Tag: The Smurfs
Pioneering, ‘Immensely Private’ Animator Brenda Banks Has Died
Brenda Banks, one of the first Black women to become a professional animator, reportedly died December 30, 2020. The news was shared from the...
Craig Miller Named WGAW’s 2020 AWC Animation Writing Award Honoree
TV animation writer and WGAW Animation Writers Caucus Chair Craig Miller (The Smurfs, Curious George, Pocket Dragon Adventures) will receive the Writers Guild of...
First Look: Meet the Aquatic Tykes of Nickelodeon’s ‘Kamp Koral’!
Nickelodeon today revealed a first look of the characters in its all-new animated series Kamp Koral: SpongeBob’s Under Years, which follows 10-year-old SpongeBob SquarePants...
DreamWorks Conjuring ‘Ronan Boyle’ Adaptation with Director Fergal Reilly
Tom Lennon's New York Times bestseller Ronan Boyle and the Bridge of Riddles is being magicked into an animated adventure-fantasy through DreamWorks Animation. Now...
Renée Elise Goldberry Flies with ‘Dragons Rescue Riders’ Special on Netflix
Tony and Grammy-winning performer Renée Elise Goldberry (Hamilton, Fast and Furious: Spy Racers) stars as Melodia on the new DreamWorks’ Dragons Rescue Riders Special: Secrets...
Nickelodeon Welcomes ‘The Smurfs’ with New CG Series, CP Line with LAFIG & IMPS
Nickelodeon, the number-one network for kids, and LAFIG Belgium and IMPS, the worldwide licensors for The Smurfs, are partnering to bring a brand-new original...
Genndy Tartakovsky’s ‘Popeye’ Movie Afloat with King Features
Animation icon Genndy Tartakovsky is teaming up with King Features to go back to the drawing board on his long-awaited Popeye animated feature, close...
Danny Goldman, Voice of Brainy Smurf, Dies Age 80
Actor, casting director and voice actor Danny Goldman, who brought to life Brainy Smurf on the classic 1980s cartoon The Smurfs and reprised the...
Studio 100 Vet Katell France Enlists with Média-Participations
Announced Wednesday, Managing Director Caroline Duvochel of Média-Participations Group -- made up of French prodcos Ellipsanime Productions, Ellipse Studio, Dargaud Media and Dupuis Edition...
Amazon Delivers Free Kids’ Content for All Customers
Stir-crazy homebound kids will soon have more options to pass the time, as Amazon has announced it is opening up free streaming access to...
DreamWorks’ Rescue Riders Take Off in ‘Hunt for the Golden Dragon’
An exciting and scaly new 45-minute special is ready to take flight on Netflix this month, when DreamWorks Dragons Rescue Riders: Hunt for the...
DreamWorks Dragons Scale New Heights in ‘Rescue Riders’ S2
Twins Dak and Layla — along with their little dragon friends! — are back in an exciting second season of DreamWorks Dragons Rescue Riders,...
In Memoriam: Animation & VFX Greats We Lost in 2019
These past 12 months, we had to say goodbye to many talented men and women who made our favorite art form, and our world...
‘100% Wolf’ Is MIP Junior’s Most-Screened Series in All-Animated Top 20
A horror icon of a different color was the most compelling character to shoppers at this year’s MIP Junior, as Studio 100 Media’s 100%...
Veteran Animator Alan Zaslove Dies at Age 92
We are sad to report the recent passing of veteran animator, producer and director Alan Zaslove at age 92. Renowned animation historian and teacher...
DHX Rebranding as WildBrain, Commences Reorg with Q4 Report
Global kids’ and family content/brands company DHX Media has reported its fourth quarter and year-end results for the period ended June 30, 2019. The...
Emmy-Winning ‘Animaniacs’ Writer Gordon Bressack Dies Age 68
Writer Gordon Bressack, best known for his work on iconic '90s toons Animaniacs and Pinky and the Brain, died Friday, August 30 in Los...
Disney Legend Russi Taylor, Voice of Minnie, Dies Age 75
Russie Taylor, an award-winning voice actress who was the official voice of Minnie Mouse for over three decades, died July 26 in Glendale, California....
Discovering a New 2D Approach with Netflix’s ‘Klaus’
***This article originally appeared in the June/July ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 291)***
For the past few years, fans of beautifully crafted 2D animated...
‘Norm of the North: King Sized Adventure’ Comes Home June 11
Norm the polar bear and his pals are in for a mountain of trouble in Norm of the North: King Sized Adventure, coming to...
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