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Emerging Talent: Student & Graduate Animation at OIAF 2016
Standout shorts range from surreal, hand-drawn interpretations of a bicycle race to painstakingly crafted 3D animation showcasing a formidable range of CG expertise and artistry.
‘Ayny’ Wins Student Academy Award for Best Foreign Animation
2016 Student Academy Award for best foreign animation goes to Ahmad Saleh's Academy of Media Arts Cologne graduation film ‘Ayny’; film to be presented Friday, September 23rd at the Goethe-Institut in Los Angeles.
ITFS17 Opens Call for Entries
MAXON Announces Technical Collaboration with NVIDIA
Multi-year agreement gives Cinema 4D developer access to NVIDIA rendering technology, including its Quasi-Monte Carlo sampling patent family, NVIDIA Iray, and Material Definition Language.
animago AWARD Announces 2016 Nominees
Total of 39 projects in 13 categories selected from 1,076 entries to compete for the 20th anniversary of Germany’s animago AWARD.
Google Celebrates Lotte Reiniger with New Doodle
New Google Doodle celebrates the 117th birthday of German animation pioneer Charlotte “Lotte” Reiniger, widely credited as the developer of the cut-paper silhouette animation technique, and the director of the first feature-length animated film.
STOP-MOTION-SUMMER-CAMP 2016
There will be another Stop-Motion-Summer-Camp @ Weirdoughmationfilms this summer offering 5 workshops which cover sculpting, moldmaking, siliconecasting, puppetmaking, working with liquid latex, the process of animating 3D stop-motion-puppets (wire- & ball&socket armatures), plus lip-sync / character animation.
early birds sign in until april 15th and save 20.- €.
check out this link where you find detailed info on all seminars as well as pictures and videos.
All Workshops are in german language
http://www.weirdoughmation.de/dworkshops.htm
m4e, Planeta Junior Join Forces in New Strategic Alliance
Spanish-Italian entertainment company Planeta Junior and Germany’s m4e sign a long-term co-production, distribution and consumer products partnership.
France’s ‘Chase Me’ Tops Computer Animation Festival at SIGGRAPH Asia 2015
Jury Prize is awarded to South Korea’s ‘Afternoon Class’; award for Best Student Project goes to Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg short ‘Natural Attraction.’
Jens Pohl Joins Germany's Mackevision
animago CONFERENCE Announces 2015 Program Highlights
Animation Experts and VFX Luminaries behind ‘Minions,’ ‘Terminator: Genisys,’ ‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘The Hobbit,’ ‘Paddington,’ ‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E,’ and more will be guests at the animago AWARD & CONFERENCE running October 15 & 16, 2015.
France’s APC Signs Co-Production Deal for 'Memories of Nanette'
Paris-based boutique financier and distributor About Premium Content signs a co-production deal with German broadcaster NDR for ‘Memories of Nanette,’ and acquires worldwide distribution rights for brand-new animation ‘Zoli & Pokey.’
m4e Bringing 'Wissper' and 'Atchoo!' to MIPJunior
German brand management and media company headlining their slate of programs at this year’s MIPCOM with the first episodes of new productions 'Wissper' and 'Atchoo!'
animago AWARD 2015 Nominees Unveiled
Forty-five short film projects in nine categories are selected from a pool of more than 1,000 submissions to the animago AWARD & CONFERENCE running October 15 & 16, 2015.
Germany’s LUXX Flies High with Production for ‘Manou the Swift’ Feature
German animation and VFX studio embarks on its first CG animated feature, 'Manou the Swift,' with a pipeline that includes Autodesk 3ds Max, The Foundry’s NUKE, Pixologic ZBrush, and Chaos Group’s V-Ray.
‘Wishenpoof’ Launching on Amazon Prime
Animated preschool series created by Angela C. Santomero and produced by Out of the Blue Enterprises launches in the U.S., U.K. and Germany on Friday, August 14.
‘Pokémon’ Extends Broadcast Reach in Germany
‘Pokémon The Series: XY’ to air in Nickelodeon’s boys’ action block, with the 19th season premiering in 2016.
animago Extends Submission Deadline to July 20
Recognizing excellence in 3D animation, visual effects, visualization and game design, the animago AWARD will be presented on Thursday, October 15 at the animago AWARD & CONFERENCE.
Germany’s Mackevision Expands U.K. Team
Stuttgart, Germany-headquartered CG house expands U.K. team led by Mark Gallie with the appointments of EP Caroline Holton, CD Arren Perfetti and production head Dave Weygang.
‘Peg + Cat’ Expands Licensing Program in Germany
Multiple Emmy Award-winning preschool hit co-produced by The Fred Rogers Company and 9 Story Media Group appoints Germany’s Super RTL to represent merchandising across Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
‘Dissonance’ Nets Aspen Shortsfest Animation Prize
Till Nowak’s ‘Dissonance’ (Germany) wins Best Animation at the Oscar-qualifying short films festival held in Aspen.
Filmakademie Appoints Andreas Hykade
Internationally renowned filmmaker Andreas Hykade is named Director of the Institute of Animation at the Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg in Ludwigsburg, Germany.
Woodblock Creates Fresh IDs for Nickelodeon
New Nickelodeon bumpers come in a range of animation techniques, including stop-motion and traditional 2D.
Global Screen Acquires ‘Luis and His Friends from Outer Space’
3D-animated feature is a co-production of German animation studio Ulysses Films, Luxembourg-based Fabrique d’Images and Danish animation studio A.Film Production.