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Jim Ballantine (producer)
James "Jim" Ballantine (born 30 August 1955) is an American film producer who is credited on multiple animated features and TV series, and whose first animation job was on Disney's ''The Little Mermaid''. Masha and The Bear, The Ren & stimpy show Ballantine's credits at Nickelodeon and DisneyToon Studios include ''The Ren and Stimpy Show'' (1991–95), Disney Toon Studios' ''Bambi II'' (2006), ''Brother Bear 2'' (also 2006), and the ''Rayman'' series. Ballantine contributed two years to ''The Wild Bunch'', an animated feature made at Animation Lab studio in Jerusalem, Israel. He was nominated for an Emmy award in both 1992 and 1993 for his work on ''The Ren and Stimpy Show''. He was in charge of production at Acme Filmworks in 2005–06. He is now head of Flying Bark Productions in Sydney. Filmography Producer * ''Mobsters'' (1991) * ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'' (1991-1996) * ''Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas'' (1999) * ''Bambi II'' (2006) * ''Brother Bear 2'' (2006) * ''Blink ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawaii
Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only state geographically located within the tropics. Hawaii comprises nearly the entire Hawaiian archipelago, 137 volcanic islands spanning that are physiographically and ethnologically part of the Polynesian subregion of Oceania. The state's ocean coastline is consequently the fourth-longest in the U.S., at about . The eight main islands, from northwest to southeast, are Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lānai, Kahoolawe, Maui, and Hawaii—the last of these, after which the state is named, is often called the "Big Island" or "Hawaii Island" to avoid confusion with the state or archipelago. The uninhabited Northwestern Hawaiian Islands make up most of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, the United States' largest protected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flying Bark Productions
Flying Bark Productions Pty Ltd is an Australian animation studio. The studio acts as a full-service production facility across feature films, television and a diverse range of digital content. The studio was established by Yoram and Sandra Gross in 1967 as Yoram Gross Film Studios. Filmography Flying Bark Productions feature films *'' Gumnutz: A Juicy Tale'' (2007) (with Bix Pix Productions and ABC Studios) *''Santa's Apprentice'' (2010) (with Gaumont Alphanim) *''The Woodlies Movie'' (2013) *'' Maya the Bee Movie'' (2014) *''Blinky Bill the Movie'' (2015) *'' Maya the Bee: The Honey Games'' (2018) *'' 100% Wolf'' (2020) *'' Maya the Bee: The Golden Orb'' (2021) *'' Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie'' (2022) (with Nickelodeon Movies and Netflix) *'' Mia and Me: The Hero of Centopia'' (2022) Flying Bark Productions TV series *''Dive, Olly, Dive!'' (2005) (with Mike Young Productions) *'' Staines Down Drains'' (2006) (with Flux Animation and NZ On Air) *''Zeke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1955 Births
Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijiangshan Islands: The Chinese Communist People's Liberation Army seizes the islands from the Republic of China (Taiwan). * January 22 – In the United States, The Pentagon announces a plan to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), armed with nuclear weapons. * January 23 – The Sutton Coldfield rail crash kills 17, near Birmingham, England. * January 25 – The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union announces the end of the war between the USSR and Germany, which began during World War II in 1941. * January 28 – The United States Congress authorizes President Dwight D. Eisenhower to use force to protect Formosa from the People's Republic of China. February * February 10 – The United States Sev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tashi (TV Series)
''Tashi'' is an Australian animated television series based on a series of Tashi books by mother and daughter Anna Fienberg and Barbara Fienberg and illustrated by Kim Gamble. It first screened on 7TWO in 2015 and was repeated on the ABC. Plot Tashi's distant cousin Jack has been sent to stay with him. With the help of creature-whisperer Lotus Blossom, they encounter wild adventures filled with giants, ghosts, witches, bandits, demons and dragons. Characters * Tashi (voiced by James Buckingham) *Jack (voiced by Leon Williams) *Lotus Blossom (voiced by Jacqueline Marriott) International Tashi has also screened in Germany, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, UK and Ireland. Awards * Nominated for "Most Outstanding Children's Program" at the 2015 Logie Awards (Australia) * Nominated for "Best Children's Television Program" at the SPA Awards (Australia) * Nominated for "Tricks For Kids" category at the Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film (Germany) * Nominated for "Best Animation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maya The Bee (film)
''Maya the Bee'' (promoted theatrically as ''Maya the Bee Movie'') is a 2014 computer-animated comedy adventure film directed by Alexs Stadermann, loosely based on the 1975 anime ''Maya the Bee'' as well as indirectly the German children's book ''The Adventures of Maya the Bee'' by Waldemar Bonsels. It features the voices of Coco Jack Gillies, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Noah Taylor, Richard Roxburgh, Jacki Weaver, Justine Clarke, The Umbilical Brothers, and Miriam Margolyes. ''Maya the Bee'' was released theatrically on 4 September 2014. The film received mixed reviews from critics, but grossed $29.6 million worldwide. Two sequels to ''Maya the Bee'' were released; '' The Honey Games'' in 2018 and '' The Golden Orb'' in 2021. Summary Freshly hatched bee Maya is a little whirlwind and simply won't follow the rules of the hive. One of the rules, of course, she is not allowed to trust the other bugs, especially the hornets, that live beyond a camp in the meadow. But cute sweet little Maya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vic The Viking
''Vic the Viking'' is a children's animated television ABC series, which began on Network Ten on 6 July 2013, and continued on Eleven on 9 November 2013. It was based on the 1974-1975 anime series ''Vicky the Viking''. The show aired 39 episodes for a total of 78 segments, and ended in 2014. The main characters are Vic, a young, frail and ingenious Viking boy; his father Halvar, the Captain of the Drakkar and chief elect of 'Flake' the home village, and the villagers, mainly the other plunder crewmen, including druid Urobe, the ever-quarreling companions Tjure and Snorre, the simple giant Flaxe, squeaky-voiced navigator Gorm and bard Ulme; also Vic's bossy mother Ylva, mischievous urchin-rival Gilby, who is jealous that Vic is allowed to sail with the men, and Vic's equally inquisitive little cousin, Ylvi. Halvar's sworn enemy is the rascally captain Sven and his crew of incompetent oafs, but most episodes have other antagonists. The series has been aired overseas, as in Flande ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Animated Series
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heidi (2015 TV Series)
''Heidi'' is a computer animated children's television series, based indirectly on the 1881 novel ''Heidi'' by Johanna Spyri. The original 2007 television series was a Swiss-French-Italian-Australian co-production in 27 episodes of 26 minutes. A "remake" (rather than a re-telling) of Heidi, Girl of the Alps, much of the story is the same; the titular character is a then-five-year-old girl, who's taken to her grandfather on the Swiss Alps by her aunt, Dete to live with him and while the girl ends up improving his life, she also befriends Peter, the goatherd of the village Dorfli below and the one who causes her to find a big passion of hers, goats and other animals in general. But in this version, there is also a trio, Karl, Theresa, and William, who usually try to do something that would downgrade Peter, whom they often refer to as a mountain goat, in some way or another. But in the first winter up there, a letter is eventually gotten and what results from there will end up chan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blinky Bill The Movie
''Blinky Bill the Movie'' is a 2015 Australian computer-animated adventure comedy film based on the Blinky Bill character, an anthropomorphic koala created by Dorothy Wall for a children's book series in 1933. The film was produced by Flying Bark Productions and partly distributed and co produced by Assemblage Entertainment and Telegael (Ireland). Plot In the town of Greenpatch, Australia, a courageous young koala named Blinky Bill ( Ryan Kwanten) tells a story about his father, Mr. Bill (Richard Roxburgh) while embarking on a journey across the wild, and dangerous Australian outback in the hope of finding him. Blinky's dad had created their home of Greenpatch, where every animal could feel safe and live in peace. Blinky has been influenced by the legend of his father, who is on an adventure to the Sea of White Dragons. When Mayor Cranklepot (a goanna) attempts to dominate Greenpatch and become the ruler, Blinky realizes that he must go in search of his father. Throughout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mickey's Once Upon A Christmas
''Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas'' is a 1999 American Traditional animation, animated Christmas film, Christmas anthology comedy fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. The film includes three features: ''Donald Duck: Stuck on Christmas'' (featuring Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Scrooge McDuck and Huey, Dewey, and Louie), ''A Very Goofy Christmas'' (featuring Goofy, Max Goof, Max, Pete (Disney), Pete and the Beagle Boys) and ''Mickey and Minnie's Gift of the Magi'' (featuring Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and Pluto (Disney), Pluto). Other Disney characters also make cameos in the film. The film won the Award for Best Animated Feature Film at the 5th Kecskemét Animation Film Festival in 1999. A sequel, titled ''Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas'', was released in 2004. Unlike Once Upon a Christmas, the sequel is computer generated rather than hand drawn and has five segments. Stories Donald Duck: Stuck On Christmas Inspired by the 1892 short story "Christmas Every Day" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ren & Stimpy Show
''The Ren & Stimpy Show'' (also known as ''Ren & Stimpy'') is an American animated television series created by Canadian animator John Kricfalusi. Originally produced by Spümcø for Nickelodeon, the series aired from August 11, 1991, to December 16, 1995, with a total of five seasons and 52 episodes. The series follows the adventures of Ren Höek, an emotionally unstable and sociopathic chihuahua dog; and Stimpy, a good-natured and dimwitted manx cat. ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'' is the third of Nickelodeon's original animated seriesknown as "Nicktoons"alongside ''Rugrats'' and '' Doug''. In contrast with other shows on the network, it has generated controversy for its dark humor, sexual innuendos, adult humor, violence, and shock value. This controversy contributed to the production staff's altercations with Nickelodeon's Standards and Practices department, in addition to Spümcø's failure to deliver episodes on time, all of which led to Kricfalusi's termination from the show ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mobsters (film)
''Mobsters'' is a 1991 American biographical crime drama film directed by Michael Karbelnikoff. It details the creation of The Commission. Set in New York City, taking place from 1917 to 1931, it is a semi-fictitious account of the rise of Charles "Lucky" Luciano, Meyer Lansky, Frank Costello, and Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel. The film stars Christian Slater as Luciano, Patrick Dempsey as Lansky, Costas Mandylor as Costello and Richard Grieco as Siegel, with Michael Gambon, Anthony Quinn, Lara Flynn Boyle, and F. Murray Abraham in supporting roles. Synopsis The film recounts the rise of four Infamous gangsters: Lucky Luciano, Meyer Lansky, Bugsy Siegel, and Frank Costello. The four begin as members of youth gangs on the streets of New York, fighting and hustling as they learn the rules of the street and form strong friendships that benefit them as they grow into their teenage years. The beginning of Prohibition provides them with an entry into organized crime, and under the mento ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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