Tag: Mercury Filmworks
Mercury Filmworks and La Chouette Scare Up Plans for Anthology Series, ‘Don’t Walk Home Alone After Dark’
Ottawa-based indie animation studio Mercury Filmworks (Hilda, The Lion Guard) and French studio La Chouette Compagnie(Droners, Taki Tanuki) are working on a new original horror/suspense anthology series titled Don’t...
Mercury Filmworks & Trustbridge Bring Gustavo the Shy Ghost to Life in Animation
Ottawa-based indie animation studio Mercury Filmworks (Hilda, The Lion Guard) and N.Y.C.-based multi-screen production company Trustbridge Entertainment have teamed up to develop, produce and...
OIAF Artistic Director Chris Robinson Shares the Animated Highlights of This Year’s Festival
Now in its 48th year, the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) returns September 25-29. Who better to guide you through this year’s highlights than...
Mercury Filmworks & Blue Spirit Launch High-End Animation Pipeline Seraphim
Canada’s Mercury Filmworks (The Bob’s Burgers Movie, Hilda, The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse, The Lion Guard) and France and Canada’s Blue Spirit Studios...
Illuminated Artistry: Ireland’s Cartoon Saloon Studio Marks 25 Years of Exquisite Animated Stories
In 1999, three bright-eyed, talented animation students in Ireland founded a studio. The plan was to experiment with it for a while, “then go...
Annecy: Mercury Filmworks & Turnip + Duck Team Up for ‘Bunny McBee’
Award-winning studios Mercury Filmworks (Hilda, The Lion Guard) in Canada and Turnip + Duck (Maddie + Triggs) in Ireland have finalized a new deal at the Annecy...
Final Chapter of ‘Hilda’ Premieres Dec. 7 on Netflix
Sony Pictures Television – Kids (SPT – Kids), today announced that the third and final season of its award-winning animated series, Hilda, will debut...
‘Hilda’ Season 3 to Premiere at Ottawa Int’l Animation Festival
Sony Pictures Television - Kids, producer of the Emmy, BAFTA and Annie Award-winning Netflix series Hilda, in collaboration with Canadian animation studio Mercury Filmworks,...
Apple TV+ Kicks Off Fall Kids’ Slate with Spooky Adventure ‘Curses!’
Apple TV+ today announced a fun-filled autumn slate of all-new kids and family programming, featuring both CG and stop-motion animation offerings, including brand new...
Cartoon Forum: Meet the Euro Toons of the Future!
If one were to judge the health of the European animation industry by the number of quality projects presented at Cartoon Forum this month,...
Ottawa-based Studio Mercury Filmworks Celebrates 25 Years of Artistry and Animation Craftsmanship
It’s been 25 years since veteran animation producer Clint Eland founded the acclaimed studio Mercury Filmworks in Canada. The studio, which was born during...
‘Octicorn & Friends’ Goes from Page to Screen with Mercury Filmworks & Stim Studio
Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, Mercury Filmworks (Hilda, Kids Cosmic) has partnered with French-Canadian animation house Stim Studio (The Amazing Maurice, upcoming Garfield movie)...
Ron Holsey on Hatching Apple’s Charming ‘Interrupting Chicken’ (EXCLUSIVE CLIP)
***This article originally appeared in the December '22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 325)***
When Ron Holsey, executive producer of Apple TV+’s new animated...
Trailer: ‘Interrupting Chicken’ Hatches an Imaginative New Toon on Apple TV+
Apple TV+ has debuted the trailer for the newest animated series, Interrupting Chicken, premiering Friday, November 18. The spot gives viewers a first look...
Nominees Announced for 2022 BAFTA’s Children & Young People Awards
BAFTA has announced the nominations for this year's BAFTA Children & Young People Awards, which are returning for the first time in three years....
Apple TV+ Rings in the Season with New Specials & Peanuts Classics
Apple TV+ is ready to help kids and families trick or treat, give thanks and spread holiday cheer with its lineup of new special...
Faster, Smoother, Simpler! Toon Boom Introduces Harmony & Storyboard Pro 22
***This article originally appeared in the November '22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 324)***
Just in time for the busy fall season, Montreal-based software powerhouse Toon Boom...
People on the Move: Pandeya Named Mercury Filmworks CFO & COO, Jurow Tapped as DNEG COO, Potnis Departs Cosmos-Maya & More
Ottawa-based global indie animation studio Mercury Filmworks (Hilda, Kid Cosmic, Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure) has appointed 20-year finance and operations veteran Julie Pandeya to the...
TAC Panel: Canada’s Female Leaders Discuss Positive Changes and Future Challenges in Animation Business
Some of the top female leaders in the animation industry pointed out both the positive aspects and the challenges of producing content in the...
Live from Ottawa, It’s OIAF22!
***This article originally appeared in the Sept./Oct. '22 issue of Animation Magazine***
Chris Robinson is the longtime artistic director of the Ottawa International Animation Festival...
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