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Viva Kids Acquires Stake in 3 Doubles, Producer of "Inspector Sun"

Viva Kids Acquires Stake in 3 Doubles, Producer of "Inspector Sun"

LA-based Viva Kids has acquired a minority stake in Canary Islands-based animation studio 3 Dobles Producciones.Under the terms of the deal, Viva has ...

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Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Feature Animation Division Appoints Artist-turned-Executive Shane Prigmore as Senior Creative Advisor

Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Feature Animation Division Appoints Artist-turned-Executive Shane Prigmore as Senior Creative Advisor

Warner Bros. Film and Animation (WBPA), which relaunched its feature film division last week, has named Shane Prigmore senior creative advisor. He was...

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France.tv Invests in “My Dad The Bounty Hunter” Studio Dwarf Animation

France.tv Invests in “My Dad The Bounty Hunter” Studio Dwarf Animation

France.tv, the production arm of France Télévisions, has acquired a majority stake in Montpellier-based Dwarf Animation Studio.Under the terms of th...

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Titmouse New York becomes first non-LA studio to ratify contract with TAG Union

Titmouse New York becomes first non-LA studio to ratify contract with TAG Union

Titmouse New York became the first studio outside of Los Angeles to ratify a union contract with the Animation Guild.“Harriet the Spy,” “Big Mou...

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Gaumont Promotes Terry Karagian to President, Global Animation, Kids & Family

Gaumont Promotes Terry Karagian to President, Global Animation, Kids & Family

Global media giant Gaumont has promoted veteran producer Terry Karagian to president of its Global Animation, Kids & Family division.Karaghian's appoi...

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Pixar's mass layoffs include "Lightyear" director and producer.

Pixar's mass layoffs include "Lightyear" director and producer.

While The Walt Disney Company plans to cut 7,000 jobs as part of its cost-cutting efforts, Pixar has not been spared. [Reuters reported last Friday th...

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