COVID-19 looks set to accelerate the biggest paradigm shift in French animation in the last two decades: Global streaming platforms’ ever larger presence in finance and distribution. How France’s auteur-driven animation movie and TV industry dovetails with the market interests and industry practices of Netflix, Disney Plus, HBO Max, Warner Media and Apple TV Plus[…..] […]
Meanwhile, the Academy’s Sci-Tech Awards and Governors Awards ceremonies have been postponed. As a result of the global pandemic, the 93rd Academy Awards ceremony has been pushed back from Feb. 28 to April 25, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and its Oscars broadcasting partner ABC announced on Monday. In turn, the Oscars[…..] […]
101 Films International, a member of the Amcomri Media Group, has picked up the international distribution rights to Paddy Slattery’s debut crime thriller Broken Law. Produced by Simon James Doyle (Failsafe Films) and Paddy Slattery (True Line Films), with participation of Screen Ireland, the film premiered to a sold-out IMAX theatre audience at the Virgin[…..] […]
Paris / Moscow – Friday June 12th, 2020: Cyber Group Studios, the leading European animated entertainment company, and the historical Russian State animation studio Soyuzmultfilm are thrilled to announce their new partnership to create the first ever French and Russian joint label of animated programs “CYBER SOYUZ JUNIOR”, targeting the preschool audience around the[…..] […]
In the ever changing landscape of modern ‘knowledge economy’, work is increasingly becoming reliant on some unique human brain strengths such as solving non standard problems, flexibility, working with new information and effective communication. Besides these skills, the strength of working in teams, self-confidence, critical thinking and perseverance are some of the essential skills needed[…..] […]
Los Angeles, June 12, 2020 – French Riviera Film Festival (FRFF) has signed a licensing agreement with UK based ShortsTV, the world’s leading short movie entertainment company, to present select winning and finalist shorts from its 2019 competition on the channel’s North American platforms beginning next year, the announcement was made today by FRFF co-founders[…..] […]
Russia’s first virtual content market Key Buyers Event: Digital edition hosts the panel discussion on the state support of creative industries export. The speakers spill on resuming film production in Moscow. The discussion featured CEO of Roskino Evgenia Markova, Deputy Minister of Culture of Russian Federation Maxim Ksenzov, head of Moscow department of Entrepreneurship and[…..] […]
Program extended by limited online screenings The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) is planning its 33rd edition. With Dutch cinemas now re-opening, IDFA is looking forward to holding the festival in theaters from November 18th to 29th, albeit with potentially reduced capacity. The festival’s competitions will remain intact, to be presented in cinemas and[…..] […]
“WOMEN IN ANIMATION VIRTUAL SUMMIT” IN COLLABORATION WITH ANNECY INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL’S 2020 ONLINE EDITION Speakers will share their experiences and thoughts surrounding the theme, “Reimagining the Future: Race, Solidarity and the Culture of Work” June 11, 2020 – Los Angeles — Women in Animation (WIA) is pleased to announce the program for the first-ever[…..] […]
Slapstick comedy in the spirit of Looney Tunes and Tom & Jerry Selected for Annecy 2020 International Animation Film Festival official competition Paris, France – Thursday June 11th, 2020: Paris and Los Angeles-based producer and distributor Cyber Group Studios and Boomerang International are pleased to announce SEASON 2 of their original 2D HD animated[…..] […]
