MANCHESTER ANIMATION FESTIVAL – MAF 2020

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.[…..] […]

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AFM Finance Conference

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[…..] […]

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SIGGRAPH Cancels In-Person Conference For Second Year In A Row, Shifting To Virtual Format

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[…..] […]

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Keynote Conversation 2 / AFM Opening Session

  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[…..] […]

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Keynote Conversation 1 / AFM Opening Session

  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[…..] […]

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Share Your Work with Thousands of Developers Worldwide at GTC 2021

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.[…..] […]

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Autodesk Extends Invitation to Join Financial Results Conference Call

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[…..] […]

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Riders at the Ready! Equestriad World Tour Gallops Towards Early November Release

Licensed horse care and eventing game to release globally on November 5, on iOS and Android devices. Melbourne, Australia – 27th October 2020 – GoGallop Studios, a leading Australian mobile games developer, is excited to announce a new free to hay mobile title, Equestriad World Tour, now reaching a full canter towards a global release[…..] […]

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Excel At The Art Of The Pitch In Jason Della Rocca’s GDC Masterclass

A good game in need of funding is nothing without a good pitch. You can have the right game, the right team, and the right opportunity, but you only have a limited amount of time and resources to explain to publishers or investors why they should care about your game. Fortunately, this is a problem[…..] […]

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