Leonine Studios, one of Germany’s leading film and TV companies, has set up Leonine Animation Studios together with Hans Ulrich Stoef and Jo Daris, the managing directors of Toon2Tango.
The three partners will each contribute their shares in Toon2Tango to the new division on Jan. 1, 2024, and will channel all their animation output through it going forward. Toon2Tango becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of Leonine Animation Studios.
Leonine Studios, which has held a 25.1% stake in Toon2Tango since October 2022, holds a 50% stake in Leonine Animation Studios, with Stoef and Daris also jointly holding 50%. Leonine has the option to acquire a controlling majority in Leonine Animation Studios from 2025.
The managing directors of Leonine Animation Studios are Bernhard zu Castell, who as Leonine’s chief distribution officer is responsible for the distribution and licensing division of the company, Stoef and Daris.
Leonine describes Leonine Animation Studios as “a growth and investment platform for the development,...
The three partners will each contribute their shares in Toon2Tango to the new division on Jan. 1, 2024, and will channel all their animation output through it going forward. Toon2Tango becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of Leonine Animation Studios.
Leonine Studios, which has held a 25.1% stake in Toon2Tango since October 2022, holds a 50% stake in Leonine Animation Studios, with Stoef and Daris also jointly holding 50%. Leonine has the option to acquire a controlling majority in Leonine Animation Studios from 2025.
The managing directors of Leonine Animation Studios are Bernhard zu Castell, who as Leonine’s chief distribution officer is responsible for the distribution and licensing division of the company, Stoef and Daris.
Leonine describes Leonine Animation Studios as “a growth and investment platform for the development,...
- 12/18/2023
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Stars: Joshua Brennan, Charlotte Best, Ric Herbert, Coco Jack Gillies, Jess Bush, Barry Quin, Adam Saunders | Written and Directed by Nik Kacevski
Just as Skinford: Death Sentence was shot simply as Skinford in 2017, Skinford 2: The Curse began life in Australia under the less sensational title Skinford: Chapter Two in 2018. Enter Black Mandala, who picked them up, dusted them off and gave them a new title for release outside their home country.
For those who haven’t seen the first film, Skinford 2: The Curse opens with a recap via footage from it, as well as various newspaper clippings under the credits. That gives way to Jimmy “Skinny” Skinford trying to get a place where he and Zophia can lie low after the events of the first film.
That’s because not only is his father Guy still alive and desperate to steal Zophia’s immortality, so is Kovac who...
Just as Skinford: Death Sentence was shot simply as Skinford in 2017, Skinford 2: The Curse began life in Australia under the less sensational title Skinford: Chapter Two in 2018. Enter Black Mandala, who picked them up, dusted them off and gave them a new title for release outside their home country.
For those who haven’t seen the first film, Skinford 2: The Curse opens with a recap via footage from it, as well as various newspaper clippings under the credits. That gives way to Jimmy “Skinny” Skinford trying to get a place where he and Zophia can lie low after the events of the first film.
That’s because not only is his father Guy still alive and desperate to steal Zophia’s immortality, so is Kovac who...
- 11/24/2023
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
‘Maya the Bee: The Honey Games.’
Settling into her elevated role as CEO of content, Studio 100 International, Barbara Stephen is overseeing an increase in the company’s Australian animation business Flying Bark Productions and its Us and European units.
“Our strategy is to create content that is driven from each of the home markets and where we think there is an opportunity to expand that into global markets,” says Stephen, who continues as MD of Flying Bark, a post she has held since 2014.
“I see my role as ensuring each production business has a slate that they feel confident will work first and foremost for the local territory.
“The majority of my time will be spent with Flying Bark, which is the biggest animation production business within the animation group, as we expand. I will also work on strategy and planning for the international businesses, so it’s a happy marriage.
Settling into her elevated role as CEO of content, Studio 100 International, Barbara Stephen is overseeing an increase in the company’s Australian animation business Flying Bark Productions and its Us and European units.
“Our strategy is to create content that is driven from each of the home markets and where we think there is an opportunity to expand that into global markets,” says Stephen, who continues as MD of Flying Bark, a post she has held since 2014.
“I see my role as ensuring each production business has a slate that they feel confident will work first and foremost for the local territory.
“The majority of my time will be spent with Flying Bark, which is the biggest animation production business within the animation group, as we expand. I will also work on strategy and planning for the international businesses, so it’s a happy marriage.
- 7/8/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
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Love, Simon [my review]
Elizabeth Berger cowrites this dramedy about a gay (male) teenager coming to terms with his sexuality. (male director)
A Quiet Place [my review]
Emily Blunt and Millicent Simmonds costar as the mother and daughter of a small family trying to survive a monster apocalypse. (male writers and director)
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I Kill Giants [my review]
Madison Wolfe stars as a girl who escapes into a rich fantasy life of magic and monsters. (male writer and director)
Maya the Bee: The Honey Games [IMDb]
Animated children’s film about a honey bee (voiced by Coco Jack Gillies) who must save her hive. (male writers and directors)
Thoroughbreds [IMDb]
Olivia Cooke and Anya Taylor-Joy star in this thriller about two teenaged girls who strike up a dangerous friendship. (male writer-director)
The Hurricane Heist [my review]
Maggie Grace costars as a federal agent who must stop a robbery at a Us Treasury facility. (male writers and director)
Wonderstruck...
Love, Simon [my review]
Elizabeth Berger cowrites this dramedy about a gay (male) teenager coming to terms with his sexuality. (male director)
A Quiet Place [my review]
Emily Blunt and Millicent Simmonds costar as the mother and daughter of a small family trying to survive a monster apocalypse. (male writers and director)
limited
I Kill Giants [my review]
Madison Wolfe stars as a girl who escapes into a rich fantasy life of magic and monsters. (male writer and director)
Maya the Bee: The Honey Games [IMDb]
Animated children’s film about a honey bee (voiced by Coco Jack Gillies) who must save her hive. (male writers and directors)
Thoroughbreds [IMDb]
Olivia Cooke and Anya Taylor-Joy star in this thriller about two teenaged girls who strike up a dangerous friendship. (male writer-director)
The Hurricane Heist [my review]
Maggie Grace costars as a federal agent who must stop a robbery at a Us Treasury facility. (male writers and director)
Wonderstruck...
- 4/6/2018
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
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