Exclusive: Ever wondered what a zombie Cinderella or Snow White in a Dia de los Muertos universe might look like?
A next-gen transmedia business, Elf Labs, is planning to answer those questions by bringing reimagined versions of dozens of classic characters to life.
The LA-based Elf Labs officially launches today after amassing over 400 copyrights and 140 trademarks for some of the most popular characters in children’s literature, also including Peter Pan, Pinocchio and Sleeping Beauty.
The company was previously known as Toon Studio but has rebranded and refinanced with plans to create new versions of classic characters.
Deadline hears Elf Labs is building an immersive, cloud-based streaming platform for the characters and will also launch content based on the characters directly on YouTube, bypassing traditional gatekeepers. AI animation and digital distribution tools have developed, with content targeted at all age ranges.
Elf Labs counts DreamWorks alumnus and Beavis & Butthead director...
A next-gen transmedia business, Elf Labs, is planning to answer those questions by bringing reimagined versions of dozens of classic characters to life.
The LA-based Elf Labs officially launches today after amassing over 400 copyrights and 140 trademarks for some of the most popular characters in children’s literature, also including Peter Pan, Pinocchio and Sleeping Beauty.
The company was previously known as Toon Studio but has rebranded and refinanced with plans to create new versions of classic characters.
Deadline hears Elf Labs is building an immersive, cloud-based streaming platform for the characters and will also launch content based on the characters directly on YouTube, bypassing traditional gatekeepers. AI animation and digital distribution tools have developed, with content targeted at all age ranges.
Elf Labs counts DreamWorks alumnus and Beavis & Butthead director...
- 4/23/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Earlier today we sat down with Zarrar Khan, director of the Pakistani Canadian drama horror In Flames. Opening tomorrow in cinemas on April 12th In Flames was Pakistan's submission in the previous Acadamy Awards, is a double nominee for the upcoming Canadian Screen Awards and a stellar entry into the drama horror genre. We talk about the film's origins, it's reception back in Pakistan, horror influences on the elements in his film and some other surprises along the way. Let's just talk about how In Flames came about. Because a very bold thing to do on your debut feature film is to take on the patriarchy. In 2018, I made a short film called Dia. It was set in Karachi and explored...
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- 4/12/2024
- Screen Anarchy
Exclusive: The people behind the trailers, promos, and marketing of some of the biggest movies, series and games of the past year were feted in Portugal over the weekend at the Global Entertainment Awards.
Split across TV, games, cinema and streaming, the Awards feature categories for best key art, trailers, behind the scenes, and audio and social media spots. The accolades were handed out in an outdoor ceremony in the Algarve, Portugal, and hosted by actress-writer-director Sónia Balacó and Global Entertainment Awards Director Alejandro Barrios.
Season six of Netflix’s The Crown featured several times. Once Upon A Time scooped Best Key Art for its image of the actors playing Queen Elizabeth at different stages of the monarch’s life. The agency also won Best Shortform Behind the Scenes for its work on the show. Make it Social landed Best Av Spot for the closing season of the Left Bank-produced series.
Split across TV, games, cinema and streaming, the Awards feature categories for best key art, trailers, behind the scenes, and audio and social media spots. The accolades were handed out in an outdoor ceremony in the Algarve, Portugal, and hosted by actress-writer-director Sónia Balacó and Global Entertainment Awards Director Alejandro Barrios.
Season six of Netflix’s The Crown featured several times. Once Upon A Time scooped Best Key Art for its image of the actors playing Queen Elizabeth at different stages of the monarch’s life. The agency also won Best Shortform Behind the Scenes for its work on the show. Make it Social landed Best Av Spot for the closing season of the Left Bank-produced series.
- 3/4/2024
- by Stewart Clarke
- Deadline Film + TV
On Friday, October 6, 2023, at 10:00 Am, Disney will air Season 2, Episode 22 of “Mickey Mouse Funhouse” titled “Stink, Stank, Stunk!; Dia de los Muertos.” In this episode, Mickey and his friends embark on two exciting adventures.
First, they find themselves in Majestica, dealing with an unpleasant smell that has taken over. Their mission is to uncover the source of this mysterious odor. To their surprise, they discover that the Grand Pumpkin must be returned to Halloweenville before it rots away. This sets them off on a quest to save Halloween.
In the second part of the episode, Mickey and his friends celebrate Día de los Muertos in Mexico City. This is a special and culturally rich celebration where they honor and remember their loved ones who have passed away.
“Mickey Mouse Funhouse” is a show that brings the beloved Disney characters into fun and imaginative adventures. This episode offers a blend of mystery,...
First, they find themselves in Majestica, dealing with an unpleasant smell that has taken over. Their mission is to uncover the source of this mysterious odor. To their surprise, they discover that the Grand Pumpkin must be returned to Halloweenville before it rots away. This sets them off on a quest to save Halloween.
In the second part of the episode, Mickey and his friends celebrate Día de los Muertos in Mexico City. This is a special and culturally rich celebration where they honor and remember their loved ones who have passed away.
“Mickey Mouse Funhouse” is a show that brings the beloved Disney characters into fun and imaginative adventures. This episode offers a blend of mystery,...
- 9/30/2023
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
A little over a month after NBCUniversal announced that it would soon be adding a slew of new free ad-supported streaming TV (Fast) channels to its various brands and platforms, it’s making good on its promise and “soon” is now.
The free Amazon streamer Freevee has added NBCU’s first 31 channels to its platform, including channels centered on reality and competition TV series such as “The Real Housewives” franchise and the long-running cooking competition “Top Chef,” Spanish-language entertainment from Telemundo and others, and classic TV, including “Saturday Night Live.” The channels also include 16 local NBC Universal-owned news stations, including Telemundo stations.
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NBCUniversal announced in late June that the channels would first be coming to Freevee and Xumo Play, followed by its other brands, including NBC, Bravo, E!, NBC Sports, CNBC, Telemundo, Universal Studio Group, and more. The company has yet to announce when...
The free Amazon streamer Freevee has added NBCU’s first 31 channels to its platform, including channels centered on reality and competition TV series such as “The Real Housewives” franchise and the long-running cooking competition “Top Chef,” Spanish-language entertainment from Telemundo and others, and classic TV, including “Saturday Night Live.” The channels also include 16 local NBC Universal-owned news stations, including Telemundo stations.
Watch Now $0 / month amazonfreevee.com
NBCUniversal announced in late June that the channels would first be coming to Freevee and Xumo Play, followed by its other brands, including NBC, Bravo, E!, NBC Sports, CNBC, Telemundo, Universal Studio Group, and more. The company has yet to announce when...
- 8/4/2023
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
New Delhi, May 24 (Ians) Union Minister of State for Electronics and It Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Wednesday that there is an urgent need to enhance co-operation between corporates, government, academia, and startups so that the talent pool in the country can further innovate and build solutions to solve real-life problems.
In his address at the Cii Startups Summit during a session titled “Unlocking Innovation Through Corporate Startups Engagement,” the minister emphasised on empowering startups via corporate and government collaboration.
“These are great times to increase the ties between corporates, government, academia and startups to help grow the innovation capabilities of our country and the innovation ecosystem capabilities in our country,” Chandrasekhar told the gathering.
He said that in the past nine years, the country has come a long distance on empowering startups.
India currently has the third largest startup ecosystem, behind the US and China.
“These are exciting time for...
In his address at the Cii Startups Summit during a session titled “Unlocking Innovation Through Corporate Startups Engagement,” the minister emphasised on empowering startups via corporate and government collaboration.
“These are great times to increase the ties between corporates, government, academia and startups to help grow the innovation capabilities of our country and the innovation ecosystem capabilities in our country,” Chandrasekhar told the gathering.
He said that in the past nine years, the country has come a long distance on empowering startups.
India currently has the third largest startup ecosystem, behind the US and China.
“These are exciting time for...
- 5/24/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Mumbai, May 23 (Ians) The Centre on Tuesday said that the upcoming Digital India Act (Dia) will strictly deal with misinformation and ‘high-risk AI’ to prevent user harm, and the first draft of the Bill is expected by the first week of June.
In the second round of pre-drafting public consultations with various stakeholders, here Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Union Minister of State for Electronics and It, said that amid the growing threat of AI-related misinformation, the government will create necessary guardrails and a part of Dia will address “high-risk and deep fake AI”.
“We are not going to regulate AI but we will create guardrails. There will be no separate legislation but a part of Dia will address threats related to high-risk AI,” said the minister.
The Dia will be an enabler for startup innovations in the country.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi is very clear that anything the government does should not...
In the second round of pre-drafting public consultations with various stakeholders, here Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Union Minister of State for Electronics and It, said that amid the growing threat of AI-related misinformation, the government will create necessary guardrails and a part of Dia will address “high-risk and deep fake AI”.
“We are not going to regulate AI but we will create guardrails. There will be no separate legislation but a part of Dia will address threats related to high-risk AI,” said the minister.
The Dia will be an enabler for startup innovations in the country.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi is very clear that anything the government does should not...
- 5/23/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
New Delhi, April 25 (Ians) Union Minister of State for Electronics and It, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, on Tuesday said that the European Union (EU) is following the India model of a safe Internet by making social media intermediaries accountable towards its citizens’ data.
The minister was reacting to the new EU directive to tame Alphabet (Google’s parent company), Meta (formerly Facebook), Microsoft, Twitter and others under the new EU online content rules.
“EU also following Indian model of ensuring a safe and trusted Internet by making social media intermediaries more accountable,” Chandrasekhar said in a tweet.
The EU Digital Services Act (Dsa) wants the social media platforms to maintain independent auditing and share data with relevant authorities, along with adopting a code of conduct by August this year.
Meanwhile, the UK government on Tuesday introduced a new legislation to tame Big Tech from abusing market power and ensure businesses and consumers...
The minister was reacting to the new EU directive to tame Alphabet (Google’s parent company), Meta (formerly Facebook), Microsoft, Twitter and others under the new EU online content rules.
“EU also following Indian model of ensuring a safe and trusted Internet by making social media intermediaries more accountable,” Chandrasekhar said in a tweet.
The EU Digital Services Act (Dsa) wants the social media platforms to maintain independent auditing and share data with relevant authorities, along with adopting a code of conduct by August this year.
Meanwhile, the UK government on Tuesday introduced a new legislation to tame Big Tech from abusing market power and ensure businesses and consumers...
- 4/25/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
CBS’ NCIS franchise this Monday night whisked us off to Hawaii, where Vanessa Lachey’s Jane Tennant is the Special Agent in Charge. After sampling NCIS: Hawai’i, will you book a return trip?
Airing Monday nights at 10/9c (leading out of the relocated Og NCIS), Hawai’i stars Lachey as Jane Tennant, a single mom who in the premiere is pulled away from coaching her daughter’s soccer team to investigate the crash of a manned, top secret aircraft. Upon arriving via helicopter at the crash scene, she bumps up against Navy Capt. Joe Milius, played by Enver Gjokaj...
Airing Monday nights at 10/9c (leading out of the relocated Og NCIS), Hawai’i stars Lachey as Jane Tennant, a single mom who in the premiere is pulled away from coaching her daughter’s soccer team to investigate the crash of a manned, top secret aircraft. Upon arriving via helicopter at the crash scene, she bumps up against Navy Capt. Joe Milius, played by Enver Gjokaj...
- 9/21/2021
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
TollywoodThe romantic drama stars actors Megha Akash, Adith Arun and Arjun Somayajula in the lead.Tnm StaffScreengrab/ YouTubeThe trailer of Dear Megha starring Megha Akash, Adith Arun and Arjun Somayajula was unveiled by the makers of the film on Sunday, August 29. The film is slated for theatrical release on September 3. Shot simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu, the film is helmed by debutante filmmaker Sushant Reddy. The romantic entertainer is the remake of 2020 Kannada film Dia. The trailer indicates that the film is set in the backdrop of a college and is likely to focus on a triangular love story between its lead characters, with both Adith Arun and Arjun’s characters falling in love with Megha in the movie. Dear Megha is produced by Arjun Dasyan under the banner of Vedaansh Creative Works. Earlier, the teaser of the movie concluded with a note that read, “Stories End... Love Stories Don...
- 8/31/2021
- by AjayR
- The News Minute
AwardsThe ninth edition of the Siima Awards ceremony will be held on September 18 and 19 in Hyderabad, and will include nominations for both 2019 and 2020. Tnm Staffhttps://siima.in/The nominees for the South Indian International Movie Awards (Siima) 2019 and 2020 have been announced under various categories for all four south Indian languages— Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. The ninth edition of this award ceremony will be held on September 18 and 19 in Hyderabad. The 2020 ceremony was cancelled due to the pandemic, and the awards for 2019 and 2020 will be held in September. Under the category of Best Film for 2019, Ajith and Nayanathara’s Viswasam, Mammootty’s Peranbu, Dhanush and Manju Warrier starrer Asuran, Karthi’s Kaithi and Sivakarthikeyan’s Namma Veettu Pillai are the nominees. In Telugu, Mahesh Babu’s Maharshi, Nani’s sports drama Jersey, Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Akkineni’s Majili, Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy and F2, which featured an ensemble cast of actors.
- 8/28/2021
- by SaradhaU
- The News Minute
The Grammy for Album of the Year is one of the biggest honors for an artist. With past winners including trailblazing records like Adele’s “21,” U2’s “The Joshua Tree,” and Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” the award is a huge seal of approval from fellow musicians. This year eight albums are looking to join that prestigious list. Let’s take a look.
Taylor Swift is back with her eighth studio album, “Folklore.” It ended up being a departure from Swift’s more mainstream pop material into a more singer-songwriter, alt-pop vibe. Not only was it commercially successful, spending multiple weeks on top of the Billboard 200, but it became her most acclaimed piece of work, ending up with an 88 score on Metacritic and becoming a fixture on year-end lists. With all of this in mind, “Folklore” will likely be an easy win for Taylor. If so, this will be her third...
Taylor Swift is back with her eighth studio album, “Folklore.” It ended up being a departure from Swift’s more mainstream pop material into a more singer-songwriter, alt-pop vibe. Not only was it commercially successful, spending multiple weeks on top of the Billboard 200, but it became her most acclaimed piece of work, ending up with an 88 score on Metacritic and becoming a fixture on year-end lists. With all of this in mind, “Folklore” will likely be an easy win for Taylor. If so, this will be her third...
- 2/9/2021
- by Jaime Rodriguez
- Gold Derby
SandalwoodWhile Anjali has been roped in to star opposite Shiva Rajkumar, the star cast also includes Dhananjaya and Pruthvi Ambaar.Digital NativeFile PhotoReports surfaced a few months ago that cinematographer-turned-director Vijay Milton will be wielding the megaphone for a movie, which will have the Kannada superstar Shiva Rajkumar playing the lead role. Incidentally, this will be Vijay Milton’s debut Kannada directorial. The latest update is that the film was flagged off on Thursday, with the official pooja at the Dodda Ganapati temple in Bengaluru, in the presence of all the team members. Shiva Rajkumar had tweeted a photo and captioned it, “Back to work for my new film.” Anjali will star opposite Shiva Rajkumar in the film. The shooting will begin on November 23, with Shivanna and Pruthvi Ambaar joining the sets at Sanskrit College in Bengaluru. It will be a 40-day-long schedule, with Dhananjaya, who will reportedly play an important role in the film,...
- 11/20/2020
- by Rajeswari
- The News Minute
In his final film appearances as James Bond, the late Sean Connery reminded us all that even the world’s greatest secret agent (and the legendary actor who brought him to life) can’t elude the effects of time.
While 1971’s Diamonds Are Forever and 1983’s infamous Never Say Never Again (which was not produced by Eon Productions) aren’t always remembered as the worst James Bond movies, there is something bittersweet about them. Sean Connery may have been three years younger than eventual Bond successor Roger Moore, but it’s challenging to watch his final film appearances as Bond without thinking that he was just no longer the dashing young man who secured his status as an icon of film in Dr. No, From Russia With Love, Goldfinger, Thunderball, and You Only Live Twice.
Looks and age aside, that cavalier spirit and natural bravado that made Connery the definitive...
While 1971’s Diamonds Are Forever and 1983’s infamous Never Say Never Again (which was not produced by Eon Productions) aren’t always remembered as the worst James Bond movies, there is something bittersweet about them. Sean Connery may have been three years younger than eventual Bond successor Roger Moore, but it’s challenging to watch his final film appearances as Bond without thinking that he was just no longer the dashing young man who secured his status as an icon of film in Dr. No, From Russia With Love, Goldfinger, Thunderball, and You Only Live Twice.
Looks and age aside, that cavalier spirit and natural bravado that made Connery the definitive...
- 11/2/2020
- by Matthew Byrd
- Den of Geek
Halloween is the most wonderful time of year for all the ghouls and goblins everywhere. Whether you’re dancing in the light of a full moon or passing out candy to trick-or-treaters, a good soundtrack is a must for your night. Here are 13 songs to add to your Halloween playlist that’ll rock your bones and invoke those spirits for a good time.
Bobby Pickett - "Monster Mash"
A novelty song that has been synonymous with Halloween since it first dropped in 1962, "Monster Mash" has been constantly played on the airwaves ever since Bobby Pickett was inspired to sing a song using his Boris Karloff impression. Some artists tended to be ashamed of their big hit, but not only was Bobby proud of it, he continued to perform this song live until his death in 2007 at the age of 69.
Calabrese - "Voices of the Dead"
Off their 2007 release The Traveling Vampire Show,...
Bobby Pickett - "Monster Mash"
A novelty song that has been synonymous with Halloween since it first dropped in 1962, "Monster Mash" has been constantly played on the airwaves ever since Bobby Pickett was inspired to sing a song using his Boris Karloff impression. Some artists tended to be ashamed of their big hit, but not only was Bobby proud of it, he continued to perform this song live until his death in 2007 at the age of 69.
Calabrese - "Voices of the Dead"
Off their 2007 release The Traveling Vampire Show,...
- 10/22/2020
- by Rick Horner
- DailyDead
TollywoodDirectors Siva, Barath Neelakantan, Sarjun Km and editor Sreekar Prasad speak on the making of the anthology.Rajeswari ParasaCourtesy..TwitterAddham, an anthology series in Telugu, is premiering on Aha, an Over The Top (Ott) platform, on October 16. Ahead of its release, Tnm caught up with the team of the directors who have made the different segments of the film and the editor who put together the series. Addham has three episodes of 20 minute each, with the common theme of ‘Morality is a changing goalpost’. According to the makers, each of these episodes makes one wonder what is right and what is wrong and it brings alive a variety of situations which take the characters on a journey of self reflection. Addham has Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, G Kishore Kumar, Arjun Chidambaram, Prasanna Dr Pavithrah Marimuthu, Abirami Venkatachalam, Rohini Moletti and Praveen in significant roles in different episodes. The series was shot completely...
- 10/16/2020
- by Rajeswari
- The News Minute
Sandalwood‘Dia’ is all set to re-release in theatres, with a new climax and new songs that fans can look forward to.Digital NativeFile photoDia, a Kannada romantic drama that was written and directed by K S Ashoka, hit the silver screens right before the lockdown in March, and therefore had to be pulled out of theatres. It was later released on the Ott platform Amazon Prime Video, garnering a lot of attention. The film’s producer D Krishna Chaitanya said in an earlier interview that he has been getting several calls from filmmakers in various languages, enquiring about the remake rights. However, he is still undecided about the subject. The film stars Pruthvi Ambaar, Dheekshith Shetty and Kushee Ravi in the lead roles. The technical crew includes B. Ajaneesh Loknath for music, Vishal Vittal and Sourabh Waghmare for camera work and Naveen Raj for editing. Dia was produced by...
- 10/16/2020
- by Rajeswari
- The News Minute
RemakeThere were also reports that Samantha Akkineni may be roped in to play the lead role. Digital Native The Kannada movie Dia had hit the screens in the month of February and saw good responses from the audience. The film gained attention in a big way even from non-Kannadiga viewers after its Ott release. It has several filmmakers competing to bag the remake rights. The film's producer D Krishna Chaitanya revealed that he has been getting several calls from filmmakers in various languages enquiring about the remake rights but the producer is still not decided on it. There were also reports that Samantha Akkineni may be roped in to play the lead role. The latest buzz is that the Tamil remake of the film might be directed by Manoj Leonel Jahson who has directed the yet-to-be released Kuthirai Vaal. While it is not clear who has bagged the remake rights of the film,...
- 9/12/2020
- by Manasa
- The News Minute
Hamza Bangash is a Pakistani – Canadian writer, director, and producer based in Karachi. His short Dia (2018) had it’s World Premiere at Locarno, following a critically-acclaimed tour over a dozen festivals. He is an alum of Locarno Open Doors (2018) and of the inaugural Talents from Afghanistan-Pakistan Fellowship by Prince Claus Fund and Goethe Institute (2017-2018).
On the occasion of his latest film, “1978” screening at Locarno Film Festival, we speak with him about the Karachi of the 70s, the political situation in Pakistan, the music and the visuals of the film, Norman D’Souza, and many other topics.
Why did you decide to shoot a film that takes place in 1978, and why to base the protagonist on Norman D’Souza? Has he watched the film? What did he think?
The idea to do a period film came after I met with Rashid Maqsood Hamidi, 1978’s Executive producer. He grew up in the 70’s in Pakistan,...
On the occasion of his latest film, “1978” screening at Locarno Film Festival, we speak with him about the Karachi of the 70s, the political situation in Pakistan, the music and the visuals of the film, Norman D’Souza, and many other topics.
Why did you decide to shoot a film that takes place in 1978, and why to base the protagonist on Norman D’Souza? Has he watched the film? What did he think?
The idea to do a period film came after I met with Rashid Maqsood Hamidi, 1978’s Executive producer. He grew up in the 70’s in Pakistan,...
- 8/12/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
ToldwoodDia’s producer had said in an interview that he has been getting calls from filmmakers in various languages enquiring about the remake rights but he is still undecided.Digital NativeDigital NativeA few days ago, it was reported that there is a huge demand for the remake rights of the Kannada film Dia. The film, which is on Amazon Prime, is currently a hit among the netizens. Dia’s producer D Krishna Chaitanya had said in an interview that he has been getting several calls from filmmakers in various languages enquiring about the remake rights but he is still undecided. In an interview to cinemaexpress earlier, Krishna was quoted as saying, “There have been talks about remaking Dia in other languages, and one filmmaker has come forward to take the rights for all the languages. We are having discussions with him. The demand is mostly coming from Telugu filmmakers, who...
- 4/24/2020
- by Luke
- The News Minute
SandalwoodWritten and directed by Ks Ashoka, ‘Dia’ is a romantic drama starring Pruthvi Ambaar, Dheekshith and Kushee.Digital NativeThe Kannada movie Dia, which is currently streaming on Amazon Prime, is a hit film among netizens. With the film gaining attention in a big way, it has several filmmakers competing to bag its remake rights. According to Dia’s producer D Krishna Chaitanya, he has been getting several calls from filmmakers in various languages enquiring about the remake rights but the producer is still not decided on it. The film had hit the screens in the month of February and received good response even from non-Kannadiga viewers. In an interview with Cinema Express, Krishna was quoted as saying, “There have been talks about remaking Dia in other languages, and one filmmaker has come forward to take the rights for all the languages. We are having discussions with him. The demand is mostly coming from Telugu filmmakers,...
- 4/17/2020
- by Vidya
- The News Minute
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