One of the earliest game companies to join the Sweden Game Arena community, Flamebait Games, just announced their upcoming sequel, Passpartout 2: The Lost Artist. A burnt-out artist must reclaim their lost glory by taking a place in the draconian curator’s Museum of the Masters, or forever be remembered as a failed artist. In Passpartout[…..] […]
The Annecy International Animation Film Festival has just unveiled its 12 Special Prizes on Friday night of Juen 19 in Bonlieu. Discover the winners of these partners’ prizes or that complement the Official Awards. Congratulations to all the winners! ANNECY 2021 SPECIAL PRIZES FESTIVALS CONNEXION AWARD Bête > Beast Hugo COVARRUBIAS Chile TREBOL 3 JUNIOR[…..] […]
Peter Rogers, Managing Director of the Cardiff-based visual effects company Bait Studio – discussing views on the current state of the UK VFX industry, the challenges of the past year, as well as their impressive credits and award-winning work. Bait Studio is a boutique motion design and visual effects studio based in Cardiff Bay, driven[…..] […]
The Children’s Media Conference will be back this summer in July for a week-long online conference of children’s & youth content. With every reason for optimism & growth, animation content continues to create new worlds and new characters and our animated storytelling is entertaining and educating young people globally. rate of £115 + VAT. That’s[…..] […]
Riki Group has announced new partnerships across the world within KEY BUYERS EVENT: digital. The American on-demand kids entertainment service Toon Goggles has picked up all adventures of internationally known round-shaped characters (Kikoriki, BabyRiki and edutainment spin-off PinCode), and Fixies will be distributed by Good TV in Taiwan and Philippines. Riki Group has closed a[…..] […]
With its roots dating back more than two decades, Women in Animation (WIA) was established in 1994 “to foster the dignity, concerns and advancement of women who are involved with any and all aspects of the industry and art of animation,” as its mission statement read at the time. Through networking and special events, the[…..] […]
In 2021, the RFF will be held in Asia, Latin America, Europe, and the CIS countries in the online format. ROSKINO, with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, presents the annual Russian Film Festival, which aims to bring foreign viewers closer to the contemporary Russian cinematography ranging from feature films[…..] […]
U.S. toy industry dollar sales increased 27% or $1.5B between January and April 2021, according to The NPD Group. Both unit sales and average selling price (ASP) increased during the period, up 17% and 9% respectively. NPD tracked 11 supercategories, 10 of which posted double-digit dollar growth versus 2020. All supercategories posted a positive two-year[…..] […]
The 24th Shanghai International Film Festival, China’s longest-running major cinema event, is set to return with a sizable in-person edition in June. The SIFF will run June 11 – 20, with its Golden Goblet awards ceremony to be held in person in Shanghai on June 19. This year, there is a significant Russian presence at[…..] […]
Tencent Video has tapped the kids and family distribution company as its global partner for its new original slapstick series The Adventure of Little Penguin outside of China Paris, June 15, 2021- SUPERIGHTS, the French-based distribution company has secured a global distribution agreement with the Chinese media giant for its dialogue free, slapstick series The[…..] […]
