News :: Europe

Random House Signs CAKE for Wanda and the Alien

Posted In | News Categories: Books, Business, Licensing, Television | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Books, Business, Licensing, Television
RHCSE and Komixx sign a distribution deal with CAKE for “Wanda and the Alien.”

Studiocanal on Board for French Riviera

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Cartoons, CG, Films, People, Places | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: 2D, Business, Cartoons, CG, Films, People, Places
European film and TV company Studiocanal teams up with French animation studio Les Armateurs to develop and produce the animated feature “French Riviera.”

Despicable Me Game Goes Mobile

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, Films, Games, Mobile and Wireless | Geographic Region: Europe, North America | Site Categories: Business, CG, Films, Games, Mobile and Wireless
Gameloft and Universal announce the release of a “Despicable Me” game for iOS and Android platforms.

Codex Captures Award-Winning Films

Posted In | News Categories: Awards, Films, Technology, Television | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Awards, Films, Technology, Television
Feature films and television shows captured with Codex receive honors at the BAFTAs and the ASC Awards.

Macropolis Short Wins Ireland's Best Animation Award

Posted In | News Categories: Awards, CG, Places, Short Films, Stop-Motion | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Awards, CG, Places, Short Films, Stop-Motion
Flickerpix wins the Irish Film and Television Academy award for Best Animation for its short film, “Macropolis.”

KidsCo Launches Syfy Kids Block

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International children’s channel KidsCo partners with science fiction and fantasy-based channel Syfy to launch Syfy Kids, a new sci-fi genre programming block dedicated to kids.

New UK Trailer Released for Monsters University

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Commercials, Films | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: CG, Commercials, Films
An international trailer is released for Disney/Pixar prequel “Monsters University.”

Analog Provides VFX for CBS Rebrand

Posted In | News Categories: Broadcast Design, Business, CG, Television, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Broadcast Design, Business, CG, Television, Visual Effects
Creative studio Analog teams with Studio Hansa to complete a rebrand of CBS’ portfolio of TV channels across EMEA.

View Conference Makes Call for Entries

Posted In | News Categories: Call for Entries, CG, Events, Films, Places, Short Films, Technology, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Call for Entries, CG, Events, Films, Places, Short Films, Technology, Visual Effects
Italy’s largest computer graphics conference is now accepting applications for entries in four contests: VIEW AWARD, VIEW SOCIAL CONTEST, VIEW AWARD GAME, and ITALIANMIX.

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.

MPC Wins BAFTA VFX Award

Posted In | News Categories: Awards, CG, Events, Films, People, Places, Short Films, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: Europe | Event: BAFTAs | Site Categories: Awards, CG, Events, Films, People, Places, Short Films, Visual Effects
MPC receives BAFTA's Special Visual Effects award for its work on Ang Lee’s “Life of Pi.”

BAFTA Award Winners Announced

Posted In | News Categories: Awards, Events, Films, Places, Short Films | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Awards, Events, Films, Places, Short Films
On Sunday February 10, 2013, the EE British Academy Film Awards look place at London's Royal Opera House with “Les Misérables,” “Argo,” “Django Unchained,” “Life of Pi” and “Amour” among the winners.

Prime Focus Commercials Arm Enters Administration

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, Commercials, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Business, CG, Commercials, Visual Effects
Prime Focus London’s commercials division is poised to go into administration, saying that its commercials operations in London “continue to suffer from low volumes and suppressed margins” and “continued to be a drag on performance.”

INDAC to Host Max Howard Masterclass

Posted In | News Categories: Cartoons, CG, Education and Training, Events, Films, People, Places | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Cartoons, CG, Education and Training, Events, Films, People, Places, Short Films
Germany’s INDAC hosts a Masterclass, “Producing Independent Animated Film,” with animation producer Max Howard February 14 & 15 at the Games Academy in Berlin.

Squint/Opera Taps PipelineFX’s Qube!

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Render farm management software gives a speed boost to content creation firm’s architectural, branding, film, and large image projects.

Hasraf ‘HaZ’ Dulull Joins Glowfrog VFX

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, People, Television, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Business, CG, People, Television, Visual Effects
Glowfrog's VFX department recruits VES award nominee Hasraf “Haz” Dulull as VFX Supervisor/Producer.

Selick’s Shadow King is Greenlighted

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Films, People, Stop-Motion | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Business, Films, People, Stop-Motion
K5 International will begin pre-selling the animation project, which began life at Disney, to buyers at the European Film Market.

The Foundry/Luxology Boosts Sales Team

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The Foundry and partner Luxology announce the addition of Mike Ephraim and Shane Griffith to the Sales and Marketing team.

Filmakademie’s Natalis Wins VES Award

Posted In | News Categories: Awards, CG, People, Places, Short Films, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: Europe, North America | Event: VES Awards | Site Categories: Awards, CG, People, Places, Short Films, Visual Effects
“Natalis,” created at the Institute of Animation, Visual Effects and Digital Postproduction at the Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg and directed by Daniel Brkovic and Jan-Marcel Kuehn, receives a VES Award for “Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project.”

MPC Takes VES Honors for Life of Pi

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MPC took honors at this year’s VES Awards for its contribution to Ang Lee’s critically acclaimed “Life of Pi,” winning Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Motion Picture, Outstanding FX and Simulation Animation in a Feature Motion Picture, and Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture.