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Kartoon Channel! growth surges
Kartoon Studios (NYSE American: TOON) continues to deliver on its mission to grow Kartoon Channel! into a premier entertainment destination for kids, as the platform...
NJ World: future-focused animation for Gen Alpha
Nelly Jelly is a beloved children’s character and a national brand hailing from Lithuania, designed to encourage kids to explore,...
DogHead: an international animation factory with an Italian touch
DogHead is an Italian animation factory with a strong international presence that has lead it to quickly established itself as a...
Benshi’s editorial policy, discovering the best animated films and series for children
Benshi was founded in 2016 by Paris-based arthouse cinema Le Studio des Ursulines, which focused on programming children’s films. Initially,...
News
Mondo TV sells Monster Loving Maniacs Pay TV rights to Paramount Global Italy
Mondo TV Group, one of the largest European producers and distributors of animated content and Toon2Tango, a Leonine company, have...
HoHo Entertainment launches new YouTube Channel for “Shane The Chef”
Entitled Shane der Koch, the new channel has been funded by a grant from the UK Global Screen Fund (UKGSF),...
Millimages reorganises international sales department with new appointments
In a rapidly changing animation market, the purpose of Millimages’ reorganisation is to increase operational efficiency, improve responsiveness to customers,...
Reviews
Chicken for Linda!: A heartwarming must-see of grief and rebirth
Directed by Chiara Malta, making her debut in animation, and Sébastien Laudenbach (The Girl without hands), Chicken for Linda! has...
Each day is a day to restart in Brambletown
The four-time Best Children's Album Grammy-nominee and five-time Parents’ Choice Awards winners Joe Mailander and Justin Lansing, The Okee Dokee...
“Silex and the city” continues its success story with the launch of the film
Silex and the City is a highly successful French comic book series that has been adapted into an acclaimed animated...
In search of respect and freedom with Savages
After moving audiences with his 2016 movie My Life as a Zucchini, Claude Barras presented his latest work Savages (Sauvages),...
Events
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[BLE 2024 Special] An exclusive interview with Rob Goodchild
In anticipation of the upcoming Brand Licensing Europe (BLE) event in London from September 24-26, which is the only pan-European trade...
The cradle of children’s content
The Bologna Children’s Book Fair (BCBF) has always been the world’s leading event for finding the next publishing IP to...
Linoleum 2024: embracing innovation with ‘Playgrounds’ theme
Taking place from September 4-8 at UNIT.City in Kyiv, this year’s LINOLEUM Contemporary Animation and Media Art Festival will explore the theme...
ATF x TTB Animation Lab & Pitch 2024
The Animation Lab & Pitch brings together selected producers with animation projects from Asia and Europe, offering an insight into...
Coming soon
Dandelooo and Canal+ set to produce “Max & Rabbit”
Emmy Award-winning French animation production and distribution company Dandelooo has been commissioned to produce a new 2D animation series Max...
“Cuquin” is officially returning for a new season
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and independent Spanish animation company Ánima Kitchent has partnered for the second season of its highly successful preschool series....
“Monster Shaker” arrives to French TV Channel Gulli
Monster Shaker, the new adventure comedy series co-produced by French production company Go-N Productions (Simon Super Rabbit, Lou) and DeAPlaneta Entertainment will premiere on...
90s nostalgia in “Pelikan Blue”
Fine artist and occasional filmmaker László Csáki helmed Hungary’s first-ever animated feature, a story zooming in on the travels and...
Talents
Rob Doherty launches Social Gaming Consultancy
Industry veteran, Rob Doherty, has launched a Social Gaming focussed consultancy, RELEVANT CONTENT, that taps into his 30 years of...
Talents from Portugal. David Doutel, Vasco Sá
This year, Portugal is the Guest Country at the Annecy Festival, providing a platform to showcase these emerging talents. Among...
Honouring Laika’s story
Moscow, 1957: Sputnik II, the first satellite in history to carry a living being, Laika, is about to be launched...
Animation needs Connection
CGWire is the company behind Kitsu, a collaboration platform that helps you efficiently deliver animated content from anywhere. EAJ interviewed...
Schools
Call for projects for International Animation Residency
The Bordeaux Animation Workshop (BAW) announces the launch of the call for projects for its International Animation Residency for 6...
The Webtoon Academy opens in Angoulême
Média-Participations' animation and webtoon company Ellipse Studio and webtoon platform ONO, have just signed a partnership agreement with Kenaz, Korea’s leading independent webtoon production company, to open...
Università Cattolica in Milan. A school that dialogues with the industry
The growing demand for exportable original content and the increasingly complex processes of audiovisual production have highlighted two main requirements:...
Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf, a comprehensive educational offer
The Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF, the oldest and largest film school in Germany, was one of the leading animation...
Beyond Animation
Pippi returns in a new game for mobile and tablet
Stockholm-based game studio Paper Play Games, in collaboration with Astrid Lindgren Aktiebolag, offers children worldwide the chance to dive into...
BEYBLADE X Global Launch
BEYBLADE X – the fourth generation of the toy brand which has sold over 500m lifetime units – is flying...
Xilam Animation sews up partnership with fashion retailer celio
Academy Award®-nominated French animation studio Xilam Animation has secured a new partnership with French fashion retailer celio, under which a...
New music from popular series “Gabby’s Dollhouse”
Republic Records: Kids & Family and DreamWorks Animation have announced a partnership to release new original music from beloved popular...
Nelvana brings three popular kids’ television series to Peacock
Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana, a world-leading international producer, distributor, and licensor of children animated and live-action content, has partnered with Peacock,...
New episodes of “Lyla in the Loop” premiere on PBS KIDS on August 5
Produced by Mighty Picnic and Pipeline Studios, Lyla in the Loop is a funny and engaging animated series for kids...
WildBrain’s “Inspector Gadget” makes its CCTV 6 debut in China
WildBrain, a global leader in kids’ and family entertainment, is bringing fan-favourite Inspector Gadget to Chinese audiences with China’s national...
Laws & Rules
Animation UK champions British Animation at Annecy 2024
Animation UK serves as the unified voice of the animation sector, representing an alliance of companies, studios, producers, and distributors....
The role of artificial intelligence in the creation of IPs
Following her dedicated conference at the International Kids Licensing Days during the last Bologna Licensing Fair/Kids, Francesca Perri, Partner at...
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