‘Spider-Man,’ ‘Paddington,’ ‘Smurfs’ Rightsholders Talk Adapting IP For Modern Audiences
Industry executives discuss how decades-old stories don’t always work with contemporary standards of representation, storytelling, and relatability.
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Disney Presents Packed TV Slate With Loads Of New Trailers And Images
In Annecy, Disney announced four new animated series titles, sneak peeked eight more, and announced five renewals.
Robot Playground Media Reveals New Horror Anthology Series ‘A Banquet For Hungry Ghosts’
RPM has recruited studios from across APAC and Europe to produce episodes for the 10-part series.
Adult Swim Launching New Block Of Cartoon Network Classics Including ‘Dexter’s Lab,’ ‘Courage The Cowardly Dog’
After adding an hour to its programming block in May, Adult Swim is ready to grow again with another hour titled Checkered Past.
Uganda’s Creatures Animation Debuts Its First Series, ‘Kunda & Friends’
There isn’t a proven roadmap to building an animation studio in Uganda, but that isn’t stopping Raymond Malinga whose studio’s mantra is “the audacity to dream.”
Cartoon Saloon’s ‘My Father’s Dragon’ Cleans Up At Irish Animation Awards
Other big winners at Saturday night’s ceremony included the kids’ tv series ‘Tales from Dún Draíochta’ and ‘Odo.’
Why Studios, Distributors, And Indie Creators Are Focusing On Roblox
Production companies, distributors, game developers, and indie creators are using Roblox to find and promote their work.
Cake, Reel FX Developing Kids’ Series ‘Lulu And The Help You Crew’ From ‘Bridesmaids’ Screenwriter Annie Mumolo And Improv Comedian Ariane Price
The series is aimed at kids from three to five and features a young girl who lives with her grandma and a crew of rescue pets.
Apple TV+ Will Debut Two New Peanuts Specials And The New Series ‘Camp Snoopy’ This Summer
The streamer outlined its kids and family slate this summer, with plenty of animation on the way
Comedy Influencer Adam W. Is Getting An Animated Series From Frederator Studios And Wheelhouse DNA
The show will unspool in an ancient Egypt where the gods are real, the underworld exists, and aliens built the pyramids.
Seth MacFarlane And Showrunners From ‘Family Guy,’ ‘American Dad!’ Join Striking WGA Writers
Brian Boyle and Matt Weitzman of ‘American Dad!’ and Richard Appel and Alec Sulkin of ‘Family Guy’ are defying their bosses orders to continue showrunning duties during the strike.
Portugal Shines At 2023 Quirino Awards As ‘Nayola’ Nabs Best Feature, ‘The Garbage Man’ Best Short
João Gonzalez’s Oscar-nominated Portuguese short ‘Ice Merchants’ was also honored, taking home the visual development award.
Warner Bros. Has Picked Up The CG-Animated Reboot ‘Barney’s World’ For Cartoon Network, Cartoonito, And Max
The show, a “modernized” and “dynamic” reboot of the 1990s live-action series, will debut later this year.
Go Way Behind The Scenes Of ‘Star Wars: Visions’ Volume 2 With Some Never-Before-Seen Artwork
Filmmakers from five of the shorts explain how their stories are particularly local, despite being set in a galaxy far, far away.
Canada’s Nelvana And Japan’s Polygon Pictures Sign Development Deal For Kids’ Content
The companies will work together to bring IPs like ‘Bakugan,’ ‘Beyblade,’ and ‘Cardcaptor Sakura’ to a wider global audience.
Warner Bros. Is Bringing Back Classic ‘Babylon 5’ With A New Animated Film
According to creator J. Michael Straczynski, the film is “Classic B5: raucous, heartfelt, nonstop, a ton of fun through time and space.”
‘I Lost My Body’ Studio Xilam Animation Tapped To Animate Zack Snyder’s Netflix Series ‘Twilight of the Gods’
Xilam will oversee the layout, color BG, animation, and compositing of the Norse Mythology show.
Genndy Tartakovsky’s ‘Fixed,’ Kenji Kamiyama’s ‘LOTR: The War of the Rohirrim’ Get Annecy First Looks
Other Annecy highlights include debuts for ‘Nimona’ and ‘Ruby Gillman’ plus tons of high-profile first looks.
‘Spellbound,’ ‘Batman Azteca,’ ‘Captain Laserhawk’ Headline Annecy’s Work In Progress Sidebar
In total, 17 films, series, and interactive works will host WIP presentations at this year’s Annecy.
Animation Coming To Netflix, Disney+, Max, Hulu, And More In May 2023
May brings some highly-anticipated debuts including ‘Star Wars Visions’ season two and Genndy Tartakovsky’s ‘Unicorn Warriors Eternal.’
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