Allegorithmic Explores Alien Worlds & Futuristic Cities with Second ‘Signature Series’
Eighteen customizable materials from AAA game developer Chris Hodgson added to Substance Source library now approaching 1,700 materials.
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SPARK ANIMATION Announces 2018 Festival Jury
Call for submissions for Vancouver conference and festival running October 25-28 extended to September 10.
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Reel FX Recruits Chris Miller To Direct Untitled Wish Project
Oscar-nominated ‘Puss n’ Boots’ and ‘Shrek the Third’ director to helm upcoming original feature that takes place in both the real world and a world of mythical creatures.
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Dancing Goddesses: How Nina Paley Animated Stone Sculptures for ‘Seder-Masochism’
We’ve been grooving all summer with the Pointer Sisters and Paley’s animated stone goddesses dancing to the infectious “You Gotta Believe” by Norman Whitfield -- now let’s see how they were made.
Ticket Giveaway: Satoshi Kon’s ‘Perfect Blue’ in Theaters September 6 & 10
Legendary debut feature from the director of ‘Paprika’ celebrates its 20th anniversary with U.S. screenings of brand-new digital transfer in subtitled (Sept. 6) and English-dub (Sept. 10) versions.
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KLIK Announces 2018 Short Film Selections
The 2018 KLIK Amsterdam Animation Festival unveils a diverse competition program including acclaimed filmmakers and relative newcomers alike.
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Palm Springs International Animation Festival Returns for Sophomore Edition
Joanna Priestley’s ‘North of Blue,’ NFB animated documentary ‘WALL,’ Wes Anderson’s ‘Isle of Dogs,’ and Russian stop-motion feature ‘Hoffmaniada’ among highlights of PSIAF 2018.
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VFX Supervisor Patrick Ferguson Joins MPC LA
VFX talent brings his creative expertise to the studio’s senior team.
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Paramount Taps Patrick Osborne for ‘Monument Valley’ Feature
Hybrid CG-animation/live-action film based on the acclaimed mobile puzzle game by Ustwo Games to be produced by Akiva Goldsman and Weed Road Pictures.
Shout! Studios, Indie Sales Announce Distribution Deal for ‘Tito and the Birds’
Shout! Studios acquires North American theatrical, digital and home entertainment rights to highly-anticipated animated feature from Brazil.
VIDEO: Adult Swim Teases New Season of ‘Rick and Morty’
Complete with washboard abs, the intergalactic duo is rendered in a graphic anime style in the new Season 4 teaser for the hit series created by Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland.
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Titmouse Promotes Jennifer Ray to VP & Head of Production for Vancouver Animation Studio
Vice president and supervising producer Kevin Gamble to oversee Titmouse Canada’s expansion including sales and new office move.
GKIDS, Shout! Releasing ‘Fireworks’ on Disc November 20
From ‘Your Name’ producer Genki Kawamura, tale of star-crossed teenage lovers with a sci-fi fantasy twist headed to Blu-ray and DVD.
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Paget Brewster Flocks to Disney’s ‘DuckTales’ as Voice of Della Duck
Donald Duck’s twin sister and long-lost mother to Huey, Dewey and Louie makes her official debut in recurring role in epic one-hour season finale.
Punanimation Aims to Shake Up the Boys Club with New Talent Directory
New talent platform showcases work by women, trans and non-binary people working in the largely male animation and motion industry.
Peephole Cinema To Present ‘Supersymmetry’ Exhibit
Free, public experimental animation showcase in San Francisco’s Mission District to feature work by Meghana Bisineer, Farley Gwazda, Kathleen Quillian and Azin Seraj September 5 - November 5.
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Cartoon Network LatAm & Pixelatl Announce Girl Power: Pitch Me The Future Finalists
Competition finalists will pitch their ideas in front of Cartoon Network executives at this year’s Pixelatl festival, running September 4-8 in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ 25th Anniversary Edition Arrives on Blu-ray Sept. 2
New edition of the cult classic treats viewers to stunning stop-motion animation, memorable music, edgy extras and for the first time—a full sing-along!
Steven Woloshen’s ‘The Dead Sea Scrolls’ Screening in Barcelona
Canadian animator to premiere his newest short films at Spain’s Centre de Culture Contemporània de Barcelona along with a retrospective screening of his work on October 5, 2018.
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TRAILER: ‘Star Wars Resistance’ Takes Flight October 7
New high-flying animated adventure series created by Lucasfilm Animation veteran Dave Filoni launches with special one-hour premiere.
SIGGRAPH 2018 Celebrates ‘Generations’ In Vancouver
The world’s leading computer graphics and interactive techniques conference closes with more than 16,500 attendees from around the globe.
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VIDEO: Watch NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang’s Keynote Address at SIGGRAPH 2018
Learn about NVIDIA’s Turing architecture-based GPUs, which allow artists to render photorealistic scenes in real time, add new AI-based capabilities to their workflows, and enjoy fluid interactivity with complex models and scenes.
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Nimble Collective Goes Pro with Nimble Studio
Industry’s first end-to-end cloud-based platform for commercial studios and enterprise animation production available September 4.
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WATCH: Netflix Releases New Trailer for ‘Next Gen’ Feature
Charlyne Yi and John Krasinski lead the voice cast in Chinese-Canadian animated co-production about an unlikely friendship between a rebellious girl and a runaway combat robot.
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Toonbox Entertainment Inks Co-Production Deal with ‘TMNT’ Producer Galen Walker
Walker’s GAMA Entertainment to co-develop and co-produce intellectual content, with their first feature film project scheduled for production this month.
