GKIDS Acquires North American Rights to ‘Lupin the 3rd: The First’
Ameba Licensing 300+ Episodes from Toonz Media Group
In an effort to help families during the COVID-19 crisis, streaming platform offers free access to its extensive roster, now including Toonz shows like ‘Darwin and Newts.’
Titmouse ‘5 Second Day’ Screening Livestreaming on Twitch March 27
90-minute showcase of studio’s famed in-house animated shorts program will stream online for first time following postponement of planned Vancouver screening.
BOXX Announces NVIDIA-Powered Data Center System at GTC Digital
New FLEXX data center platform features NVIDIA GPUs and multiple CPUs, and supports virtualization software for remote workstations.
TurboSquid Launches Kraken Pro 3D Asset Management Platform
Using an AI sorting tool, the new software quickly processes thousands of models, generating categories, keywords and tags.
Autodesk Releases 3ds Max 2021
New version includes fully scriptable baking, integrated Python 3 support, viewport and rendering improvements.
Netflix Orders New Animated ‘Angry Birds: Summer Madness’ Series
40 11-minute episodes ordered, to debut in 2021; series to be produced by CAKE and Rovio Entertainment.
FIRST LOOK: Hulu Drops Teaser Trailer for Justin Roiland’s ‘Solar Opposites’
Highly anticipated new animated comedy about an alien family taking refuge in middle America, from 'Rick and Morty' co-creator Roiland and executive producer Mike McMahan, debuts May 8 on Hulu.
Jennifer Garner and Warren Buffett Voice COVID-19 Prevention PSAs for Kids
First three of seven animated spots released, using ‘Llama Llama,’ ‘Secret Millionaires Club,’ and other Genius Brands International properties to help kids learn safe hygiene.
‘Symbiosis’ Wins Best Animated Short at 2020 SXSW Film Festival
Though the event was canceled by the city of Austin, with its juries already in place and a majority of filmmakers opting in, competitions were held and awards announced.
Ziva Offering Free Remote Access Licenses to All Current Ziva VFX Studio Customers
To support studios affected by the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, company is allowing free remote access to Ziva VFX tools for active Studio license holders.
NVIDIA Providing Free GPU Virtualization Software Access for Remote Workers
vGPU licenses now available at no cost for 90 days, allowing accelerated virtual infrastructure setup for working remotely.
WATCH: Netflix Releases First Trailer for Kris Pearn’s ‘The Willoughbys’
Deliciously neglectful parents, cute but hapless kids longing for a normal family, a half-baked plan to send mom and dad away for good… what could possibly go wrong? Coming April 22.
‘Sonic The Hedgehog’ Debuts on Digital March 31
Valve’s ‘Half-Life: Alyx’ Now Available on Steam
Designed for VR, the newest entry in the ‘Half-Life’ series, can be played on Steam with all PC-Based VR Headsets.
The Latest and Greatest AI-Enabled Deepfake Takes us ‘Back to the Future’
YouTuber EZRyderX47’s viral deepfake sensation seamlessly and convincingly transforms Christopher Lloyd and Michael J. Fox into Robert Downey Jr. and Tom Holland.
‘Sissi the Young Empress’ and ‘Invention Story’ Head to U.S. Markets
Mondo TV Iberoamerica teams up with VME Media to bring popular series to the US, Puerto Rico and territories for the first time.
VES Issues Best Practices Guide, Urges Employers to Let Staff Work at Home
Organization calls on businesses to let employees work remotely as the fight against the coronavirus rages on; best practices guide designed to help VFX community adapt to at home workflows.
Hoopla Animation’s ‘Daisy & Ollie’ Lands on Channel 5’s Milkshake! March 30
Special episode, in partnership with National Autistic Society, celebrates World Autism Awareness Day.
The New Normal
Pixar’s ‘Onward’ Gets Early Digital and Disney+ Release
Dan Scanlon’s new film, currently in theatres, is now available to buy digitally; Disney+ release moved up to April 3.
Rokoko Studio Opens the Virtual Doors to its ‘Motion Library’
Visual artists can now access thousands of mocap assets through plugins or directly on the studio website.
‘Ricky Zoom’ Comes to Mainland China’s CCTV March 23
Season 2 of eOne’s preschool animated series, currently in production, will launch in November 2020.
HIDIVE Anime Catalog Coming to Anime-Planet
What Future Lies in Store for Non-Comedy Adult Animation?
According to a just released industry white paper from producer John Evershed, TV animation finally seems poised to capture sizable new audiences outside its traditional comedy fan base.