Bali, 23 April 2019 – Expect a deluge of the latest in comics, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, toys and a whole host of cosplayers at 2019’s Singapore Media Festival as Singapore Comic Con joins the Festival for the first time, injecting the region’s highly-anticipated media festival with a boost of pop culture and further reinforcing it[…..] […]
Category: Events
‘Avengers: Endgame’ and ‘Captain Marvel’ VFX Presentations Set for FMX 2019
‘Endgame’ screening, in cooperation with Trickfilm Festival, will cap four packed conference days starting April 30 in Stuttgart, Germany. By Dan Sarto | Monday, April 22, 2019 at 4:19pm LUDWIGSBURG, GERMANY– With more than 280 events and the top-notch FMX Forum, there is much to explore in the FMX 2019 schedule. The most recent conference programming announcement includes[…..] […]
Sony Creative Products’ ‘Pingu in the City’ Heads to UK
By Mercedes Milligan | April 18, 2019 Tokyo-based Sony Creative Products (SCP) which manages licensing in the Japanese market for popular little penguin Pingu on behalf of rights owner Mattel Inc, has announced the arrival of the new, entirely Japanese-made and produced computer-animated TV series Pingu in the City (two seasons of 26 x 7’) in Europe. Following last[…..] […]
AWN China Interview – Responses from Mr Robert Gilby, Chairman of the Singapore Media Festival Advisory Board
CGGE: What’s the specialty of Singapore Media Festival? R: As a leading international media event in Asia, the Singapore Media Festival (SMF) showcases and recognises the best of Asian storytelling, bringing together Asian talent from around the region to network, connect and collaborate. The festival has established itself as a must-attend event in this part[…..] […]
Free Download: Special Annecy Edition of Animation World Magazine
Special print edition distributed at Annecy 2017 celebrates a year’s worth of creative excellence since industry professionals last gathered in France at the world’s largest and most prestigious film festival dedicated to the art of animation. By Jennifer Wolfe | Monday, June 12, 2017 at 6:00am Coinciding with today’s launch of the Annecy International Animated Film Festival, now[…..] […]
Pixomondo Creates the ‘Purrfect’ Big Kitten in ‘A Dog’s Way Home’
Design company takes on 450 VFX shots that feature the hero digital cougar along with many other CG animals, in Sony’s family adventure. By Dan Sarto | Thursday, April 18, 2019 at 4:03pm The “cat’s out of the bag” when it comes to Pixomondo sharing some of the stunning digital cougars and other wild animal VFX work[…..] […]
Call for Entries: 2019 VIEW Awards Now Open for Submissions
Italy’s premier animation, VFX, games and immersive storytelling conference is now accepting submissions for its film competition, with a €2,000 first prize. By AWN Staff Editor | Thursday, April 18, 2019 at 5:21pm The 2019 VIEW Conference is now accepting submissions for its 2019 film competitions: the VIEW Award 2019 for short animated films with its €2,000 first prize,[…..] […]
NFB’s ‘The Tesla World Light’ Launches for Free Online
By Mercedes Milligan | April 17, 2019 Matthew Rankin’s award-winning animated short The Tesla World Light, produced at the National Film Board of Canada by Julie Roy, is now streaming free of charge worldwide on NFB.ca, Facebook and YouTube. The 8’18” experimental piece about the brilliant, enigmatic inventor Nikola Tesla previously launched on Vimeo, where it was named a Staff Pick[…..] […]
Warner Tunnels Out ‘Minecraft’ Release Date in 2022
By Mercedes Milligan | April 17, 2019 Warner Bros. will be bringing the super-successful sandbox game brand Minecraft to the big screen on March 4, 2022. Announced in 2014, the project had been slated for a May 2019 release a couple years ago, but will get a few extra years to build. No additional details have been revealed, but[…..] […]
Making Interaction More Natural, One Device at a Time: The Story of ‘We AR Sight’
來源:SIGGRAPH大會 | 2019年3月21日 翻譯:Turing 原稿鏈接:https://blog.siggraph.org/2019/03/we-ar-sight.html/ Indian inventor and entrepreneur Sarang Nerkar with We AR Sight at SIGGRAPH 2018 on Indian Independence Day (15 August) What started with Open EyeTap, the world’s first open source, augmented reality headset that you could make at home for less than $250 — and that Sarang Nerkar invented alongside Steve Mann, and[…..] […]