The British Film Institute (BFI) is granting £922,406 (USD$1.2 million) to 15 recipients for the development and production of animation short films. The money comes from the BFI’s new Short Form Animation Fund that we wrote about last year. The nine projects selected for production funding will receive anywhere between £30,000–£120,000 ($36,000–$146,000), while the six[…..] […]
Future has announced the Vertex 2021 conference. The ultimate conference for 2D and 3D artists, Vertex combines the authority of the UK’s leading professional design website, CreativeBloq.com and specialist magazines 3D World and ImagineFX, with industry expertise across the world of CG. From video games, VFX, VR to concept art, real-time creation and more, boost your skills with leading industry artists and learn from the world’s[…..] […]
Manchester Animation Festival is the UK’s largest Animation Festival dedicated celebration of the animated art form. The festival, now in its 6th year, has revealed that it will alter its submission rules to give greater flexibility to filmmakers as films and animation festivals are converting to online events as a result of the Covid-19 lockdown.[…..] […]
Highlights from today’s 1st AFM Finance Conference Panel: Producing Without a Completion Bond Panelists: Brad Krevoy, CEO, Motion Picture Corporation of America Brian O’Shea, CEO, The Exchange John Sloss, Founder, Cinetic Media Moderator: Jill Goldsmith, Co-Business Editor, Deadline The current state of Insurance and Production? Brian O’Shea: “It’s really been a standstill ever since COVID happened…We were in[…..] […]
SIGGRAPH has cancelled the in-person version of its 2021 conference, which was originally scheduled to take place August 1-5 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The computer graphics and interactive techniques conference released a statement saying it would not be possible to hold an event next year “given continued uncertainty surrounding the future of COVID-19[…..] […]
Elissa Federoff, President of Distribution, NEON Moderated by Brent Lang, Executive Editor, Film & Media, Variety On theatrical coming back. “We know that audiences will come back to movie theatres. That the theatrical landscape will be vibrant again. This is very exciting news about the vaccine because potentially it makes the span of time a little[…..] […]
Intel’s Biggest Virtual Launch: Tiger Lake Unveiled Amid COVID-19 When Intel launches a major new chip, Gregory Bryant, executive vice president and general manager of the Client Computing Group, is accustomed to hitting his mark on a tech industry event stage in Europe, Asia or the U.S. and looking out over a sea of faces.[…..] […]
Mark Gill, President & CEO, Solstice Studios Moderated by Anthony D’Alessandro, Managing Editor, Deadline On releasing Unhinged into theatres: “Our idea was that we could be first and probably elevate a film of an otherwise modest budget of $33 Million Dollars against Tenet which is hundreds of millions of dollars or Mulan and that we might[…..] […]
One of the best ways you can differentiate yourself, advance your work, and further your career is to interact and share your work with a wider community of developers, engineers, and innovators. Presenting your work to others can bring a fresh perspective, open doors to new opportunities, expand your network, and be a fulfilling experience.[…..] […]
Nov. 2 ,Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) announced it will broadcast its third quarter fiscal 2021 financial results conference call live via its website Tuesday, November 24, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time. Autodesk will host a live webcast call Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. PT at www.autodesk.com/investors. An audio replay webcast will also[…..] […]
