Big Bad Boo’s ’1001 Nights’ Is Top Show at Junior
Canadian indie shop Big Bad Boo’s new animated series 1001 Nights was the most-watched show at the MIP Junior market this weekend. Loosely based on the classic Middle Eastern fairy tale anthology, the...
View ArticleBig Bad Boo’s ’1001 Nights’ Flies to New Territories
2012 is shaping up to be a good year for Vancouver-based indie animation house Big Bad Boo. The studio’s 2D animated series 1001 Nights will launch in over 1000 territories globally and in 15 languages...
View Article‘Julius Jr.’ Tops MIP Jr. Most-Screened List
MarVista Entertainment’s animated preschool series Julius Jr. was the most-screened series at this year’s MIPJunior market in France (Oct. 6-7). Produced by Saban Brands and animated by BrainPower...
View ArticleU.K. Studios, Canadian Companies Explore Co-Pros
Pact (Producers Alliance for Cinema and Television), the U.K. trade association for independent film, TV, digital and media producers, has announced that British animation companies will be welcoming a...
View ArticleBig Bad Boo Expands ’1001 Nights’ Comic Plans
Big Bad Boo has announced a second wave of comic book releases based on its 1001 Nights series. The first set of five comics was created in-house by the Vancouver studio’s artists and have sold more...
View ArticleGrowth Spurt
Canada’s deep talent pool, excellent infrastructure and generous tax incentives are fueling a new boom in animation and visual-effects work. Michael Hefferon Few countries as well positioned to take...
View ArticleWorld Animation & VFX Summit to Honor Phil Roman, Bonnie Arnold
Animation Magazine’s World Animation and VFX Summit will honor Phil Roman, iconic animator and founder of Film Roman, and How to Train Your Dragon 2 producer Bonnie Arnold at its opening-night gala...
View ArticleDaily News Bytes
Cartoon Network to Premiere New Pokemon Series Pokemon the Series: XYZ kicks off on CN February 20, featuring the further adventures of Bonnie and Ash. Big Bad Boo & UNICEF Partner for Syrian...
View ArticleBig Bad Boo Greenlights Season 2 of ‘Lili & Lola’
Big Bad Boo Studios has committed to a second 5 x 7-min. season of its animated preschool series Lili & Lola, which will be delivered to multiple platforms including Big Bad Boo’s proprietary...
View ArticleVme Kids to Offer Big Bad Boo’s ’1001 Nights’
Big Bad Boo Studios’ popular animated show 1001 Nights, will debut on U.S. Spanish-language network Vme Kids this December. The animated tales, featuring Shahrzad as the determined storyteller, have...
View ArticleBig Bad Boo Adapting LGBTQ-Positive ‘Bravest Knight’ as Hulu Kids Series
New York and Vancouver-based Big Bad Boo Studios is continuing its mission to create quality, inclusive family programming with the announcement that production is kicking off on The Bravest Knight — a...
View ArticleMust-See Toons at MIPTV
*** This story originally appeared in the April 2018 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 279)*** MIPTV, the global TV and digital content market, brings together many of the world’s top animation...
View ArticleBig Bad Boo’s ‘1001 Nights’ Is Top Show at Junior
Canadian indie shop Big Bad Boo’s new animated series 1001 Nights was the most-watched show at the MIP Junior market this weekend. Loosely based on the classic Middle Eastern fairy tale anthology, the...
View ArticleBig Bad Boo’s ‘1001 Nights’ Flies to New Territories
2012 is shaping up to be a good year for Vancouver-based indie animation house Big Bad Boo. The studio’s 2D animated series 1001 Nights will launch in over 1000 territories globally and in 15 languages...
View ArticleBig Bad Boo’s ’16 Hudson’ Lands in Canada
Big Bad Boo’s culturally diverse new animated series 16 Hudson has found a new home in Canada. The show’s 39 X 7-minute episodes and three holiday specials will be premiering on TVO Kids in the greater...
View ArticleBig Bad Boo’s ‘Balloon Girl’ One of 25 PBS Online Film Fest FInalists
Twenty-five finalists have been selected for the online PBS Online Film Festival, which will now be vying for public votes to determine the overall winner. Big Bad Boo’s animated kids’ short Balloon...
View ArticlePioneers of the Toon Frontier: Big Bad Boo’s Inclusive New Series ‘The...
New York and Vancouver-based animation studio Big Bad Boo has always been on the forefront of producing children’s shows that have strongly promoted an inclusive message. Founded by Shabnam Rezaei and...
View ArticleCartoon Movie: European Animation in the Spotlight
***This article originally appeared in the March 2020 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 298)*** We know the first few months of the year are brutal times for movie lovers. After all, that’s when studios...
View ArticleTAAFI Festival to Screen 70+ Shorts in 2020 Program
The official selection of the TAAFI Animation Film Festival, screening this weekend (Feb. 14-16) at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema in Toronto, will present more than 70 compelling, colorful, funny and...
View ArticleInspirational ‘Hope Works’ Shorts Launch on Azoomee
Azoomee, the London-based kids’ media company offering safe, positive screen time on all streaming platforms and mobile devices, has partnered with Sky UK & BBC Children’s to bring 12 short films...
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