French animation powerhouse teams with Simon & Schuster, Universal Music Publishing and Startling Music for the TV adaptation of the book ‘Octopus's Garden,’ based on the famous song written and sung by Ringo Starr.
Without a solid understanding of screenplay structure a producer has no way of knowing whether his screenplay is good or bad.
With plans to develop the franchise for the small screen, London-based Awesome Media & Entertainment secures a deal with Bloomsbury Children’s Books to publish four new titles in the best-selling series by Jeff Norton.
Tech-savvy animated original series from Industrial Brothers and The Jim Henson Company is based on the book by author and executive producer Randi Zuckerberg.
Winduna Enterprises secures co-production agreement with Discovery Kids Latin America for new 2D animated children’s series based on the ‘Winnie the Witch’ books by Valerie Thomas and Korky Paul.
All global rights to the ‘Little Critter’ IP acquired by the newly-established Little Critter LLC formed by John R. Sansevere-headed investment group.
Leading Canadian kids specialist acquires global distribution rights for preschool series.
Pitched by French studio Vivement Lundi! at Cartoon Forum 2015, new half-hour animated preschool series adapted from the books by Yves Cotten is directed by Benjamin Botella.
Iconic U.K. producer joins talents with children’s author James McKnight and brand manager Clare Stead for a new animated series based on the popular preschool books.
Anime historian Kumi Kaoru’s unpopular position brings much-needed attention to the wink-wink-nudge-nudge world of subliminal child-porn imagery in Japanese manga and anime.
Sarah Wayne Callies partners with Paris and Los Angeles-based production company FullDawa Films to bring animated feature film project to life.
Lupus Films and Walker Productions appoint Union Media as the worldwide distributor for animated television special based on the children’s book written by Michael Rosen, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury and published by Walker Books.
Acquisition deal with Nurture Rights includes exclusive rights to develop and expand classic preschool literary property into new formats and series.
Finding the perfect holiday gift for the animator in your life.
Sketching is transformational
New animated series based on the picture book by Randi Zuckerberg to be produced by Industrial Brothers in association with The Jim Henson Company.
Adam Wood to direct screenplay written by ‘Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2’ director Kris Pearn.
What’s joy got to do with it? Is joy just a second-hand emotion?
Channel 4 to air a special animated adaptation produced by the makers of ‘The Snowman and The Snowdog’ of the timeless classic children’s book ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt,’ by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury.
Director Roger Allers reflects on his own challenging journey bringing the famous book of poetry to the big screen.
Angelina Jolie Pitt joins the filmmaking team of the animated feature film The Breadwinner, based on the internationally acclaimed young adult novel of the same name by Canadian author Deborah Ellis.
Fred Patten talks about the definitive reference book on the history of Chinese animation.
Action/adventure comic book adaptation, based on the hit graphic novel from Eisner award-winner Paul Pope, is written by David Gordon Green and Josh Parkinson.
‘Welcome to Showside’ animated pilot featuring Henry Rollins and a feature film adaptation of Paul Pope’s ‘One Trick Rip-Off’ in preproduction phase.
First-ever Roald Dahl app, ‘Twit or Miss,’ is a unique joint venture between the Roald Dahl Literary Estate and Penguin Random House U.K., working with Aardman Animations.
