Thursday, September 04, 2014

Nickelodeon Animation Opens Doors To Host Global LoopDeLoop Festival At Its Creative Hub In Los Angeles

Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids and families, has today, Thursday 4th September 2014, announced in the following Press Release, from Nickelodeon's Kids and Family Press Site, NickPress.com, that Nickelodeon Animation Studio has teamed with LoopDeLoop, the bi-monthly animation challenge organization, to bring the ever-growing ranks of talented animators and artists contributing to LoopDeLoop together at the Nickelodeon Animation Studio in Burbank, California on Friday 3rd October 2014! The free screening event, open to the artistic community, will showcase original works submitted by participants from around the world. With a rich history of championing artist-driven shows and shorts, Nickelodeon's sponsorship is the first network support of a LoopDeLoop event.


Additionally, the Nickelodeon Animation Studio recently unveiled their brand-new look website, nickanimationstudio.com! Nick Animation's all-new look website takes visitors inside behind-the-scenes of the Nickelodeon Animation Studio, where Nickelodeon's hit animated shows are made, and features information about animated series produced by Nickelodeon, from popular classics "The Ren & Stimpy Show", "Rugrats", "Rocko's Modern Life", "AAAHH!!! Real Monsters" to current hits "Legend of Korra", "Breadwinners", "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" and "Sanjay and Craig", creator bios, info about upcoming events, and details about how you can work for Nickelodeon Animation Studio! Nickelodeon Animation Studio has also debuted their brand-new logo.


Original Nickelodeon Press Release:

NICKELODEON ANIMATION OPENS DOORS TO HOST GLOBAL LOOPDELOOP FESTIVAL AT ITS CREATIVE HUB IN LOS ANGELES

Collaboration Marks First Network Sponsorship for Program Run by Artists for Artists

BURBANK, Calif. – Sept. 4, 2014 – Nickelodeon Animation Studio has teamed with LoopDeLoop, the bi-monthly animation challenge organization, to bring the ever-growing ranks of talented animators and artists contributing to LoopDeLoop together at the Nickelodeon Animation Studio in Burbank, Calif. on Oct. 3. The free screening event, open to the artistic community, will showcase original works submitted by participants from around the world. With a rich history of championing artist-driven shows and shorts, Nickelodeon’s sponsorship is the first network support of a LoopDeLoop event.

Every two months, LoopDeLoop calls upon artists – from student to professional, independent to industry, TV to feature, and local to international – to submit looping animation based around a theme.

For August and September, Nickelodeon has partnered with LoopDeLoop for the theme of "childhood."

This challenge asks participants to embrace their inner child and tap into their memories by making a looping animation inspired by the joyful years of playing with crayons, making a mess, exploring the unknown, and catching their favorite shows after school.

Selected loops will be posted on the LoopDeLoop website within five days of submission for everyone to enjoy, comment and share. Submissions close at 11:30 p.m. on Sept. 21 in the participant's time zone.

Visit the LoopDeLoop submissions page for more details on format and content restrictions.

To conclude the challenge, Nickelodeon Animation Studio will host a free screening event in Burbank, Calif. on Friday, Oct. 3, where the submitted works will be showcased. Artists and fans are encouraged to come out and cheer for their favorite animations. Two winners are selected during the screening: a "Local Hero," voted by the audience, as well as the "International Loop Hero," voted by selected judges representing a range of experience across the animation community from showrunners, producers, and bloggers to up-and-comers. Previous judges have included Evan Spiridellis, C.H. Greenblatt, Jerry Beck, Yvette Kaplan, Atlanta Trealor, Shadi Petosky, Pes, Phil Rynda, Alex Hirsch, Daron Nefcy, Noelle Steveson, Madeline Flores, Seo Kim, Matt Forsythe, Lynn Wang, Ed Skudder, Jake Armstrong and Weird Al.

About LoopDeLoop

LoopDeLoop is a bi-monthly animation challenge founded in Melbourne, Australia in 2011 by animator and educator Neil Sanders. After going international, every two months, animators from around the world create looping animations based on a given topic and upload them to www.loopdeloop.org. At the end of the two months all of the posted loops are compiled and screened to a live audience. During the screening, the audience is encouraged to cheer, clap and make some noise for their favorite loops.

Designed to be an open and friendly place for animators, LoopDeLoop unifies "animation for animations sake" with industry networking by providing animators the opportunity to screen their work on an international platform and promote themselves and their work to both the indie community and the animation industry, all within the artist-friendly setting of quick challenges and artistic experimentation.

About Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon, now in its 35th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books and feature films. Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in almost 100 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 19 consecutive years. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIA.B).

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Activision Announces "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Danger of the Ooze" Video Game

Activision announced the Booyakasha TMNT news today, Thursday 4th September 2014, that Nickelodeon's justice-sworn, pizza-fuelled, half-shelled heroes in green are back in action in Activision's "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Danger of the Ooze", a brand-new TMNT video game being developed by Wayforward Technologies ("Silent Hill: Book of Memories", "DuckTales Remastered") that will be released on PlayStation 3 (PS3), Xbox 360 and Nintendo 3DS during Autumn/Fall 2014!


The upcoming side-scrolling TMNT game is designed to span the gap between seasons 2 and 3 of the TMNT animated show currently airing on Nickelodeon.

"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Danger of the Ooze" quickly heats up as Shredder, Tiger Claw and a new army of mutants threaten the streets of New York, forcing Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello and Michelangelo to take action into their own hands. The game's distinguishing feature will be its vast, interconnected, non-linear game world, which rewards exploration and creative thinking. Powers, upgrades and equipment scattered across New York and Dimension X will open up new environments to traverse, secrets to discover and bosses to battle. Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello and Michelangelo will all be playable and can be swapped between freely by the player as the adventure goes on.


all four Turtles can be swapped between freely throughout the adventure, and each has his own unique rhythm, with specialized stats, strengths and skills. Combat is fast-paced, emphasizing the gang’s martial arts prowess through attack and item combos, counters and finishers, but also provides tools for stealth-based approaches to avoid or tackle enemies. Each Turtle brother will have unique strengths and stats.


The combat in "TMNT: Danger of the Ooze" will be fast-paced, and will feature martial arts-style attacks with combos, counters, and finishers. But if that's not your style, the game also lets you perform stealth-based attacks.

Below is Activision's official press release for the European release of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Danger of the Ooze", from GoNintendo via GamesPress:

London, UK – 4th September, 2014 - We’re slicing up the first details for Activision Publishing, Inc.’s new video game, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles™: Danger of the Ooze, a side-scrolling action-adventure video game which bridges the gap between season 2 and season 3 of Nickelodeon’s popular Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated programme. Blending classic 2D fighting and platforming gameplay with the 3D art direction of the TV series, this new title from developer WayForward Technologies will launch for the Xbox 360 games and entertainment system from Microsoft, Sony’s PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Nintendo 3DS™ hand-held system later this year.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Danger of the Ooze brings together new locations, allies and threats! The game quickly heats up as Shredder, Tiger Claw and a new army of mutants threaten the streets of New York, forcing Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello and Michelangelo to take action into their own hands. The game’s distinguishing feature is its vast, interconnected, non-linear game world, which rewards exploration and creative thinking. Powers, upgrades and equipment scattered across New York and Dimension X opens up new environments to traverse, secrets to discover and bosses to battle.

All four Turtles can be swapped between freely throughout the adventure and each has its own unique rhythm, with specialised stats, strengths and skills. Combat is fast-paced, emphasising the gang’s martial arts prowess through attack and item combos, counters and finishers but also provides tools for stealth-based approaches to avoid or tackle enemies.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Danger of the Ooze is expected to emerge in Autumn 2014 for Xbox 360, PlayStation®3 and Nintendo 3DS and is rated PEGI 12. For more Turtles news as it comes, follow along at www.Facebook.com/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles.

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Additional Sources: My Nintendo News, Game Spot, MCV UK, IGN UK.
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Nickelodeon USA To Premiere "Sophia Grace & Rosie's Royal Adventure" On Saturday 6th September 2014

Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids and families, has announced and confirmed in the following press release, from TVByTheNumbers.com, the exciting Nickelodeon News that pint-size princesses Sophia Grace and Rosie will be making their royal debut on Nickelodeon USA in the network premiere of "Sophia Grace & Rosie's Royal Adventure", Saturday 6th September 2014 at 8:00p.m. (ET/PT), following the premiere of the brand-new "The Haunted Hathaways" episode "Haunted Heartthrob" at 7:30pm (ET/PT)! In their first-ever movie, Sophia Grace and Rosie are sent by "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" to a fictional country called Switzelvania as special correspondents tasked with covering the coronation of a new queen.


Original Nickelodeon Press Release:

NICKELODEON PREMIERES SOPHIA GRACE & ROSIE'S ROYAL ADVENTURE ON SATURDAY, SEPT. 6 AT 8:00P.M. (ET/PT)

Santa Monica, Calif., (September 3, 2014) – Pint-size princesses Sophia Grace and Rosie make their royal debut on Nickelodeon in the network premiere of Sophia Grace & Rosie's Royal Adventure, Saturday, Sept. 6 at 8:00p.m. (ET/PT). In their first-ever movie, Sophia Grace and Rosie are sent by The Ellen DeGeneres Show to a fictional country called Switzelvania as special correspondents tasked with covering the coronation of a new queen.

"We are beyond excited that Nick will be airing our movie," said Sophia Grace and Rosie. "From appearing on the Kids' Choice Awards to guest starring on Sam & Cat, working with Nick has been a dream come true for us."

In Sophia Grace and Rosie's Royal Adventure, the girls head to Switzelvania as correspondents from The Ellen DeGeneres Show to cover the royal coronation. Upon their arrival, they are mistaken for the King's great great grandnieces by castle staff and are invited to stay. After meeting the three princesses, Abigail, Imogen, and Cordelia, who are competing for the throne, Sophia Grace and Rosie take it upon themselves to help the best candidate win. It will take some serious princess lessons and fun musical numbers -- but if anyone is up for the job, it's Sophia Grace and Rosie.

Fans can log on to nick.com/sophia-grace-and-rosie for all things Sophia Grace & Rosie including an exclusive sneak peek of the movie and a look back at the duos appearance on Sam & Cat.

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About Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon, now in its 35th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books and feature films. Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in almost 100 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 19 consecutive years. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIA.B)

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