Tag: The Simpsons
Making Disney Channel’s ‘Big City Greens’
Shane and Chris Houghton’s Animated Guide to City Life
When brothers Shane and Chris Houghton were growing up in St. Johns, Michigan, they were used...
DreamWorks’ ‘Harvey Street Kids’ Play on Netflix This Weekend
A very modern Little Audrey, Little Dot and Little Lotta get their own DreamWorks Animation show in Harvey Street Kids.
Back in the late 1940s...
Heartthrob Justin Bieber Boards ‘Cupid’ Movie with Mythos
Justin Bieber is developing a new mythology-inspired animated movie about Cupid with Mythos Studios. Bieber will voice the winged God of Love for the...
‘Simpsons’ Scully Lands Multi-year Deal at Fox
Mike Scully can’t get enough of Fox Animation. The former exec producer and show runner of The Simpsons recently signed a multi-year overall deal...
Daily News Bytes: ‘Camp Camp’ S3 Trailer, ‘Simpsons’ go to Upfest, Hannibal Buress Joins Adult Swim Fest Lineup, & More!
Atlantyca Ent. Secures ‘Geronimo Stilton’ Deal with Apparel Leader BIOWORLD
The globe-trotting mouse character will grace a line of boys and girls (4-12) apparel --...
Kate Winslet, Willem Dafoe Lead ‘Manou the Swift’ Voice Flock
Multi-award-winning actors Kate Winslet and Willem Dafoe will be heading the voice cast for upcoming animated feature Manou the Swift. Produced by Germany’s LUXX...
Bankside Picks Up ‘Kensuke’s Kingdom’ for Cannes Sales Launch
London-based international sales & production company Bankside Films has acquired upcoming animated, ecologically-themed feature adventure Kensuke’s Kingdom, to be directed by animation veteran Neil...
Stuttgart Plans Symphony of Animation & Music Programming
The 25th International Festival of Animated Film Stuttgart (April 24-29) will celebrate the tantalizing combination of music and animation in a variety of flavors,...
FMX: Meet ‘Blade Runner’s Rachael, Explore Tunnel AR & Go Commercial
We are (thisclose) to the next FMX conference in Stuttgart (April 24-27), but there’s still new program highlights to explore. Recent additions have been...
‘Simpsons’ Producer Al Jean Tackles Apu Issue
Addressing the growing controversies surrounding what many see as the stereotypical character of The Simpsons’ Kwik-E-Mart owner Apu, show runner Al Jean took to...
Daily News Bytes: ‘Simpsons’ Snubs Apu Doc, ‘The Meg’ Trailer’s Got Bite, Animating ‘Moss’ VR & More
’The Simpsons’ to ‘The Problem with Apu’: Drop Dead
Comedian Hari Kondabolu’s insightful documentary on the representation of marginalized groups in media The Problem with...
Daily News Bytes: GLAS Grants Open, Anim’est Call for Entries, Facebook VR Gets an Avatar Makeover & More
Applications Open for GLAS Animation Grant Program
Launched at the 3rd GLAS Animation Festival, the program will fund independent animators living and able to work...
‘Craig of the Creek’: Kids Gone Wild!
***This article originally appeared in the April 2018 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 279)***
Animation writers Matt Burnett and Ben Levin both have fond childhood...
Annecy Announces 2018 TV & Commissioned Selections
Following the announcements of the short film competition selections, organizers of the Annecy International Festival of Animated Film have revealed that 23 TV projects...
FMX Adds ‘Jim Button,’ ‘The Rain’ and More to 2018 Lineup
The 2018 FMX conference continues to build its well-rounded programming slate, with visual effects presentations on German fantasy flick Jim Button and Luke the...
Animated People: Olan Rogers Blasts Off into ‘Final Space’
This week, we catch up with YouTube star and indie filmmaker Olan Rogers, who created the original TBS/Conan O’Brien/Conaco animated series Final Space along...
China Lion & HB Wink Team with Cinesite for David Silverman’s ‘Extinct’
China Lion Film and HB Wink Animation have given the greenlight to their first CG animated family feature, Extinct, being directed by David Silverman...
Daily News Bytes: ‘The Simpsons’ Meets ‘Reservoir Dogs,’ ‘Moss’ Q&A, NFB Progresses to Gender Parity & More
GDC Speaker Q&A: Polyarc’s Brendan Walker Discusse the Intersection of Art and Engineering in ‘Moss’
The recently released VR game is one of many intriguing...
Animated People: Dave Filoni, EP & Supervising Director, ‘Star Wars Rebels’
Dave Filoni has been a staple of the extended Star Wars animated universe since 2008. Writer Cameron Koller checked in with the executive producer...
TV Sales Bytes: Toons on the Move!
9 Story Distribution International licensed its new animated series Luo Bao Bei (52 x 11’) to ABC KIDS in Australia, which has picked up...
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