The Snail and the Whale, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, and The Tiger Who Came to Tea have all been named among the finalists in this year’s British Animation Awards. Rewarding the very best in British animation across a variety of categories, the British Animation Awards – now in …
Read More »Moominvalley awarded Best Animated Kids’ Programme at Cannes Content Innovation Awards
Moominvalley, the adaptation of Tove Jansson’s beloved Moomin stories, has been awarded ‘Best Animated Kids Programme’ at the fifth annual Content Innovation Awards in Cannes. The Content Innovation Awards celebrate companies that are helping transform today’s global television industry. They are judged by a panel that includes the likes of …
Read More »BLE 2019: Race for the Finnish – Caroline Mickler and the global growth of Moomin
The UK licensing agency Caroline Mickler has a portfolio of prestigious character and entertainment brands, from Horrid Henry to Paul McCartney’s new children’s book Hey Grandude! They also represent Finland’s greatest export in Moomin. Licensing.biz takes a look. The first Moomin story, The Moomins and the Great Flood, was first …
Read More »Moominvalley is ramping up YouTube content with WildBrain
The digital kids’ network and studio, WildBrain has been selected to develop a global YouTube strategy for Moomonvalley, the new animated adaptation of Tove Jansson’s classic Moomin book series. As the first new Moomins series in almost 30 years, Moominvalley brings Jansson’s characters to a new audiences through its 3D …
Read More »Aurora World secures month-long John Lewis campaign for Moomin plush
Moomin plush licensee, Aurora World has secured a hot spot area in the flagship John Lewis store in London’s Oxford Street for a Moomin-focused event running for the month of April. The month-long celebration will coincide with the marketing – and launch – of the hotly anticipated new animated series …
Read More »Gutsy Animation secures Japan broadcaster NHK for new Moominvalley series
NHK has revealed that it will begin airing the new animated series on its BS4K channel this April, just five months after the channel's official launch in the country.
Read More »Tom Odell and Alma to feature exclusive songs on Moominvalley soundtrack
The soundtrack will be released this spring and will include 13 original recordings from a line-up of artists under Columbia Records including the likes of Odell alongside First Aid Kit, Declan McKenna, Mø and more.
Read More »Gutsy Animations partners with Sony Music for Moominvalley soundtrack
Each of the episodes will include a featured track by one of the record label’s artists. Details of the artists contributing to the soundtrack are yet to emerge.
Read More »Jennifer Saunders, Matt Lucas and Alison Steadman join Moominvalley voice cast
They are the latest stars to be associated with the family drama, with previously announced cast members including Taron Edgerton, Rosamund Pike and Kate Winslet.
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