By Mercedes Milligan | March 19, 2019 9 Story Distribution International has entered into an agreement with Vancouver-based Slap Happy Cartoons to acquire the animated series The Hollow (10 x 22’), aimed at children 8 and up. Following its worldwide Netflix premiere, 9 Story Distribution has retained all other distribution rights worldwide and will be featuring the title at[…..] […]
By Mercedes Milligan | March 18, 2019 The 23rd edition of the Hong Kong International Film and TV Market (FILMART) opened Monday and continues through 21 March at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. FILMART, the largest marketplace of its kind in Asia, is one of eight events taking place as part of Entertainment Expo Hong[…..] […]
Foundry’s name and brands to remain unchanged under the continued leadership of CEO Craig Rodgerson in all-cash deal expected to close in April 2019. By Jennifer Wolfe | Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at 3:13pm SARASOTA, FL — Diversified technology company Roper Technologies has reached a definitive agreement to acquire CG content creation software developer Foundry in an all-cash transaction valued at roughly[…..] […]
Using assets from the award-winning Netflix series, NVIDIA teams with Autodesk and Vancouver VFX studio Image Engine to showcase real-time GPU-accelerated rendering workflows with RTX Server and Quadro vDWS. By Jennifer Wolfe | Monday, March 18, 2019 at 5:30pm Using real-world assets from Netflix’s award-winning show Lost in Space , NVIDIA this week is showcasing the flexibility and impressive rendering speed[…..] […]
By Mercedes Milligan | March 18, 2019 Unity Technologies (unity3d.com), creator of the world’s most widely used real-time 3D development platform, is working closely with NVIDIA to offer production-focused early-access for real-time ray tracing in the High Definition Render Pipeline (HDRP) starting Monday, with an optimized preview solution available for customers in the second half of 2019.[…..] […]
The 21st Bucheon International Animation Festival, which runs October 18-22 in Bucheon, South Korea, is now open for submissions. By AWN Staff Editor | Friday, March 15, 2019 at 10:25am The Bucheon International Animation Festival (BIAF 2019), an Academy Award-qualifying festival, is now open for film submissions. The festival, held October 18-22 in Bucheon, South Korea, accepts animated[…..] […]
Partnerships with leading Japanese production studios Anima, Sublimation, and David Production join deals with Production I.G and bones. By Jennifer Wolfe | Monday, March 11, 2019 at 5:42pm TOKYO — Internet entertainment giant Netflix is expanding its anime programming, entering new partnerships with Anima, Sublimation. and David Production, joining Netflix’s earlier deals with Production I.G and bones in[…..] […]
Xbox One and PS4 players will be together by default with Switch and mobile in their own pool. In its patch notes for Fortnite today, Epic Games announced it was adjusting how cross-platform play pools are set up by default in the game. Before, the game’s cross-platform capabilities put Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android[…..] […]
Top streamer Tyler Blevins one of the few paid for promotion of EA and Respawn’s surprise release battle royale. Author: Rebekah Valentine | Wednesday 13th March 2019 How much is it worth to have the internet’s most popular video game streamer promote a surprise video game release? $1 million, if you’re EA. A source speaking to[…..] […]
Cable network Adult Swim and anime brand Crunchyroll to collaborate on licensed content, co-productions and distribution opportunities. By Jennifer Wolfe | Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at 12:53pm Adult Swim, the number one cable network in the U.S. for young adults, and Crunchyroll, the world’s most popular anime brand, has announced a new programming partnership and expanded distribution deal.[…..] […]
