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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
Amuse Animation and Rakuten TV expand distribution of “Car City Adventures” FAST Channel
Amuse Animation, a pioneering digital-first animation studio, is proud to announce the launch of a second CAR CITY ADVENTURES fully...
Miraculous has expanded its digital footprint
The 3D-CGI-animated superhero aspirational action-comedy series Miraculous™ - Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir is everyone’s superhero story. Created by...
Molang and Pinkfong meet in each other’s universes
MILLIMAGES, one of the oldest independent animation studios and IP developers in Europe, and THE PINKFONG COMPANY, the global entertainment company...
Reviews
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),...
Krešimir Zubčić unpacks Croatian animation, HRT’s content strategy
Ahead of Annecy, we talked to Krešimir Zubčić, Vice-President of the Board of Animafest and editor-buyer for animated shorts and...
Events
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...
Last call for the Animation3 residency
After hosting 3 authors in 2023, the Pôle Image Magelis (in partnership with the Département de la Charente), Wallimage SA,...
NIAFF accepts film entries
Niigata International Animation Film Festival (NIAFF), the largest animation film festival in Asia as well as the first film festival...
Kidscreen’s AAS event expands in 2024
Kidscreen announces that the Asian Animation Summit, its annual event showcasing Asia Pacific’s best new animated series in development for children,...
Coming soon
“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...
“The Sound Collector” wins BANFF Rockie Award as Best Animation for Children
After winning at the Chicago International Children's Film Festival (Best Animated Series), the Manchester Animation Festival (Best Animated Series), the...
Producer Matěj Chlupáček on “Living Large”
Before Annecy, we caught up with producer Matěj Chlupáček, who talked us through the making of Living Large, Kristina Dufková’s...
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
Story House Egmont and Spin Master sign deal for Unicorn Academy magazine
Brokered by ThePoint.1888, Spin Master’s licensing agent for Unicorn Academy in UK and Eire, Story House Egmont will launch a...
Jennifer Aniston makes her publishing debut
HarperCollins Publishers announced a four-book publishing deal with Emmy Award–winning actress, producer, and entrepreneur Jennifer Aniston, and Invisible Universe, an...
Hachette Jeunesse as French language partner for Paddington’s film and TV content
The books adapted from movie Paddington in Peru - set to release in the UK on 8th November 2024 and...
New season of City Island airs on PBS Kids
Beginning July 5, Season 2 of City Island, the entertaining hit PBS Kids animated shorts series, will feature a new...
Viral Nation announces its new partnership with Wind Sun Sky Entertainment
Viral Nation, a leading Social-First Marketing and Talent Representation Agency, announces a partnership with Wind Sun Sky Entertainment, marking the...
“Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood” new season on PBS KIDS
Since its launch in 2012, Daniel Tiger has become beloved by children and parents alike as he takes viewers along...
Studio Unagi opens in Montreal
Studio Unagi, a premium and independent animation boutique studio, has recently opened its doors in Montreal to inject a fresh...
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...
