Entry Period2021.7.1-9.3 The 25th Japan Media Arts Festival is seeking diverse works that carve out a path for a new era. Award-winning works selected from among the entries will be widely exhibited both within Japan and abroad through various projects and events organized by the Agency for Cultural Affairs in the aim of developing and[…..] […]
Leading kids’ entertainment specialist CAKE has announced a UK deal for 2D animated pre-school series Tish Tash. The 52 x 5’ series aimed at 3-5 year-olds is set to premiere on CBeebies in September 2021. Tish Tash follows the adventures of a young bear called Tish, her bear family and her larger-than-life imaginary friend Tash,[…..] […]
Sales revenue of German companies outpaced by market growth Domestic-market share of German-developed games sinks to around 4.2 per cent ‘Overall, however, we as the German games industry have unfortunately not yet been able to profit enough from the historic leap in growth on our home market.’ Total German games market grows to 8.5 billion[…..] […]
New GDC Masterclass Is All About Getting Your Studio Funded You’ve built an amazing game studio with an even more amazing team: How do you get investors to sign up? Funding advisor Jason Della Rocca is here to help his fellow game industry entrepreneurs build their pitch and get it sold, in this brand-new, virtual[…..] […]
Blender by the Numbers – 2020 Welcome to the yearly recap of Blender’s numbers. Some of the figures in this article were presented as part of the Blender Annual Report 2020, and some are brand new. Overall, the growing trend for the Blender project continues The blender.org Website More popular than ever, the blender.org website[…..] […]
Former Pixar, Disney and DreamWorks Creatives Join Spire Animation Team to Drive Storytelling Newly formed Spire Animation Studio has tapped former creatives from Pixar, Disney, DreamWorks, Blue Sky, and Warner Animation to join its team. According to Variety, the studio formed by Oscar-nominated producer Brad Lewis (Ratatouille, How to Train Your Dragon) and entrepreneur P.J.[…..] […]
TUDUM. What’s that? You know it when you hear it – you just rarely see it spelled out. TUDUM is the first beat you hear when you watch a show or movie on Netflix. And it’s the inspiration behind our inaugural “TUDUM: A Netflix Global Fan Event.” On September 25, our biggest stars and creators[…..] […]
The Green Games Summit will for the first time bring the international games sector together to share knowledge and discuss and shape the industry’s response to the climate challenge and sustainability. It is being delivered by Ukie, in collaboration with ISFE and UN Environment Programme’s Playing for the Planet Alliance. The event is sponsored by[…..] […]
Unity employees are questioning the company’s lack of transparency over its military and government work of “GovTech” work, which contracts with the Department of Defense According to an extensive report from Waypoint, multiple employees have expressed concern over the engine maker’s reluctance to be upfront with staff about the nature of projects that could be[…..] […]
‘Paw Patrol Movie’ Unleashes a $13 million U.S. Weekend Paramount/Nickelodeon/Spin Master’s summer movie Paw Patrol: The Movie wagged its tale to the number two spot in the U.S. box office this weekend. Directed by industry veteran Cal Brunker, the charming CG-animated pic took in over $13 million at 3,184 theaters Stateside as well as being[…..] […]
