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LONDON, September 17: The Babelgum Online Film Festival is officially accepting submissions, open to all professionally produced short- and medium-format film content, including titles from film-school students. The online festival will celebrate and reward the best in international independent filmmaking, …

RIO DE JANEIRO, September 17: BBC Worldwide Americas has secured four new deals on the BBC’s natural-history series Planet Earth with broadcasters across Latin America. The latest Latin American broadcasters to bag the 11-part series are Tele Doce (Uruguay), Canal …

LONDON/BRISTOL/NEW YORK, September 14: Aardman Animations has tapped HIT Entertainment to manage the licensing and home entertainment rights in the U.S. and Canada for three of its properties: Wallace & Gromit, Shaun the Sheep and Aardman Classics. Shaun the Sheep …

NEW YORK, September 14: WE tv has launched WE Go Supernatural, a new slate of paranormal-themed original and acquired programming that will be anchored by a second season of the top-rated series John Edward Cross Country, which features readings with …

WOODLAND HILLS, September 14: Showcase Entertainment has acquired the international rights to the live-action preschool property Hip Hop Harry, which currently airs in the U.S. on Discovery Kids and The Learning Channel. The 26-episode series is produced by Los Angeles-based …

SANTA MONICA, September 14: GSN has promoted Michael Bevan to VP of original programming at GSN from his previous role as executive director of programming. In his new role, Bevan will continue to oversee original series and development projects for …

LONDON, September 14: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has named Hendrik Van Daalen to the Madrid-based post of VP of sales for Spain, Portugal, Italy, France and French-speaking Europe. Van Daalen will report to David Ellender, the CEO of FME. In his …

LOS ANGELES, September 14: Italian-based publishing and production company Atlantyca Entertainment has appointed Karen Miller to oversee its U.S.-based animation production operations from its Los Angeles office. Miller’s first initiative for Atlantyca is to oversee the development and production details …

NEW YORK, September 14: American Greetings Properties has tapped Sarah Finn, the former VP of animation for Sony Pictures Television, as the company’s new VP of production, and Rachel Halperin as the new manager of domestic licensing. Based in Los …

TORONTO, September 14: guru studio, a Canadian animation production company, has appointed former Disney executive Mary Bredin to head up development and acquisitions. In her new role, Bredin will focus on the development of new properties for film, TV, and …