Leading India and Singapore-based animation studio Cosmos-Maya is foraying into the world of animated feature films, partnering with Spanish independent Apolo Films to co-produce Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds, an adaptation of the classic tale of The Three Musketeers. Cosmos-Maya will part-finance and co-produce the full-length animated...

Toronto-based Switch Animation has completed production of The Perfect Project, an animated short film about autism adapted from the book of the same name by author, professor, TEDx speaker and award-winning psychologist Dr Tracy Packiam Alloway, PhD. “This film brings to life my book celebrating the superpowers...

With Kidscreen just around the corner, Sunrise announced the eighth season of their award-winning non-dialogue pre-school animated show, Jungle Beat. The series will be distributed worldwide by Ireland’s Monster Entertainment. The new seven-minute each, 13 episode series is currently in production for release in late-2020. The stories...

“Toy Story 4” has won the Academy Award for best-animated feature for Josh Cooley, Mark Nielsen and Jonas Rivera — a decade after “Toy Story 3” took the prize. It’s the 10th Pixar title to take an Oscar since the category was created in 2001. “We just...

Kidscreen Award-nominated and multi-genre children’s entertainment company, Baby Octopus, is expanding its portfolio of female-led fantasy animation series, by acquiring the rights of Nadya Skylung books for a series and is signing a development deal for television and merchandising with author Jeff Seymour. Nadya Skylung has 26...

Over a year since rumours first surfaced of a live-action remake of Disney’s 2002 animated hit Lilo & Stitch, TheDisInsider.com reports that production on the hybrid flick is slated to begin filming in Hawai’i this fall and will be produced as a Disney+ original movie. As with...

The Walt Disney Company has announced that Disney+ will launch through Hotstar, the OTT service from Star India on 29 March. Disney India acquired Star India’s video streaming app Hotstar through Disney’s acquisition of Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox last year. Disney chairman and chief executive officer...

The Walt Disney Company has announced that Disney+ will launch through Hotstar, the OTT service from Star India on 29 March. Disney India acquired Star India’s video streaming app Hotstar through Disney’s acquisition of Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox last year. Disney chairman and chief executive officer...

Banijay Group’s Zodiak Kids announced global sales for the children’s series and specials it acquired for international distribution from Amazon Studios at MIPCOM last year. Zodiak Kids represents the linear broadcasting rights for 17 Amazon Prime Originals titles globally, while all series continue to air on Amazon...

Walt Disney has announced the theatrical adaptation of the widely popular musical, Hamilton, slated to be released next year. The House of Mouse is also reportedly spending a huge amount on it. The film will feature the original cast of the musical and will be shot on...