Tag: Monty Python
TV & Streaming: ‘Tarsilinha’ Goes Prime in LatAm, Rare Toons from Toho & OVID, Plus Global Series Sales
Leading Latin American animation company Pinguim Content ( Fishtronaut, Earth to Luna!) announced that its award-winning children’s animated film Tarsilinha has been sold to...
Mercury Filmworks Joins Co-Pro Coven for Mukpuddy’s ‘Badjelly the Witch’
Canada’s Mercury Filmworks and New Zealand’s Mukpuddy will co-produce a 13 x 22’ 2D animated series for kids 6- to 11-years old, based on...
‘Kiff’ Creators Lucy Heavens & Nic Smal Forge a Path from Cape Town to Disney Channel
South African creators and executive producers, Lucy Heavens (Space Chickens in Space) and Nic Smal (Caillou) are behind Disney Television Animation’s upcoming animated buddy-comedy,...
‘The Transformers: The Movie’ Returns to Theaters for 35th Anniversary
In celebration of the 35th anniversary of its release, the world-renowned 1986 animated feature film The Transformers: The Movie returns to U.S. movie theaters...
NZ’s Mukpuddy Snags Rights to Spike Milligan’s ‘Badjelly The Witch’
Premiere New Zealand 2D animation studio Mukpuddy has teamed up with Media Tech Productions and secured the rights to develop Spike Milligan's classic children's...
Adult Swim’s ‘The Shivering Truth’: Nightmares in Stop Motion
***This article originally appeared in the January ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 286)***
Nothing can quite get under the human skin like stop-motion animation....
‘Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer’ Official Trailer on the Hoof
The official trailer for the new limited holiday family release Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer has arrived, introducing the plucky miniature horse who dreams of...
A Wild ‘Duck Duck Goose’ Chase
Producing a feature-length animation is a daunting task for any startup studio, even one run by two Academy Award-winning producers. But for L.A.-based Original...
7 Big Questions for the ‘Venture Bros.’ Duo
***This interview originally appeared in the August ‘18 issue of Animation Magazine (#282)***
Jackson Publick (a.k.a. Chris McCulloch) and Doc Hammer are the mad geniuses...
Gone, but Not Forgotten: An Animation Professor Revisits Rarely Seen Films
I had never been to San Francisco when I attended Richard Williams’ Animation Masterclass in 1997. All I knew was that he was the...
Special ‘Yellow Submarine’ Release to Feature On-Screen Lyrics
Don’t worry if you don’t know the lyrics from The Beatles’ 1968 animated classic Yellow Submarine. According to Deadline, Abramorama will celebrate the 50th...
Animated People: Olan Rogers Blasts Off into ‘Final Space’
This week, we catch up with YouTube star and indie filmmaker Olan Rogers, who created the original TBS/Conan O’Brien/Conaco animated series Final Space along...
‘Wind in the Willows’ Comes Back Around with Boomerang
Turner’s premium streaming service dedicated to classic cartoons, Boomerang, has acquired the US domestic rights from Hoho Rights to create a new show based...
Coolabi Group Announces Season 2 of ‘Clangers’
Rights owner Coolabi Group is now in production on a second season of its international multi-award-winning preschool series Clangers, set to debut on CBeebies...
Terry Jones to Direct ‘Sherlock Hound’
Simon Crowe’s SC Films International has announced that it is onboard for upcoming 3D animated family flick Sherlock Hound and the Case of the...
Michael Palin to Narrate New ‘Clangers’ Series
Award winning comedian, actor, writer and Monty Python alumnus Michael Palin has been confirmed as the narrator for a new version of the classic...
Gnosis, Vinton Team Up for Four-Picture Slate
Gnosis Moving Pictures and Vinton Entertainment has signed a co-production deal on a slate of CG animated films to be directed by Oscar winner...
An Animated Conversation with Bill Plympton
In 1960, when Bill Plympton was 14, he mailed some cartoons he'd drawn to Disney in the hope of being hired. Not surprisingly, Disney...
FlickerLab and KidsHealth.org Launch Animated Series
New York-based animation and transmedia company FlickerLab has partnered with KidsHealth.org, a popular website devoted to children's health, to create the new animated series...
McCracken’s ‘Wander Over Yonder’ Premieres Tonight
TV animation auteur Craig McCracken chats with us about the challenges and rewards of his charming new Disney Channel show, Wander Over Yonder.
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