“The people and the friends that we have lost, or the dreams that have faded…Never forget them.” 20 years ago, Final Fantasy X released in Japan. The game offered a neat battle system, a compelling leveling system that let you get creative with how you composed your characters, and a new twist on summons. That[…..] […]
Peanuts Worldwide, a WildBrain company, named Tim Erickson its executive vice president of brand to oversee the team that manages the brand’s global licensing business. Leading up to the Peanuts’ 75th anniversary in 2025, Erickson will collaborate with the family of creator Charles M. Schulz, the WildBrain content and management teams, and Peanuts Worldwide co-owner[…..] […]
July 20， ABC Commercial announced it has finalised an exclusive global license agreement with Australian children’s entertainment group The Wiggles, extending and celebrating an extraordinary partnership that has spanned 30 years, to date. The agreement will give the commercial arm of the Australian public broadcaster worldwide distribution rights to the group’s catalogue of premium television[…..] […]
AI Voice Platform that enables perfectly timed lip-sync to digital humans will be showcased at upcoming Game Developers Conference BRISBANE, Australia — July 14, 2021 — Replica Studios, an artificial intelligence (AI) voice technology company, today revealed plans to integrate with Unreal Engine’s MetaHuman Creator, allowing developers to give their MetaHumans unique sounding AI voices[…..] […]
Good Smile Company announced that pre-orders are about to open for the Princess Connect Re: Dive Pecorine Nendoroid and went over the figure. Good Smile Company teased the debut of its next Princess Connect Re: Dive Nendoroid, a figure of heroine Pecorine, in its Kahotan Blog. Pre-orders for her will open on July 20, 2021,[…..] […]
As he received plaudits at Cannes for his latest film Belle, Mamoru Hosoda, 53, vented frustrations about anime’s treatment of women, particularly Hayao Miyazaki’s depiction of young women and girls in his films. He is not a fan of how Miyazaki portrays young women. He threw shade on a certain “great master of animation” for[…..] […]
The main achievements of Russia at the Cannes Film Festival were the Grand Prix awarded to the film Hytti Nro. 6 by Juho Kuosmanen co-produced with Russia in the main competition program and the victory of Kira Kovalenko’s film Unclenching The Fists in the Un Certain Regard section which is the first Grand Prix for[…..] […]
Panel Featured Auteur Academy Founder Ali M. Aksu, Filmmakers Anna Fishbeyn and Eva Lanska, Filmmaker /Producer Bertrand Normand, and German American producer Christina Rose; Moderated by Awards Writer, Moviemarker Magazine, Rehna Azim On July 11, 2021 at 10 am PST (7 pm CET/France), Cloud 21 International (www.cloud21.com) and Kultura PR International (www.kulturapr.com) presented the fourth[…..] […]
According to Anime News Network, the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau found that Kondo minimized the company’s income for the fiscal years ending in August 2015, 2017, and 2018, underpaying ¥109 million in corporate taxes. Studio founder Hikaru Kondo, 51, has also been indicted, according to The Japan Times. Kondo stepped down as the company’s president[…..] […]
Bassam Tariq, who directed the critically acclaimed Mogul Mowgli, will helm Marvel Studios’ Mahershala Ali-starring Blade reboot. Marvel Studios’ Blade reboot has finally found its director. Just one day shy of two years since the project was announced at Comic-Con International in San Diego, Deadline is reporting that Bassam Tariq is in final talks to[…..] […]
