Chris Bremble: Leading the Base FX Juggernaut - Part 1
Cautious yet flexible expansion at one of China’s top VFX studios has caught the attention of both the Middle Kingdom and Hollywood’s biggest players.
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Monster Entertainment’s ‘The Day Henry Met’ Set to Launch in the U.S.
Monster Entertainment launches interactive content service Curious World; announces first deal with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Boomerang Takes on Korea
Cartoon Network’s kids’ brand debuts in Korea on November 14th
Former Shine CEO Alex Mahon Joins The Foundry
Design and visual effects software business The Foundry welcomes former Shine CEO.
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Zoic Adds Executive Producer Jeff Blodgett
Joining Zoic Studios EPs Ian Unterreiner and Matt Thunel, Blodgett brings more than two decades of experience to his new position.
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9 Story Media Group Appoints Geraldine Laybourne
9 Story Media Group appoints cable programming pioneer and technology entrepreneur Geraldine Laybourne to the company's board of directors.
DHX Media Appointed New Global Distributor for ‘The Deep’
Technicolor appointments DHX Media as the new global distributor for ‘The Deep,’ the new CG Animated series premiering later this month on Australia’s Seven Network.
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Pink Kong Studios Makes Girls Go Ape for Action Adventure Shows
Ireland's first all-female led animation studio challenges gender norms in animated entertainment.
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OUR BUSINESS IS COMMUNICATING. SO WHY ARE SOME SO BAD AT IT?
There's nothing more frustrating than getting an email from a producer asking if I’m interested in writing a screenplay and then, when I email back and convey my interest, all I hear are—
Canada’s Kids’ CBC Greenlights ‘Dot’
New animated series based on the picture book by Randi Zuckerberg to be produced by Industrial Brothers in association with The Jim Henson Company.
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Bron Animation Acquires Rights to ‘The Willoughbys’
Adam Wood to direct screenplay written by ‘Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2’ director Kris Pearn.
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Moonbot Pilot, ‘The Numberlys,’ Launches on Amazon Video
First introduced as a Webby Award-winning app in 2012, whimsical world of ‘The Numberlys’ expanded for Amazon Video pilot.
Kitty Snyder Joins Atlanta Outpost for Beast, CO3 & Method
Post-production veteran is appointed Director of Creative Partnerships for the Atlanta branches of Beast, Company 3 and Method Studios.
DreamWorks Animation Reports Strong Q3 Earnings Driven by ‘Home’
Stock climbs 14 percent for the Jeffrey Katzenberg-led animation studio as revenues rise to $259 million and DWA revises projection for year to a $30 million profit.
Parallax Launches ‘Musical’ Feature at AFM
Story team for animated version of Grimm’s fairy tale, ‘The Bremen Town Musicians,’ includes veterans from Pixar, Disney, Lucasfilm, DreamWorks and Blue Sky.
Siren Lab Productions Launches in Venice, CA
Creative VFX studio led by veteran VFX Supervisor/Flame artist Karen Heston recently collaborated with director Cary Joji Fukunaga on ‘Beasts of No Nation’ for Netflix.
Autodesk Flame Goes Software-Only with New Subscription Model
Autodesk Flame now available as a software-only product with customers choosing their own qualified Linux hardware packages; sales of Flame as a turnkey system to be discontinued early next year.
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Spacetoon’s ‘MIA’ Arrives on Kids’ TV
CG-animated preschool adventure series for 2-6-year-olds co-produced by Spacetoon affiliate Lalune Light Studio, France’s Cyber Group Studio, and Canada’s Sardine Production.
9 Story’s ‘Wild Kratts’ Headed to Australia
New licensing agreements span television, home entertainment and toy distribution.
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Gaumont Television Appoints Nicola Andrews VP, Distribution
London-based exec to sell the company’s line-up of children’s programming into the U.S., Canada, Western Europe and Benelux.
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Aron Baxter Joins Click 3X
New creative director to oversee company’s creative output across clients.
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Henson, France Televisions Teaming on New ‘Dinosaur Train’ Shorts
France’s Kayenta Productions commissioned to deliver 26 three-minute shorts.
Cubic Motion appoints Tiff Pike to Board of Directors
New appointment bolsters computer vision and facial animation specialist's management team.
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Warner Bros. Animation Ups Jay Bastian & Ed Adams
Warner Bros. Animation promotes Jay Bastian to Senior Vice President, Series, and Ed Adams to Senior Vice President & General Manager.
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Pat McClung Joins FuseFX
Academy Award-nominated VFX veteran has a lengthy list of film and television credits to his name, including ‘McFarland, USA,’ ‘Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day,’ ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’ and ‘Live Free and Die Hard.’
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