On January 8, 1973, the German Sesamstraße was launched. Together with Sesame Workshop, NDR has since produced nearly 3000 episodes of the beloved show for preschoolers. In 2023, the partners will celebrate the anniversary with new content and events. Hamburg, Germany and New York NY — Sesamstraße kicks off its 50th birthday this month. Since[…..] […]
INSYDIUM NeXus is coming to Maya, 3ds Max and Blender in 2023! Insydium has announced that NeXus, its new GPU-based particle simulation system for Cinema 4D, will also become available for 3ds Max, Blender and Maya in 2023. The toolset – a GPU-accelerated successor to X-Particles, Insydium’s popular Cinema 4D multiphysics plugin – is capable[…..] […]
Tippett Studio texture/look dev artist Michele Ahn reveals how she uses Marvelous Designer in her work, and how the 3D clothing design software has helped her to push through creative challenges. The go-to 3D fashion design software for many movie and videogame artists, Marvelous Designer enables users to create 3D clothing by stitching together 2D[…..] […]
India’s Government Is Backing An Ambitious Growth Plan For Animation, VFX, And Video Games By end of 2022, the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting released the Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics (AVGC) task force report on ‘Realising AVGC-XR Sector Potential in India’, after intensive consultations between various stakeholders. India ontributes about USD 2.5-3.0[…..] […]
‘Avatar 3‘ Will Introduce Some Evil Fire Na’vi, Hints James Cameron: ‘I Want to Show the Na’vi From Another Angle’ In James Cameron’s “Avatar” and “Avatar: The Way of Water,” moviegoers are introduced to two different Na’vi clans, the forest-dwelling Omaticaya and the water-dwelling Metkayina. Both tribes are peaceful and only resort to violence when[…..] […]
The Game Developers Conference is dedicted to supporting and uplifting underrepresented voices in the industry. As part of this mission, GDC’s partnered with over 20 organizations—donating over 700 complimentary passes to their GDC 2023 scholarship programs. Find out more on these programs below, as well as how to apply for them. Each year, GDC proudly partners[…..] […]
ArtStation has just released an update to our platform and terms of service where projects tagged using “NoAI” will automatically be assigned an HTML “NoAI” meta tag. This will explicitly disallow the use of the content by AI systems and mark the project so that they know they are not allowed to use it. Why[…..] […]
Russian filmmaker Natalia Chernysheva was stunned recently to learn that her award-winning 2012 short film Snowflake was screening in festivals again — under a fabricated new title and director. Plagiarized as Away from Home by “Brunella De Cola,” the film has been submitted to festivals and has “received some recognition” according to an update from[…..] […]
CINESITE ENTERS INTO A US$235 MILLION FUNDING PACKAGE TO SUPPORT CONTINUED GROWTH As one of the world’s largest independent visual effects and animation studio collectives, Cinesite announced a series of transactions, which will result in a US$235 million funding package. Antony Hunt, CEO of Cinesite Group This support will enable the company to continue its organic[…..] […]
Warner Bros Discovery Global Brands and Experiences Announces New Global Consumer Products Leadership Team Warner Bros Discovery Global Brands and Experiences (GBE), the division of Warner Bros Discovery that encompasses the Global Consumer Products and Themed Entertainment businesses, the Company’s Franchise Development and Brand management, including Harry Potter and DC, announced a new global leadership[…..] […]
