Asia

CN Asia Pacific, Xilam to Co-Produce Oggy and the Cockroaches

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Cartoons, Television | Geographic Region: Asia, Europe | Event: MIP-TV | Site Categories: Business, Cartoons, Television
Cartoon Network Asia Pacific has entered into an exclusive co-production agreement with leading French animation studio, Xilam, to create season four of the hit animated comedy series: Oggy and the Cockroaches.

Jim Henson Company to Make 3D Sid The Science Kid Feature

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, Films, Television | Geographic Region: Asia, North America | Event: MIP-TV | Site Categories: Business, CG, Films, Television
Henson’s first CGI animated movie in 3D marks new collaboration with co-production partners in China and will be available to international buyers at MIPTV 2012.

Toei Animation Appoints Iriya Azuma Director, Global Licensing

Posted In | News Categories: Anime, Business, Licensing, People, Places, Television | Geographic Region: Asia | Site Categories: Anime, Business, Licensing, People, Places, Television
Toei Animation announced that it has appointed Iriya Azuma Director, Global Licensing Business Department.

SIGGRAPH Asia 2012 Call for Entries

Posted In | News Categories: Call for Entries, Events, Places | Geographic Region: Asia | Event: SIGGRAPH | Site Categories: Call for Entries, Events, Places
List of important deadlines for submissions to SIGGRAPH Asia 2012.

StarGen, metaOcean to Bring 3D Sports to Korea

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Television | Geographic Region: Asia | Site Categories: 3D, Business, Television
StarGen and metaOcean have signed an agreement to bring 3D sports programming to Korea.

Toei Animation Appoints Hiroyuki Kinoshita as CEO & COO

Posted In | News Categories: Business, People | Geographic Region: Asia, Europe | Site Categories: Business, People
Hiroyuki Kinoshita has been named CEO of Toei Animation Enterprises, and COO of Toei Animation Inc. and Toei Animation Europe S.A.S.

HKAFS Celebrates 60 Years of Hong Kong Animation

Posted In | News Categories: Events, Films, People, Places, Short Films | Geographic Region: Asia | Site Categories: Events, Films, People, Places, Short Films
The Hong Kong Animator Filmmaker Society will celebrate 60 years of Hong Kong Animation with a full schedule of exhibits and events at the 2012 edition of the Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FILMART).

Right Stuf Launches 5 Points Pictures

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Cartoons, Films, Home Entertainment, Television | Geographic Region: Asia, North America | Site Categories: Business, Cartoons, Films, Home Entertainment, Television
Right Stuf has launched 5 Points Pictures, a new division with a focus on the distribution of eclectic live-action programming.

CAKE Appoints Helen Blayney VP International Sales

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Cartoons, People, Places, Television | Geographic Region: Asia, Europe, South America | Event: MIP-TV | Site Categories: Business, Cartoons, People, Places, Television
Leading kids’ and family entertainment specialist CAKE has today announced the appointment of Helen Blayney as VP of International Sales, alongside two internal promotions within the sales team.

Digital Frontier Employs cebas on ‘Tekken’

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Films, Games, Places, Technology, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: Asia | Site Categories: 3D, CG, Films, Games, Places, Technology, Visual Effects
Production company Digital Frontier used thinkingParticles, one of the flagship VFX products developed by cebas Visual Technology, to create the visual effects for Japan’s 3D computer-animated CG film, “TEKKEN Blood Vengeance 3D.”