News :: Asia

Prana Studios Taps PipelineFX’s Qube!

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One of Mumbai’s largest animation studios orders 2,000 licenses for its short and feature film work.

Wizart Closes New Sales for The Snow Queen

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Films, Licensing | Geographic Region: Asia, Europe, South America | Site Categories: 3D, Business, CG, Films
Wizart closes sales for its 3D-animated film, “The Snow Queen,” across multiple territories, including South Korea, Indonesia, Brazil, Israel, the Middle East, Baltic States and Ukraine.

Dude That’s My Ghost! Heads to Disney XD

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European distributor Alphanim finalizes deals with Disney XD Latin America and Disney Southeast Asia for its highly successful animated series “Dude, That’s My Ghost!”

Chernin Group Acquires Stake in Graphic India

Posted In | News Categories: Books, Business, CG, Films | Geographic Region: Asia | Site Categories: Books, Business, CG, Films
The company that creates mythological and superhero characters for the Indian youth market hopes to produce future hit franchises.

Studio Ghibli Sets Two New Features

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Celebrated Japanese animation studio announces two films slated for a summer 2013 release: Hayao Miyazaki ‘s “Kaze Tachinu” and Isao Takahata's “Kaguya-hime no Monogatari.”

Combustible Wins Japan Media Arts Festival Grand Prize

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The short film "Combustible," by Otomo Katsuhiro, wins the Grand Prize for animation at the 16th Japan Media Arts Festival.

Hasbro Strikes Malaysian Production Deal for Rescue Bots

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Hasbro Studios strikes production deal for second season of “Rescue Bots” with Malaysia’s Vision Animation and Australia’s Moody Street Kids.

Ben 10 Sweeps Competition in Asia

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“Ben 10 – Destroy All Aliens” sweeps at two prestigious award ceremonies in Singapore.

Malaysian/European Co-Production Launches Pumpkin Reports

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Malaysia’s Young Jump Animation announces the company’s first children’s animated co-production venture, “Pumpkin Reports.”

Beijing Galloping Horse Wins Bid for Digital Domain's Legend of Tembo

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At an auction for assets from Digital Domain Media Group, China’s Beijing Galloping Horse wins the bid for the animated film “The Legend of Tembo.”

Toonami Makes Asian Debut

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Turner’s new action-adventure channel touches down on Planet Earth.

Faceware Signs New Asian Resellers

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Faceware Technologies signs two reseller agreements to aggressively target Japan and China with its facial motion capture technology.

AAS to Present New Asian Projects

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The first annual Asian Animation Summit presents 36 new animated TV projects from producers in Australia, Malaysia, Korea and Singapore.

Digital Frontier Releases Free Alembic for 3ds Max Plugin

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Digital Frontier has releases a free plugin for importing files in the Alembic format into 3ds Max.

Company 3, Centro Combine Forces on Hong Kong Disneyland Spot

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Post house Company 3 and Hong Kong VFX company Centro utilize remote technology to allow Company 3's Stefan Sonnenfeld to grade a thrilling, VFX-filled Halloween-themed spot for the Haunted Halloween attraction at Disneyland, Hong Kong.

Shade 3D for Unity Now Free

Posted In | News Categories: Mobile and Wireless, Technology | Geographic Region: Asia | Site Categories: 3D, Mobile and Wireless, Technology
e frontier's “Shade 3D for Unity” software will be free and available through the Mac App Store November 2012

Polygon Pictures Teams with Silver Ant on Transformers Prime

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Polygon Pictures forms a partnership with Malaysia's Silver Ant to establish a new joint venture, Silver Ant PPI.

Aspera Opens Singapore Office

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Aspera announces the opening of an Asian regional office in Singapore.

Poppy Hill Receives APS Nomination

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Studio Ghibli’s “From Up On Poppy Hill” is nominated for a 2012 Asia Pacific Screen Award for best animated feature film.

Malaysia's Vision Animation Signs Hasbro Deal

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Hasbro Studios signs a production agreement with Malaysia's Vision Animation and Australia's Moody Street Kids.