Animation
Vaibhav Studios had a funny yet relatable video as a gift for Valentine’s Day! After its Samosa and Vada Pav rap ident for Indian kids broadcaster, Nickelodeon garnered tremendous response on social media, the studio revealed its recent ident ‘Train’ to celebrate the day of love! Produced by Vaibhav Studios, the new ‘Train’ ident is supercool and will resonate very well with audiences across the country, especially those who travel by train on a daily basis. The concept itself is … Read More
DC Comics will launch a new six-issue miniseries titled Batman: The Adventures Continue, which will be set in the same world as the acclaimed animated series from the ’90s. The show’s co-creator, Paul Dini, is teaming up with fellow producer Alan Burnett, and artist Ty Templeton to create a new series for DC. Batman: The Adventures Continue will be a digital-first six-issue mini-series, and its first installments will be released in April 2020. Batman: The Adventures Continue #1, the first … Read More
Netflix in multiple regions will be the home to season 23 of Thomas and Friends from 15 March 2020. The news was revealed during Mattel’s earnings calls on Thursday. Thomas and Friends is a well known British-American kids series that has been operating since 1984 and follows the adventure of Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends on the Island of Sodor. It features popular characters such as The Fat Controller, Gordon, Cranky, Edward, Annie, and Clarabel. Mark Moraghan currently … Read More
When the first ever image of the Black Hole surfaced in April 2019, captured by NASA’s Messier 87 (M87), an elliptical galaxy some 55 million light-years from Earth, the entire world was awestruck at something so colossal, so mysteriously powerful. A Black Hole is an extremely dense object from which no light can escape. Anything that comes within a black hole’s “event horizon”, will be consumed, never to re-emerge, because of the black hole’s unimaginably strong gravity. By its very … Read More
A portrait in any form including painting, photograph, sculpture or other artistic format is a representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. The intent is to display the likeness, personality, and even the mood of the person. Los Angeles-based animation house, Studio Moshon has redefined the art of portraits by giving it a twist and creating it in AR format. The studio has created AR portraits for Women in Entertainment to connect visitors with … Read More
Most civilisations are based on the foundation of some strong stories – be it myths, legends, folklores or epics, there’s nothing more powerful in the world than a good story. It’s a story that resonates beyond borders and has the power to transform as well as bind cultures. Jamshid: A Lament for a Myth is one such story that brings together the Iranian and Indian mythologies together blending two cultures seamlessly. Created and directed by independent animator, Moin Samadi based out … Read More
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 feature film based for which Universal is already on board taking SVOD rights for several key territories including the UK, France and Germany. TVE, Lusomundo and A Contracorriente in Spain are also … Read More
The 2020 Kidscreen Awards were announced yesterday, 11 February at Miami, Florida in a high-profile presentation. Hosted by renowned actor/comedian Emma Hunter and exclusively sponsored by the Canada Media Fund, the year’s best work in children’s television and digital media was singled out and celebrated by the global kids entertainment industry. Chosen by highly respected industry judges, awards in the Programming and Creative Talent categories were given to the following entries: PROGRAMMING—PRESCHOOL CATEGORY Best New Series Where’s Waldo DreamWorks Animation … Read More
Switch Animation, based in Toronto has completed production of an animated short film about autism, titled The PErfect Project. Adapted from the book of the same name by author, professor, TEDx speaker and award-winning psychologist Tracy Packiam Alloway, The Perfect Project is a project for the studio which focuses on work that inspires, educates and entertains. The team includes voice actors and animators on the autism spectrum as well as a behavior therapist who deals daily with children who face … Read More
It has been a month to 2020 and the OTT players in India have upped their game of content across different genres, that piques interest and keeps the audience hooked. Since its introduction in India, Amazon Prime Video has delivered premium original content from Mirzapur, Made in Heaven, The First Man, Four More Shots Please and many more. Lately, they launched yet another thought provoking original series, Afsos starring Gulshan Devaiah. Written by popular stand-up comic Anirban Dasgupta along with … Read More
For their second edition, Cardiff Animation Festival (CAF) has announced its official selection of 118 animated short films from around the world in competition. CAF 2020 will be held between 2 to 5 April, at indie arts hub and cinema space Chapter. The list features unique voices and a diverse range of stories told by animated filmmakers from different backgrounds around the world. As per CAF reports, more than a quarter of the films that are selected, were made by … Read More
One of the leading international producers and distributor of children’s animated and live action content, Nelvana is ramping up production on a third season of its hit original series, Ranger Rob. Season 3 of the preschool adventure series will feature new characters, more imaginative storylines, and thrilling surprises all over. The new season of 52 x 11 minute episodes is slated for delivery, beginning summer 2020. “Since the series premiered in 2016, we’ve proudly watched Ranger Rob grow into an … Read More
