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Animalps Announces Co-Productions Post MIFA

The French production company has an exciting slate of co-productions following this year’s MIFA at Annecy, France, including animated series and features, with companies like Future Dog Studio, Nippon Animation and Michele Guaschino Studio.

box office Headline News

Box Office Report: ‘Transformers 5’ Makes $265.3M Global Debut

Michael Bay’s ‘Transformers: The Last Knight’ tops the box office both at home and abroad; director Patty Jenkins’ ‘Wonder Woman’ becomes top-grossing woman-directed live-action film of all time.

Nickelodeon Headline News

Nickelodeon Embraces 90s Nostalgia with ‘Rocko’s Modern Life: Static Cling’

The brand-new TV reboot reunites the original voice cast of ‘Rocko’s Modern Life,’ including the voice actors behind Rocko, Heffer and Filburt Turtle, in a story written and executive produced by original series creator Joe Murray, premiering in 2018.

Events Headline News

The Dark Knight is Back for One-Night Animated Original Event

Fathom Events, along with Warner Bros. Studios and DC Entertainment, will present a nationwide theatrical screening of the new DC Original Movie ‘Batman and Harley Quinn,’ including a first look at the Harley Quinn Featurette, August 14.

SIGGRAPH 2017 Headline News

SIGGRAPH Unveils 2017 Computer Animation Festival Lineup

Ten Virtual Reality experiences and 22 features, short films, commercials and game trailers are selected for the 2017 SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival.

Laundry Headline News

Laundry Names James Sweigert Managing Director

The former executive producer of TV & streaming at mOcean brings extensive experience in marketing, brand strategy, design and TV and film production to his new role spearheading business development at Laundry.

Rooster Teeth Headline News

Andy Serkis and Joe Letteri to Speak at RTX Austin 2017

Both the actor and the Academy Award-winning VFX supervisor for WETA Digital, respectively, will sit on the keynote panel and host an exclusive Q&A following an early screening of ‘War for the Planet of the Apes,’ their recent collaboration.

SIGGRAPH Headline News

SIGGRAPH 2017 to Host VR Presentation and Film Produced by 'The New York Times'

Director of immersive platforms storytelling for ‘The New York Times’ Graham Roberts will present a 40-minute talk about the organization’s VR expertise and integration of the new medium into the media outlet’s news reporting through NYT VR, as well as insight into the making of the 10-minute short film ‘The Antarctica Series: Under A Cracked Sky,’ executive produced by Roberts and one of four films in the Times’ Antarctica series.

Adobe Headline News

Adobe Acquires Mettle’s SkyBox Tools

The acquisition accelerates Adobe’s position in the cutting-edge 360-degree film and virtual reality media, allowing native integration of SkyBox plugin functionality in future releases of Premiere Pro and After Effects.

Virtual Reality Headline News

VR Playhouse School Launches in Los Angeles

Launched by creative studio VR Playhouse, the program consists of three essential, six week courses covering 3D production, interactive 360 video and storytelling in virtual reality starting July 10, with other intensives planned.

China Headline News

WingsMedia Plans Ambitious, Collaborative Sci-Fi Franchise Expansion

Tiny Island Productions will adapt and expand their ‘Dream Defenders’ animated series for the China market with a TV series, feature film, comics and an augmented reality experience, all as part of WingsMedia’s hope to grow ‘Starship MZ’ properties into China’s Marvel Universe equivalent.

Spark CG Headline News

SPARK CG Launching Canada 150: Indie Animation Special Series

Special series spotlighting Canadian animators with Robert Valley, Bruce Alcock, Danny Antonucci, Cordell Barker, Theodore Ushev and Janet Perlman runs July 8 through December 9 at Vancouver Film School.

GKIDS Headline News

GKIDS Unveils New Poster & Trailer for ‘Girl Without Hands’

Animated feature debut directed by Sébastien Laudenbach and produced by France’s Les Films Sauvages opens in New York on July 21st and in Los Angeles on August 4th.

Visual Effects Headline News

Director Dan Brown Brings Sci-Fi Parable to Paradise in Odesza Music Video

Live-action production company UNHEARD/OF joined forces with the director and post specialists World Famous to craft the video for ‘Line of Sight,’ the latest single from the renowned electronic duo.

Visual Effects Headline News

Godzilla Battles Iconic Rivals in Next Film

Director Michael Dougherty helms the next installment in the Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures monsterverse, starring Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, Ken Watanabe and Zhang Ziyi, with a planned March 2019 release.

Stephen Silver Headline News

Stephen Silver Finds Kickstarter Success for New Book

Design Studio Press’ ‘The Silver Way: Techniques, Tips, and Tutorials for Effective Character Design’ is a comprehensive book on character design, contains a foreword by ‘Penny Arcade’ artist Mike Krahulik and raised $114,139 from 1,700 backers.

Virtual Reality Headline News

Reap the Rewards with Free VR Experience

The makers of the Limitless VR Creative Environment have released the interactive, animated VR experience, ‘Reaping Rewards,’ available for free on Steam and coming soon to the Oculus store.

Atomic Fiction Headline News

Marc Chu Joins Atomic Fiction as Animation Department Supervisor

Based out of their Oakland office, Chu will oversee animation company-wide, bringing to bear 20 years of experience animating and supervising, after his most recent role as animation director at ILM.

animated films Headline News

'Batman and Harley Quinn' Premieres July 21 at Comic-Con International

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment's new installment in the 'DC Universe Original Movies' franchise celebrates a decade of Comic-Con premieres.

animated films Headline News

'SpacePOP' to Rock the Big Screen for Exclusive One-Day Event

The wildly popular YouTube kids' series makes its U.S. theatrical debut with a feature-length compilation of the first season, 'SpacePOP: Not Your Average Princesses,' on September 16th.

Scanline VFX Headline News

Scanline VFX Licenses Ziva Technology for Virtual Character Simulation

Internationally acclaimed visual effects studio leverages proprietary virtual anatomy and biophysics simulation platform co-founded by SciTech Academy Award winner James Jacobs for character and creature work.

Business Headline News

Animasia Studios Teams with Pilla-Scheetz Productions for ‘Nine Lives of Claw’

Malaysian animation studio to develop 2D animated concept from co-creator Gary Pilla into a multi- platform brand covering animated series, mobile games, and toy line merchandise.

Business Headline News

U.K. Animation Studio Blue Zoo Secures $92M Chinese Investment

Multimillion pound investment from Chinese investor CU Animation Company to facilitate the launch of joint venture Lanzu, with six new projects slated for production over the next five years.

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