Toonz Entertainment, the distribution wing of global kids’ and family entertainment co. Toonz Media Group, has picked up worldwide right to the award-winning Chinese animated series Mech Car, produced by Bilibili. The 52 x 11′ 3D CG series for kids 6-10 is a fantasy adventure celebrating courage, exploration and problem solving. The story revolves around a...
Nuttery Entertainment and Toonz Media Group announce the start of the production for the pilot episode of their new animated series, Defenders of Imagination. Based on the long-running book series character Håkan Bråkan, created by best-selling Swedish authors Anders Jacobsson and Sören Olsson, the Defenders of Imagination is taking aim at Annecy to premiere its...
The new CG-animated movie The Canterville Ghost is the latest charming adaptation of the beloved Oscar Wilde tale. The film, which is directed by Kim Burdon, co-directed by Robert Chandler and produced by Chandler and Gina Carter, features a stellar voice cast which includes Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Freddie Highmore, Emily Carey, David Harewood,...
“Goosebumps” author R.L. Stine is making this spooky season one to remember. A movie based on Stine’s 2012 novel "Zombie Town" premiered Oct. 6 on Hulu. The film, rated PG-13, follows a pair of friends, Amy and Mike, on their quest to save their town after an exclusive film reel unleashes a centuries old curse and...
Zoonicorn LLC and Toonz Entertainment have inked a new deal to greenlight season three of the popular preschool series, with 52×7 new episodes now in development. The global preschool property currently streams worldwide, with consumer products rolling out for Q4, 2023 and into 2024. Zoonicorn’s seven-minute episodes are produced by Toonz Entertainment and Zoonicorn LLC...
SVT Sweden’s public broadcaster is looking to fight boredom superhero-style with a new 52 x 11-minute series called Super Brakan & Ice-Bella (pictured). SVT commissioned this CG-animated project from local studio Nuttery Entertainment and Toonz Media Group for a 2025 premiere. Episodes will center around a team of young heroes who use the power of...
In the ever-evolving world of animation, where creativity knows no bounds, there exists a global force that has been pioneering the art and science of animated storytelling for over two decades. Welcome to a conversation with Toonz Media Group, a 360-degree media powerhouse and one of the leading animation production companies. At the helm...
Oscar Wilde’s The Canterville Ghost feels quite ghostly itself, doomed to walk the earth through its many adaptations. There have been at least 14 television versions, the most recent in 2021, and it has not been long since cinemagoers encountered director Yann Samuell’s French-Belgian version, Le Fantôme de Canterville (2016). Yet Oscar Wilde’s comic ghost...
The animation industry is no stranger to adaptation, constantly evolving to meet the demands of a dynamic global landscape. Recently, the animation community has been abuzz with the introduction of new European public financing rules, which bring significant changes to the traditional coproduction and services models. In this blog post, we will delve into...
Zoonicorn, the global preschool property now streaming across nearly 200 countries worldwide, arrives at US Toy Fair, September 30 – October 3, with accelerating momentum and new and expanded licensing agreements. Amplifying awareness for the property, Zoonicorn master toy licensee United Smile is collaborating with leading licensee SRM Entertainment, Inc to showcase the brand. They...
