Geographical Region: Middle East

Hayao Miyazaki Headline News

GIVEAWAY: Win Free Tickets to Hayao Miyazaki's ‘Castle in the Sky’

Special three-day screening event from GKIDS and Fathom Events returns the Oscar-winning director’s timeless story of courage and friendship to U.S. theaters on November 18, 19 & 20.

Films Headline News

Production Begins on Ari Folman’s ‘Where Is Anne Frank?’

Filmmakers were granted access to the Frank family archives and plan a family-oriented feature in which the young girl’s cat wakes in modern day Europe and tries to find out what happened to her.

Annecy 2018 Headline News

Iranian Series ‘Roobi and Chickens’ Headed to Annecy 2018

Award-winning 2D-animated kids series from Gonbad Caboud Studio to screen in competition at this year’s Annecy International Animation Festival.

Festivals Headline News

GLAS Animation Festival Unveils 2018 Signal Film

New signal film for the third annual edition of the Berkeley, CA-based festival is directed by Tel-Aviv based illustrator, animator and avid doodler Ori Toor with music and sound by Skillbard.

Barajoun Entertainment Headline News

Barajoun Unveils New Trailer for ‘Bilal: A New Breed of Hero’

From Dubai-based animation and VFX studio Barajoun Entertainment, first fully Middle Eastern-funded and produced CG-animated film is set for release in the U.S. on February 2nd.

Cartoon Saloon ANIMATIONWorld

An Emotional Tale that Dazzles: Nora Twomey’s ‘The Breadwinner’

Third animated feature from the studio behind ‘The Secret of Kells’ and ‘Song of the Sea’ eschews intricate curlicues for a broad simplicity and delicate color palette paired with complex stop-motion effects.

Cartoon Network Headline News

CN Casts New ‘Powerpuff Girls’ Voice for Middle East, U.K.

Popular Lebanese singer Nancy Ajram, ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ judge Alesha Dixon will voice Bliss, the action series’ new star character. 

Festivals Headline News

Ori Toor Designs 2018 Poster for GLAS Animation Festival

Tel-Aviv based illustrator, animator and avid doodler who deals mostly with experimental 2D animation recently completed a music video for the track ‘Little Bugs’ by Los Angeles-based musician and painter Jeremy Daly (aka Marias).

Festivals Headline News

Barajoun’s ‘Bilal’ Feature to Screen at Palm Springs Int’l Animation Festival

From Dubai-based animation and VFX studio Barajoun Entertainment, first fully Middle Eastern-funded and produced CG-animated film an official selection at PSIAF 2017.

DHX Media Headline News

DHX Dives into New Deals for ‘The Deep’

Newly-signed deals for season two of the DHX Media and A Stark Production co-production include Universal Kids in the U.S., along with broadcasters throughout Greece, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy, Portugal, Belgium, the Middle East, the Baltics, Russia, Angola & Mozambique, and French Canada.

SIGGRAPH 2017 Headline News

SIGGRAPH 2017 Talk to Explore VFX Production in the Middle East & Syria

In one of the many SIGGRAPH 2017 TALKS, Hind Wakil and Eli Saliba of Damascus-based Lighthouse VFX will discuss how they worked and survived in a war zone.

Toon Goggles Headline News

Toon Goggles Takes on ‘The Mojicons’

Ink global announces that the quirky animated series starring the emoji that grace our email and text messages will stream on global platform Toon Goggles.

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