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Second Annual Boston FIG Announced

Posted In | News Categories: Events, Games, Places | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Events, Games, Places
The second annual Boston Festival of Indie Games, from the MIT Game Lab and Boston Indies, will be held on Saturday, September 14, 2013 on the MIT campus.

YouTube Offering Sundance Film Festival Shorts Online

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Launching in conjunction with the start of the festival, the Screening Room YouTube channel will showcase 12 short films from the 2013 Sundance Short Film program.

Company 3 Launches Sound Division

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CO3 Sound to provide sound design, original music composition and mixing.

Sweet Sadie Helps Commemorate The Lion King

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Disney Theatrical Productions taps Sweet Sadie, Inc. to create emotional video commemorating the 15th anniversary of the debut of “The Lion King” on Broadway.

NFB Scores 14 Canadian Screen Award Nominations

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The National Film Board of Canada receives 14 Canadian Screen Awards nominations, dominating the Best Animated Short category with three out of four nominations.

Chris Pine and Zoe Saldana to Host Sci-Tech Awards

Posted In | News Categories: Awards, Events, People, Places, Technology | Geographic Region: North America | Event: Academy Awards | Site Categories: Awards, Events, People, Places, Technology
Actors Chris Pine and Zoe Saldana are to host the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Scientific and Technical Awards on Saturday, February 9, at The Beverly Hills Hotel.

Bitfilm Fest Launches in Bangalore

Posted In | News Categories: Events, Films, Machinima, Places | Geographic Region: All | Site Categories: Events, Films, Machinima, Places
Bitfilm launches a worldwide film competition in Bangalore, which will be the first ever to use Bitcoins for online voting and prizes.

SIGGRAPH Conference Issues 2013 Call for Submissions

Posted In | News Categories: Call for Entries, CG, Events, Places | Geographic Region: North America | Event: SIGGRAPH | Site Categories: Call for Entries, CG, Events, Places
SIGGRAPH 2013 invites students and professionals to showcase their expertise and unique technical and creative skills at the International Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, July 21 – 25, 2013, in Anaheim, CA.

Rosto’s Lonely Bones to Premiere at Rotterdam

Posted In | News Categories: People, Places, Short Films | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: People, Places, Short Films
New Rosto film, “Lonely Bones,” to premiere at the Film Festival Rotterdam on Monday, January 28, 2013.

Peter Rabbit Hops into New Territories

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Cartoons, CG, Places, Television | Geographic Region: Australia, Europe | Site Categories: Business, Cartoons, CG, Places, Television
Silvergate Media secure several major new pre-sale deals for CGI animated series “Peter Rabbit.”

Disney and Marvel Help Champion Literacy

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Spider-Man joins Disney stars and local Boys & Girls Clubs in Burbank, CA, on Saturday, January 12, to kick off the “Reading With: Marvel Comics Close-Up,” children’s literacy initiative.

New Trailer Released for Campanella’s Metegol

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Films, People, Places | Geographic Region: Europe, South America | Site Categories: CG, Films, People, Places
A new trailer is released for the Spanish-Argentinian co-production, “Metegol,” a CG-animated soccer adventure directed by Argentina's Juan Jose Campanella.

Colorflow Debuts New Facility in Berkeley, CA

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Places, Technology, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, Places, Technology, Visual Effects
Colorflow opens a state-of-the-art next generation post facility in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Spike & Mike's Animation Fest Turns 30

Posted In | News Categories: Cartoons, Events, People, Places, Short Films | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Cartoons, Events, People, Places, Short Films
The 30th anniversary celebration of Spike & Mike's Festival of Animation runs February 9 through March 30 at the San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art in La Jolla, California.

NVIDIA Unveils GTC Speakers & Lineup

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Media & Entertainment luminaries to showcase pioneering work at NVIDIA GPU Technology Conference.

ASIFA Egypt Organizes LAFF Workshop

Posted In | News Categories: Call for Entries, Education and Training, Events, Places, Short Films | Geographic Region: Africa | Site Categories: Call for Entries, Education and Training, Events, Places, Short Films
ASIFA Egypt organizes a workshop for African animators during the second edition of the Luxor African Film Festival, to be held March 15-24, 2013.

Registration Opens for 2013 HPA Tech Retreat

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Registration opens for the 2013 HPA Tech Retreat, where thought leaders gather to present and demonstrate new technologies.

VES to Honor Ang Lee with Visionary Award

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The Visual Effects Society to honor Academy Award winning filmmaker Ang Lee with the VES Visionary Award at the 11th Annual VES Awards on Tuesday, February 5, 2013.

Doc Mcstuffins Reaps High UK Ratings

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Following its phenomenal US launch, “Doc McStuffins” becomes Disney Junior UK’s most successful series premiere.

Submissions Open for 10th Annual Animation Block Party

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The tenth annual Animation Block Party is now open for festival submissions.