Animation Magazine

Lion Forge Entertainment, the Academy Award-winning studio behind Hair Love and executive producers of the hit animated series Iyanu, continues to expand its flagship franchise with Iyanu: The War of Twin Princes.
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First introduced in October of last year, the Bye Sweet Carole video game has been lauded for its beautiful and haunting animation inspired by beloved 2D classics. #ByeSweetCarole #ChrisDarril #LittleSewingMachine #MaximumEntertainment #MyHorribleGuests
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Australia's Glitch Productions today announced full-series greenlight for Knights of Guinevere, the studio’s first 2D animation, following September’s pilot release.
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Hold onto your pic-a-nic baskets as MeTV Toons, the only TV network dedicated exclusively to classic animation, celebrates the 65th anniversary of The Yogi Bear Show with Yogi’s 65th Anniversary Pic-a-nic, an all-day marathon event honoring the
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Love is in the air ... and in the woods, as made pointedly clear in Mating Season, the new Netflix animated adult comedy from the creators of Big Mouth.
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AI media technology company Chronicle Studios and Academy Award-nominated animation production company The Hive Studio (Letter
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Award-winning U.K. independent producer and distributor Acamar Films (acamarfilms.com), the studio behind global animated series hit Bing, is strengthening its commitment to quality entertainment for preschool audiences with the launch of Again! Again!
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Season 2 of RoboGobo, the CG animated preschool show about “rescue pets who rescue pets,” will premiere with a 10-episode marathon Monday, February 16, on Disney Jr. (7-10:15 a.m. EST/PST) and later that day on Disney Channel and Disney Jr. On Demand.
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This Sunday, FOX will premiere the 800th FOX episode of The Simpsons — which is a mind-boggling achievement in this day and age of diminishing attention spans and short-lived fads and entertainment options.
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Director Joe Carnahan’s new Netflix thriller The Rip centers on a group of Miami cops (led by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon) who find $20 million in cash during a raid, leading to a fascinating trail of mistrust, corruption and conflict between the officers.
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ASIFA-Hollywood has announced the launch of its newest grant program, The Will Ryan Excellence in Humor Award, that encourages and recognizes emerging and talented individuals for their contributions to further the innovative future of animation with an
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Typically, when looking at a film’s screenwriting credits, you’ll see maybe up to five people — not 400.
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The Television Academy Foundation today announced it will present a free, virtual event for media-arts students and early career professionals nationwide — “Access: Behind the Screens - Margin to Mainstream” — taking place on Wednesday, February 25, from
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In the latest installment of Cartoonified! with Phineas and Ferb, basketball legend LeBron James and Zhuri James reach new heights in their game with the help from Disney Television Animatoin's iconic step-brothers.
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Ahead of the project's preview during Annecy's Animation Showcase (Feb.
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Two new preschool series premiere next month on Disney+ and Disney Jr. in the U.S., and will begin rolling out globally throughout the year. The theme songs and key art for both series were revealed today.
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With President's Day offering families and Disney fans an extended upcoming weekend, the studio has shared a special short featurette featuring the voice stars and key creatives behind Oscar-nominated animated feature Zootopia 2.
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Guru Studio has announced a slew of new content deals that further expand the studio’s reach across broadcast, streaming and in-flight entertainment platforms.


The hit preschool series True and the Rainbow Kingdom continues to expand across the U.S.
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Producers, distributors and directors from nine European countries have been nominated for the Cartoon Movie Tributes, which celebrate the most outstanding achievements in European animation over the previous year.
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Cookbook Media Teams with Animation Vets David Marshall & Todd Gallina to Launch 'Force 5' | Animation Magazine Cookbook Media will handle global distribution and consumer producers for 'Force 5,' a new kid's animated sci-fi series.

Cookbook Media today announced a new global partnership with animation veterans Todd Gallina and David Marshall to launch Force 5, a newly created CGI animated kids' series.
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GKIDS announced today it has acquired all North American rights to Italian animator and filmmaker Bruno Bozzetto’s film catalog, including the iconic 1976 animated musical feature Allegro non Troppo.
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Following its successful 30th anniversary theatrical release, AMC Networks’ Sentai announces a new 4K adaptation of Ninja Scroll, the critically acclaimed anime drama film in the age of samurai during the Edo period of feudal Japan.
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Viva Pictures Distribution, LLC, the L.A.-based independent production and distribution company; Cantilever Media, a U.K.-based
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An anonymous contemporary artist, currently behind Burp cARToons studio, has announced the launch of Burp Films, a new three-part satirical series exploring the shifting landscape of global geopolitics.
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Spain's Ánima Kitchent and Indonesia-based Mocca Studio have entered into a co-production agreement for Season 2 of the preschool animated series Baby Zu. #AnimaKitchent #BabyZu #MentariTV #MoccaStudio #YouTube
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8 Lions Entertainment, the specialist digital studio focused on scaling premium IP on YouTube and beyond, has partnered with award winning U.K.
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What do you get when you combine the envelope-pushing animation artistry of the studio behind Spider-Verse and KPop Demon Hunters, add a stellar voice cast bringing to life a broad menagerie of animal characters and throw them into a pulse-pounding world of
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As the studio's smash-hit inspired by Korean pop culture and mythology KPop Demon Hunters continues its triumphant march through awards season, Sony Pictures Animation has dropped an original feature film project laced with elements of Thai folklore from
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By Charles Solomon and Ken Endo
One of the first big anime hits of the year, Sentenced to Be a Hero is a dark fantasy-adventure led by the complex antihero Xylo Forbartz. Scarred and bitter, he’s a truth-teller in a world built on lies.
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The Jim Henson Company announced today it is producing Wowsabout, a new live-action 22-minute preschool special starring new puppet characters and celebrating the power of awe, which will debut on PBS KIDS later this year.
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