Toonz Media Group launches feature division, names Ariel Veneziano president (exclusive)
After almost 25 years serving the global children and family entertainment space Toonz Media Group is moving into features with the launch of a division to be led by industry veteran Ariel Veneziano. The company will work with in-house and third-party content and Veneziano, who served as president of Icon Entertainment International where he oversaw...
Animation Specialist Gold Valley Films Announces New Film in Post Production, ‘Little Emma’
Gold Valley Films will attend EFM 2023 in Berlin to showcase their latest original animation film, Little Emma, which was recently awarded the MPA Asia-Pacific Cooperation Special Award for best work-in-progress at the Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF). There are two screenings of the film’s first 50 minutes on the 16 and 18 of February....
United Smile Named Master Toy Licensee for Zoonicorn
Toonz Media Group and Zoonicorn LLC have named United Smile the global master toy licensee for the animated preschool property Zoonicorn. United Smile will develop an assortment of Zoonicorn toys that will begin debuting in spring 2024. The line will include plush, feature plush, figurines and playsets. Zoonicorn’s season one episode are available on platforms worldwide,...
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Toonz Preschool brand Zoonicorn (pictured) is galloping into a worldwide licensing deal with United Smile. Under the deal brokered by Toonz’s licensing agent bRAND-WARD, the UK-based manufacturer will develop a global range of products—including plush, figurines and playsets—for release in spring 2024. The Zoonicorn CG-animated series (52 x seven minutes), about magical creatures that live...
Toonz and Nuttery team up for Super Brakan & Ice Bella
India’s Toonz Media Group is partnering with Swedish/Canadian prodco Nuttery Entertainment on the upcoming CG-animated series Super Brakan & Ice Bella: Defenders of Imagination. Under the deal, the companies will co-produce and co-distribute the 52 x 11-minute comedy, which is based on the Håkan Bråkan IP. Aimed at the six to nine set, the series follows...
Transcending boundaries, Inventing Culture & The Secret to India’s rising popularity discussed at SCO Film Festival
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization Film Festival hosted veterans from the film industry in multiple sessions today. In addition to film screenings, discussion sessions were held on various subjects ranging from music to animation and intellectual property rights. The day began with the screening of the Gujarati film, ‘The Last Film Show’. The day also saw...
Toonz & ELE Animations Scare Up 2D Chase Comedy ‘Drac and the Skeletons’
Global kids and family entertainment co. Toonz Media Group has partnered with India’s ELE Animations Pvt. Ltd. to co-produce Drac and Skeletons, a spooky chase comedy developed and owned by both companies. The 78 x 7′ series aimed at kids four to seven years old is being animated in digital 2D in both an...
Year Ender 2022: Basking in the glory of original content creation, Indian animation studios promise to keep up the tempo
For the Indian animation industry, 2022 has been fruitful in terms of new projects, working on own Intellectual Properties (IPs) and overall growth. The increasing number of animated series and features being produced in India has attracted global audiences, with many of India’s works getting distributed globally. The demand for animation has expanded with...
India’s AVGC sector can become $100 bn industry by 2030, say speakers at Kochi Design Week
With an average annual growth of no less than 25 per cent, India’s AVGC (Animation, Visual effects, Gaming and Comics) sector can emerge as a $100-billion industry by 2030 from the current $40 billion, speakers at a session at Kochi Design Week (KDW) noted. With children and adolescents (0-19 age group) forming one-third of its...
‘Zoonicorn’ heads to UK as Toonz Entertainment secures deal with SKY UK
Toonz Entertainment, the content distribution division of Ireland-based global kids and family entertainment major Toonz Media Group, has secured a strategic deal with Sky UK Limited for its CGI-animated preschool TV series Zoonicorn. Under the deal, Sky has acquired rights for season one of Zoonicorn (52×7) for Free TV, Basic TV, Pay TV, and...