The Good, the Bad and the Duckly: VFX giants MPC reveal how your favourite – and not so-favourite – Pokémon made the jump from 2D to 3D in the new Detective Pikachu movie. Warning: This article is spoilerific. On the surface, Pokémon Detective Pikachu may seem like a family film centered around everyone’s favourite yellow pocket monster, but anyone who’s[…..] […]
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Canada’s National Film Board Plans an Annecy Tour de Force
The National Film Board of Canada will make a strong showing at this year’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival (June 10-15) with three short films and one VR work, all in official competition. Annecy 2019 will see the return of three world-renowned filmmakers: Regina Pessoa, with her short film Oncle Thomas – La comptabilité des jours (Uncle[…..] […]
WOMEN IN ANIMATION (WIA) AND LES FEMMES S’ANIMENT (LFA) ANNOUNCE PROGRAM LINEUP AND SPEAKERS FOR THIRD “WOMEN IN ANIMATION WORLD SUMMIT” AT ANNECY INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL 2019
Landmark USC Annenberg’s Inclusion Initiative study results to be presented by Dr. Stacy L. Smith with French Actress/Producer Julie Gayet presenting a keynote presentation to wrap up the day. May 24, 2019 – Los Angeles and Paris — Women in Animation (WIA) and Les Femmes s’Animent (LFA) are pleased to announce the program lineup and initial[…..] […]
The insane work in making THAT Spider-Verse end credits scene – and other things we learnt at Pictoplasma 2019
The 15 edition of character design festival Pictoplasma is now over(although expect its NYC version to pop up towards the end of 2019.) So what scoops from the world of digital arts were the most intriguing to surface from our time in Berlin? And how exactly was that deliciously retro end credits scene of Spider-Man: Into[…..] […]
DNEG Hires Pixar Veteran Andrew Gordon As Head Of Character Animation For Its Feature Animation Team
British vfx and animation company DNEG announced today it has hired Pixar veteran Andrew Gordon as head of character animation for its feature animation team. Gordon will work at the company’s London headquarters, where he will join managing director of feature animation Tom Jacomb, animation director Troy Saliba, and vfx supervisor Philippe Denis. In[…..] […]
VIEW 2019 Announces First Speakers, Dean DeBlois and CH Kim to Keynote
The first set of speakers for VIEW 2019 have been announced. The annual International Digital Media Conference will return to Turin, Italy from October 21-25. Dean DeBlois, writer, director and executive producer of this year’s How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, and Changhan (CH) Kim, CEO of PUBG Corporation, will give keynote addresses, as announced[…..] […]
Cyber Group Studios Secures ‘Dino-Mite’ New Soft Lines Licensees for Hit Series Gigantosaurus on Disney Channel and Disney Junior
American Marketing Enterprises Inc., Centric Socks LLC, Children’s Apparel Network, and Jay Franco Help Popular Brand ‘Roar’ at Retail Nationwide Starting Spring 2020 Culver City, CA, May 23rd, 2019 – It’s Ginormous! Gigantosaurus, the laugh-out-loud new CGI animated preschool series from Cyber Group Studios, airing daily on Disney Channel and Disney Junior, is extending all[…..] […]
Framestore Brings Smart Hulk to Life in Marvel’s ‘Avengers: Endgame’
Studio delivers 300 VFX shots, including never-before-seen Bruce Banner / Hulk hybrid, for Anthony and Joe Russo’s box office smash ‘Infinity War’ follow-up. After more than 10 years and 22 films, Avengers: Endgame marks the end of an era for both Marvel Studios and Framestore. Having produced stunning visuals on 11 films in the build-up to this[…..] […]
Inside Station F: The grander ambitions of Ubisoft
Ubisoft’s focus on emerging technology, from blockchain to VR, points to something bigger for the French games giant from: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-05-21-inside-station-f-the-grander-ambitions-of-ubisoft At 366,000 square feet, Station F is the largest startup campus in the world. Walking its vast open spaces, spying through the glass walls at young trendy people discussing their big ideas, it certainly feels like[…..] […]
Final Trailer Debuts for ‘Toy Story 4’
Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story 4 opens in U.S. theaters on June 21, 2019. A final trailer for the film debuted on May 21. Woody (voice of Tom Hanks) has always been confident about his place in the world, and that his priority is taking care of his kid, whether that’s Andy or Bonnie. So,[…..] […]