Tag: Kidscreen
Toon Vets Omar Spahi & Dillon Gemmill Spill the Secrets of Their New Venture, Creation Station
There's a new kids' animation player in town! Writers, producers, EPs and content creators Omar Spahi and Dillon Gemmill this week officially announce the...
Animation Specialist Sumedha Saraogi Joins CMG
As the next step in its indie animation journey, Cinema Management Group (CMG) has hired on Sumedha Saraogi as Head of Business Development. With...
25 Brand-New Projects to Bow at Asian Animation Summit
Twenty-five animation concepts have been selected for the 2019 Asian Animation Summit showcase this month. Representing the very best kids animated TV development work...
‘Clangers’ Makes China Market Move with Coolabi and Fantawild
Chinese animation leader Fantawild and international rights owner Coolabi Group, have announced a new partnership to bring the much-loved preschool brand Clangers to the...
Linda Simensky Upped to Head of Content for PBS KIDS
Accomplished kids’ TV exec Linda Simensky has been promoted to the new role of Head of PBS KIDS Content. Simensky will lead the development...
Universal Kids Nixes Original Content Division
NBCUniversal’s New York-based children’s network Universal Kids is pivoting away from creating original content in order to shore the channel up in the long...
Asia Animation Summit Returns to Seoul in November
Up to 30 animated projects from Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia, Thailand, China, New Zealand and elsewhere across the Asia-Pacific reason will debut to the...
‘Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty’ Takes Off with Jetpack
Indie global kids and family content distributor Jetpack Distribution has picked up international rights to Funrise’s new animated series Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty. The...
Graverobber Teams with Bejuba! on ‘Chicken Big’
Things are really clucking along for GraveRobber -- the animation studio founded two years ago by children’s book author/illustrator Keith Graves and writer/producer Rob...
Yeti Farm Grows with Alcon & Amazon Prime’s ‘Pete the Cat’
Kelowna, BC-based Yeti Farm Creative has joined forces with Swampy Marsh’s (Phineas and Ferb) Surfer Jack Productions to provide production services for season 2...
Ian Lambur Named SVP Global Distribution & Co-Pros for ZAG
Award-winning indie animation studio ZAG has appointed Ian Lambur as its Senior Vice President, Global Distribution & Co-Productions. Reporting to CEO and Founder Jeremy...
30 Projects to Debut at Asian Animation Summit in November
The 2018 Asian Animation Summit, taking place November 28-30 in Seoul, will showcase 30 brand-new kids’ animated series concepts hailing from South Korea, Indonesia,...
Guru Studios EVP Mary Bredin Moving On
Mary Bredin will be leaving Toronto-based Guru Studio after serving as Executive Vice President of Content and Strategy for over 10 years. The industry...
Portfolio Sets Sail for Kidscreen with Raft of New Deals
Worldwide content producer-distributor Portfolio Entertainment has secured a slew of international sales ahead of the Kidscreen confab in Miami. These cover new third-party properties...
Lupus, HarperCollins Invite ‘Tiger Who Came to Tea’ to TV
London-based film and animation company Lupus Films has teamed with HarperCollins Children’s Books to develop a hand-drawn animated TV special based on Judith Kerr’s...
Ex-Rovio Head Launches New Animation Co. Haruworks
A new Finland-based animation start-up studio has officially opened today, dubbed Haruworks. The company is headed by animation and mobile entertainment expert Nick Dorra...
Hopster Originals Join Aardman Distribution Offerings
Preschool entertainment/education platform Hopster has struck a deal with Aardman for global distribution of its originally produced content, including animated projects Clever Brenda (5...
Netflix, 9 Story, CAKE, LEGO & YouTube Kids Top KS Hot50 Lists
Kidscreen's reader-voted Hot50 rankings for 2017 have been revealed, with a glimpse of which companies are perceived as leading in the broadcasting, production, distribution,...
27 Projects Selected for 2017 Asian Animation Summit
The 2017 Asian Animation Summit will be presenting 27 fresh animation concepts from creative houses across Asia-Pacific late this year, as the event returns...
Nelvana Sets Dev Deal for Show Inspired by Romero Britto Art
Corus Entertainment's Nelvana has secured a development deal with Grey Matter and United Talent Agency for a vibrant new preschool series inspired by the...
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