Directed by Pierre Stine, produced by ZED in collaboration with award-winning Patrick Morris (former BBC) this film reveals that in the animal kingdom, collaboration and generosity often offer more benefits than confiscation and domination. Faced with more and more harsh conditions, cooperation seems to be a more winning strategy than the law of the strongest.[…..] […]
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Film Review: ‘Frozen 2’
In the spirit of fairy-tale revisionism, this Disney sequel reunites the cast to explore how challenging ‘ever after’ can be, while forging a new adventure. Director: Chris Buck, Jennifer LeeWith: Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad, Jonathan Groff Release Date: Nov 22, 2019 Running time: 103 MIN. Official Site: https://movies.disney.com/frozen-2 Released in 2013 to a[…..] […]
China Game Industry Annual Conference
Organized by the State Press and Publication Administration, China Audiovisual and Digital Publishing Association, Hainan Provincial Press and Publication Bureau, Hainan Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, and Hainan Provincial Science and Technology Department, the Annual Conference of Chinese Game Industry will be held from December 17th to 19th, 2019 at the Hilton Luneng Hotel, Haikou,[…..] […]
Journeying Into the Unknown Effects of ‘Frozen 2’
Veteran VFX supervisor Steve Goldberg returns to Arendelle to once again wrangle resources for a formidable array of challenging effects sequences. The Nokk, a water spirit, from Disney’s highly anticipated ‘Frozen’ sequel, ‘Frozen 2,’ which opens in theatres today. All images © 2019 Disney. All Rights Reserved. With today’s release of Disney’s Frozen 2, the highly[…..] […]
HBO Executives Take Top Positions in WarnerMedia Asia Reshuffle
Executives from HBO Asia have been awarded five of the seven top positions at WarnerMedia Entertainment Networks in Southeast Asia. The moves are the first personnel changes announced by Clement Schwebig, managing director of Southeast Asia, Pacific and China, since Warner merged in August with Turner Asia Pacific and HBO Asia. HBO executive Yasmin Zahid[…..] […]
Singapore’s MM2 to Launch Streaming Service M Play
Singapore media conglomerate mm2 Entertainment is to launch streaming service mPlay Asia. It will focus on Chinese-language short form video and launch from April 2020. At launch, mPlay will focus on four key Chinese-speaking markets – Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and Hong Kong – with an addressable audience size of over 40 million. The target[…..] […]
For Sama wins the VPRO IDFA Audience Award
For Sama (Waad al-Kateab, Edward Watts, United Kingdowm, 2019. 95 min., Best of Fests) has won the VPRO IDFA Audience Award (€ 5.000), the grand public prize of theInternational Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. The news was announced on Friday evening before screening the winning film in Pathé Tuschinski. For Sama For Sama is the first documentary by[…..] […]
EWA talks concrete steps for gender equality
The European Women’s Audiovisual Network (EWA) held an Industry Meetup in Brakke Grond’s Tuinzaal, where more than 50 participants gathered at round tables to discuss concrete steps that can be taken to tackle issues of access to women-led content, quotas for funding, workplace inequality, need for mutual support, and necessary structural changes. Tuesday, November[…..] […]
AWARD WINNING CO-FOUNDER AND VFX SUPERVISOR OF AXIS STUDIOS WINS SECOND BIFA FOR SHAUN THE SHEEP: FARMAGEDDON
Shaun The Sheep: Farmageddon still. Image courtesy of Axis Studios. Howard Jones, co-founder and visual effects Supervisor at Axis Studios, wins his second BIFA award for best effects on Aardman Animation’s stop motion epic Shaun The Sheep: Farmageddon. The BIFA awards ceremony will take place December 1st in London. Axis Studios, known for their expertise[…..] […]
Bhutanese project Mountain Man wins IF/Then Global Pitch
Arun Bhattarai’s project has won the $25,000 IF/Then Grand Prize, while two honorary mentions, each worth $2,000, have gone to Buried Dead Mountain by Primrin Puarat from Thailand and Cemetery of Green Souls by Polen Ly from Cambodia. The IF/Then Global Pitch for short film projects with a focus on climate change, organized by IDFA[…..] […]