes Wing with Pink Parrot
Montreal/Madrid-based international sales and distribution company Pink Parrot Media (PPM) has secured the acquisition of the new spin-off animated series based on Carpediem’s IP...
Olivia Colman & Matt Smith Star in Magic Light’s ‘Superworm’ Special for BBC
Building on the success of Zog and the Flying Doctors, Magic Light Pictures, the multi-Oscar nominated company, is bringing Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s...
‘Liberator’ Partners Trioscope & Juice VFX Launch Europe Studio
Trioscope Studios – the groundbreaking new studio dedicated to next-generation enhanced hybrid animation – has partnered with leading Polish visual effects & sound studio...
Magic Light Brings Beloved ‘Gruffalo’ & ‘Zog’ Characters Back in BBC Idents
Magic Light Pictures, the multi-Oscar-nominated production company, has been providing festive family treats to BBC audiences for more than a decade. This year, the...
Watch: First Episode of ‘Daleks!’ Debuts
The first installment of BBC's eagerly awaited Doctor Who spinoff Daleks! has premiered on YouTube, launching fans into an interstellar invasion adventure. The premiere...
BAFTA-Winning Studio Blue Zoo Celebrates 20 Successful Years
Blue Zoo, the award-winning animation studio behind short-form projects such as the BAFTA-nominated short Mamoon and commercials for clients including Pokémon and Disney, is...
SC Films Picks Up Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Absolute Denial’ Ahead of AFM
SC Films International (U.K.) has picked up another intriguing animated indie feature ahead of the American Film Market next week: a hand-drawn, sci-fi passion...
Virtual MIPCOM’s Newsmakers
***This article originally appeared in the November '20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 304)***
As many had predicted, the MIPCOM fall content market has now...
Impressions of War: Martyn Pick’s Animation Adds Painterly Dimension to ‘Coup 53’
The frequent partnership between animation and historical documentary has found a new expression in Coup 53 -- an award-winning documentary releasing August 19 which...
‘Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese’ Gets S2 Greenlight
Cloudco Entertainment in the United States, in conjunction with co-production partners Watchnext Media in France and Kavaleer Productions in Ireland, are pleased to announce...
AMC Casts Ken Liu Animated Drama Adaptation ‘Pantheon’
AMC Studios has revealed the lead voice cast for its upcoming animated primetime drama, Pantheon -- an hour-long adaptation of Ken Liu's short sci-fi...
‘His Dark Materials’ Wins VFX, Titles Awards at TV Craft BAFTAs
The winners have been announced for this year's British Academy Television Craft Awards, which this year for the first time were presented in an...
New iQIYI Original ‘Deer Squad’ Set to Air on Nickelodeon
Innovative Chinese online entertainment service iQIYI announced that its original CG-animated series Deer Squad Season 1 will premiere July 15 on the platform. The...
Belfast’s ALT Animation Secures Dev Funding for ‘Lugi – The Brodgar Boy’
ALT Animation has secured development funding from Creative Europe for its animated feature film project Lugi - The Brodgar Boy, becoming the only animation...
BBC Taps Turner’s Patricia Hidalgo as Director of Children’s & Education
Patricia Hidalgo, currently Senior Vice President, Chief Content and Creative Officer at Turner EMEA and International Kids strategy, and a well-established figure in the...
UYoung Launches Ukids Educational & SVOD App
UYoung, China’s leading children’s and family entertainment media company, has today announced Ukids, its new, safe one-stop service of global children’s programming for Chinese...
NYICFF: Triple Win for ‘My Life in Versailles’, ‘Grab My Hand’ Takes Animation Prize
Despite moving online for its final weekend, the New York International Children's Film Festival still celebrated an inspiring lineup of shorts and features for...
Ronan McCabe Named Animation Ireland Chief Exec as Industry Booms
Animation Ireland, the trade body representing Ireland’s animation studios, has announced that it has appointed Ronan McCabe as its new Chief Executive.
The appointment comes...
Shaun the Sheep Special ‘Winter’s Tale’ Set for BBC, Netflix
With his latest feature film adventure about to bow on Netflix in the U.S. and Latin America, Aardman Animations has announced that Shaun the...
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