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animated films Headline News

'Batman and Harley Quinn' Premieres July 21 at Comic-Con International

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment's new installment in the 'DC Universe Original Movies' franchise celebrates a decade of Comic-Con premieres.

animated films Headline News

'SpacePOP' to Rock the Big Screen for Exclusive One-Day Event

The wildly popular YouTube kids' series makes its U.S. theatrical debut with a feature-length compilation of the first season, 'SpacePOP: Not Your Average Princesses,' on September 16th.

Visual Effects Headline News

Outpost VFX Delivers Photoreal CG Sharks and More for ‘47 Meters Down’

Bournemouth, U.K.-based visual effects studio creates more than 420 shots as sole VFX vendor for director Johannes Roberts’ intense survival film, ‘47 Meters Down.’

Visual Effects Society Headline News

SMPTE and VES to Explore Imminent AR Evolution

VES of Los Angeles and the Hollywood Section of SMPTE emphasize the importance of augmented reality technologies with special joint June meeting.

Virtual Reality Headline News

Sony Pictures VR Launches 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' Experience

The multi-platform VR experience is based on Columbia Pictures’ 'Spider-Man: Homecoming,' in theaters July 7, and will be free across major VR platforms PlayStationVR, HTC Vive and Oculus Rift June 30.

f°am Studio Headline News

Foam Studio Explores Automation in New Video

Fictional personality Autonomous Rolf borrows vocal synthesizer Hatsune Miku’s voice to sing ‘It’s Not Unusual,’ in ‘Auto Nom,’ one part of a series of animations based on Rolf.

Sixty40 Headline News

Sixty40 Amps Up Roster with Fresh Directorial Talent

Sixty40 continues to attract globally celebrated directors, adding Brazilian mixed media director Boca, French animation director Skull and design storyteller Kyra Bartley to their talent pool.

People Headline News

Xilam Appoints Nicolas Halftermeyer SVP of Marketing and Digital

The award-winning French animation company will rely on Halftermeyer’s marketing and digital expertise to increase brand recognition of Xilam properties and increase online revenue.

Events Headline News

Premieres and Cannes Sensations at Fantasia 2017

Montreal’s genre festival presents the North American premieres of Cannes sensation 'The Villainess' and Takashi Miike’s 'Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable,' Luc Besson’s 'Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets,' new creations from Masaaki Yuasa and a lifetime achievement award for Larry Cohen.

Annecy Headline News

TeamTO Plans Professional Gateway with Free Animation School

The free, unconventional, six-month professional training program for students with no previous experience will consider natural ability, and is scheduled to launch in Bourg-lès-Valence, France in 2018.

Animated TV Headline News

Technicolor Animation Productions Announces ‘Sly Cooper’ Animated Series

The new CG series is based on the best-selling PlayStation game franchise of the same name, representing a collaboration among Technicolor, Sony Interactive Entertainment and investment group PGS, and will be distributed for audiences around the world.

Annecy Headline News

Cartoon Network to Celebrate Local Production at Annecy

The network will evoke discussion of international production at Annecy in a panel led by ‘The Amazing World of Gumball’ creatives.

Brown Bag Films Headline News

Brown Bag Films Brings ‘Angela’s Christmas’ to Life

CG-animated holiday special based on the popular children’s story from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Frank McCourt and starring Ruth Negga and Lucy O’Connell is currently in the early stages of animation.

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