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.
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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.
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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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Register for Free Adobe MAX: The Creativity Conference Coming October 20–22
Virtual digital event features speakers, keynotes and a glimpse of Adobes Creative Cloud’s latest innovations as well as professional networking and on-demand learning sessions.
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Lara Lom Named Managing Director at RISE’s New London Office
Opening in September, the new studio will offer an extension of the sophisticated and complex VFX services already offered in its German studios.
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What if Intel, Not Nvidia, Bought Arm?
Graphics industry analyst Dr. Jon Peddie speculates about the UK tech giant’s future amid growing rumors of a Softbank sale.
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WATCH: Behind-the-Scenes ‘Mulan’ Featurette
Director Niki Caro walks through selected segments of the big-budget live-action remake, which will be available as a premium purchase starting September 4 on Disney+.
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‘Squidbillies’ Actor Stuart Baker Fired for Offensive Facebook Posts
Series creators Jim Fortier and Dave Willis announce the move on Twitter in response to longtime cast member’s comments about legendary singer and actress Dolly Parton and Black Lives Matter.
Watch: Climb the Ranks at Baby Corp in ‘The Boss Baby: Get That Baby!’ Interactive Special Trailer
In the new DreamWorks Animation and Netflix special, coming September 1, a series of missions will test whether you have what it takes to make it to the top at Baby Corp.
Wollongong’s Bizarre Party Scene Laid Bare in ‘YOLO: Crystal Fantasy’
Two rowdy Australian party girls are just looking for a good time in Michael Cusack’s and Adult Swim’s new rough but cute animated comedy.
‘Promare’: Hiroyuki Imaishi and Hiromi Wakabayashi’s Vivid Depiction of Racism and Unity
The director and producer of the electrifying, high energy anime feature tackle segregation, cruelty, and protest against injustice in a future society forged by the collision of fire and ice.
LAIKA Hit with Layoffs
The Oregon-based studio behind ‘Missing Link’ and ‘Kubo and the Two String’ has let go 15% of their staff due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Journey Through the Cosmos with Thomas Lynch III’s ‘When I Was at Peace’
Watch, and get ready to vibe, as psychedelic band ‘Circles Around the Sun’ teams up with the galactic ‘The Midnight Gospel’ animator to create this summer’s funkiest music video.
Autodesk Vision Series Going Virtual September 9-11
Free sessions spotlight the latest CG technology, trends, and techniques as well as practical discussions about navigating a changing industry in the shadow of the global pandemic.
Call for Entries: ‘Cartoon Crunch’ Student Competition
Teams of animation students get one week to create an animated short showing their vision of the future of creative collaborations.
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Unconventional A24 Picks Up Controversial ‘Hazbin Hotel’
Vivienne Medrano’s overnight YouTube sensation animated musical comedy from Hell is coming to TV under the ‘Uncut Gems’ and ‘Lady Bird’ entertainment company banner.
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