Animation fans rejoice! The 19th London International Animation Festival (LIAF), the UK’s longest-running, largest and most eclectic animation festival, kicks off on November 25th – 10 days of the world’s best animated films from every corner of the globe. Screening at 5 venues across London PLUS online. 31 screening programmes and talks, 229 independent animated films,[…..] […]
Eager to know what’s coming to the Game Developers Conference in 2023? The GDC Session Viewer is live with upcoming talks, sessions, and roundtables—and hundreds more are on the way. This means you can start planning and picking what sessions, talks, and events to check out at GDC 2023—making it easy to plan your schedule in an intuitive, easy-to-navigate fashion.[…..] […]
and Screens for Audiences From Around the World for the Very First Time Button Man Films announces the AFM World Market Premiere and first-ever screening of the new mob thriller, MobKing, starring, James Russo (Donnie Brasco), Ciro Dapagio (Amazon Prime’s Suitcasing), Robert LaSardo (Burn Notice), Oksana Lada (The Sopranos), Artie Pasquale (The Sopranos), Paul Borghese[…..] […]
If you have an animation film project in its conceptual stage or early development stage, you may submit for 2023 Annecy. Authors, with or without producers, prepare your application and submit it as soon as possible to the 2023 Mifa Pitches, which will enable you to present your projects to an audience of animation professionals. 2023 ANNECY,bring[…..] […]
The sixth season of the Nordic Game Discovery Contest is getting closer to its culmination, as it moves to selection of the Final Three. The NGDC board of experts will select the strongest three contestants from the pool of finalists that qualified earlier this season. A highlight of the Game Wave Festival in Tallinn, Estonia,[…..] […]
The winners of the Industry Excellence Awards and the MAF Awards 2022 were revealed. The ceremony was hosted by the magnificent and multi award winning comedian Amy Gledhill. The Jury for the Manchester Animation Festival Feature Film Category included Kieran Argo (British Animation Awards), Abigail Addison (Producer/Programmer – Animate Projects) and Jo Chalkley (Director –[…..] […]
Kidscreen Summit 12-15 February 2023 Venue: InterContinental Miami Cost: £435+VAT Kidscreen Summit provides participants the opportunity to keep abreast of important issues and trends in the fast-moving international kids’ entertainment industry, to generate business opportunities, and to network with leading decision-makers. UK@Kidscreen is the official UK delegation and CMC is assisting UK delegates with their[…..] […]
“AI and Physics Assisted Character Pose Authoring” (c) 2022 Unity Technologies Character animation is no simple task. What if we could simplify the process? What would this mean for the world of animation? Now, researcher Florent Bocquelet and his team have created a new method of animation that simplifies the steps it takes in order[…..] […]
From November 15-19, the 24th China International High-tech Fair opened in Shenzhen. This conference is an important measure for Shenzhen to thoroughly embrace the spirit of the CCP’s 20th National Congress, implement the strategy of rejuvenating the country through science and education, the strategy of strengthening China through talents, and the strategy of innovation-driven development; to promote the integration[…..] […]
Submitting a game to the Independent Games Festival at GDC 2023 can seem like a daunting task, but it doesn’t have to be! We’ve brought in an expert to help out. IGF judge Aura Triolo has spent years coaching potential submitters on her Twitter account, providing key insight from someone who’s been on the inside[…..] […]
