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Xilam’s ‘Mr. Magoo’ Breaks into U.S. with DreamWorks Deal

Award-winning French animation studio Xilam Animation has secured a deal with DreamWorks Animation’s Classic Media for its hilarious new animated series Mr Magoo, based...

Animation Oscar Nominees React

The nominees for the 92nd Academy Awards were announced Monday morning, revealing the five contenders each in our can’t-miss categories: Animated Feature, Animated Short...

Caterina Gonnelli Appointed EVP Content at Xilam Animation

Award-winning French animation studio Xilam Animation has appointed Caterina Gonnelli as EVP, Content for the company’s rapidly growing slate of projects. She is scheduled...

Delicate Digits: Jeremy Clapin’s ‘I Lost My Body’

***This article originally appeared in the December ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 295)*** In a cinematic year dominated by superheroes, fantastic creatures, wise-cracking animals...

Netflix Adopts Xilam’s ‘Oggy Oggy’ as First French Animation Original

Netflix and French production company Xilam Animation announced that Xilam will produce an original CGI animated preschool series titled Oggy Oggy, based on the...

Netflix Announces ‘I Lost My Body’ English Dub Cast; New Trailer

Oscar nominee Dev Patel (Lion, Slumdog Millionaire), Alia Shawkat (Arrested Development, Summer Camp Island) and six-time Emmy nominated TV Cheers star George Wendt will...

‘Weathering with You’ Will Open L.A.’s 3rd Animation Is Film Fest

The competition lineup of the third annual Animation Is Film Festival has been revealed, with 10 internationally acclaimed animated features set to screen at...

2019 Cartoon Tributes Nominees Announced

The 30th Cartoon Forum will be held in Toulouse, France from September 16-19. The European animation co-production event will provide a platform for 85...

Netflix Sets Theatrical Dates for ‘Klaus,’ ‘I Lost My Body’ in November

With Awards Season looming, Netflix has unveiled its expanded fall/winter theatrical release slate for 2019. Among the 10 titles are animated holiday tale Klaus...

First Look: Xilam’s Acclaimed Annecy Movie ‘I Lost My Body’

It’s not every day that an auteur-driven, animated feature about the adventures of a dismembered hand makes it to the big screen. But then...

First Look : Disney+ Unveils Pics from New ‘Chip ‘n’ Dale’ Series at Annecy

Today at Annecy International Animated Film Festival, Disney announced the original series Chip ‘n’ Dale is in production for the streaming service and shared...

Xilam Enters Negotiations to Acquire Cube Creative

Independent animation producer-distributor Xilam Animation has entered exclusive negotiations for the acquisition of 50.1% of the shares and voting rights in Cube Creative, a...

Everything You Need to Know About Annecy ’19

Nothing says animation festival season is officially upon us like the arrival of the biggest event of the year, the glorious Annecy International Animated...

‘I Lost My Body’ Takes Cannes Critics’ Week Prize

The dark, surreally romantic animated feature film I Lost My Body has been awarded the Nespresso Grand Prize of the Cannes Film Festival’s Critics’...

Cannes Gets Animated

While the general public doesn’t think of the Cannes Film Festival (May 14-25) as the prime spot for premiering animated projects, this auteur-driven event...

Xilam Greenlights Preschool Spin-Off ‘Oggy Oggy’

French toon powerhouse Xilam Animation is developing a new, younger-skewing take on its iconic property Oggy and the Cockroaches with the original preschool comedy...

Teaser: ‘I Lost My Body’ Screening at Cannes Critics’ Week

With the announcement of the Cannes Film Festival Critics’ Week selections, Jérémy Clapin's feature directorial debut I Lost My Body (J’ai perdu mon corps)...

Nine Movies to Track at Cartoon Movie

**This article originally appeared in the March '19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 288)*** The logistics at Cartoon Movie make it impossible to catch all...

TV & Streaming News Round-Up 2

Read part one here. CAKE is teaming up with new kids’ content co. Ferly (previously Kaiken Ent., founded by former Rovia execs and Angry Birds...

Xilam Reports 50% Revenue Growth in First Half of 2018

The Board of Directors of Xilam Animation S.A. convened September 25 to approve the interim financial statements as of June 30, 2018. The meeting...
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