Emmy Award-winning French animation production and distribution company Dandelooo and independent Belgian film production company Vivi Film announced a partnership to co-produce and co-finance the new animated series The Upside Down River (9 x 26’). Dandelooo’s animation studio Ooolala in la Cartoucherie, Valence (France) will produce the new 2D animation in co-operation with Canal+ Family. Directed by Paul Leluc (The Wolf, The Long Long Holiday), the series targeted at 8 to 12-year-olds will … [Read more...] about Dandelooo and Vivi Film to produce new serialised animation series ‘The Upside Down River’
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Federation Kids & Family partners with China’s Tencent Video and UYoung Media to unleash ‘Kung Fu Wa!’
Premium kids content distributor Federation Kids & Family (part of Federation Entertainment) has partnered with China’s Tencent Video and UYoung Media on the kids’ animated action-comedy series Kung Fu Wa! Currently in production and scheduled for delivery later this year, Kung Fu Wa! (52 x 11’) is co-produced by Chinese internet conglomerate Tencent Video and leading Chinese kids’ entertainment company UYoung. Federation Kids & Family will handle worldwide distribution (outside of … [Read more...] about Federation Kids & Family partners with China’s Tencent Video and UYoung Media to unleash ‘Kung Fu Wa!’
Toonz Media Group joins forces with Ferly for ‘Kingdom of None’
Ferly, the Finnish animation, publishing, and licensing studio, announced today that it has signed a co-production deal with global animation studio, Toonz Media Group for its new animation series, Kingdom of None (52x11’). Aimed at children aged between 5 – 8 years, Kingdom of None celebrates kids’ extraordinary imaginations, as well as their ability to discover playfulness in everyday situations and surroundings and find endless new uses for ordinary objects. The series brings back the joy … [Read more...] about Toonz Media Group joins forces with Ferly for ‘Kingdom of None’
Imira Entertainment launches new animated preschool series into the global marketplace
Imira Entertainment, the leading kids and family entertainment distribution and production company, is launching a brand new animated preschool series Zoonicorn. Featuring a Zooniverse of enchanting characters, the 3D CGI series debuts with 52 original seven-minute episodes. A magical mix of zebra and unicorn, the captivating Zoonicorns inhabit the dreams of young animals, taking them on amazing adventures to help learn important social-emotional and problem-solving skills. When the dream is … [Read more...] about Imira Entertainment launches new animated preschool series into the global marketplace
eOne announces content plans for ‘Peppa Pig’ through 2027 as 104 additional new episodes head into production
Entertainment One (eOne), Hasbro’s global content studio, outlined an exciting new content plan for Peppa Pig which confirms that 104 x 5” episodes have been greenlit for production, ensuring a continuous pipeline of fresh content through to 2027. The addition of this new animated content will take the total number of episodes in the Peppa Pig catalogue to an incredible 485. Animation studio Astley Baker Davies (ABD), the original creators of Peppa Pig, will work closely with eOne to … [Read more...] about eOne announces content plans for ‘Peppa Pig’ through 2027 as 104 additional new episodes head into production
Fox Entertainment’s Bento Box Entertainment and Princess Pictures to form Australia-based animation studio
Bento Box Entertainment, FOX Entertainment’s award-winning animation studio, and television and film production company Princess Pictures have formed Princess Bento Studio, an all-new animation studio that will produce animated content out of its headquarters in Melbourne, Australia. Attracted by the Victorian Government and supported through Film Victoria’s recently announced Victorian Screen Incentive, the announcement was made today by Scott Greenberg, Co-Founder and CEO of Bento Box, and … [Read more...] about Fox Entertainment’s Bento Box Entertainment and Princess Pictures to form Australia-based animation studio
