Organized by the State Press and Publication Administration, China Audiovisual and Digital Publishing Association, Hainan Provincial Press and Publication Bureau, Hainan Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, and Hainan Provincial Science and Technology Department, the Annual Conference of Chinese Game Industry will be held from December 17th to 19th, 2019 at the Hilton Luneng Hotel, Haikou,[…..] […]
Veteran VFX supervisor Steve Goldberg returns to Arendelle to once again wrangle resources for a formidable array of challenging effects sequences. The Nokk, a water spirit, from Disney’s highly anticipated ‘Frozen’ sequel, ‘Frozen 2,’ which opens in theatres today. All images © 2019 Disney. All Rights Reserved. With today’s release of Disney’s Frozen 2, the highly[…..] […]
Executives from HBO Asia have been awarded five of the seven top positions at WarnerMedia Entertainment Networks in Southeast Asia. The moves are the first personnel changes announced by Clement Schwebig, managing director of Southeast Asia, Pacific and China, since Warner merged in August with Turner Asia Pacific and HBO Asia. HBO executive Yasmin Zahid[…..] […]
Singapore media conglomerate mm2 Entertainment is to launch streaming service mPlay Asia. It will focus on Chinese-language short form video and launch from April 2020. At launch, mPlay will focus on four key Chinese-speaking markets – Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and Hong Kong – with an addressable audience size of over 40 million. The target[…..] […]
For Sama (Waad al-Kateab, Edward Watts, United Kingdowm, 2019. 95 min., Best of Fests) has won the VPRO IDFA Audience Award (€ 5.000), the grand public prize of theInternational Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. The news was announced on Friday evening before screening the winning film in Pathé Tuschinski. For Sama For Sama is the first documentary by[…..] […]
The European Women’s Audiovisual Network (EWA) held an Industry Meetup in Brakke Grond’s Tuinzaal, where more than 50 participants gathered at round tables to discuss concrete steps that can be taken to tackle issues of access to women-led content, quotas for funding, workplace inequality, need for mutual support, and necessary structural changes. Tuesday, November[…..] […]
Shaun The Sheep: Farmageddon still. Image courtesy of Axis Studios. Howard Jones, co-founder and visual effects Supervisor at Axis Studios, wins his second BIFA award for best effects on Aardman Animation’s stop motion epic Shaun The Sheep: Farmageddon. The BIFA awards ceremony will take place December 1st in London. Axis Studios, known for their expertise[…..] […]
Arun Bhattarai’s project has won the $25,000 IF/Then Grand Prize, while two honorary mentions, each worth $2,000, have gone to Buried Dead Mountain by Primrin Puarat from Thailand and Cemetery of Green Souls by Polen Ly from Cambodia. The IF/Then Global Pitch for short film projects with a focus on climate change, organized by IDFA[…..] […]
Join us in this very special opening event at LIAF 2019 celebrating Female Figures and women making science fiction inspired, animated shorts. As accessible as the genre is, Sci-Fi is still viewed to be a ‘male’ genre. There are however many women artists who are as equally excited by the potential of scientific and technological[…..] […]
A comprehensive screening of the very best recently released British animation, including several world premieres. Check the pulse of the British animation scene, meet many of the filmmakers and see the films that will take British animation to the world. Nobody in the world screens more British animation than LIAF and this snapshot of the[…..] […]
