Watch: ‘Spirit Riding Free: Riding Academy’ Part 2 Trailer
Based on the Oscar-nominated film ‘Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron,’ DreamWorks’ series hits Netflix September 4.
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Hardware Spending to Take Off with ‘Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020’
Processing capabilities needed to support simulation games expected to push PC hardware sales into the billions.
AWS Hosts Free Digital Content Creation Webcasts August 26-27
Series will illustrate how creative studios, teams, and freelancers can leverage the cloud to enable remote setups, scale production pipelines, and empower artists.
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2020 ANIMARKT Stop-Motion Forum Pitching Finalists Announced
The annual stop-motion event, being held October 6-10, will feature workshops, masterclasses, and panel discussions.
Thunderbird Promotes Joel Bradley
Supervising producer at studio is named head of production at kids and family division Atomic Cartoons; Colin Beadle named VP, HR across all divisions.
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‘My Better World’ Helps to Educate Kids in Sub-Sahara Africa
Fully African-produced animation project garners upwards of 2 million viewers a week while addressing the challenges for African teens navigating school, family, and friendship.
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Exclusive Clip: Lucy Lawless Guest Stars on ‘Big City Greens’
Season 2 of the Disney Channel hit show continues with a new episode premiering this Saturday, August 22, as the ‘Xena: Warrior Princess’ star flies into action as pirate Mimi O’Malley.
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Lost ‘Doctor Who’ Footage Reborn as Animated Serial
Six missing 1967 Season 4 episodes of the beloved British sci-fi series live again thanks to audio recordings and stills, arriving on BBC America in early October.
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Red Giant Releases Universe 3.3
Update includes over 100 new presets for new and updated tools.
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MCU ROUNDUP: Olivia Wilde and Nia DaCosta to Direct Female-Led Films
The MCU gains three new directors in the first half of August and celebrates its first Black female director.
WATCH: ‘BoJack Horseman’ Creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg Talks Emmy-Nominated Episode
Take a deep look inside several pivotal scenes from ‘The View from Halfway Down,’ as the showrunner shares insights and behind-the-scenes notes.
‘Jojo Rabbit’s Archie Yates Joins Cast of Baobab Studios and Oculus’ ‘Paper Birds’
Lead in Disney’s upcoming ‘Home Alone’ reboot cast as young musician whose music inspires a flock of mysterious paper birds, in new immersive film set to debut at the 2020 Venice International Film Festival.
Take First Look at Henson's ‘Earth to Ned,’ Debuting on Disney+ September 4
In the hybrid live-action/animated series from The Jim Henson Company, aliens sent to destroy the planet decide to host a talk show instead.
SYFY Originals ‘Magical Girl Friendship Squad’ and ‘Wild Life’ Coming to TZGZ in September
Network’s growing late-night adult animation block premiere’s its first two original series, back to back, next month.
Adobe’s August Nvidia Studio Driver Now Available for Download
New driver features time-saving updates for Adobe Premiere Rush and Premiere Pro including auto reframe, scene edit detection, blender cycles.
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Smeared Image Animation Vividly Dramatizes Witness Accounts in ‘Coup 53’
Fine artist Martyn Pick’s unique, striking technique recreates traumatic events from the CIA and MI6-engineered 1953 Iranian coup in Taghi Amirani and Walter Murch’s riveting documentary.
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NVIDIA GTC to Run Online October 5-9
Program will be available continuously in all time zones and feature the latest in AI, data science, HPC, graphics, networking, live and on demand talks, and keynote featuring NVIDIA CEO and founder, Jensen Huang.
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Unanico Group Names Leanne Preston CEO and Producer
LA-based industry veteran will lead production, global partnership strategies and IP development as company expands in US market.
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WATCH: Pixomondo’s ‘Westworld’ Season 3 Breakdown Reel
The studio, and VFX supervisor Nhat Phong Tran, garner an Emmy nomination for their VFX work, delivering over 400 shots on Season 3 of HBO’s futuristic sci-fi thriller.
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All Star Cast Revealed for Guillermo del Toro’s Stop-Motion ‘Pinocchio’
Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, Cate Blanchett and newcomer Gregory Mann top a stellar voice acting lineup in Netflix’s upcoming animated musical, based on Carlo Collodi’s classic story, written and directed by the Oscar-winning ‘The Shape of Water’ director.
Dick Vitale Shreds Coach Hopkins, Baby, in New ‘Hoops’ Trailer
Can the team’s star stay out of trouble? Is this year’s team filled with losers? These and other questions will be asked, and answered, when Ben Hoffman’s new adult animated comedy launches on Netflix August 21.
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New Adobe Character Animator Public Beta Released
Latest version, now available, includes new features designed to enable accelerated workflows and real-time performance capture.
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Unity Publishes 2021 Product Roadmap
Company focus for next year is on providing creators with production-ready features, workflows, and components, and changing their approach to how these new tools will be delivered.
4th Annual SCAD AnimaFest Going Virtual
Two-day event running September 25-26 promises innovative and insightful content with screenings, presentations, panels and industry guests.
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‘Emergence’ VR Experience Now Available Free on Steam VR
Universal Everything’s VR crowd game offers a unique immersive experience allowing exploration of the individual and the collective.
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