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Toei to Introduce Driland at MIPCOM

Posted In | News Categories: Anime, Events | Geographic Region: Asia | Event: MIPCOM | Site Categories: Anime, Events
Toei Animation will introduce “Driland,” its newest animated series based on the hit social game, at MIPCOM 2012.

SIGGRAPH Asia Unveils 2012 Computer Animation Fest Preview

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Events, Places, Short Films, Technology | Geographic Region: Asia | Event: SIGGRAPH | Site Categories: CG, Events, Places, Short Films, Technology
SIGGRAPH Asia releases a preview for the 2012 Computer Animation Festival.

Digital Domain Sale to Chinese-Indian Venture Approved

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Films, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: Asia, North America | Site Categories: Business, Films, Visual Effects
Digital Domain Media Group wins court approval to sell its business to a partnership of Chinese and Indian film companies.

Dhoom: 3 to Get IMAX Release

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Films, Places | Geographic Region: Asia | Site Categories: Business, Films, Places
Yash Raj Films to release next installment of India's blockbuster action franchise in IMAX Theatres.

Turner Asia to Launch Toonami

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Television | Geographic Region: Asia | Site Categories: Business, Television
Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, Inc. is set to expand its kids’ entertainment portfolio with the launch of Toonami.

New Ben 10 Game Tops APAC Charts

Posted In | News Categories: Games, Mobile and Wireless, Television | Geographic Region: Asia | Site Categories: Games, Mobile and Wireless, Television
A new free app starring Cartoon Network’s favorite action hero has shot straight to the top of the iTunes Store, achieving almost half a million downloads in its first month.

Black Dynamite’s LeSean Thomas Talks Animation

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Cartoons, People, Places, Television | Geographic Region: Asia | Site Categories: Business, Cartoons, People, Places, Television
Animator LeSean Thomas speaks at TEDxSinchon about his experience moving to Seoul to work in South Korea’s animation industry.

Toon Goggles Signs With Backbone Entertainment

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Cartoons, Internet and Interactive | Geographic Region: Asia | Site Categories: Business, Cartoons, Internet and Interactive
Online kids channel Toon Goggles signs an agreement with Malaysia-based Backbone Entertainment.

Peppa Pig Makes Asia Broadcast Deals

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Cartoons, Television | Geographic Region: Asia, Europe | Site Categories: Business, Cartoons, Television
eOne Family secures a series of acquisitions from major broadcasters across Asia for Peppa Pig and other shows in its portfolio of children’s programming.

SIGGRAPH Asia Speakers Announced

Posted In | News Categories: Events, People, Places, Technology | Geographic Region: Asia | Site Categories: Events, People, Places, Technology
SIGGRAPH Asia 2012 announces its first two featured speakers.

DWA Launches Shanghai HQ

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Films, Places | Geographic Region: Asia | Site Categories: Business, Films, Places
DreamWorks Animation has officially launched Oriental DreamWorks.

Adobe Powers India’s First Stereoscopic 3D Animated Feature

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Films, Flash, Places | Geographic Region: Asia | Site Categories: 3D, CG, Films, Flash, Places
Adobe powers “Krishna aur Kans,” India’s first stereoscopic 3D animated feature film Set for release on August 3, 2012.

1C Releases New Luntik iOS Game

Posted In | News Categories: Games, Internet and Interactive, Television | Geographic Region: Asia, Europe | Site Categories: Games, Internet and Interactive, Television
1C Company announced the release of the next international game for the iPhone and iPad, “Luntik Counts to Ten.”

Katsuhiro Takagi Named President of Toei Animation

Posted In | News Categories: Anime, Business, People | Geographic Region: Asia | Site Categories: Anime, Business, People
Veteran Toei Animation executive Katsuhiro Takagi has been named President, Toei Animation Co., Ltd., effective immediately.

Discovery Kids Launches in Asia-Pacific

Posted In | News Categories: Broadcast Design, Business, Television | Geographic Region: Asia, Australia | Site Categories: Broadcast Design, Business, Television
Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific commissioned The DMC Initiative (DMCI) to help launch new children’s channel, Discovery Kids

Studio AKA Creates Animation for SICAF

Posted In | News Categories: Events, Flash, Places, Short Films | Geographic Region: Asia, Europe | Site Categories: Events, Flash, Places, Short Films
Studio AKA’s David Prosser has just completed a beautiful 3 ½ minute film for the Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival (SICAF).

Digital Frontier Animates Wolf Children

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Films | Geographic Region: Asia | Site Categories: 2D, CG, Films
Japanese motion picture production company Digital Frontier worked on CG production and compositing for director Mamoru Hosoda’s latest animated film, “Wolf Children.”

Arena Animation Creates India’s First 3D Commercial

Posted In | News Categories: Commercials, Places, Technology | Geographic Region: Asia | Site Categories: Commercials, Places, Technology
Aptech’s education brand, Arena Animation, has created “Dudolls,” the first television commercial produced in India that has undergone a 3D stereoscopic conversion, making it ready to be viewed on any 3D-supported device including 3D monitors and 3D cinema theater.

Rainmaker Sells Animation Studio to Xing Xing Digital

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, Films | Geographic Region: Asia, North America | Site Categories: Business, CG, Films
Vancouver-based Rainmaker Entertainment has revealed that the company is selling its animation studio to Beijing-based animation company Xing Xing Digital.

TACTIC Boosts Pipeline for Mr. Go

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Films, Licensing, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: Asia | Site Categories: Business, Films, Licensing, Visual Effects
Southpaw Technology announced that it has signed a 100-seat licensing deal with the Korean visual effects studio, Dexter Digital.