Ellipse, ONO, Kenaz Launch Webtoon Academy

Média-Participations’ Ellipse Studio and webtoon platform ONO have partnered with Korea’s webtoon production company Kenaz to launch the Webtoon Academy in Angoulême, France.

The Webtoon Academy is a reference free training program initiated by Kenaz five years ago in Seoul, Korea, which expanded to Tokyo, Japan in 2023.

The Academy will (…)

By |June 5th, 2024|0 Comments

MIP Africa Launches Inclusive Lens Awards

As part of FAME Africa (to be held in Cape Town from September 1-7, 2024), MIP Africa is launching the Inclusive Lens Awards, in recognition of inclusive film and series content (…)

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Up the Ladder: The Mediapro Studio, Two Brothers Pictures, Epic Storyworlds

Marta Ezpeleta has been appointed as CEO of Spain-based The Mediapro Studio, while Laura Fernández Espeso will become CEO of the entire group. Javier Esteban will be the new International (…)

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Yes Partners with Paramount on Thriller ‘Wonder’

Israel’s yes Studios has partnered with Paramount’s Ananey Studios to co-produce futuristic thriller series Wonder.

Set in the near future, Wonder revolves around Noya, a 17-year-old girl killed in a car (…)

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Inter Medya’s Dramas Perform Well in LatAm

Inter Medya’s drama series Melissa (The Girl Of The Green Valley) and Hicran have registered remarkable ratings on Telefe in Argentina and Caracol Televisión in Colombia, respectively.

Melissa has reached ratings (…)

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Social Media Restricted for Minors

U.S. states are now pushing to place responsibility on parents for the use of social media by minors. New York State plans to prohibit social media platforms from using algorithms (…)

By |June 4th, 2024|0 Comments

Hulu Undergoing a New Evaluation

No white smoke, yet, to signal a resolved Disney-Comcast dispute over the value of Hulu, of which Disney owns two-thirds and is seeking to acquire the remaining one-third owned by (…)

By |June 4th, 2024|0 Comments

Dandelooo at Annecy 2024

French animation production and distribution company Dandelooo is presenting three special animation events at the upcoming Annecy International Animation Festival (June 9-15, 2024).

The Upside Down River (8 x 22’) has been (…)

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Millimages Partners with StoryZoo

Paris-based Millimages has partnered with Dutch company StoryZoo B.V. to provide more than 300 episodes of German-dubbed programming for their FAST channel StoryZoo & Friends. The twelve-month deal includes Millimages’ preschool series MolangLouie, Monk, Hilltop (…)

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“Pelikan Blue” Wins Best Animated Film at Cartoons on the Bay

The Hungarian film Pelikan Blue, directed by László Csáki, won the Pulcinella Award for Best Animated Feature at the 28th edition of Cartoons On The Bay, the animation festival sponsored (…)

By |June 3rd, 2024|0 Comments