Technicolor Appoints Scott Gershin Director of Sound and Editorial
Sound designer and feature film supervising sound editor to lead the company’s expansion into sound design for gaming and immersive experiences.
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9 Story Sells New Seasons of Three Hit shows to Australia’s ABC
9 Story Media Group signs licenses with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation for second seasons of ‘Camp Lakebottom,’ ‘Numb Chucks’ and ‘Peg + Cat.’
MPC LA Hires Michael Gregory as Head of 2D
Award-winning VFX Supervisor and Lead Artist has worked with commercial directors including Jonathan Glazer, Traktor, Nick Gordon, Noam Murro, Mark Romanek, Tom Tagholm and Neil Gorringe.
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Digital Domain Amplifies Commercial Division with New Hires
Nicole Fina hired as Executive Producer of Commercials; Leslie Sorrentino to head up New Business for Commercials.
WATCH: Shotgun at Autodesk's Don Parker Talks Production Ops Technology at FMX 2015
Don Parker, senior director for Shotgun at Autodesk, discusses what the acquisition by Autodesk means for Shotgun and how Shotgun is solving operational problems within the production process.
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WATCH: Terrance Masson Talks Location-Based Augmented Reality Applications at FMX 2015
Terrance Masson, founder and CEO of Building Conversation, discusses the mobile, location-based augmented reality applications being developed at his company.
In Business, CG, People, Technology, AR/VR/XR | ANIMATIONWorld, VFXWorld | Blogs: FMX Conference Spotlight | Special Events: FMX | Geographic Region: All
NFB Commits 50 Percent of its Production Budget to Films by Women
National Film Board of Canada introduces new initiatives in International Women’s Day announcement from NFB head Claude Joli-Coeur.
Silvergate Partners with SimEx-Iwerks to launch 4-D ‘Octonauts’
U.K. premiere scheduled for May 2016; new three-year deal includes additional animated films featuring the popular preschool brand.
Keith Chapman to Keynote LIMA’s Mind Mix
Award-winning creator of children’s entertainment hits ‘Paw Patrol’ and ‘Bob the Builder’ to kick off International Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association’s idea-exchange conference to be held May 11 & 12 in Berlin.
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New ‘Toons, TV Movies Showcased at Nickelodeon Upfronts
Cable network details plans to head into the new season with more than 650 episodes of new and returning series, including ‘Rusty Rivets,’ ‘The Loud House,’ ‘Bunsen is a Beast!,’ ‘Mysticons,’ ‘Welcome to the Wayne,’ ‘Pinky Malinky,’ and animated TV movies ‘Albert’ and ‘Hey Arnold!’
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Wind Dancer Films Names Dete Meserve Principal
Key executive to lead independent motion picture and television production company’s expansion into the children's television space following the launch of animated series ‘Ready Jet Go!’ on PBS Kids.
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Splash Entertainment Inks New Deal with TV Film International
Broadcast agreement to bring three of Splash’s most popular animated series -- ‘Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch,’ ‘Dive Olly Dive’ and ‘Pet Alien’ – to Latin America.
Disney XD Greenlights ‘Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer’ and ‘Country Club’
Two new animated series to be produced by Disney Television Animation; network also orders additional season pickups for ‘Star vs. The Forces of Evil’ and short form series ‘Two More Eggs.’
A Bump in the Road for Annualized Game Franchises
Ubisoft’s decision to push next ‘Assassin’s Creed’ release to 2017 may signal needed change in big game franchise planning.
Technicolor’s ‘The Deep’ Lands U.K. Broadcaster
New CG-animated underwater adventure series co-produced by Canada’s DHX Media and Australia’s A Stark Production set to air on CBBC this March.
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9 Story Secures Content Deal with Televisa’s BLIM
Televisa’s new subscription video-on-demand service acquires more than 800 episodes of animated and live action children’s programming, including ‘Almost Naked Animals,’ ‘Finding Stuff Out’ and ‘Monkey See Monkey Do.’
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Splash Entertainment to Produce ‘The Nutcracker’ TV Specials
Children’s entertainment company partners with the New York City Ballet to produce animated specials based on ‘George Balanchine¹s The Nutcracker.’
Betty Boop to Star in New Animated Television Series
Original animation aimed at a new generation of fans to be produced by Normaal Animation in partnership with Fleischer Studios and King Features.
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Japanese Entertainment Showcase Set for March 3
Inaugural Los Angeles showcase event to provide exclusive first look at the hottest Japanese IP to industry decision makers and power brokers looking for new branded franchises.
Oscar and BAFTA-Winning VFX Supervisor Eric Barba Joins ILM
Former Digital Domain chief creative officer to oversee Industrial Light & Magic’s Vancouver facility, supervising effects work and providing creative oversight across all of the studio’s projects.
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Click 3X Introduces ‘Beyond the Play Button’
Advanced, mobile-first, video technologies to be developed into custom-built solutions for the company’s brand and agency clients.
Ankama Animations Expands Digital Presence
Following the launch of its first animated feature, ‘Dofus - Book 1,’ in theatres, French animation studio announces a raft of new VOD and SVOD deals for its in-house series.
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Uppercut Welcomes Stefanie Bassett as Executive Producer
New York City-based editorial/post-production company Uppercut strengthens its leadership with the addition of Stefanie Bassett as Executive Producer.
Media I.M. Closes Deals in Sweden, Norway and Israel
London-based content distribution company licenses three of its top children’s shows – ‘Kikoriki,’ ‘Rosa & Dara’ and ‘Pin-Code’ -- to broadcasters in Sweden, Norway and Israel.
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Native Content Welcomes Ned Brown
Industry veteran joins Los Angeles commercial production company as executive producer/partner.
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