Exclusive: India-based animation producer Toonz Media House and New York’s Driver Studios have teamed for 3D-animated kids series The Blahs.
The series, targeted at 3-8 year-olds, will launch on YouTube. It comes from Rob Kurtz and Dan Markowitz, who created Driver Studios Cool School YouTube channel, where The Blahs will launch on March 31. The show will also run on Toonz’s Chotoonz TV channel, which has 11.1 subscribers.
The comedy series is centered around The Blahs, their rulers King Gray and Lord Blue and neighbor Joy who spreads light everywhere she goes. The characters are planned to be sources of merchandising and licensing this year.
Driver Studios will use a proprietary data tool so the show’s creators can evaluate engagement to determine themes that attract viewers and inform plots in future episodes.
The executive producers are P. Jayakumar and Bruno Zarka of Toonz Media Group, and Driver Studios’ Scott Weitz,...
The series, targeted at 3-8 year-olds, will launch on YouTube. It comes from Rob Kurtz and Dan Markowitz, who created Driver Studios Cool School YouTube channel, where The Blahs will launch on March 31. The show will also run on Toonz’s Chotoonz TV channel, which has 11.1 subscribers.
The comedy series is centered around The Blahs, their rulers King Gray and Lord Blue and neighbor Joy who spreads light everywhere she goes. The characters are planned to be sources of merchandising and licensing this year.
Driver Studios will use a proprietary data tool so the show’s creators can evaluate engagement to determine themes that attract viewers and inform plots in future episodes.
The executive producers are P. Jayakumar and Bruno Zarka of Toonz Media Group, and Driver Studios’ Scott Weitz,...
- 3/6/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
The French animation film is the second in a franchise sold internationally by Snd.
Viva Kids has picked up North American rights to French family animation hit The Jungle Bunch - World Tour from France’s Snd, the feature film arm of broadcasting group M6, and will release the film in theatres in the US in January 2024.
France’s Tat Productions produced the 3D film (titled Les As de la Jungle 2 - Operation Tour du Monde in French) directed by Laurent Bru, Yannick Moulin and Benoît Somville and written by David Alaux, Eric Tosti and Jean-François Tosti.
It is the...
Viva Kids has picked up North American rights to French family animation hit The Jungle Bunch - World Tour from France’s Snd, the feature film arm of broadcasting group M6, and will release the film in theatres in the US in January 2024.
France’s Tat Productions produced the 3D film (titled Les As de la Jungle 2 - Operation Tour du Monde in French) directed by Laurent Bru, Yannick Moulin and Benoît Somville and written by David Alaux, Eric Tosti and Jean-François Tosti.
It is the...
- 10/2/2023
- by Rebecca Leffler
- ScreenDaily
Kenneth Branagh’s Agatha Christie adaptation is ahead of Death On The Nile’ .
Rank Film (distributor) Three-day gross (Sep 8-10) Total gross to date Week 1. A Haunting In Venice (Disney) £2.2m £2.2m 1 2. The Nun (Warner Bros) £1.1m £3.9m 2 3. The Equalizer 3 (Sony) £874,035 £6.3m 3 4. Jawan (Yash Raj) £480,243 £2.4m 2 5. Barbie (Warner Bros)
£454,601 £94.5m 9
Disney’s A Haunting In Venice debuted at number one in the UK and Ireland with £2.2m this weekend after opening in 715 locations.
It’s up from Kenneth Branagh’s last Agatha Christie adaptation Death On The Nile which opened in third place with £1.9m in 2021 but is still...
Rank Film (distributor) Three-day gross (Sep 8-10) Total gross to date Week 1. A Haunting In Venice (Disney) £2.2m £2.2m 1 2. The Nun (Warner Bros) £1.1m £3.9m 2 3. The Equalizer 3 (Sony) £874,035 £6.3m 3 4. Jawan (Yash Raj) £480,243 £2.4m 2 5. Barbie (Warner Bros)
£454,601 £94.5m 9
Disney’s A Haunting In Venice debuted at number one in the UK and Ireland with £2.2m this weekend after opening in 715 locations.
It’s up from Kenneth Branagh’s last Agatha Christie adaptation Death On The Nile which opened in third place with £1.9m in 2021 but is still...
- 9/18/2023
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
‘Rise Of The Footsoldier: Veagence’, ‘Rally Road Racers’ and ‘Bolan’s Shoes’ among other releases
Disney’s A Haunting In Venice leads a busy weekend at the UK-Ireland box office as the crime horror opens in 715 cinemas.
Kenneth Branagh’s latest Agatha Christie adaptation follows the now-retired detective as he attends a séance where one of the guests ends up dead and he must solve the murder.
The director stars in the film once again as Hercule Poirot while the A-list cast also includes Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Dornan, Tina Fey and Kelly Reilly.
It is a similar number of sites...
Disney’s A Haunting In Venice leads a busy weekend at the UK-Ireland box office as the crime horror opens in 715 cinemas.
Kenneth Branagh’s latest Agatha Christie adaptation follows the now-retired detective as he attends a séance where one of the guests ends up dead and he must solve the murder.
The director stars in the film once again as Hercule Poirot while the A-list cast also includes Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Dornan, Tina Fey and Kelly Reilly.
It is a similar number of sites...
- 9/15/2023
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
A luxury ocean-liner graced by generations of the rich and famous, Hms Queen Mary is now celebrated – and feared – as “One of the World’s Most Haunted Places” (Time Magazine).
Vertigo Releasing is delighted to announce that Haunting Of The Queen Mary will be released on Digital Platforms on 9th October 2023. Written and directed by Gary Shore (Dracula Untold) and from the producers of The Woman in Black, this is an ornate and deeply disturbing tale of the haunted Queen Mary ocean liner.
Synopsis:
When photographers Erin (Alice Eve) and Patrick (Joel Fry) are brought aboard the ship with their young son Lukas (Lenny Rush), they unleash a series of events that entwines their family with the ship’s dark past. As the terror unfolds around them they begin to realise there is more to this sumptuous ocean liner than meets the eye: its remarkable legacy masking violent secrets. As...
Vertigo Releasing is delighted to announce that Haunting Of The Queen Mary will be released on Digital Platforms on 9th October 2023. Written and directed by Gary Shore (Dracula Untold) and from the producers of The Woman in Black, this is an ornate and deeply disturbing tale of the haunted Queen Mary ocean liner.
Synopsis:
When photographers Erin (Alice Eve) and Patrick (Joel Fry) are brought aboard the ship with their young son Lukas (Lenny Rush), they unleash a series of events that entwines their family with the ship’s dark past. As the terror unfolds around them they begin to realise there is more to this sumptuous ocean liner than meets the eye: its remarkable legacy masking violent secrets. As...
- 9/14/2023
- by Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins
- Horror Asylum
Features the voices of: J.K. Simmons, Jimmy O. Yang, Chloe Bennet, Sharon Horgan, Lisa Lu, Catherine Tate, John Cleese | Written and Directed by Ross Venokur
It must be kind of difficult for any modern-day animated filmmakers to make a film that is going to be popular. Outside of Disney/Pixar, Dreamworks and Studio Ghibli, It’s hard to get noticed. Laika are perhaps the most successful outside of the big few production companies and they did it by making several great animated movies, including Coraline, The Boxtrolls and Kubo and the Two Strings. But it’s easy to see why the poster for Rally Road Racers says in bold ‘From The Producer Of Shrek’. Unfortunately, that might be one of the few reasons some viewers might give the movie a chance.
In Rally Road Racers, a loris (a slow-moving mammal) named Zhi who wants to follow in his father’s...
It must be kind of difficult for any modern-day animated filmmakers to make a film that is going to be popular. Outside of Disney/Pixar, Dreamworks and Studio Ghibli, It’s hard to get noticed. Laika are perhaps the most successful outside of the big few production companies and they did it by making several great animated movies, including Coraline, The Boxtrolls and Kubo and the Two Strings. But it’s easy to see why the poster for Rally Road Racers says in bold ‘From The Producer Of Shrek’. Unfortunately, that might be one of the few reasons some viewers might give the movie a chance.
In Rally Road Racers, a loris (a slow-moving mammal) named Zhi who wants to follow in his father’s...
- 9/14/2023
- by Alain Elliott
- Nerdly
‘Rise Of The Footsoldier: Veagence’, ‘Rally Road Racers’ and ‘Bolan’s Shoes’ among other releases
Disney’s A Haunting In Venice leads a busy weekend at the UK-Ireland box office as the crime horror opens in 715 cinemas.
Kenneth Branagh’s latest Agatha Christie adaptation follows the now-retired detective as he attends a séance where one of the guests ends up dead and he must solve the murder.
The director stars in the film once again as Hercule Poirot while the A-list cast also includes Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Dornan, Tina Fey and Kelly Reilly.
It is a similar number of sites...
Disney’s A Haunting In Venice leads a busy weekend at the UK-Ireland box office as the crime horror opens in 715 cinemas.
Kenneth Branagh’s latest Agatha Christie adaptation follows the now-retired detective as he attends a séance where one of the guests ends up dead and he must solve the murder.
The director stars in the film once again as Hercule Poirot while the A-list cast also includes Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Dornan, Tina Fey and Kelly Reilly.
It is a similar number of sites...
- 9/14/2023
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
Every individual has experienced moments of uncertainty and doubt, as if they were detached from the world around them. They might ponder their existence, wondering if there’s something more profound, a higher calling, that awaits them. It is in these introspective moments that the concept of a “true purpose” often emerges—a purpose that feels intrinsic and resonates at the core of their being. Amidst the dazzling lights and roaring engines of Rally Road Racers, there lived a loris named Zhi—an unassuming, wide-eyed creature who appeared to be just another spectator in the bustling racing universe. Yet destiny had a far grander plan in store for this protagonist.
Spoilers Ahead
How Is Zhi Different From The Other Lorises?
In the enchanting world of the slow loris village, where life unfolds at a leisurely pace, there dwells a lively and spirited loris named Zhi. Unlike the other lorises around him,...
Spoilers Ahead
How Is Zhi Different From The Other Lorises?
In the enchanting world of the slow loris village, where life unfolds at a leisurely pace, there dwells a lively and spirited loris named Zhi. Unlike the other lorises around him,...
- 7/22/2023
- by Raschi Acharya
- Film Fugitives
Jan Naszewski’s Warsaw-based sales outlet New Europe Film Sales has sold its 3D family animation “A Mystery on the Cattle Hill Express,” directed by Will Ashurst, to Viva Kids for North America.
The third part in the “Cattle Hill” series is a detective story about the little cow Clara and her friend Gavin who join forces with the world famous detective Agatha Chichester to unveil the thief of a revolutionary Nano-seed stolen from a high-tech laboratory train.
New Europe has also sold the film to South Korea (First Run) and South Africa (Red Dot Digitals) and, as previously announced, France (Alba Films), Poland (New Horizons), JUST4KIDS in Benelux, Neo Films in Greece, Birfilm in Turkey, FILMS4YOU in Portugal and Arthousetraffic in Ukraine.
“We are excited to bring ‘A Mystery on the Cattle Hill Express’ to audiences in North America,” Laura Prieto, Viva’s vice president, said. “With a strong story,...
The third part in the “Cattle Hill” series is a detective story about the little cow Clara and her friend Gavin who join forces with the world famous detective Agatha Chichester to unveil the thief of a revolutionary Nano-seed stolen from a high-tech laboratory train.
New Europe has also sold the film to South Korea (First Run) and South Africa (Red Dot Digitals) and, as previously announced, France (Alba Films), Poland (New Horizons), JUST4KIDS in Benelux, Neo Films in Greece, Birfilm in Turkey, FILMS4YOU in Portugal and Arthousetraffic in Ukraine.
“We are excited to bring ‘A Mystery on the Cattle Hill Express’ to audiences in North America,” Laura Prieto, Viva’s vice president, said. “With a strong story,...
- 6/15/2023
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Car racing has always found its appeal among cinema goers, and particularly in fans of animation, with the success of titles like “Cars”, “Turbo” “Redline” etc proving the fact in the most eloquent fashion. Apparently, it turns out that animation can capture the speed needed for the genre, as much as the sci-fi elements usually incorporated in these kinds of films. “Rally Road Racers” is definitely among those titles.
“Rally Road Racers” review is part of the Submit Your Film Initiative
Young Zhi and his need for speed (pun intended) has always deemed him a pariah in the Chinese village he has been living with his grandmother, since the prevalent pace in the area is the one of Tai Chi. However, when Vainglorious, the reigning champion of the rally car circuit, comes to the village with an eviction notice for everyone and demolition vehicles, Zhi's only choice is to bet...
“Rally Road Racers” review is part of the Submit Your Film Initiative
Young Zhi and his need for speed (pun intended) has always deemed him a pariah in the Chinese village he has been living with his grandmother, since the prevalent pace in the area is the one of Tai Chi. However, when Vainglorious, the reigning champion of the rally car circuit, comes to the village with an eviction notice for everyone and demolition vehicles, Zhi's only choice is to bet...
- 5/10/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
A few new titles open this weekend, some quite moderately, in the hopes of offering something unique to rival “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.” Remember, it’s Mother’s Day on Sunday, where the moms get to pick the movie for once. Read on for Gold Derby’s box office preview.
Regardless of the number of new entries this weekend, Marvel’s “Guardians,” directed by James Gunn, will remain above the rest with a second weekend of around $50 million or more, capitalizing on positive word-of-mouth from audiences from its opening.
Released by Focus Features into 3,000 theaters is the comedy sequel “Book Club: The Next Chapter,” once again starring Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candace Bergen and Mary Steenburgen, along with Andy Garcia, Don Johnson and Craig T. Nelson. In the movie, once again written and directed by Bill Holderman and Erin Simms, Bergen’s Sharon is getting married, and her...
Regardless of the number of new entries this weekend, Marvel’s “Guardians,” directed by James Gunn, will remain above the rest with a second weekend of around $50 million or more, capitalizing on positive word-of-mouth from audiences from its opening.
Released by Focus Features into 3,000 theaters is the comedy sequel “Book Club: The Next Chapter,” once again starring Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candace Bergen and Mary Steenburgen, along with Andy Garcia, Don Johnson and Craig T. Nelson. In the movie, once again written and directed by Bill Holderman and Erin Simms, Bergen’s Sharon is getting married, and her...
- 5/10/2023
- by Edward Douglas
- Gold Derby
Sony’s Screen Gems has moved up the domestic release for its rom-com Love Again, starring Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Sam Heughan and Celine Dion as herself, from May 12th to May 5th.
The film evacuates a highly crowded weekend that will see the opening of the Penélope Cruz drama L’immensità, IFC Films’ buzzy Berlin title BlackBerry, Robert Rodriguez’s Ben Affleck starrer Hypnotic, Focus Features’ Book Club: The Next Chapter, Viva Pictures’ animated pic Rally Road Racers, Sony’s manga adaptation Knights of the Zodiac, Sony Pictures Classics’ Yogi Berra doc It Ain’t Over and IFC Films’ Trace Lysette-led drama Monica.
Competitors on its new weekend include Lionsgate’s action-thriller One Ranger with Thomas Jane and John Malkovich, Disney/Marvel’s franchise ender Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and Kino Lorber’s drama Chile ’76.
Written and directed by Jim Strouse — the filmmaker behind titles including The Incredible Jessica James,...
The film evacuates a highly crowded weekend that will see the opening of the Penélope Cruz drama L’immensità, IFC Films’ buzzy Berlin title BlackBerry, Robert Rodriguez’s Ben Affleck starrer Hypnotic, Focus Features’ Book Club: The Next Chapter, Viva Pictures’ animated pic Rally Road Racers, Sony’s manga adaptation Knights of the Zodiac, Sony Pictures Classics’ Yogi Berra doc It Ain’t Over and IFC Films’ Trace Lysette-led drama Monica.
Competitors on its new weekend include Lionsgate’s action-thriller One Ranger with Thomas Jane and John Malkovich, Disney/Marvel’s franchise ender Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and Kino Lorber’s drama Chile ’76.
Written and directed by Jim Strouse — the filmmaker behind titles including The Incredible Jessica James,...
- 4/12/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
"Cars don't win races! Drivers do." Really?! You don't say?! Viva Pictures has revealed an official trailer for Rally Road Racers, an animated movie made by the same director as the other animated movies you've never heard of before - A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crackdown and Charming. This will be opening in theaters starting in May coming soon this summer. Racers compete in a high-stakes rally along the famous Silk Road trade route. Zhi, a rookie driver, gets the opportunity to compete against the reigning champion of the rally car circuit. With help from a former driver-turned-mechanic, Zhi must overcome treacherous terrain, rival racers, and unexpected obstacles to prove he has what it takes to be the next great racer. This features the voices of Jimmy O'Yang, J.K. Simmons, Chloe Bennet, Lisa Lu, Sharon Horgan, Catherine Tate, and John Cleese. This looks like they borrowed all the characters from Sing,...
- 4/9/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
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