Canada’s Nelvana And Japan’s Polygon Pictures Sign Development Deal For Kids’ Content
The companies will work together to bring IPs like ‘Bakugan,’ ‘Beyblade,’ and ‘Cardcaptor Sakura’ to a wider global audience.
The companies will work together to bring IPs like ‘Bakugan,’ ‘Beyblade,’ and ‘Cardcaptor Sakura’ to a wider global audience.
According to creator J. Michael Straczynski, the film is “Classic B5: raucous, heartfelt, nonstop, a ton of fun through time and space.”
Xilam will oversee the layout, color BG, animation, and compositing of the Norse Mythology show.
Other Annecy highlights include debuts for ‘Nimona’ and ‘Ruby Gillman’ plus tons of high-profile first looks.
In total, 17 films, series, and interactive works will host WIP presentations at this year’s Annecy.
May brings some highly-anticipated debuts including ‘Star Wars Visions’ season two and Genndy Tartakovsky’s ‘Unicorn Warriors Eternal.’
A seventh-season reboot has been picked up by WBD, which will also put the show on Max in EMEA.
Paramount says WBD owes them more than $50 million in back licensing fees for content sent to HBO Max.
‘The Flying Sailor’ was picked as the year’s top Canadian animated short with ‘PAW Patrol,’ and ‘The Snoopy Show’ taking top tv honors.
Australia studio Pixel Zoo takes us behind the scenes of their new “kids” series ‘The Secrets of Sunflower Valley.’
The prequel series takes place in 1920s Shanghai and will expand the lore of the 1984 live-action cult classic.
Director Fable Siegel tells us about the challenges of adapting a hit comic series and animating anthropomorphic cats.
The show is being developed by Flying Bark Productions and executive producer Eric Robles.
April sees a mix of new (‘Royal Crackers’), ending (‘The Owl House’), and classic (‘The Triplets of Belleville’) animation hit platforms.
The series will premiere on the network on May 4 before heading to HBO Max the following day.
The network has ordered a pilot presentation for the series, which it is producing with Warner Bros. Animation.
The series is a throwback to the iconic ‘Batman: The Animated Series,’ and that show’s co-creator Bruce Timm is attached.
Spanish audiences love adult animation series, but the country has, until now, neglected to produce much of its own.
‘Jay Jay: The Chose One’ is being animated by Nigerian studio I-Realities, and is another indication of a booming local industry.
The show will feature a young Messi navigating obstacles in a video game world.