Tag: BBC
‘Wolfwalkers’ Leads the Pack at Irish Animation Awards
The Oscar-nominated film Wolfwalkers from Kilkenny studio Cartoon Saloon was the big winner in this year's Irish Animation Awards on Friday (May 21), coming...
25th Webby Awards Animation Winners
Winners for The 25th Annual Webby Awards were announced on Tuesday, May 18, culminating with an online celebration hosted by actress, advocate and host...
Mark Simon Hewis Appointed Head of Aardman Academy
Aardman, the multi-award-winning independent animation studio, has announced that its training facility the Aardman Academy has appointed Mark Simon Hewis as Head of Department,...
Former DreamWorks VP Doug Schwalbe Launches The Co-Production Company
Doug Schwalbe, a former senior VP of co-production for Dreamworks Animation Television, is launching the Co-Production Company, a boutique production firm specializing in finance and...
Stop-Motion Studio Laika Branches Out into Live-Action
Portland-based Laika Studio, best known for Oscar-nominated features such as Coraline, ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls, Kubo and the Two Strings and Missing Link, is expanding into live action....
Portfolio Taps Emmy-Winning EP Irene Weibel as LA Rep
Portfolio Entertainment continues to expand its senior creative team with Irene Weibel, Emmy Award-winning executive producer. In her consulting role, Weibel will be responsible...
BBC Children’s Prod. Moves into BBC Studios under New Income Plan
The BBC (U.K.) has announced its ambition to ‘build commercial income’ -- one of four top priorities set out by Tim Davie in his...
Uncharted Territory, Rise Pictures Quest for Cornelia Funke’s ‘Igraine the Brave’
Cornelia Funke's magical fantasy novel Igraine The Brave is coming to theaters! Oscar-winner Volker Engel, Gesa Engel and Lucia Scharbatke of Uncharted Territory are...
‘Butterfly Academy’ Series Takes Wing with Pink Parrot
Montreal/Madrid-based international sales and distribution company Pink Parrot Media (PPM) has secured the acquisition of the new spin-off animated series based on Carpediem’s IP...
Olivia Colman & Matt Smith Star in Magic Light’s ‘Superworm’ Special for BBC
Building on the success of Zog and the Flying Doctors, Magic Light Pictures, the multi-Oscar nominated company, is bringing Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s...
‘Liberator’ Partners Trioscope & Juice VFX Launch Europe Studio
Trioscope Studios – the groundbreaking new studio dedicated to next-generation enhanced hybrid animation – has partnered with leading Polish visual effects & sound studio...
Magic Light Brings Beloved ‘Gruffalo’ & ‘Zog’ Characters Back in BBC Idents
Magic Light Pictures, the multi-Oscar-nominated production company, has been providing festive family treats to BBC audiences for more than a decade. This year, the...
Watch: First Episode of ‘Daleks!’ Debuts
The first installment of BBC's eagerly awaited Doctor Who spinoff Daleks! has premiered on YouTube, launching fans into an interstellar invasion adventure. The premiere...
BAFTA-Winning Studio Blue Zoo Celebrates 20 Successful Years
Blue Zoo, the award-winning animation studio behind short-form projects such as the BAFTA-nominated short Mamoon and commercials for clients including Pokémon and Disney, is...
SC Films Picks Up Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Absolute Denial’ Ahead of AFM
SC Films International (U.K.) has picked up another intriguing animated indie feature ahead of the American Film Market next week: a hand-drawn, sci-fi passion...
Virtual MIPCOM’s Newsmakers
***This article originally appeared in the November '20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 304)***
As many had predicted, the MIPCOM fall content market has now...
Impressions of War: Martyn Pick’s Animation Adds Painterly Dimension to ‘Coup 53’
The frequent partnership between animation and historical documentary has found a new expression in Coup 53 -- an award-winning documentary releasing August 19 which...
‘Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese’ Gets S2 Greenlight
Cloudco Entertainment in the United States, in conjunction with co-production partners Watchnext Media in France and Kavaleer Productions in Ireland, are pleased to announce...
AMC Casts Ken Liu Animated Drama Adaptation ‘Pantheon’
AMC Studios has revealed the lead voice cast for its upcoming animated primetime drama, Pantheon -- an hour-long adaptation of Ken Liu's short sci-fi...
‘His Dark Materials’ Wins VFX, Titles Awards at TV Craft BAFTAs
The winners have been announced for this year's British Academy Television Craft Awards, which this year for the first time were presented in an...
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