These highlights await you at Gamescom 2019

Gamescom 2019 is open its doors for you! What’s new at this year’s Gamescom? What shouldn’t you miss? Here’s a list of this year’s highlights for you:   Central theme and trends 2019 No other medium has such a creative and passionate community as games. From cosplayers and modders to esports gamers and streamers: the[…..] […]

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Animation Innovators at OIAF: Rebecca Sugar, Matthew Cherry & More Head to Ottawa  

The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) announced the line-up for the highly-anticipated Animation Exposé on Saturday, September 28. The sessions will give audiences a personal look at the best new and innovative animation out there, with a day full of high-profile talks at the National Arts Centre. “This year’s Exposé line-up will definitely leave audiences[…..] […]

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CHINAJOY ACG CON focuses on the comprehensive development of the ACG industry

On August 4th, 2019 ChinaJoy conference, CHINAJOY ACG CON, was held in Shanghai Pudong Kerry Hotel.  Around the themes of “painting and craftsmanship”, “being together” and “concentric”, guests from the ACG industry at home and abroad enthusiastically discussed the opportunities and challenges of ACG industry development, the authorization and empowerment of animation IP, and the[…..] […]

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AMAZON, TUBI AND TWITTER EXECS HEAD LINE UP FOR MIPCOM 2019 KEYNOTES

On 24 July 2019  Reed MIDEM announced the theme for its MIPCOM 2019 conference is “THE STREAMING OFFENSIVE” and confirms the first keynote speakers as James Farrell, Head of International Originals for Amazon Studios; Farhad Massoudi, CEO/Founder and Adam Lewinson, Chief Content Officer of TUBI; and Twitter’s Kay M. Madati, Global VP and Head of[…..] […]

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[VRN] “Now, THIS is VR e-Sports!” the Successful University Competition

Cheering sounds of the crowd was filled at the site of ‘Seoul VR·AR Expo (SVAE) 2019’. A group of youngsters even competed for enthusiastic cheering matches. Even visitors stopped passing by, as they turned to watch monitors and people on stage. It’s all because of VR e-Sports prepared by Reality MagiQ, Inc. Reality MagiQ, Inc.[…..] […]

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Ftrack brings real-time workflows to SIGGRAPH 2019

Ftrack, creator of the production tracking and media review platform for creatives, demonstrated several new features at this year’s SIGGRAPH in Los Angeles. New developments include support for real-time project management in Unreal Engine and Unity. As real-time workflows introduce new, more agile approaches to animation, production tools must keep pace. ftrack’s Unreal Engine and[…..] […]

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47th Annie Awards Now Open for Submissions

ASIFA-Hollywood issues call for entries; excellence in 10 production categories, 22 achievement categories and up to 5 honorary awards will be recognized at January 25, 2020 ceremony. BURBANK, CA — The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announced its ‘Call for Entries’ for the 47th Annual Annie Awards to begin today, August 5. Honoring excellence in[…..] […]

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Epic Games Unveils the Future of Production with Unreal Engine 4.23

Epic Games is at the SIGGRAPH 2019 conference in Los Angeles this week to reveal Unreal Engine features that are changing the art of filmmaking and enabling new virtual production techniques for final pixels in real time. Epic is also demonstrating and hosting sessions on photorealistic digital humans, advancements in ray tracing, augmented reality, virtual[…..] […]

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SIGGRAPH: What’s New in Unity 2019.2

The latest version of Unity Technologies’ flagship platform, Unity 2019.2, is now available for download. The release offers more than 170 new features and enhancements for artists, designers and programmers, honed by a team of over 1,000 developers. These include updates to ProBuilder, Shader Graph, 2D Animation, Burst Compiler, UI Elements and Polybrush. ProBuilder 4.0[…..] […]

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