A programmer at Stunlock Studios and a teacher within programming, art and design came together and decided to take the chance and start their own game company, Knackelibang, together through The Game Incubator. They are currently working on their game Just Read The Instructions, for PC. The founders of Knackelibang, Tobias Johansson and Claes[…..] […]
30+ interactive and immersive documentaries coming to IDFA DocLab (November 20–29, 2020) The fourteenth edition of IDFA DocLab (November 20-29, 2020) will present over 30 of the best interactive and immersive documentaries. This year’s program, titled do {not} touch, is a joint effort with IDFA on Stage and a creative response to the increasingly blurred[…..] […]
Overall, the animated shorts circuit hasn’t been as badly disrupted by the pandemic as feature film exhibition. While some productions faced delays, releases weren’t widely and extensively rescheduled, as they were in Hollywood — after all, no short is expected to gross hundreds of millions of dollars. That said, this year’s race for the Academy[…..] […]
For the first time ever the whole of LIAF 2020 can be experienced from the comfort of your own home for 10 days from Friday November 27 to Sunday December 6. All of the usual LIAF events will be recreated virtually, including access to the live LIAF talks after most of the competition screenings with[…..] […]
This year, IDFA DocLab and IDFA on Stage present do {not} touch, a special program that explores how artists across disciplines disrupt physical boundaries and challenge digital technology to seek out new forms of documentary art and human connection. The program takes place physically in Amsterdam as well as across various online platforms.[…..] […]
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[…..] […]
