The Children’s Media Conference (CMC) has announced that its Editorial Director Greg Childs has been awarded an OBE for Services to International Trade and the Children’s Media Sector in the Queen’s New Year’s Honors List. The award has been presented to Greg in recognition of his considerable contribution to children’s media throughout his career, which[…..] […]
The Low Income Pass Lottery is returning for the 2022 Game Developers Conference, happening in March 2022—and applications are now open. The Low Income Pass Lottery is intended for people who would otherwise not be able to attend in-person without considerable financial assistance. This is for an Expo Plus pass to GDC live in San[…..] […]
South Korea has become a cultural juggernaut, delivering critically acclaimed feature films, buzzy TV series and, of course, a slew of chart-topping pop artists to zealous fans across the world. Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) highlighted this dynamic market in the second Korean TV Festival. A+E Networks Korea presented its hit Studio Dalla original series[…..] […]
NXP Ramps Flagship 4D Imaging Radar Chip to Production, Adds New Product Tailored for Fast-Growing L2+ Market NXP’s flagship S32R45 and new S32R41 processors serve L2+ through L5 autonomy, enabling 4D imaging radar for 360-degree surround sensing Based on a common architecture, the S32R radar processors enable software reuse and scalable radar platform development across[…..] […]
The merger of Discovery and WarnerMedia has cleared another regulatory obstacle after the European Commission (EC) has granted unconditional antitrust clearance to Discovery’s $43 billion acquisition of AT&T’s WarnerMedia. AT&T will receive around US$43bn in a combination of cash, debt securities and WarnerMedia’s retention of certain debt. Meanwhile, AT&T shareholders will receive a 71% stake[…..] […]
The Russian Film Festival (RFF), organized by ROSKINO with support from the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation since 2020, has shown impressive performance, with the total number of viewers exceeding 1 mln in 23 countries. In 2020, RFF became the first Russian online project targeting wide international audiences. The festival was successfully held[…..] […]
Major Russian distributor Central Partnership (a part of Gazprom-Media) debuts the trailer for First Oscar by Sergey Mokritskiy (Battle for Sevastopol), a new WWII drama set to premiere on March 24, 2022. The title is produced by Natalia Mokritskaya (Jumpman, Zoology, Battle for Sevastopol, Corrections Class, Playing the Victim). The movie is inspired by the[…..] […]
49th Annual Annie Awards™ announced the year’s best in the field of animation. The ceremony is scheduled to return Live on Saturday, February 26, 2022 at UCLA’s Royce Hall. Pre-reception and Red Carpet at 4:30 p.m., followed by the ceremony at 7 p.m., and after party immediately following the ceremony. The Annie Awards™ cover 36[…..] […]
Women in Toys Finalists Wonder Women Women in Toys, Licensing & Entertainment (WiT) announces the slate of Nominee Finalists for its 30th Anniversary Wonder Women Awards, which is set to return to New York City on Sunday, February 20, 2022 at Pier Sixty coinciding with Toy Fair New York. The annual event hosted by WiT,[…..] […]
The BFI has made a further 25 awards through its UK Global Screen Fund, supporting UK screen content businesses across film, TV, animation and interactive narrative video games to enhance their international activities. Financed through the DCMS, the awards see a further £2,105,600 being allocated through the £7m fund’s International Business Development strand. Indies including[…..] […]
