Children are easily impressionable. Precisely the reason why media content for children needs to be very well thought out and created. Messages put out by the media can have a tremendous influence on children’s beliefs and behaviour, as young minds often imbibe media messages at face value. However, media content, especially entertainment content, rarely reflects...
On World Water Day, UNESCO along with its partners released three animation films under its initiative “H2Ooooh! – Waterwise program for the Children of India”. The films are based on the stories submitted by school students focusing on protection and conservation of Indian Rivers. The initiative was launched by UNESCO in July 2021, jointly with...
Peruvian animation studio Tunche Films has partnered with global animation major Toonz Media Group to co-produce Kayara through its Spain-based Fortoon Island, following the worldwide success of Tunche’s Ainbo – Spirit of the Amazon. The CGI film is set amidst the Inca civilization and, like Ainbo, follows an adventurous female lead. “It is, indeed, a privilege for Toonz to...
Digital media trends for kids have been following a sustained growth pattern over the years. Though the entertainment media had already made a definitive mark in the linear TV space, it was the digital domain that needed catching up. The global pandemic has accelerated pre-existing media and entertainment trends and seen to it that...
The 21st century is witnessing a revolutionary change in the concept of storytelling with the advent of Virtual Reality technology. You no longer have to be asleep now to escape into a dream-like reality – Virtual Reality (VR) helps you escape temporarily into a world where anything is possible even while you are wide...
Recently launched production and distribution entity Hearst Media Production Group (HMPG), which sits under New York-based Hearst Television, has struck an animation-focused strategic partnership with India’s Toonz Media Group. Under the deal, HMPG said it will bring its distribution expertise to engage North American audiences with Toonz’s slate of children’s animated projects. The companies are collaborating to find US...
Legendary road cyclist Gino Bartali has become the inspiration for a new feature film, this time an animated treatment targeted at a younger audience. Global animation major Toonz Media Group is teaming up with Lynx Multimedia Factory, Rai Ragazzi and Telegael to co-produce Bartali’s Bicycle (working title), inspired by the sportsman’s daring acts of courage and...
Twenty-eight years after the original series was produced, cult classic animation SWAT-KATS is all set to make a thrilling comeback. Show creators Christian and Yvon Tremblay have teamed up with global animation major Toonz Media Group to produce a brand-new series of the popular show about high-flying anthropomorphic feline fighters. The new series, SWAT-KATS Revolution, to be co-produced...
Fans got a first look at upcoming 2D animated feature JG and the BC Kids today, with a musical teaser offering a sneak peek at the heartwarming story of a young Black boy and his magical dreadlock-rocking mentor. Actor Will Smith shared the teaser to his social media yesterday, fueling buzz for the new story conceptualized...
With the launch in Indonesia, Toonz will expand into other emerging markets for kids' television such as Malaysia, Singapore, and MENA. Global kids and family entertainment major Toonz Media Group has announced the launch of a new kids television channel in Indonesia, which will go on air on November 14. This will be Toonz’s maiden...
