Disney Pledges $5 Million to Support Nonprofits That Advance Social Justice
Company signals commitment with initial $2 million donation to the NAACP.
Jon Peddie Research Releases Latest PC Graphics Market Report
Overall PC GPU shipments decreased -5.3% from last quarter, as the COVID-19 pandemic affected numerous areas of business.
Autodesk Releases 3ds Max 2021.1
Update introduces texture baking improvements, increased capabilities for physically based rendering workflows, and viewport & tool enhancements.
Statement from WIA President Marge Dean and Oscar-Winning Producer Karen Rupert Toliver
Dean shares letter from Executive VP of Creative at Sony Pictures Animation, about the peaceful protests turning to riots, #BlackLivesMatter, and painful realities we’re all facing as a community and country.
Jellyfish Pictures Expands Global Operations with New Cloud-Based Technology
Bafta-winning animation and VFX studio using Teradici Cloud Access Software and Microsoft Azure to enable safe, secure workflow for artists around the world that are joining the company.
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Method Studios Brings Mocap into the Work from Home Pipeline with Xsens
CG supervisor Han Yang has transitioned his game cinematic and trailer production efforts to a work from home studio, allowing him to continue delivering high-level content on a host of projects.
Kinsane Entertainment Acquires Adaptation Rights for ‘Young Captain Nemo’
Jason Henderson’s fiction trilogy to be developed for TV, mobile games, and consumer products.
Aardman’s ‘Shaun the Sheep’ Goes Digital
Announced licensing deals will bring the fan favorite sheep to new screens, including Facemoji Keyboard, Android, Nintendo Switch and HTML5 game platforms.
INTERNATIONAL TRICKFILM FESTIVAL STUTTGART and FMX CONFERENCE ON ANIMATION, EFFECTS, AND TRANSMEDIA Online May 5-10 2020, Stuttgart, Germany
This terrible virus affects each of us differently. For me, it has been the cancellation or indefinite postponement of my spring and summer animation festival schedule.
The Telly Awards Announce 2020 Winners
‘Bonfire,’ Baobab Studios’ interactive VR experience voiced by comedian Ali Wong, and ‘A Voice is All You Need” are among animation standouts at this year’s awards.
Guru Studio Announces New International Broadcast Deals
‘True and the Rainbow Kingdom’ and ‘Justin Time’ expand into additional territories with new broadcast partners in U.K., U.S., Mexico, Portugal, Spain, China, and Indonesia.
Augenblick Studios: 21 Years of Weird, Dark and Mysterious Adult Animation
Still doing hand-drawn 2D animation more than 20 years after leaving MTV, Aaron Augenblick and his ‘rinky-dink’ Brooklyn studio have thrived by not producing animation for kids.
ASIFA-Hollywood’s Animation Educator’s Forum 2020 Showcase Launching June 18
AEF Class of 2020 Animation Virtual Showcase will highlight creative work and final projects from animation graduates all over the country, who’ve been hampered by COVID-19 from exhibiting and screening their work.
Gaumont Announces New Executive Hires to Lead European Expansion
Karen Vermeulen and Cyril Le Pesant join company to bolster development and strategic partnerships in London and Paris Offices.
College of Creative Studies Presents ‘Class of 2020 Student Showcase’
Extensive gallery features profiles and accomplishments of CCS graduates across 12 departments, including BFA and MFA programs.
Call for entries - Animasyros13 International Animation Festival - 23 - 27 September 2020 – Syros Island, Greece
Animasyros Festival has launched a strategic partnership with the MIFA-Animation du Monde department of the Annecy Festival. Submission for the Pitching Forum Agora open until 30.6.2020
‘Whatever Gets You Talking’ Music Video Encourages Young People to Discuss Mental Health
‘Seize the Awkward’ campaign releases animated short inspiring young people to check in with friends and support their mental health; video features rapper Akinyemi, pop icon Meghan Trainor and music and digital stars Addison Rae, Avery Cyrus, Bryce Xavier, James Henry, The McFarlands, Molly Burke, mxmtoon and brothers Zach Valentine and Pat Ramirez.
Phoebe Ryan’s Erotic Cartoon Fantasies Come to Life in ‘Reality’ Music Video
Richie Brown brings bold colors, psychedelic imagery, and newfound knowledge of phonemes to animated short for singer-songwriter’s latest single off upcoming debut album, ‘How It Used to Feel.’
Kevin Kolde Talks ‘Castlevania’s Unapologetic Violence and Season 3 Finale
For the executive producer of Netflix’s hit animated medieval fantasy, great characters are key, but the show’s brutal vampire world wouldn’t be the same without the gore.
‘Astroboy’ and ‘Black Jack’ to Stream on RetroCrush Beginning June 5
Digital Media Rights inks deal for North American rights to line-up of Tezuka Productions’ classic anime titles.
VIZ Media Acquires ‘Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon’
Company nabs North and Latin American streaming and home video rights for new animation based on ‘Inuyasha’ universe.
GKIDS and Shout! Factory Bringing Remastered ‘Tokyo Godfathers’ Home June 2
Now available on digital, pre-orders being taken for Blu-ray and DVD combo pack, with first-time English dub and bonus features, plus limited edition lithograph while supplies last.
WATCH: ‘Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts’ Season 2 Trailer
DreamWorks Animation and Netflix’s whimsical, post-apocalyptic original series returns June 12, 2020 with 10 new half-hour episodes.
Apple’s Animated ‘Central Park’ Cast Joins ‘Paley Front Row’ BTS YouTube Series
Kristen Bell, Daveed Diggs, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom, Jr., and Josh Gad among series stars taking part in ‘Paley@Home’ program.
