Disney’s Freeform is making a push into animation and has given a greenlgiht to Praise Petey (working title). Freeform is diving headfirst into the animated space. The series will be executive produced by King of the Hill creators Mike Judge and Greg Daniels. Though Judge and Daniels are EPs through their company Bandera Entertainment, Praise[…..] […]
LONDON UK – DECEMBER 10th 2021 – It was announced today that the London based sales outfit The Mise En Scene Company has sold North American rights for American Reject to major independent distributor 1091 Pictures known for such titles as Taika Waititi’s ‘Hunt for the Wilderpeople’ and ‘What We Do in the Shadows’. The[…..] […]
An explosive animated video showing the characters of Kaiju No. 8 in motion celebrates a huge sales milestone for the manga Kaiju No. 8 is a treat that fans must see to believe. Fans of Naoya Matsumoto’s manga Kaiju No. 8 were treated to a surprise recently with the release of a special promotional video[…..] […]
Sometimes it’s best to think inside the box — “A New Normal“, presented at SIGGRAPH 2021, is a short film that was created using augmented reality. The film subverts the limitations of digital intimacy to create a story about warmth, hope, and family. We connected with creator Asavari Kumar to discuss the serendipitous journey that[…..] […]
On December 9, an online dialogue on Sino-Russian animation cooperation took place.The meeting was organized by the Russian Animated Film Association (RAFA) in cooperation with the National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) with the support of China Animation Association, the Chinese Association for Radio, Film and Television Exchanges (CARFTE). Soyuzmultfilm, AA Studio, Red Carpet Studio,[…..] […]
Collaborative, multiple university center brings together world-renowned photonics and circuits researchers to pave the way for the next decade of compute interconnect. Intel Labs recently opened the Intel® Research Center for Integrated Photonics for Data Center Interconnects. The center’s mission is to accelerate optical input/output (I/O) technology innovation in performance scaling and integration with a[…..] […]
An explosive animated video showing the characters of Kaiju No. 8 in motion celebrates a huge sales milestone for the manga Kaiju No. 8 is a treat that fans must see to believe. Fans of Naoya Matsumoto’s manga Kaiju No. 8 were treated to a surprise recently with the release of a special promotional video[…..] […]
This year will be most innovative and provocative as there are at least 84 films have qualified. Disney (including Pixar) is the only U.S. studio represented in the list. All its self-produced features of the year — Pixar’s Luca, and Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Encanto and Raya and the Last Dragon — are up for[…..] […]
One of the oldest and biggest animation studios in Russia, SMF Animation Studio (Soyuzmultfilm) announced an upcoming three-picture slate of feature-length projects during 2021 American Film Market. These long format projects will join SMF’s slate of successful kids’ animated series titles in the next few years. One of many oldest and largest animation studios in[…..] […]
Netflix is teaming with the racial and social justice organization IllumiNative to launch the IllumiNative Producers Program. Netflix and IllumiNative have partnered for the year-long IllumiNative Producers Program, which will support a cohort of seven early- and mid-career Indigenous producers. Each will receive a $25,000 stipend and attend monthly workshops and networking events to develop[…..] […]
