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‘The Nut Job’ Producer Jay Ahn to produce the adaptation of a children’s book
Jay Ahn, who served as an executive producer on the 2014 animated comedy The Nut Job, has secured the film rights to children’s book Nullaboo Hullabaloo by Fleur Ferris. The project is a tri-party collaboration between the USA, South Korea, and Australia with Ahn producing alongside Tristan Barr and David Gim...
Stan Lee’s ‘Superhero Kindergarten’ to have spring 2021 premiere
Genius Brands International has announced the spring 2021 premiere of its new animated series for children, Stan Lee’s Superhero Kindergarten, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, on Amazon Prime Video. Amazon Prime joins Alibaba Group’s video streaming platform, Youku which will launch the series across China. Genius Brands’ chairman and CEO Andy Heyward...
‘Artemis Fowl’ to stream on Disney+ this June
Disney+ has slotted a premiere date for Artemis Fowl, Disney’s family adventure film based on the best-selling YA book by Eoin Colfer. The movie is directed by Kenneth Branagh and features newcomer Ferdia Shaw in the title role alongside Lara McDonnell, Josh Gad, Tamara Smart, Nonso Anozie, Josh McGuire, Nikesh...
Animated short film ‘Wade’ nominated for Annecy Festival 2020
Kolkata based animation studio, Ghost Animation’s short film, Wade has been officially selected at the Annecy Festival 2020 making it the only entry from India for the ‘Best Animated Short Film’ category. The Ghost Animation team shared the news on their social media handles. Wade has been written and...
One Take Media launches new OTT Platform PlayFlix
One Take Media Co (OTMC), a global content production and distribution hub, is all set to foray into the Indian OTT space with a newly launched app, Playflix. With a content library of more than 10,000 hours of content OTMC’s Playflix will include content across a whopping...
‘Chhota Bheem’ to simulcast in DD National and POGO TV
Homegrown kids’ entertainment channel, POGO has partnered with public service broadcaster Doordarshan to simulcast Chhota Bheem, on DD National. Being a popular animation show, Chhota Bheem has a huge fan following across and beyond the country. Now superhero Bheem will come all the way from Dholakpur to...
New season of ‘Bahubali: The Lost Legends’ released on Amazon Prime
Graphic India has launched the fifth season of its popular animated series, Bahubali: The Lost Legends on 15 April, on Amazon Prime Video, with an additional new 16 episodes. Produced by Graphic India and Arka Mediaworks, Bahubali: The Lost Legends initially launched in 2017 and was created by Baahubali films director...
Dublin based animation studio Daily Madness to launch new mini-series ‘Pins and Nettie’
Dublin-based animation studio Daily Madness Productions is bringing two new sweet and prickly playmates into the lives of young viewers with Pins and Nettie, a new mini-series for kids under five focused on games to play at home, premiering on YouTube Friday, April 17. The new series stars two...
Information and Broadcasting Ministry requests DTH and Cable operators for uninterrupted service
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has urged all the broadcasters, DTH providers, MSOs and LCOs to continue to provide uninterrupted services to their respective subscribers and cooperate with other players within the distribution chain. This request comes in the interest of the viewers and larger...
Disney to make a live-action movie of ‘Robinhood’
Disney is adding to its live-action remake list, with its 1973 classic animated film Robin Hood getting a remake to go straight to Disney Plus. Based on the classic film, the story focuses on Robin Hood, portrayed as a fox, as he fights against Prince John’s excessive taxation of...