Mickey Mouse is an cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks.
Kim Howitt has been named Senior Creative Executive for WarnerMedia Kids & Family, it was announced today by Amy Friedman, Head of Kids & Family Programming, Warner Bros. In the new role, Howitt will oversee the creative development of third-party animation, co-production, and live-action across preschool, kids, and family. Based in New York, Howitt will […]
Netflix announced a new animated musical feature, Sulwe, based on the book by Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o’ with illustrations by Vashti Harrison; SULWE is a #1 New York Times bestselling picture book published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
Director Steven Clay Hunter and producer Max Sachar of Pixar’s SparkShorts installment Out are thrilled with the reaction their film has received since it debuted on Disney+ last May. Now, it’s one of the 10 finalists for the Best Animated Short Film Academy Award. Steven Clay Hunter: It’s crazy. (laughs) Max, you’ve said it the […]
WarnerMedia Kids & Family unveiled today an expansive content commitment that aims to appeal to the complete spectrum of kids and families including preschoolers, all kids ages 6-11, and family co-viewing, creating more than 300 hours of original series, specials and acquisitions that will debut on its global Cartoon Network channels and HBO Max beginning […]
WarnerMedia Kids & Family released today plans to launch Cartoonito, a new preschool programming block built to support each child’s unique potential, set to debut on Cartoon Network and HBO Max this fall. In addition to today’s greenlight of Bugs Bunny Builders, it was announced today that titles including Mush-Mush & the Mushables and Thomas […]
DuckTales will solve some mysteries and rewrite history with an epic 90-minute series finale special Monday March 15th, (7:00 p.m. EDT/PDT), on Disney XD and ungated in DisneyNOW. Executive produced by Matt Youngberg and co-executive produced by Francisco Angones, the Emmy Award-nominated DuckTales team wrapped production after 75 episodes and more than 15 shorts. The […]
Us Again, an original new theatrical animated short from director Zach Parrish that brings together dance, music, emotional storytelling and inspired animation, is set to debut exclusively in theaters worldwide beginning on March 5, playing on the same bill as Walt Disney Animation Studios’ newest animated feature, Raya and the Last Dragon. The film is […]
Flee is one of the most talked about movies of the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. This animated documentary feature about a man finally revealing some of the biggest secrets of his life is excellent. NEON and Participant will co-distribute the film later this year. Uno Helmersson is the composer of Flee. In this Animation Scoop […]
When it comes to a list of the most romantic leading men in film history one name stands out as creating a true “air” of love in all of his performances: the one and only Pepe Le Pew. Undeterred by his own fragrant shortcomings, this socially active skunk has continually sought his true love through […]
Disney Television Animation has announced the cast of its latest series Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur. Based on Marvel’s hit comic books, the show follows the adventures of 13-year-old super-genius Lunella Lafayette and her 10-ton T-Rex, Devil Dinosaur. After Lunella accidentally brings Devil Dinosaur into present-day New York City via a time vortex, the […]
