EA Vet Sinjin Bain to Head Method Studios’ New AR/VR Unit
Newly formed Method EXP unit will bring company's CG and design artistry to immersive experiences for all platforms.
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Annies VIP Tickets on Sale Now
45th annual ceremony celebrating the best in animation will be held Feb. 3 at UCLA’s Royce Hall.
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DHX Sells 13 Series’ Global SVOD Rights to Amazon
Deal covers more than 200 countries and territories and 15 languages.
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Advertising Week Spotlights Thought Leadership and Entrepreneurship
Focus included talk of tech company consolidation and new plans for VR/AR in commercial messaging.
Butch Hartman to Create Three Series for pocket.watch
Creator of ‘Fairly OddParents,’ ‘Bunsen is a Beast’ to develop original series based on HobbyKidsTV.
Neill Blomkamp Uses Unity 2017 to Unleash Short ‘ADAM: The Mirror’
Unity’s real-time rendering power enables noted filmmaker to create visually stunning film in half the time of normal production cycle.
Bodega Adds IAMSTATIC To Animation Roster
Toronto-based studio has done award-winning work in commercials, film, television and digital content.
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MPC Hires Antar Walker as Design Creative Director
Veteran of advertising, design, animation, film and digital joins London-based company from ManvsMachine.
WATCH: Lake Bell in ‘SuperMansion: Drag Me to Halloween’
Superhero comedy series’ holiday special debuts Oct. 5 on Sony’s Crackle service.
Reallusion and Faceware Launch Faceware Realtime
Application creates real-time facial motion capture and recording without markers using a webcam.
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Kid Genius Cartoons Plus! Subscription Service Set for Amazon Channels
Channel plans to deliver ‘content with a purpose,’ including ‘Warren Buffett’s Secret Millionaires Club,’ ‘Baby Genius’ and ‘Thomas Edison’s Secret Lab.’
‘The Nut Job 2’ Sets Oct. 31 Digital Debut; Nov. 14 for Discs
Bonus features include deleted scenes and full-length commentary from the filmmakers.
Nexus Studios Signs Chromosphere
U.K.-based company will represent the L.A. creators of ‘Forms in Nature’ globally for film and interactive projects.
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SOME THOUGHTS ON VIRTUAL REALITY (VR) STORYTELLING
The essence of storytelling is directing the attention of another. So what happens when the other has the power to direct his own attention?
Inaugural ATF Animation Pitch 2017 Opens Call for Entries
Premier Asian pitching competition for creators and producers of innovative concepts for new and original animation targeting kids to be held in Singapore November 28 through December 1, 2017.
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Koko Rose Media Signs Digital Publishing Deal for ‘Deer Little Forest’
Interactive specialist AmayaSoft to create digital book apps for Chinese, Russian and Turkish markets in multi-territory deal.
Guru names Toy State Master Toy Partner for Netflix Series ‘True and the Rainbow Kingdom’
Netflix original preschool series is produced by Guru Studio in collaboration with Pharrell Williams’ i Am Other, iconic artists FriendsWithYou, and Home Plate Entertainment.
Australian Effects & Animation Festival Announces 2017 Winners
‘War for the Planet of the Apes,’ ‘The Jungle Book,’ ‘Kong: Skull Island,’ ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,’ ‘Ghost in the Shell,’ ‘Valerian and The City of a Thousand Planets’ and ‘Doctor Strange’ receive awards for feature film VFX at 2017 Australian Effects & Animation Festival.
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Kabillion, Kabillion Girls Rule! Launches on Mediacom
Independently owned VOD network Kabillion ranked among the Top 10 Kids Free On Demand networks with fan favorites like ‘My Little Pony’ and ‘Sonic X’ and original titles including ‘Dream Defenders.’
Stone Newman Joins Pocket.watch Leadership Team
Kids media brand appoints former Genius Brands International exec to oversee licensing & merchandising, sponsorships & brand integrations, and global sales of premium content.
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Disney Ditching Netflix
The Walt Disney Company to end its content deal with Netflix and launch its own streaming service beginning in 2019.
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Netflix Boosts Anime Slate with New Acquisitions
New anime slate includes ‘Cannon Busters’ from ‘Black Dynamite’ animator LeSean Thomas, Polygon Pictures’ ‘Godzilla’ feature, director Kyohei Ishiguro’s ‘Children of the Whales,’ and more.
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Watch the First Episode of Ryan Mauskopf’s ‘Sloof’s Supershop’
2D-animated web series premiered at Animation Block Party 2017, currently underway in Brooklyn, New York.
Rok Predin’s ‘Pok’ Evokes Sunday Morning Cartoons
The Trunk director’s beautifully graded short has the look of a well-watched VHS tape, which, along with Barnaby Templer’s (Fonic) sound design and Sebastian Duh’s score further ground the audience in the 1980s.
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‘BabyRiki’ Crosses 25 Million Views in China
CG/live-action hybrid preschool series from FUN Union a massive success in just one week.
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