News :: North America

Toonseum Presents Comics 4 Comics

Posted In | News Categories: Events, People, Places | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Events, People, Places
ToonSeum presents the fourth installment of “Comics 4 Comics,” with headliner Michael Capozzola.

NVIDIA to Showcase Accelerated Creative Workflows at NAB

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, Events, Technology | Geographic Region: North America | Event: NAB | Site Categories: Business, CG, Events, Technology
NVIDIA is showcasing at NAB how professionals creating and distributing content can accelerate their workflows using the latest GPU technologies and partner software.

LAIKA/house Signs Carlos Andre Stevens

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Commercials, People, Places | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, Commercials, People, Places
LAIKA/house adds Carlos Andre Stevens to its in-house director roster.

Imagination Technologies Teams with Lenovo

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Technology | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, Technology
Imagination Technologies teams up with Lenovo to certify the Caustic Series2 R2500 and R2100 ray-tracing acceleration on Lenovo ThinkStations.

Aspera Introduces Aspera Drive and Faspex 4.0

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Events, Technology | Geographic Region: North America | Event: NAB | Site Categories: Business, Events, Technology
Aspera introduces a new file sharing experience with Aspera Drive and faspex 4.0, which will be demonstrated at NAB 2013.

Pokemon Kyurem Movie Arrives in Stores

Posted In | News Categories: Anime, Films, Home Entertainment | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Anime, Films, Home Entertainment
VIZ Media brings fans an all new Pokémon adventure with the release of “Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem Vs. The Sword of Justice,” now on DVD.

Foothill Secures Pre-Sales for Boy

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Cartoons, CG, Events, Places, Television | Geographic Region: North America | Event: MIP-TV | Site Categories: Business, Cartoons, CG, Events, Places, Television
Foothill heads to MIPtv with pre-sales and pre-production plans for the animated series “Boy and the Dinosaur.”

Süperfad Winds Down

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Commercials, People, Places | Geographic Region: Europe, North America | Site Categories: Business, Commercials, People, Places
Design and production studio Süperfad, with offices in Seattle, New York, Los Angeles, and London, closes its doors.

Adobe Goes from Concept to Delivery at NAB 2013

Posted In | News Categories: Events, People, Places, Technology | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Events, People, Places, Technology
Adobe presents the NAB Post Production World Keynote, “From Concept to Delivery: The Fusion of New Media and Storytelling,” at NAB 2013, featuring Adam Pertofsky of Rock Paper Scissors, Patrick F. X. Murphy, FX Supervisor at Kappa Studios and Animation Director for “Annoying Orange,” and Bayan Joonam of Rainn Wilson’s production and media company Soul Pancake.

Disney to Begin Layoffs

Cuts are expected across divisions following a company-wide review of operations.

Gentleman Scholar Gets Wild with Spring Breakers Title Design

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Films, Motion Graphics | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, Films, Motion Graphics
Gentleman Scholar collaborates with Harmony Korine to create the “Spring Breakers” title design.

2013 Savannah Int'l Animation Festival Kicks Off April 13

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The 2013 Savannah International Animation Festival kicks off April 13th in Atlanta, Georgia.

Foothill Announces New G.U.N.K. Aliens Animated Series

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Cartoons, Television | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, Cartoons, Television
Foothill Europe and co-production partners Moody Street Kids and Gallus Entertainment announce the production of a new animated series, “G.U.N.K. Aliens.”

Toon Goggles Signs With Bejuba

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Mobile and Wireless, Television | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, Mobile and Wireless, Television
Toon Goggles signs content deal with Bejuaba! Entertainment, bringing “Jibber Jabber” to the US and Canada.

Fuzzy Tails Heads to Disney Junior

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Licensing, Television | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, Licensing, Television
“Fuzzy Tales” heads to the U.S. as Bejuba! licenses the short-form series to Disney Junior.

Defiance Launches Worldwide

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Games, Internet and Interactive, Television, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: CG, Games, Internet and Interactive, Television, Visual Effects
Massive online shooter opens the world of “Defiance” ahead of the Syfy network TV show premiere on April 15.

Douglas Trumbull Talks High Frame Rates at GTC 2013

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Events, People, Places, Technology, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: CG, Events, People, Places, Technology, Visual Effects
Academy Award-winning VFX pioneer Douglas Trumbull shares insights on the future of high-resolution, high frame rate filmmaking at NVIDIA’s annual GPU Technology Conference.

Oscar-Winning Animator Daniel Greaves Kickstarts New Short

Posted In | News Categories: CG, People, Short Films, Stop-Motion | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: 2D, CG, People, Short Films, Stop-Motion
Academy Award-winning animator Daniel Greaves announces a Kickstarter fund for his newest short film project, “Mr. Plastimime.”

Adobe Drives Innovation with New Video Workflows at NAB 2013

Company previews next generation of professional video and audio products and launches Adobe Anywhere for video.

Rhythm & Hues Sale Finalized

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, Films, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: Asia, North America | Site Categories: Business, CG, Films, Visual Effects
Visual effects company Rhythm & Hues is officially sold to an affiliate of Prana Studios, 34×118 Holdings, in a deal valued at $17.8 million.