Latvian animation ‘Flow’ wins animated feature Academy Award

 It’s Latvian that wins its first Oscar. Flow, an independently produced animation feature which beat ‘Inside Out 2’ and ‘The Wild Robot’,  from powerhouses Disney and DreamWorks won Academy Award of Best Animated Feature Directed by Gints Zilbalodis, “Flow” follows a brave cat awash in a world overrun with water, who teams up with a capybara, a lemur,[…..] […]

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Latvian animation is not just going with the flow – they are shaping it

Latvia’s animation industry is thriving, especially after the international success of Flow by Gints Zilbalodis – the film has been recognised by the European Film Awards (EFA) and the 82nd Golden Globes. Flow is also nominated in the Animated Feature Film and International Feature Film categories for the 97th Academy Awards. However, Latvia’s animation industry[…..] […]

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The 2025 International Conference on Cultural Technology and Future Innovation Development

On the afternoon of February 22, 2025, the “International Conference on Cultural Technology and Future Innovative Development – Cultural Technology Integration and New Business Forms” theme forum, jointly organized by the Zhongguancun Zhongheng Cultural Technology Innovation Service Alliance, Sichuan University of Arts and Culture, Italian H-FARM, and H-FARM College, was successfully held at the Innovation[…..] […]

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“Flow” Entirely Made with Blender Wins Golden Globe Award

The Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film, established in 2006 as one of the significant awards under the Golden Globe Awards, aims to honor outstanding contributions in the field of animation each year, and is presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). Typically, the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film[…..] […]

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The Wild Robot Emerges as Best Animated Production of the 36th Annual Producers Guild Awards

‘Anora’ bags top honour at Annual Producers Guild Awards; ‘The Wild Robot’ emerges as best animated production The Producers Guild of America (PGA) hosted the 36th Annual Producers Guild Awards at The Fairmont Century Plaza in Century City. The Wild Robot bagged the award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures alongside other winners[…..] […]

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“The Wild Robot” and “Flow” Take Best Feature honors at Annie Awards: “Arcane” Sweeps TV Awards

Dreamworks’ The Wild Robot, won Best Feature, along with eight more categories at the 52nd Annie Awards celebration Saturday night on the campus of UCLA. In addition to Best Feature, The Wild Robot  also took home an Annie for Best FX- Feature (Derek Cheung, Michael Losure, David Chow, Nyoung Kim, Steve Avoujageli), Best Character Animation[…..] […]

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Emma Kidwell Is Your Host for the 2025 IGF Awards

It’s showtime! Join us in welcoming Emma Kidwell as she steps onto GDC’s Main Stage to host the 2025 Independent Games Festival Awards, the premier event for recognizing outstanding indie game achievements. It’s Your Time: Sign Up for GDC 2025! Emma Kidwell is a writer currently at Firaxis working on Sid Meier’s Civilization 7. Her[…..] […]

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Intel at MWC Barcelona 2025

Intel will showcase solutions across network infrastructure, ushering in a new era of AI automation. At MWC Barcelona 2025, the world’s largest connectivity event, Intel will showcase innovations that enable peak performance and efficiency across network infrastructure and share momentum across Intel® Core™ Ultra processors and enterprise AI PC adoption. Demonstrations will span breakthroughs in[…..] […]

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3 films distributed by Miyu nominated in the Best Animated Short category – OSCARS® 2025

BEAUTIFUL MEN Directed by Nicolas Keppens Produced by Animal Tank, Miyu Productions, Ka-Ching Cartoon Three balding brothers travel to Istanbul to get a hair transplant. Stuck with each other in a hotel far from home, their insecurities grow faster than their hair. “This is one of the funniest comedies I’ve seen in a while.” cathengstrom[…..] […]

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SIGGRAPH 2025 Seeks Boundary-Defying Work to Define the Next Chapter of Computer Graphics Excellence

SIGGRAPH 2025, the premier conference on computer graphics and interactive techniques, boldly looks toward the future to imagine how humanity and technology will connect and enhance our physical and digital worlds. The annual SIGGRAPH conference will return to Vancouver, British Columbia, 10–14 August. Submissions are open for many programs, with the major General Submissions deadline[…..] […]

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