Tag: Canada
Ottawa’s TAC Open for Pitch THIS! Submissions
The Ottawa International Animation Festival’s industry event TAC is accepting proposals for its 2011 Pitch THIS! Program, presented by 9 Story Entertainment. This year’s...
Wildbrain’s Polis, ‘Moral Orel’ Creator to Keynote at TAC
The Ottawa International Animation Festival’s industry event, the Television Animation Conference or TAC, announces Michael Polis of Wildbrain Entertaiment and Moral Orel creator Dino...
Canada’s Modus FX Preps 3D Feature ‘Sarila’
Montreal-based Modus FX has announced work on Sarila, which the studio says is the first stereoscopic 3D animated feature film created in Canada.
Directed by...
Rhythm & Hues Plans Vancouver, India Expansions
Rhythm & Hues is heading north, announcing plans to open a studio in Vancouver by Jan. 9, according to Variety.
The new studio will start...
Little Tugboat Academy Offers Course on Preschool Series
Little Tugboat Academy is kicking off its offerings with a three-day course titled "How to Make a Great Preschool Series," to be held July...
Arc Productions — Formerly Starz — Signs with Paradigm
Arc Productions — formerly Starz Animation — has signed with Paradigm for representation as it offers its visual effects and animation services for hire...
Atomic, Ellipseanime Get OK to Develop ‘Pirate Express’
Vancouver-based Atomic Cartoons is proceeding with development on Pirate Express, an animated comedy series for children ages 7-11.
With a green light from Teletoon Canada,...
Harland Williams Signs on for Rainmaker Feature
Rainmaker Entertainment has teamed up with comedian Harland Williams to develop and produce an original animated feature film based on the company's mascots, Ting...
Cartoon Network to Air 9 Story’s ‘Almost Naked Animals’
Cartoon Network has picked up 9 Story Entertainment's animated series Almost Naked Animals and will begin airing it later this year.
The Canadian-produced comedy series,...
Nelvana’s ‘Scaredy Squirrel’ Debuts April 3 on Canada’s YTV
Scaredy Squirrel, the star of Melanie Watt's popular books, is set to premiere April 3 in a new animated series on Canada's YTV.
A Canadian...
Quebec’s Cinar Scandal Probe Charges Executives
Police in Quebec, Canada, have made an arrest and issued warrants for additional arrests of former executives of the Cinar animation company after the...
Canada’s Teletoon at Night Pilot Project Offers $10k Prize for Toon Shorts
Canada's Teletoon network is taking its pilot project online, giving animators in Canada a shot at winning $10,000 and a trip to the Ottawa...
Franklin Celebrates 25 Anniversary with New Animated Series
Popular preschool character Franklin is turning 25 this year, and Corus Entertainment, Nelvana Studio and Treehouse are getting ready to celebrate with a new...
Cast a Valentine’s Vote For Top Toon Couples at Teletoon Retro
Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and Canada's Teletoon Retro is polling its viewers to find the top five classic cartoon sweethearts.
Visitors to...
Aardman Animates Ad for Canada’s Funcheez
Canadians who don't skip the commercials will be getting a peak at some delicious new animation from Wallace & Gromit creators Aardman Entertainment.
The U.K.-based...
Teletoon Retro Reaches 8 Million Homes in Canada
You can't say that Canada doesn't love cartoons: The Teletoon Retro channel, which airs classic cartoons ranging from Tom & Jerry and The Flintstones...
Bugs, Scoob, Optimus, Bats and Spidey Make Teletoon Retro Hall of Fame
Canadian cartoon fans have picked Bugs Bunny, Scooby-Doo, Optimus Prime, Batman and Spider-Man as the first five inductees in the Teletoon Retro Hall of Fame.
The...
Cookie Jar Streams Shows Through Netflix
Children's entertainment powerhouse Cookie Jar Entertainment has struck a long-term deal with Netflix to stream selected titles from its libraries to the company's customers...
Wizard Hat Adapts ‘Grim Hill’ Books to TV
Toronto-based Wizard Hat Productions is going to turn the Grim Hill book series into a animated series.
The books by Linda DeMeulemeester will be turned...
Toonz Opens Production Arm in Montreal
India-based Toonz Animation will team up with Montreal-based Mediabiz to open a production facility in Canada.
The venture, dubbed Toonz Entertainment Global Canada, will go...
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