It all started in 1994 – back then Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg decided to host an exchange fair for their students. The “Film and Media Exchange” was born, which would become FMX – Conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Immersive Media in Stuttgart, Germany. Fast forward to 2021, when Filmakademie’s Animationsinstitut hosts the 25th edition of FMX.[…..] […]
While we all understood the crucial role of the nurses fighting on the front lines of the pandemic, ZED looks back at the story of the founder of nursing in a two-hour docudrama produced by Tohubohu for ARTE France and directed by Aurine Crémieu: FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE: NURSING PIONEER. This biopic will follow the footsteps of[…..] […]
On May 12, Autodesk has completed our acquisition of Upchain, a provider of instant-on, cloud-based product lifecycle management (PLM) and product data management (PDM) solutions. The addition of Upchain to the Autodesk portfolio accelerates our mission to deliver the next-generation software platform for design and manufacturing and creates more value for customers by removing collaboration[…..] […]
YouTube announces a $100M fund to reward top YouTube Shorts creators over 2021-2022 YouTube is giving its TikTok competitor, YouTube Shorts, an injection of cash to help it better compete with rivals. The company today introduced the YouTube Shorts Fund, a $100 million fund that will pay YouTube Shorts creators for their most viewed and[…..] […]
WildBrain Spark to co-produce, launch and exclusively manage new digital-first animated series emojitown® to premiere on YouTube WildBrain CPLG to build and manage global consumer products licensing program for the new emoji® brand extension The emoji company GmbH, one of the world’s top-150 licensors, and WildBrain, a global leader in kids’ and family entertainment, have[…..] […]
Xuan-Yuan Sword VII will launch for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One this summer in the west, publisher Eastasiasoft and developers Softstar Entertainment, DOMO Studio, and Yooreka Studio announced. It will support English, French, German, Spanish, and Russian subtitle options. Maximum Games will release physical editions at retailers in North America and Europe. The sequel first[…..] […]
Marvel studio releases a stunning ‘Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ VFX Reel Marvel Studios recently released the VFX breakdown of the second series in Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. In the video, Marvel Studios VFX supervisor Eric Leven can be seen detailing the vision behind the scenes […..] […]
Starring The Legendary Roy Rogers In His Final Film Appearance Featuring Music by Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson, the American Western is Set for Debut on Blu-ray and DVD on May 18 Burbank, CA, May 14, 2021 – On Tuesday, May 18, Verdugo Entertainment will launch the newly restored 4K version of the 1975 classic[…..] […]
Australia’s federal government has committed new funding for kids’ content, including animation, in its budget. The funding includes AUD$11.9 million (USD$9.2M) over four years for the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF), which supports the development, production, and promotion of kids’ programming. The foundation’s CEO Jenny Buckland said the first group of shows to be supported[…..] […]
Kadokawa is doubling down on anime. The Japanese media behemoth stated its intention to produce 40 animated titles a year by 2023, in a presentation covering the fiscal year that ended on March 31. To help achieve this goal, Kadokawa is looking to set up a cg studio that will gather “top-class creators from around[…..] […]
