Tag: The Jim Henson Company
Cast, First Look Revealed for ‘The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance’
Netflix has announced the voice cast for its upcoming prequel series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, and released first-look character images. This new...
Netflix Details Event Animation Programming Slate from Top Creators
To meet the strong demand for kids & family content -- enjoyed by nearly 60% of Netflix members around the globe each month --...
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...
Guillermo del Toro’s Long-Awaited Stop-Mo ‘Pinocchio’ Coming to Netflix
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro is making his animated feature film directorial debut at Netflix with his lifelong passion project, Pinocchio, a stop-motion...
Claudia Balzer Scott-Hansen Named SVP Global Distribution for Jim Henson Co.
The Jim Henson Company has appointed Claudia Balzer Scott-Hansen as Senior Vice President, Global Distribution, reporting to Chris Lytton, COO & Exec Vice President...
Jim Henson’s ‘Dinosaur Train’ Roars to 100th Episode with S5 Order
The Jim Henson Company is producing a 22 x 11’ fifth season of its Emmy-nominated and Parents’ Choice Silver Honor series Dinosaur Train, pulling...
Felix & Paul VR Gets Up Close with Dogs and Puppets
***This story originally appeared in the June/July ‘18 issue of Animation Magazine ***
Fans of virtual reality and animation discovered something special from Felix &...
Shane Mang to Oversee Global Licensing for Jim Henson Co.
Shane Mang has joined The Jim Henson Company as Executive Director of Global Consumer Products, charged with overseeing licensing activities for JHC’s beloved children’s...
Jim Henson Co. & Partners Option ‘Harriet the Spy’, ‘The Kissing Hand’
The Jim Henson Company has optioned two classic book properties for television series development in partnership with Rehab Entertainment and 2 Friends Entertainment: Louise...
Industrial Bros./Henson’s ‘Dot.’ Gets Second Season Reboot
Dot., the animated Industrial Brothers/Henson show about a smart digital-savvy young girl just got its second season order. The award-winning show is based on...
The Cartel Grows Toon Arm, Taps Ellis as Manager
L.A.-based full-service management and production company The Cartel is expanding its animation and family division. The company has tapped former agent and 17-year entertainment...
Kidscreen Summit 2018 Awards Shortlist Revealed
Organizers of the Kidscreen Summit 2018, taking place Feb. 12-15 in Miami, FL (summit.kidscreen.com), have announced the nominees for the upcoming children/teen TV awards....
In A Different Light: ‘The Star’
Christmas movies are common enough, as are family Christmas movies. But Timothy Reckart saw an opportunity to do something different with The Star, an...
Jim Henson Co. Ups Halle Stanford to TV Prez, Plans ‘IAmElemental’ Series
The Jim Henson Company came out with two key announcements this week, with the news that longtime executive Halle Stanford has been promoted to...
New Deals for Industrial Bros. & Jim Henson’s ‘Dot.’
The Jim Henson Company has secured several new linear broadcast deals around the world for tech-savvy kids' animated series Dot. (52 x 11 min.),...
Hulu Greenlights ‘Doozers’ Season 2 from Henson
Hulu has renewed its first original kids' series, Doozers, from The Jim Henson Company. The preschool-targeted CG show inspired by Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock...
Daily News Bytes: Licensing Showdown
The annual Licensing Expo brings the biggest brands from across the country and abroad to Las Vegas next week, May 23-25. Plenty of animated...
First Look at the Stars of ‘The Star’ from Sony Pictures Animation
Sony Pictures Animation has revealed four of the key characters from its upcoming fath-and-family film The Star, and announced that triply Emmy winner Patricia...
YMA English Awards of Excellence Nominees Revealed
Canada's Youth Media Alliance has revealed the TV series, digital and interactive productions in the running for the 2017 English-language Awards of Excellence. An...
Hulu Snags ‘Dot.’, ‘Counterfeit Cat.’ ‘Camp Lakebottom’ for VOD
Hulu has secured a string of new deals to expand its growing kids’ library with episodes of hit animated series Dot. (from The Jim...
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