Directed by Oscar-winning director John Kahrs (Disney’s Paperman), Age Of Sail is Google Spotlight Stories’ longest, most visually complex experience to date. Set on the open ocean in 1900, Age Of Sail is the story of William Avery (played by Ian McShane), an old sailor adrift and alone in the North Atlantic. When Avery reluctantly […]
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MONDO & VRV Team Up for “Turbo Fantasy”
August 27th, 2018 
Jerry Beck He’s just your average sports center duty-manager-turned-vigilante who lives in another dimension, trying to get along with two sidekicks while they ostensibly fight crime. His name: Turbo Fantasy. Growing animation company MONDO today premieres the second season of Scottish animator Davey Ferguson’s Turbo Fantasy, which is available only on Ellation’s VRV platform. Turbo Fantasy has […]
ANIME REVIEW: “The Tibetan Dog”
August 26th, 2018 Charles Solomon Based on a best-selling Chinese children’s book, Tibetan Dog (2011) was produced at Japan’s Madhouse studio in a rare Chinese-Japanese deal. Since his parents separated, Tenzin (Tatsuomi Hamada) has grown up in the city of Xi’an in Shaanxi province with his mother. He learned to play the flute from her and had an unremarkable urban […]
Shout! Studios Acquires “Tito And The Birds”
August 22nd, 2018 Jerry Beck Shout! Studios, the distribution arm of Shout! Factory, has acquired North American distribution rights to the new animated feature Tito and The Birds, directed by Gustavo Steinberg (End of the Line), Gabriel Bitar (Cidade Cinza), and André Catoto (Say I Am Only Seventeen), and written by Eduardo Benaim and Gustavo Steinberg. Tito and The Birds […]
INTERVIEW: Matt Beans of Dreamworks/Netflix “Trolls: The Beat Goes On!”
August 20th, 2018 Jackson Murphy For fans who can’t get enough of DreamWorks’ “Trolls” – good news! Not only is production of the sequel to the 2016 hit movie in full swing, but a new season of the spin-off TV series Trolls: The Beat Goes On! debuts this week (8/24) on Netflix. And with series veteran Matt Beans back as […]
Amazon Prime Video to Launch “Pete The Cat” on September 21st
August 15th, 2018 Jerry Beck Amazon Prime Video today announced Friday, September 21st will be the global premiere date for the anticipated animated kids series Pete the Cat. Based on the best-selling children’s books, Pete the Cat is a fun, musically driven series about exploring your world and trying new things, while being smart, accepting, and optimistic. Whether you’re making […]
Frederator Launches First Anime Club on YouTube – “Get In The Robot”
August 9th, 2018 Jerry Beck Frederator Studios, A WOW! Unlimited Media company known for its breakout hits in the animation space including Bee and Puppycat, Bravest Warriors, and most recently Netflix’s Castlevania, has launched the first video anime club called Get In The Robot. Get In the Robot was designed to be the first stop for people who have just […]
“Disenchantment” Q&A with show runner Josh Weinstein
August 2nd, 2018 Jackson Murphy Disenchantment, which debuts Aug. 17 on Netflix, is “The Simpsons” creator Matt Groening’s new animated series. The show centers around the adventures of an elf, a princess, a demon and is set in and around the fantastical Medieval village of Dreamland. Josh Weinstein, a longtime Groening collaborator, is Disenchantment’s showrunner. Jackson Murphy: Can you feel […]
Meredith Roberts Named Senior Vice President, Animation Strategy, for Disney Channels
August 1st, 2018 Jerry Beck Meredith Roberts, a well-regarded leader in animation for film and television, has been named to the newly created role of senior vice president, Animation Strategy, Disney Channels. She will be responsible for leading a unified vision for the animation content produced by Disney Television Animation and other studios for Disney Junior, Disney Channel, Disney XD […]
‘Call For Entries’ For the 46th Annual Annie Awards Begins Today
August 1st, 2018 Jerry Beck The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announced today its ‘Call for Entries’ for the 46th Annual Annie Awards to begin today,Wednesday, August 1st. Honoring excellence in the field of animation, the Annie Awards will be presented in 10 Production categories (Best Feature, Broadcast Production, Short Film, Virtual Reality, etc.) and 22 Achievement categories (Best Animation, […]
