Asia

Oriental DreamWorks Sets Shanghai Base

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Films | Geographic Region: Asia | Site Categories: Business, Films
Oriental DreamWorks, the joint venture set up by DreamWorks Animation and a state-backed Chinese consortium, will be the flagship company at a new media center under development in Shanghai's West Bank Media Port.

SIGGRAPH Asia 2012 Call for Entries

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The deadline for submissions to the SIGGRAPH Asia 2012 Computer Animation Festival is July 3.

DQE Announces Jungle Book Feature

Posted In | News Categories: Books, Business, CG, Films, People, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: Asia, North America | Site Categories: 3D, Books, Business, CG, Films, People, Visual Effects
DQ Entertainment announces production on a $45 million stereoscopic 3D animated feature film based on Rudyard Kipling’s classic tale “The Jungle Book.”

Pixomondo Scores Slam Dunk for Adidas

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Commercials, Internet and Interactive, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: Asia, North America | Site Categories: 2D, 3D, CG, Commercials, Internet and Interactive, Visual Effects
Miniatures of NBA superstars Derrick Rose and Dwight Howard take it to the hoop in a new :30 web spot for Adidas by Pixomondo.

CLO Virtual Fashion Launches Marvelous Designer

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Technology, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: Asia | Site Categories: 3D, CG, Technology, Visual Effects
CLO Virtual Fashion ushers in the future of 3D clothing with the launch of Marvelous Designer, software that produces realistic clothes for 3D models.

SIGGRAPH Asia Seeks 2012 Volunteers

Posted In | News Categories: Call for Entries, Education and Training, Events | Geographic Region: Asia | Event: SIGGRAPH | Site Categories: Call for Entries, Education and Training, Events
The deadline for applications to participate as a student volunteer at SIGGRAPH Asia 2012 is July 3.

Melissa Tinker Named VP at Cartoon Network Enterprises

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Cartoons, Licensing, People, Television | Geographic Region: Asia | Site Categories: Business, Cartoons, Licensing, People, Television
Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, Inc. has named Melissa Tinker as Vice President of its licensing and merchandise division, Cartoon Network Enterprises (CNE).

Dates Set for Asian Animation Summit

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Kidscreen’s inaugural Asian Animation Summit, an initiative of Australia’s ABC TV, Korea’s KOCCA and Malaysia’s MDeC, is set to take place on December 10 & 11 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Pukeko Signs Deal with Beijing Animation School

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Pukeko Pictures signed an agreement deal with the Animation School of the Beijing Film Academy and Grand Entertainment Ltd. (GZ) to establish the “International Animation Technology Joint Research Centre” to actively promote the development of animated projects and open up the expanding international, Chinese and film and television markets.

Coolabi Signs New Agents for Poppy Cat

Posted In | News Categories: Cartoons, Licensing, Television | Geographic Region: Asia, Europe | Site Categories: Cartoons, Licensing, Television
Children’s and family entertainment producer and rights management company Coolabi has appointed two new agents for its hit property, Poppy Cat, extending the brand further into France and Korea.