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Filmakademie Named School of the Year at 2016 Rookies

Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg student Martin Lapp wins Rookie of the Year; University of Hertfordshire’s ‘Bertie the Elephant’ wins Film of the Year.

Education & Training Headline News

The Animation School Enters Three-Year Partnership with France's École Émile Cohl

South Africa's leading tertiary school launches a teacher exchange program to boost The Animation Schools 2D curriculum and Émile Cohl's 3D offerings.

Short Films Headline News

ArtFX Unveils ‘Red Dawn’ Diploma Short

Graduation film directed by Sébastien Leclerc, Vincent Boulot, Jean Burtschell, Romain Couturiaux and Guillaume Deleuze is inspired by a quote from Swiss moral philosopher Henri-Frédéric Amiel.

Priit Pärn Headline News

Animation Director Priit Pärn to Continue Teaching at Estonian Academy of Arts

Following his abrupt dismissal at the beginning of June, legendary animation director Priit Pärn is restored to his post as an instructor at the Estonian Academy of Arts.

Awards Headline News

The Rookies Announce 2016 Finalists

Nearly 2,000 entries were received for this year’s edition of The Rookies, formerly known as the CG Student Awards, with close to 500 academic facilities encouraging their students to submit work.

Short Films Headline News

‘Reynard, the Craftiest Fox’ Trailer Now Online

Trailer for stop-motion/digitally animated short inspired by a medieval Flemish fable by graduating students Sander Dufourmont and Wouter Geerits wins the Jury Prize at the LUCA School of Arts in Ghent, Belgium.

Allegorithmic Headline News

Allegorithmic Launches Inaugural ‘Substance Days’ Event

Two days of masterclasses, an evening keynote, and a day of free conference sessions to be held at Gnomon School of Visual Effects, Games and Animation.

Awards Headline News

SVA Short ‘Taking the Plunge’ Wins ADC Black Cube

School of Visual Arts student entry beats out professional agencies from around the world to take home the ADC Black Cube for best-in-show at the Art Directors Club ADC 95th Annual Awards Celebration and Exhibition.

Education & Training Headline News

Bridging The Gap Animation Lab Announces Selected Projects for Second Edition

Thirteen animated projects to participate in the second edition of international animation laboratory running July 18-23 in Valencia, Spain; selections include new talents from Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Philippines, France, Lithuania, Panama, U.K., Syria, Venezuela and Spain.

Priit Pärn Headline News

Estonian Academy of Arts Sacks Animation Director Priit Pärn

Legendary Estonian director of animated classics including ‘Hotel E’ and ‘Drivers in the Rain’ is abruptly dismissed from his post as a head of the Animation Department at the Estonian Academy of Arts.

Awards Headline News

‘Mausie and The Order of the Golden Sun’ Tops SVA’s 27th Dusty Awards

SVA students Hsuan Ho and Silver Paul awarded for outstanding animated film for ‘Mausie and The Order of the Golden Sun’; Montana Hall receives award for outstanding achievement in character animation, and Ivan Viaranchyk is awarded for outstanding achievement in animation production design.

Virtual Reality Headline News

Cogswell College Launches VR/AR Certificate Program

Industry Advisory Board for new certificate program includes Citrix Systems’ Fabien Bourdon, CloudPic founder & CEO Richard Chuang, Geomedia’s Jeremy Kenisky, Jaunt VR’s Curt Miyashiro, and Azimyth Creation Studio founder & CEO Stephanie Riggs.

Education & Training Headline News

ASIFA-Hollywood, AEF Announce 2016 Scholarship Program

Scholarship program from ASIFA-Hollywood and the Animation Educators Forum to award $34,500 in 2016 scholarships to local, national and international animation students.

FMX 2015 ANIMATIONWorld

WATCH: Professor Craig Caldwell Talks Storytelling in Games at FMX 2015

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at 4:28pm

Craig Caldwell, USTAR senior research professor at the University of Utah, discusses storytelling challenges in games.

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