‘Tumble Leaf’ Returns with Season Three August 15 on Prime Video
Amazon’s most awarded kids series, created by Drew Hodges and executive produced by Kelli Bixler, grows with 12 new episodes that celebrate learning through play.
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Trailer: ‘Niko and the Sword of Light’ Premieres on Amazon July 21
New Titmouse-animated series based on the motion graphic comic by Imaginism Studios, Inc. and Studio NX features the voice talents Tom Kenny, Andre Robinson, Steve Blum, Kevin Michael Richardson, Jim Cummings and Kari Wahlgren.
Free Download: Special Annecy Edition of Animation World Magazine
Special print edition distributed at Annecy 2017 celebrates a year’s worth of creative excellence since industry professionals last gathered in France at the world’s largest and most prestigious film festival dedicated to the art of animation.
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‘The Making of a Dream’ Episode 18: Dozens of Pitches including Amazon
I have pitched as many as 35 studios in one day.
Amazon Racks Up Six Wins at Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
Emmy Awards for ‘Tumble Leaf,’ ‘The Snowy Day’ and ‘Lost in Oz: Extended Adventure’ mark the third consecutive year of wins in the Preschool animation category and the second year of wins in the Children’s category.
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DreamWorks Animation Television Leads Daytime Creative Arts Emmys with 9 Awards
Racking up the most wins for any animated or children’s program, DWA’s ‘Trollhunters’ takes home six Emmy Awards including statuettes for directors Guillermo del Toro and Rodrigo Blaas.
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‘Dream Defenders’ Continues Global Expansion Strategy
Singapore’s Tiny Island Production unveils new VR experience and Stereoscopic 3D viewer, teams with Popeyes Restaurants to launch special kids meal in the U.S.
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Amazon Developing Animated Kids Series with The Roots’ Passyunk Productions
Written by Becky Friedman and featuring music by The Roots, new ‘South Street Sounds’ animated series follows three friends growing up in the most musical of neighborhoods.
Amazon’s ‘Tumble Leaf’ Springs Ahead with New Season Special
Emmy-winning stop-motion animated preschool series executive produced by Drew Hodges and Kelli Bixler debuts animated special ‘Spring-a-ling Surprise’ on April 4.
Six Animators To Be Honored at Daytime Emmy Awards
DreamWorks Animation Television series ‘Trollhunters’ and ‘The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show’ garner four top honors at the 44th annual Daytime Creative Arts Emmys.
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DHX Media Signs Licensing Agreement with Amazon Prime Video, India
DHX licenses more than three dozen series to Amazon Prime Video in India, including ‘Caillou,’ ‘Inspector Gadget’ and ‘Strawberry Shortcake.’
‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’ Now Streaming on Amazon Prime
Animated TV special from Lupus Films based on the classic children’s book by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury makes its way to the U.S. for the first time.
First Look: Samantha Bee Guest Voicing ‘Creative Galaxy’ Valentine’s Day Special
Heartfelt animated Valentine’s Day special featuring the voices of Samantha Bee, Jason Jones, and Lisa Loeb debuts on Amazon Prime on February 7th.
Amazon Launching Studio Ghibli’s ‘Ronja, the Robber’s Daughter’ January 27
Directed by Gorō Miyazaki, first-ever television series from Studio Ghibli is based on the children’s fantasy book by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren.
Amazon Studios Adapting ‘Emily the Strange’ Animated Feature
Thirteen-year-old goth girl character and her assorted cats created by skateboarder Rob Reger in the early 1990s to be adapted into an animated feature.
Amazon Studios Orders Two New Original Kids Series
Amazon orders ‘Bug Diaries,’ based on the children’s books by Doreen Cronin, and ‘Sid & Marty Krofft’s Sigmund and the Sea Monsters,’ based on the classic 1970s television series.
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Amazon Launches Original Kids Holiday Specials November 25
Brand-new specials include ‘If You Give a Mouse a Christmas Cookie,’ ‘The Snowy Day,’ and the live-action ‘An American Girl Story -- Maryellen 1955: Extraordinary Christmas.’
Season 2 of ‘Thunderbirds Are Go’ Blasts off on Amazon November 2
Reinvention of the classic stop-motion animated ‘Thunderbirds’ is produced by ITV Studios and Pukeko Pictures in collaboration with world-famous Weta Workshop.
Amazon Picks Up Studio Ghibli’s ‘Ronja the Robber’s Daughter’
Adaptation of beloved book series by ‘Pippi Longstocking’ author Astrid Lindgren is directed by Gorō Miyazaki; Amazon Studios also orders new series ‘Little Big Awesome,’ combining 2D animation, puppetry and live-action, and greenlights second season of ‘The Stinky & Dirty Show.’
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Classic ‘Thunderbirds’ Series Launching on Shout! Factory TV
Company’s first foray into streaming to showcase cult and classic movies and TV shows, including ‘Thunderbirds,’ ‘Home Movies’ and ‘Mystery Science Theater 3000.’
Amazon Launching Live-Action/CG Hybrid Kids Series ‘Bookaboo’
Celebrity guests together with puppetry, live-action and CGI animation help families find their reading rhythm in new preschool series launching in the U.S. and the U.K. on October 28.
Go Behind the Scenes of Amazon’s ‘Stinky & Dirty Show’ with Brown Bag Films
See how the animated series based on the ‘I Stink!’ book series was brought to life for Amazon Studios with director David McCamley, writer Guy Toubes, creative director Darragh O’Connell, and art director Phil McDarby.
‘Super Wings’ Debuts on Amazon
CG-animated television series co-produced by FunnyFlux, QianQi, Little Airplane Productions, EBS and KiKA flies to U.S. audiences via Amazon Prime Video.
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Ameba TV Launches on Amazon Prime
Canadian-based TV streaming platform for kids expands North American reach with launch on Amazon Prime.
Amazon Debuting ‘The Stinky & Dirty Show’ September 2
Original preschool show animated by Brown Bag Films is based on the ‘I Stink!’ book series featuring original music from Dan Bern and celebrity voice talent including Whoopi Goldberg, Jane Lynch, Andy Richter, Joan Cusack and Wallace Shawn.
