Netflix announces upgrade on Basic and Standard plans
Netflix has announced to offer free one-tier upgrades to a more expensive plan for the first 30 days of one’s subscription, through another new promo. Only available to new Netflix subscribers, the offer applies to the basic Rs. 499 and standard Rs. 649 plans, which means one...
Deborah Thorpe’s Kelebek Media to make ‘Isadora Moon’ series.
Independent production house, Kelebek Media, founded by creative entrepreneur Deborah Thorpe, has acquired the rights to the globally successful book series Isadora Moon and its adorable characters, created by Harriet Muncaster and published by Oxford University Press. Under this deal brokered by Jodie Hodges at United Agents, Kelebek has...
Toon Club wins Senior Jury Award for ‘Morphing tales’
Toon Club, a pioneering organisation dedicated to teaching children the art of animation and visual storytelling in India won its 29th international award this month. Morphing Tales won the Senior Jury Award at Corti A Ponte, Italy. Five Toon Club films Clean & Green, Out of the Frame, The Great...
James Cameron’s ‘Avatar 2’ to resume shoot next week
Production on the much anticipated James Cameron sequel, Avatar 2 is set to commence in New Zealand, producer Jon Landau announced on Instagram. “Our #Avatar sets are ready — and we couldn’t be more excited to be headed back to New Zealand next week,” he said. Landau...
Pixar releases new Sparkshots ‘Out’, to stream in Disney+
Disney has released a new poster and trailer for its latest Pixar SparkShorts project, Out, which launched on 22 May, on Disney+ and Disney+Hotstar in India. The 10 minute animated short, Out, revolves around Greg and his dog, who is struggling to tell to come “out” to his...
Maharashtra CM asks action plan from Film and Media industry to resume shooting
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray has asked the entertainment industry to prepare an action plan on the limited resumption of film shooting and post-production activities. Fresh off the heels of the plea sent by FWICE (Federation of Western India Cine Employees) on Tuesday appealing to the Maharashtra Chief...
‘Muppets Now’ original series to premiere on 31 July on Disney+
As part of Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+’s celebration of National #StreamingDay on Wednesday, Disney+ announced the new original series Muppets Now will premiere July 31 on the service. Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and the gang joined in the fun on Twitter, sharing their unique spin on the series’...
Legendary composer Alan Menken to compose for animated musical ‘Spellbound’
Skydance Animation announced Wednesday that legendary composer Alan Menken, known for his award-winning work on animated favourites The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, Enchanted and Tangled, will compose original music and score for the upcoming musical fantasy Spellbound...
FWICE appeals to Maharashtra government allowance in starting postproduction work
Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) on Tuesday implored the Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to allow the resumption of post-production work in a letter. FWICE also emphasized the fact that resuming post-production work will help many technicians and daily wage workers who have been the...
Telugu streaming platform Aha Kids to stream ‘Chhota Bheem’ and ‘Mighty Raju’ series
Telugu streaming platform, Aha, Allu Aravind’s brainchild, is presently grabbing eyeballs of the Telugu audience. The only-Telugu VOD (video-on-demand) platform with a library of several movies and web shows, has now acquired rights for cartoon characters and animated content. As per latest reports, Aha will stream 28...