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‘The Simpsons’ animator Edwin Aguilar dies at 46
Longtime The Simpsons animator and assistant director Edwin Aguilar has died following his hospitalization due to a massive stroke. The talented cartoonist, martial arts practitioner and father of three “passed peacefully” on Saturday, April 10, according to an update to the GoFundMe campaign set up to help cover his...
APC Kids secures international sales for new preschool series ‘DinoCity’
APC Kids, the children’s entertainment division of co-production and distribution company APC, has inked several international sales for its new preschool series DinoCity, created and produced by Riki Group in partnership with Animax Production animation studio. The robust list of deals sees new partners for the 2D animated...
Sony Pictures Animation releases a new short ‘Monster Pets’
To celebrate Pet’s Day, Sony Pictures Animation released a brand-new CG animated short, Monster Pets, the latest studio effort in their hit Hotel Transylvania franchise that will soon include a new feature film, Hotel Transylvania: Transformania, set to hit theatres on July 23. In the new short, Drac’s lovable, monster-sized puppy,...
Netflix releases the official trailer of ‘Jupiter’s Legacy’
Netflix has just released the official trailer for Jupiter’s Legacy, their eight-episode live-action adaptation of Mark Millar and Frank Quitely’s epic graphic novel that premiered globally on May 7. After nearly a century of keeping mankind safe, the world’s first generation of superheroes must look to their children...
Outright Games announces to release ‘The Last Kids on Earth and the Staff of Doom’
Outright Games, the leading global publisher of family-friendly interactive entertainment, together with Atomic Cartoons (the Kids and Family Division of Thunderbird Entertainment), and development studio Stage Clear Studios, have announced a 4 June 2021 release date for the upcoming kid-friendly zombie and monster action video game The Last...
French animation company Dandelooo announces collaboration with Alma winner Jean- Claude Mourlevat
Emmy Award-winning French animation production and distribution company, Dandelooo is thrilled to share collaboration with leading children’s author Jean-Claude Mourlevat, who has won the 2021 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA). Mourlevat becomes the first French laureate to receive this year’s award, the world’s largest prize for children’s...
Sentai acquires distribution rights of manga-based series ‘Dororo’
Sentai has picked up distribution rights to the supernatural action series Dororo, based on the manga of the same name by Osamu Tezuka (“Astro Boy,” “Black Jack”). The deal includes distribution rights for the United States; Canada; United Kingdom; Australia, New Zealand; South Africa; Latin America; Spain; Portugal;...
Reliance Jio partners with Qualcomm to launch JioGames Esports
Reliance Industries’ digital company Jio and chip maker company Qualcomm have joined hands to launch of JioGames Esports platform. The popular online shooting game Call of Duty Mobile Aces is going to be the first game to be featured on the JioGames platform. Qualcomm India vice president and president...
Kwalee to host its first-ever event ‘Kickstart with Kwalee’ this April
Kwalee will be hosting its first-ever ‘Kickstart with Kwalee’ event in Bengaluru on 16 April 2021 to share specialist knowledge and mentorship to independent mobile game developers. Kwalee’s hypercasual mobile games have been downloaded well over 600 million times in total, with the firm ranked by App...
Season 2 of popular animated series ‘Mira, Royal Detective’ to premiere on April 5
A second season of the popular animated series Mira, Royal Detective will premiere on Disney Junior and DisneyNOW on Monday, April 5 at 5 p.m. New episodes of the show will debut on consecutive Mondays. Inspired by the cultures and customs of India, the series follows the brave and...