The Third Floor (TTF), a vfx heavyweight that specializes in pre-visualization (previs), has opened a new outpost in Beijing — its first in China. The studio will cater to the fast-growing Chinese movie industry. The Beijing studio, which joins TTF’s main offices in L.A. and London, will focus on local projects, reports Variety. It is led by[…..] […]
-Creation of the largest international player in content production and distribution- -New footprint includes approximately 200 entities across 22 countries- -Standout catalogue comprises 88,000+ hours of high-quality entertainment- Paris, 3 July 2020: Banijay today announced the completion of the acquisition of Endemol Shine Group, previously co-owned by The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) and funds managed[…..] […]
The independent production company has has optioned the rights to the much-loved book written and illustrated by award-winning Alex T. Smith, with Rob Minkoff attached as Director/Producer. How Winston Delivered Christmas book written and illustrated by Alex T. Smith. Independent production house Kelebek Media, founded by creative entrepreneur Deborah Thorpe, has optioned the rights to[…..] […]
Lagardère Studios Distribution is delighted about its first collaboration with Canadian production company Pixcom for the worldwide distribution outside France and Canada of Le Monstre (6×45’), a drama series produced by Pixcom for Radio-Canada and its platforms ICI TOU.TV and ICI Télé. At 18, Sophie falls in love with a charming, charismatic young man. Soon[…..] […]
Fugaku—More FLOPS per Arm than any other ever. What do Apple and Fujitsu have in common? They’re both building expensive computers using Arm processors. Fujitsu has been working with Riken, Japan’s largest and oldest private research institution (established in 1917). This week, Riken and Fujitsu announced the supercomputer Fugaku, a supercomputer using Arm. A supercomputer[…..] […]
The first “victims” of COVID-19 in Greece were the festivals scheduled to take place in March, such as the 15th Athens Animfest, the oldest international animation festival in Greece, and the 22nd Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, which included an international tribute to animated documentaries. The first was postponed until further notice, the latter held its Market[…..] […]
King Trollex (Anthony Ramos) in DreamWorks Animation’s “Trolls World Tour,” directed by Walt Dohrn. // Photo Credit: DreamWorks Animation LLC “Trolls World Tour” has taken homes worldwide by storm with its celebration of differences through music. We sat down with Director Walt Dohrn, Co-director David P. Smith, and Visual Effects Supervisor Matt Baer to learn[…..] […]
GDC Summer will take place virtually Tuesday, August 4 through Thursday, August 6. 1) What to Expect from GDC Summer GDC Summer will continue to offer the sessions, networking, and digital expo activities (Sponsor Showcase) that the games industry has come to expect from the Game Developers Conference (GDC), as well as introduce exciting new[…..] […]
Sweden Game Arena arranged a digital one day pitch event in mid-June for Swedish computer game startups to provide the opportunity to connect with key players in the industry. The result ended up in close to 100 scheduled meetings between startups, international investors and publishers. – The result shows that there is still a great[…..] […]
Unique game mechanics resulted in over two million downloads When Apple launched their first iPhone, and thereby App Store, Thomas Wedin and Mattias Granat saw the opportunity they had been waiting for. With a game idea that could have competed with Angry Birds eight years ago, they have now launched their ninth game: Gumslinger. –[…..] […]
