Ryan Tuchow

Toronto

News editor for @kidscreen covering global kids entertainment industry. Bachelor of Journalism-@JournalismTMU. Film/tv/book buff. he/him

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Aardman and Foliascope team up on stop-motion training program

1 day ago | kidscreen.com | Ryan Tuchow

British and French stop-motion specialists Aardman and Foliascope have teamed up with Paris-based animation training company Rhinocéros to combat a skilled talent shortage by launching a new program designed to teach advanced skills to stop-motion animators. The cross-border program is a four-week intensive course that will be taught in person at Foliascope Studio in France and Aardman Academy in the UK.
Penguin Random House acquires Wonderbly

1 day ago | kidscreen.com | Ryan Tuchow

Penguin Random House (PRH) has acquired UK indie publisher Wonderbly, which makes and sells personalized gift books, in order to expand its direct-to-consumer business. Since opening its doors in 2023, Wonderbly has sold more than 11 million books in 140 countries, drawing from a catalogue of more than 150 personalized titles for kids and adults.
Guru’s Frank Falcone reflects on 25 years in the business

1 day ago | kidscreen.com | Ryan Tuchow

On the eve of Guru Studio’s 25th anniversary party tonight in Toronto, president and creative director Frank Falcone is feeling energized. An industry veteran who worked as an animator at Nelvana and Spin VFX much earlier in his career, Falcone set up his own company in May 2000. And tonight, the studio that started out as a commercial shop working on campaigns for Kraft Mac & Cheese and Hershey’s will celebrate a quarter century in business.
Little Engine and YouTuber family Diary of 4 partner to develop content

2 days ago | kidscreen.com | Ryan Tuchow

Toronto’s Little Engine Moving Pictures has signed an exclusive deal with Canadian YouTuber family Diary of 4 (18.7 million subscribers) to develop and produce new content. The Santiago family started up their YouTube channel five years ago to chronicle their new life in Canada for family members back in the Philippines.
Deals in Brief - June 5, 2025

2 days ago | kidscreen.com | Ryan Tuchow

• None Xilam Group is teaming up with French broadcaster TF1 to develop , a new CG-animated comedy for six- to 10-year-olds. This 26 x 22-minute series revolves around a set of twins attending a summer camp that’s all about car racing. Based on a concept that was pitched at Cartoon Forum in 2022, will air in TF1’s TFOU morning kids block after it delivers in 2027/2028, and Xilam is handling worldwide sales. • None (39 x seven minutes) from Yowza Animation! and Tricycle Films.
People Moves - June 5, 2025

2 days ago | kidscreen.com | Ryan Tuchow

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France’s Madgic buys a majority stake in APC Kids

2 days ago | kidscreen.com | Ryan Tuchow

APC Studios has sold off its majority stake in kids content distributor APC Kids to three-year-old French prodco Madgic in order to streamline its business and focus more on scripted content. APC Kids’ catalogue boasts animated and live-action series including TeamTO’s Jade Armor and Angelo Rules, Isadora Moon (Kelebek Media) and High Hoops (CanCan Productions). The company also runs its own production studio, Zephyr Animation.
CBC unveils two new kids projects in its 2025/2026 slate

3 days ago | kidscreen.com | Ryan Tuchow

Canada’s public broadcaster has unveiled its kids programming slate for 2025/2026, and it includes a dance-centric live-action series for tweens and a collection of preschool shorts that will be produced in-house. Apartment 11 Productions (Interstellar Ella) and Avenida Productions (The Outlaw League) teamed up to co-produce The Unstoppable Jenny Garcia (pictured, eight x 12 minutes), about a 13-year-old hip-hop dancer whose life turns upside down when she’s diagnosed with cancer.
Cartoon Forum picks 75 projects to present in 2025

4 days ago | kidscreen.com | Ryan Tuchow

Cartoon Forum has unveiled the 75 animated series and specials in development that will be pitched at its annual event in Toulouse (September 15 to 18), and the selection includes a lot more preschool projects this year. Breaking the pool down by target demo, 34 are aimed at children (45.3%), 21 at preschoolers (28%), 15 at teens, YA and adults (20%), and five at families (6.7%). This is in stark contrast to 2024, when 7% of the selected projects were for preschoolers and more than 60% for kids.
Mediawan Kids & Family to turn Claynosaurz into an animated series

5 days ago | kidscreen.com | Ryan Tuchow

Mediawan Kids & Family has signed a deal with Montreal, Canada-based Claynosaurz to turn its namesake brand of animated NFTs and short videos into a CG-animated series for kids ages six to 12. Showrunner Jesse Cleverly, co-founder and creative director of Mediawan-owned Wildseed Studios, will work closely with Method Animation (also a Mediawan company) on this 39 x seven-minute project about four dinosaur friends who hang out and explore their mysterious island home.