Vverh Animation Studio, the Moscow-based studio behind last year’s feature Ginger’s Tale, is to shut down. The company made the announcement on Russian social media platform VK on February 27. It didn’t provide a reason. The announcement came weeks after Ginger’s Tale opened at the Russian box office to disappointing returns. The fairy tale film,[…..] […]
Ed Galton to take on CEO role as part of restructure of senior team as Tom van Waveren steps down after 15 years. Pictured: ED Galton, to become CEO of CAKE Entertainment. After 15 years at its helm, Tom van Waveren steps down as CEO of CAKE, effective 1 May 2021 and divests his shares in the[…..] […]
New animated series produced by major animation company in Russia – SMF Studio (“Soyuzmultfilm”) to be broadcasted by the largest telecommunications provider in Vietnam One of the leading telecommunications companies in Vietnam – FPT Telecom, acquired a package of 5 new animated TV series for its IPTV and OTT FPT Television services. SMF Studio has[…..] […]
The LEGO Group reported earnings for the full year 2020. Revenue for the year grew 13 percent versus 2019 to DKK 43.7 billion and consumer sales grew 21 percent over the same period. Operating profit was DKK 12.9 billion, an increase of 19 percent compared with 2019. The brand’s global market share grew globally and[…..] […]
HBO Max announced that the Warner Bros. Pictures and DC full-length Max Original feature film “Zack Snyder’s Justice League” will premiere on the platform on Thursday, March 18. The announcement came with the debut of three new teaser posters. The release of “Zack Snyder’s Justice League” will be supported across WarnerMedia and DC platforms, including[…..] […]
The latest updates to Assimilate 9.3 tools set include DIT Pack with Live Looks and Live Assist. Assimilate strengthens its onset and remote reviews tools. Realtime has come to post. Assimilate has added new capabilities that enable more extensive onset work and also easier, more spontaneous reviews. This is not at all shaping up to[…..] […]
Shown from left to right: Jensen Huang, Turing Award winners Yoshua Bengio, Geoffrey Hinton, and Yann LeCun. Let’s Invent the Future Together at NVIDIA GTC Join us for breakthroughs in AI, data center, accelerated computing, healthcare, intelligent networking, game development, and more. Discover the advanced technologies that are transforming today’s industries. Register now for free access[…..] […]
Grow a cult! Worship your god! Come join our cult! Chasing Rats launches the Kickstarter campaign for their second game : Worship The campaign is now live! After launching community acclaimed physics based coop game Struggling , Chasing Rats Games is proud to announce their new project coming to Kickstarter : Worship […..] […]
Russia based Riki Group has launched sales for its upcoming animated feature, Finnick, at the European Film Market (EFM), participating as part of the Roskino national Virtual Stand. Finnick has already received offers from distributors in Baltic States, Latin America, France and Spain, moreover partnership with sales agent for multiple territories currently in negotiation. The[…..] […]
Marc Morissette spent two decades working on Hollywood features for studios such as Digital Domain, Sony Imageworks, and MPC before making the life-changing decision to establish Cluster: a VFX company all of his own. Successfully shepherding a studio from setup to maturity, however, isn’t easy. Below, Marc explains what to watch out for if you’re[…..] […]
