News :: Europe

Aardman Creates First-Ever 2D Campaign for Trunki

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Commercials | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: 2D, Business, Commercials
Aardman creates their first ever 2D campaign for Trunki by helping to bring their new Tropical PaddlePak range to life.

CMC Announces UK Tax Break Event

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Children’s Media Conference announces Animation Exchange, a one day event to explain the new UK Animation Series Tax Break.

Holland Animation Film Fest Announces 2013 Winners

Posted In | News Categories: Awards, Cartoons, Films, People, Places, Short Films | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Awards, Cartoons, Films, People, Places, Short Films
Hisko Hulsing receives the first Grand Prix prize in Dutch animation for his film, “Junkyard,” at the 2013 competition for the Holland Animation Film Festival.

Two New Turbo Trailers Released

Posted In | News Categories: Cartoons, CG, Films | Geographic Region: Europe, North America | Site Categories: Cartoons, CG, Films
New domestic and international trailers for DreamWorks Animation’s “Turbo” arrive online.

Holland Animation Fest Announces Grand Prize Finalists

Posted In | News Categories: Awards, Cartoons, Films, Places, Short Films | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Awards, Cartoons, Places, Short Films
The largest animation film festival of the Netherlands announces finalists for the Grand Prize for Dutch Animation award along with winners of the VNAP Trade Award for Dutch Animation.

FMX 2013 Program Now Online

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Events, Films, Games, Internet and Interactive, People, Places, Technology, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: Europe | Event: fmx | Site Categories: CG, Events, Films, Games, Internet and Interactive, People, Places, Technology, Visual Effects
Less than five weeks before Europe's most influential conference on digital entertainment opens, FMX 2013 reveals a first preview of its daily program including illustrious names, high-quality presentations and workshops.

Scratch! Fest Issues Call for Entries

Posted In | News Categories: Call for Entries, CG, Places, Short Films, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: 2D, 3D, Call for Entries, CG, Places, Short Films, Visual Effects
The Scratch! International Animation Film Festival, to be held June 14-15, 2013, in Lecce, Italy, issues a call for entries.

CAKE Gets Ready to Soar with Space Racers

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Cartoons, CG, Licensing, Television | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Business, Cartoons, CG, Licensing, Television
Kids’ and family entertainment content distributor CAKE announces a distribution deal for new pre-school animation series “Space Racers.”

Bubble Guppies Swim to UK’s Milkshake

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The Popular animated preschool series, “Bubble Guppies,” will air in the UK on Channel 5’s Milkshake! programming block beginning Spring 2013.

Cornelia Funke Keynote Announced for FMX 2013

Posted In | News Categories: Books, Events, Internet and Interactive, People, Places | Geographic Region: Europe | Event: fmx | Site Categories: Books, Events, Internet and Interactive, People, Places
Cornelia Funke, Germany's most successful and popular author of children's and young adult fiction, is to give the keynote presentation opening the "Transmedia Experiences" track at FMX 2013.

Geomerics Launches Major Update to Enlighten Middleware

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, Games, Technology | Geographic Region: Europe, North America | Event: GDC | Site Categories: Business, CG, Games, Technology
New workflow features, new platform support and future game lighting technology on display at GDC 2013.

Hornet Delivers New Stop Motion Spot

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Commercials, People, Stop-Motion | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Business, Commercials, People, Stop-Motion
Hornet’s Peter Sluszka creates a new stop-motion commercial campaign for Ireland's Permanent TSB.

Gaumont Signs Digital Deal for Calimero

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, Mobile and Wireless, Television | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Business, CG, Mobile and Wireless, Television
Gaumont Animation signs a digital deal with BulkyPix to produce an app for iOS and Android based on the animated series “Calimero.”

René Windig Brings Felix the Cat to Holland Animation Fest

Posted In | News Categories: Cartoons, Events, Films, People, Places | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Cartoons, Events, Films, People, Places
16th Holland Animation Film Festival, taking place from the 20 to 24 of March 2013 in Utrecht, announces guest programmer René Windig to present “Felix the Cat.”

Bournemouth Announces New Post-Grad Opportunities

Posted In | News Categories: Art, Education and Training, Places | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Art, Education and Training, Places
The Arts University Bournemouth announces new post-graduate opportunities with a taught Masters course, MA Animation Production.

The Foundry Launches MARI 2

Posted In | News Categories: Technology, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Business, Technology, Visual Effects
The Foundry launches MARI 2, a revolutionary version of The Foundry’s 3D digital paint tool.

Peppa Pig Strengthens Foothold in Asia

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Cartoons, Licensing, Television | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Business, Cartoons, Licensing, Places, Television
eOne announces new licensing and broadcast deals for “Peppa Pig” in Asia.

UK’s BFX Fest Announces Student Competition

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The BFX Festival, a brand-new festival designed to celebrate the UK’s visual effects and animation industry, announces a student competition designed to give participants direct exposure to cutting-edge practices while showcasing their skills.

LOOK Effects Now in Germany

Posted In | News Categories: Business, People, Places, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Business, People, Places, Visual Effects
Visual effects company is open for business in Stuttgart.

Toby’s Travelling Circus Goes Global

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Cartoons, Licensing, Television | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Business, Cartoons, Licensing, Television
Komixx announces new international sales for “Toby’s Travelling Circus.”