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The Purple Dino Returns! Headline News

‘Barney’s World’ Official Trailer, Theme Song Revealed

Mattel Television Studios’ upcoming series, which features original music and updated takes on Barney classics, debuts October 14 on Max, followed by a linear premiere October 18 on Cartoon Network.

Awards Headline News

PSIAF Reveals 2024 Winners

‘A Passenger from Ganora’ takes the award for Best Feature, while ‘Wild Eye Pub’ takes home the award for Best Comedy; the online event celebrated its 7th year, once again recognizing international animators across a number of competitive categories.

Fresh Off the Press Headline News

Comic Book News in Brief for 10/10/24: New and Upcoming Releases

The latest info for ‘Dracula: Book II – The Brides;’ ‘Aristotle: A Graphic Biography;’ ‘Frank Miller’s Ronin Rising’ and ‘Pandora (Book 1);’ and ‘The Toxic Avenger #1.’

We Want More Lara! ANIMATIONWorld

‘Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft’: Tasha Huo’s 2D Take on an Unconventional Female Heroine

The EP, Showrunner and writer of the new Netflix series talks about her longstanding adoration of the globetrotting adventurer, the animation style that gives the series a dreamy appeal, and what episodes she’s most looking forward to fans watching; show debuts today, October 10.

Business Headline News

Atomic Cartoons' Original Special ‘The Day You Begin’ Heads to PBS KIDS

The one-hour special, based on Jacqueline Woodson’s bestselling picture book, is now in production at the Thunderbird Entertainment Kids and Family production arm.

It’s Tough Being a Teen Headline News

Netflix Debuts ‘Jentry Chau vs the Underworld’ Teaser Trailer, Images

Demons, supernatural powers, and millennia-old jiangshi inhabit this new animated action series, from EPs Ali Wong and Aron Eli Coleite, about a Chinese American teen living in a small Texas town who finds out a demon king is hunting her – like being a teenager isn’t hard enough!

Business Headline News

Chicken Wing Productions Launches Studio with New Series ‘Flock & Roll’

The New York studio’s debut project, which mixes animation and live-action, follows an up-and-coming emo band consisting of five distinct avian characters.

Boo! Headline News

Matt Groening’s ‘Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Ominous Omnibus Volume 3’ Now Available

‘Fiendish Fables of Devilish Delicacies’ continues 'The Simpsons' annual Halloween tradition with a collection of award-winning comics along with a forward by none other than Marge Simpson.

Business Headline News

Studio 100 Unveils Kids’ Animation and Live-Action Hybrid MIPCOM Slate

The company heads to the market with a series line-up that includes the 2D/CG ‘Dino Mates;’ the animated comedy ‘BFF;’ the CG/live-action hybrid ‘Momonsters;’ and Season 3 of ‘Vegesaurs.’

R.L Returns! Headline News

‘Goosebumps: The Vanishing’ New Season Clip Revealed

Disney Branded Television’s popular anthology starring David Schwimmer, Ana Ortiz, Jayden Bartels, and Sam McCarthy, based on the bestselling ‘Goosebumps’ book series, returns to Hulu and Disney+ this coming January with 8 new episodes.

We Want More Lara! Headline News

Netflix Teases ‘Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft’ Clip

Set after the events of the ‘Tomb Raider’ video game ‘Survivor’ trilogy, the new animated series charts the globetrotting heroine’s next chapter; show debuts tomorrow, October 10.

Business Headline News

9 Story Expands Int'l Territories for ‘Dylan’s Playtime Adventures’

New broadcaster sales for the animated preschool series include SVT (Sweden), DRTV (Denmark), YLE (Finland), RTÉ (Ireland), Hop! (Israel), EBS (South Korea), MediaCorp (Singapore), and ETV (South Africa).

People ANIMATIONWorld

Léo Favier Talks ‘Miyazaki, The Spirit of Nature’

The new documentary explores the life and influential works of celebrated, Oscar-winning Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, focusing on his passion for animation and advocacy for the natural world; U.S. premiere set for October 19 at the Animation is Film festival in Hollywood.

Now… That’s Weird Headline News

Weird Market 2024 Winners Announced

‘The Truth rejects you, Cornelius’ by Marc Torices and Khris Cembe won the Movistar Plus+ Short Film Project Award, while The RTVE Interactivo/Fallo de Sistema Awards went to ‘Neon Blood’ (Best Video Game Project), ‘Worldless’ (Most Innovative Video Game), and ‘Barraka’ (Weird Plus Video Game).

Industry Event Roundup Headline News

Industry Event News in Brief for 10/8/24: Awards, Call for Entries, and New Dates

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 10:36am

The latest info for Madrid’s Cartoon Springboard; Vancouver’s Spark Animation; Bordeaux’s Cartoon Movie; South Africa’s Durban FilmMart Institute’s DFM Pitch and Finance Forum, and Greece’s Animasyros 2024 Festival.

More Bluey and Bingo Headline News

New ‘Bluey Minisodes’ Coming This Month

The next drop of 1–3-minute shorts, written by series creator Joe Brumm, begins streaming October 7 on Disney+ and will roll out on Disney Jr., Disney Channel, and Disney Jr. On Demand throughout the week.

It’s Anime-zing! Headline News

Crunchyroll Announces Updated Fall 2024 Anime Season

The programming bonanza continues this week with exciting new premieres and anticipated returns, including the just added series ‘Love Live! Superstar!!’ Season 3 (October 7), and ‘A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School!’ (October 8).

A City Mouse Heads to the Forest Headline News

Dandelooo Boards ‘Pol the Pirate Mouse’ as Exclusive Worldwide Distributor

The 3D animated preschool series, from Dutch studio Submarine, which follows Pol the city mouse who moves to the forest, is currently in production and set for delivery in Q2 2025.

Business Headline News

Mercury Filmworks, Trustbridge Entertainment Team on ‘Gustavo’ Preschool Series

Robert C. Ramirez boards as showrunner on the 2D animated project, based on the ‘The World of Gustavo’ series of books from Mexican author-illustrator Flavia Z. Drago.

From 2D to 3DCG to Live-action! Headline News

Jason Moore to Direct ‘Rugrats’ Live-Action/3DCG Hybrid Film

The upcoming project will be set in the real world, but the iconic toddlers will be 3DCG; ‘SNL’s Mike Day and Streeter Seidell on board as writers, with original series creators Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó producing.

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