Has China Jumped the Shark?
China’s changing media environment and the pivot of attention to Southeast Asia.
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Animation Is Film Reveals Jurors and Special Events
Taking place October 22-24, the festival kicks-off with the North American premiere of Netflix’s feature, ‘The Summit of The Gods;’ virtual program will be free to view during the event – tickets are now available.
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Animation Is Film Reveals Competition Line-Up
AIF returns October 22-24 with 12 features in competition, 20 programs overall with shorts, premieres, and Q&As; ‘Studio on the Big Screen’ program features Pixar’s ‘Luca,’ Netflix’s ‘The Mitchells vs the Machines,’ and ‘Vivo,’ and other films that didn't receive a theatrical release.
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Animation Is Film Returning to Hollywood October 22-24
AIF is back this Fall as a hybrid on-site / virtual festival after 2020 was canceled due to the pandemic; produced by GKIDS in partnership with the Annecy Festival, event embraces the highest aspirations of animation as a cinematic art form.
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Titmouse Hosting Virtual Hollywood Smash Party September 12
Gathering in Second Life will feature virtual food trucks, virtual music and virtual SMASHING!
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The 47th Annual Annie Awards Returns Saturday, January 25, 2020
Begins: January 25, 2020
ASIFA-Hollywood invites you to celebrate the best the industry has to offer at animation’s most prestigious and glamorous awards ceremony.
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Engine Room’s QuickFX Takes High-End VFX Services to the Cloud
Custom cloud-based platform allows content producers to manage most projects on their mobile device.
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Stan Lee (1922 - 2018)
A creative dynamo moves on to the next big thing.
A Taste of Illusion
Jaunt China and Pinta Studios embark on a journey of discovery with their new animated VR short.
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VR’s Content Drought
Why can’t VR content, cash and consumers converge?
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Making Waves in VR
Oscillations' visceral, philosophical and provocative approach to immersive media.
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Reel FX Expands Northward with Montreal Studio
Studio’s Canadian outpost will form a hub for animation, feature films, commercials and VR-AR work.
‘The Breadwinner’ Tops Inaugural Animation Is Film Prizes
‘The Big Bad Fox & Other Tales’ takes Special Jury Prize.
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WIA Presents ‘Songs of Love and Death’ at Animation Is Film
The thematic short film program by women creators will screen Oct. 22, the final night of the Hollywood festival’s inaugural edition.
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Stone Lions Take Hold of Chinese Viewers
Disney's first Chinese TV co-production demonstrates the value of people, process and perseverance.
Co-Pros Are No-Go
If you’re thinking of doing a Chinese co-production, think again...
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Mixed Reality Takes Off in the Middle Kingdom
An American entrepreneur opens China's first high-end mixed reality showroom.
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SIGGRAPH Asia Macau Musings
No VR game-changer amid the gaming tables.
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Technicolor Bolsters Animation and Games Division
Company appoints Sean Mullen as creative director and David Kern as games technical director based at the animation studio in Bangalore, India.
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Post Facility Cognition Launches in Hollywood
Hybrid studio offers integrated services for feature film and broadcast color, visual effects and emerging technologies.
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Encore Names Andy Gizzarelli VP, Head of Production
Gizzarelli to oversee Encore Hollywood’s team of post production supervisors, in addition to producing shows in-house, starting with the third season of Netflix’s ‘House of Cards.’
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Hanna-Barbera Buildings May Be Torn Down
A developer wants to raze the Hanna-Barbera Studios buildings that animation legends William Hanna and Joseph Barbera erected in 1963 at 3400 Cahuenga Blvd. near Universal City, to build shops and apartments. HB preservationists are scrambling to mount a campaign to save what they call is a historic and architecturally significant landmark, while some residents of that neighborhood fear the project would worsen traffic in the Cahuenga Pass.
