Submit your games and suggestions for talks on BIG Festival 2022- Deadlines approaching fast!

The deadline for the submission of independent games and suggestions for talks at the 10th BIG Festival is approaching fast! More than US$ 80K dollars in awards for the best games! Submissions are free and can be made through the BIG Festival website. The deadline for submitting games or suggestions for talks is February 28th,[…..] […]

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The era of virtual production

Discover Orca Studios’ virtual production pipeline. We spoke to the studio about its in-house virtual soundstage and how ftrack Studio helps keep real-time projects on track, from stage to screen. Virtual production pipelines offer studios a whole new way to create. Orca Studios is one VFX house that has wholeheartedly embraced real-time and the benefits[…..] […]

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An Electrifying Game Release

Publisher, Crytivo, alongside Hermes Interactive, is preparing to launch the electrifying energy management tycoon, Power to the People on February 8th. In one week, fans of challenging strategy games will be able to purchase and play the game. Challenge yourself and meet the increasing demand for energy. Remember, if there are blackouts and your customers are not satisfied, you’ll[…..] […]

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Cyber Group Studios premieres Giganto Club, its first digital native animated series  worldwide on YouTube Kids – February 3rd!

Cyber Group Studios, a leading producer and distributor of animated series for children and families worldwide, best known for its award-winning preschool show Gigantosaurus, has partnered with YouTube to launch Giganto Club. Cyber Group Studios’ first fully digital-native and 100% real-time animation series is available globally on YouTube Kids and on all devices starting on Thursday, February 3rd.[…..] […]

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FREEFOLK’S FLAWLESS CG MONKEY FOR EBOOKERS

Working in collaboration with advertising agency Fallon London and director Adam Gunser, through Darling Films, the crew at Freefolk have delivered creature shots for a series of adverts for ebookers – the online travel provider. The spots, to be shown across Europe throughout 2022, depict Eboo, a small monkey that pops up and directs people[…..] […]

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Radar Pictures In Development on Television Series

Radar Pictures In Development on Television Series Based on Best-Selling Adventure Game American McGee’s Alice Writer/Producer David Hayter Attached as Showrunner Radar Pictures has secured the television rights to American McGee’s Alice, the acclaimed third-person action adventure game based on Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass published by Electronic Artists (EA).[…..] […]

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MORGAN FREEMAN, COLE HAUSER AND JAIMIE ALEXANDER COMMENCE PRODUCTION ON MILESTONE STUDIOS SUSPENSE THRILLER THE MINUTE YOU WAKE UP DEAD

Photo credit: Nigel Parry  Milestone Studios announced that neo-noir suspense thriller feature film THE MINUTE YOU WAKE UP DEAD is starting production, starring legendary and Academy Award® winning actor Morgan Freeman (MILLION DOLLAR BABY), award-winning actor Cole Hauser (Paramount’s TV series Yellowstone, OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN), and actress Jaimie Alexander (THOR franchise, NBC’s Blindspot). Production has[…..] […]

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REAL TIME TECHNOLOGY, UPCOMING PROJECTS AND GOING PUBLIC

This month we interviewed Chris Burn, General Manager at DNEG. We discussed advancements in technology, how they adapted during the pandemic and find out more about DNEG becoming a publicly traded company. DNEG has a long history of delivering some of the world’s biggest VFX shows. We asked general manager, Chris Burn, to tell us[…..] […]

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‘THE WHEEL OF TIME’ VFX STUDIO BRINGS IN EXEC PRODUCER KATE WARBURTON

Outpost VFX has bolstered its UK team with the appointment of Kate Warburton as Executive Producer ahead of the opening of its London facility. Based out of Outpost VFX’s London facility, which is set to open in the first half of 2022, Warburton will work alongside UK Head of Studio, Rachel Matchett, to engage with[…..] […]

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STATEMENT FROM ANIMATION UK: YOUNG AUDIENCES CONTENT FUND

In response to the decision by Government not to continue the Young Audiences Content Fund, Animation UK expresses disappointment and calls for a reversal of the decision and an urgent review of children’s content and investment options. In response to the OFCOM consultation last year, “small screen, big debate”, Animation UK called for urgent attention[…..] […]

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