‘Calamity,’ ‘The Physics of Sorrow,’ ‘Schooom’s Odyssey,’ Top 2020 Online Annecy Festival June 20 was always meant to be the day the 2020 Annecy International Animation Film Festival would hand out awards at an energetic, paper airplane-filled gala, making it one of the most important dates on the global animation calendar. While other aspects of[…..] […]
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Cloud 21 and Kultura PR to Co-present Third Annual “Global Entertainment Showcase”
Cloud 21 and Kultura PR to Co-present Third Annual “Global Entertainment Showcase” as Part of FilmCapital.io Cannes 2020 Conference During Online Marché du Film Panelists Include Threshold Entertainment Group CEO Larry Kasanoff, Roskino CEO Evgenia Markova and E! founder Larry Namer with Award-Winning Filmmaker Sue Vicory as Moderator Los Angeles, June 19, 2020 – Cloud21[…..] […]
AARDMAN ANNOUNCES SENIOR APPOINTMENTS IN SALES TEAM
Aardman, the independent UK animation studio, has announced the promotions of Alison Taylor to Director of Distribution and Business Development and Rob Goodchild to Commercial Director. These newly created roles in the Sales and Marketing arm of the business form part of a departmental restructuring to consolidate the studio’s sales, marketing and brand management expertise.[…..] […]
PATHWAY launches today for FREE on the Epic Games Store
Seek fortune and fight Nazis in a world of rip-roaring adventure, occult mysteries and turn-based tactics – free all week on the Epic Games Store London, UK – 18 June 2020. Robotality and Chucklefish today announced that the rip-roaring turn-based strategy adventure PATHWAY and its game-changing Adventurers Wanted update are now free on the Epic[…..] […]
Maxon Announces 2020 Virtual Events Calendar
Company to Host Series of Artist-Focused Digital Experiences Friedrichsdorf, Germany – June 8, 2020 – Maxon, the developers of professional 3D modeling, animation, and rendering software solutions is pleased to announce its trade shows, road shows and special events for the remainder of 2020 will be free virtual events hosted on 3DMotionShow.com (formerly C4DLive.com –[…..] […]
“50/50 HEROES” CYBER GROUP STUDIOS’ NEW ORIGINAL COMEDY SERIES
“50/50 HEROES” CYBER GROUP STUDIOS’ NEW ORIGINAL COMEDY SERIES DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FRANCE TELEVISIONS HEADS INTO PRODUCTIONHalf-brother, half-sister, half heroes… 100% comedy! Paris – Wednesday June 17th, 2020: On the occasion of the new edition of the 2020 MIFA, in Annecy, France, Cyber Group Studios, is pleased to announce that its brand-new animated series 50/50[…..] […]
Sun Creature Goes Full On and Beyond in 2020
A first feature film selected to the prestigious Cannes Film Festival, a new original series in development presented to Annecy, new exciting adventures on French territory and the second season of a highly anticipated show are some of the highlights of a unique year for Sun Creature! The corona pandemic doesn’t seem to be affecting[…..] […]
Launch of New Special Website Showcasing Japanese Animation to the World
On June 15, VIPO (Visual Industry Promotion Organization) launched a new website showcasing Japanese animation to the world. The site, created to match the timing of this year’s online Annecy International Animated Film Festival, is part of the 2020 Japan Media Arts Festival Overseas Promotion project of the Agency of Cultural Affairs of the Government[…..] […]
What We’ve Done (And Avoided Doing) To Run A Successful Animation Studio For 30 Years
Stay small. Keep family close. Don’t be an asshole. These are some of the rules that have worked for animation director and studio owner J.J. Sedelmaier. In 1990, J.J. Sedelmaier and his wife Patrice founded White Plains, NY-based J.J. Sedelmaier Productions, Inc. (JJSP), the multi-award-winning studio behind some of America’s best-known satirical cartoons, including the[…..] […]
Aurora World Inc. Tapped as Master Plush Licensee for Millimages’ Popular Molang™ Character in North America
Las Vegas, NV Paris, France –Aurora World Inc. has been appointed the master plush licensee for North America by Paris-based animation production and distribution studio Millimages, brokered through Licensing Works!®, for the popular Molang character. Aurora is set to introduce the new line in early 2021. The product launch will include plush in a wide[…..] […]