Enamored with cartoons as a kid, Eric Bauza desired to be a cartoon-maker himself. He grew up in Scarborough, a borough of Toronto, where he attended Blessed Cardinal Newman Catholic High School, followed by Centennial College, graduating in radio, television, and film production. Bauza learned that Spümcø, John Kricfalusi’s studio in the U.S., needed interns […]
Archive for May, 2020
INTERVIEW: Eric Bauza on Voicing Bugs, Daffy and Marvin: “Insanely Intimidating and Nerve-racking”
May 29th, 2020 
W.R. Miller 
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Kinsane Entertainment Acquires Film and Associated Rights to “Young Captain Nemo”
May 28th, 2020 Jerry Beck Kinsane Entertainment Inc, a global kids and family entertainment company owned by Rainshine Entertainment, announces the acquisition of the book adaptation rights for best-selling author Jason Henderson’s Young Captain Nemo, an Amazon.com chart-topping middle-grade fiction trilogy. Kinsane will develop the literary franchise as an animated series, as mobile games, consumer products, and more for worldwide […]
INTERVIEW: Bob Bergen Hams It Up for The “Looney Tunes”
May 26th, 2020 W.R. Miller After Mel Blanc, the actor voicing Porky Pig the most has been Bob Bergen, from Tiny Toon Adventures to Duck Dodgers to the new Looney Tunes Cartoons on HBOMax. As it turns out, Porky had inspired him to become a voice actor. Born in St. Louis, Bergen moved to Los Angeles to train and ply […]
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2020 Daytime Emmy Nominations
May 22nd, 2020 Jackson Murphy The nominations have been announced for the 47th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards. Animation is one of the driving forces behind Daytime TV. Disney’s Elena of Avalor and Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure lead animated programming with 7 nominations each, followed by Disney Junior’s The Rocketeer with 5. Other prominent animated studios, channels and streaming platforms are represented […]
Gkids To Virtually Release “Marona’s Fantastic Tale”
May 22nd, 2020 Jerry Beck GKIDS has announced the North American virtual theatrical release of Marona’s Fantastic Tale, from director Anca Damian. Starting June 12th, 2020, the film, which played in competition at the Annecy International Film Festival, and won the Animation is Film Special Jury Prize last year, will be made available at MaronaMovie.com through virtual cinema partner links. […]
ANIME REVIEW: “Promare”
May 21st, 2020 Charles Solomon At a time when many American features look so much alike, the brilliant colors and boldly stylized imagery in Hiroyuki Imaishi’s Promare hit the viewer like a bucket of ice water. As Imaishi, screenwriter Kazuki Nakashima and many of the animators worked together on the popular series Gurren Lagann, the flamboyant visual style won’t surprise […]
Writer/Director Ben Smith Talks “StarDog and TurboCat”
May 19th, 2020 Jackson Murphy Ben Smith is the writer/director of the new CG superhero animal animated feature StarDog and TurboCat. It premieres this Thursday May 21st on DirecTV Cinema before heading to more VOD and Digital platforms on June 19th. Smith and his team finished making the film last August. And after a run in UK theaters, Smith is […]
10-Year Anniversary: Remembering DreamWorks Animation’s “Shrek Forever After”
May 18th, 2020 Jackson Murphy This Thursday, May 21st, marks the 10-year anniversary of the release of DreamWorks Animation’s Shrek Forever After. The fourth and final chapter in the core Shrek saga was directed by Mike Mitchell, who put a spin on the classic It’s a Wonderful Life story with Shrek, Fiona, Donkey and Puss in Boots. Shrek Forever After, […]
Talking To supervising producer/writer Chuck Tatham and voice actors Leslie Odom, Jr. and Tituss Burgess about “Central Park”
May 15th, 2020 Jackson Murphy Last May, I interviewed longtime TV writer Chuck Tatham (Full House, Modern Family) about a network sitcom he wrote on called Back To You. It aired on FOX during the Writers’ Strike 2007-2008 season and starred Kelsey Grammer, Patricia Heaton, Ty Burrell, Fred Willard and, at that time, a relatively unknown Josh Gad. Tatham is […]
Director Tony Cervone talks “Scoob!”
May 14th, 2020 Jackson Murphy Warner Bros. was originally going to release SCOOB! in theaters this weekend. But instead, they’re bringing it to the homes of millions of families with a release on VOD and Digital platforms. Director Tony Cervone is a lifelong animation admirer, and he’s thrilled to be sharing this new chapter of the Scooby Saga with fans […]
Los Angeles Animation Festival Launches New Distribution Label
May 8th, 2020 Jerry Beck The Los Angeles Animation Festival (LAAF), LA’s independent animation festival, launches a new distribution label specializing in international animation, to be released on Blu-ray, DVD, select theaters, On-Demand and streaming channels. The films are distributed under the LAAF brand through the newly formed company FilmFest Distribution. FilmFest is the brain-child of LAAF Co-Founder Miles Flanagan […]
ANIME REVIEW: “One Piece: Stampede”
May 4th, 2020 Charles Solomon Eiichiro Oda’s pirate comedy-adventure One Piece may well be the most popular animated franchise on the planet. The 96 paperback collections of the original manga have sold more than 450 million books–not far behind the “Harry Potter” series. More than 939 episodes of the animated TV series have been produced with no end in sight. […]
Exec Producer Josh Bycel talks Hulu’s “Solar Opposites”
May 4th, 2020 Jackson Murphy Josh Bycel is the EP of the new animated series Solar Opposites, premiering this Friday May 8th on Hulu. Bycel talks about working with the Rick and Morty team on this sci-fi comedy. He also shares his thoughts on being a part of the Trolls and American Dad! families… and his unique connections to Frasier. […]
