The Annecy Festival Residency press conference has just ended. Mickaël Marin, Director of CITIA, Sophie Rotkopf, Vice-President Culture and Heritage for the Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Myriam Lhuillier, Vice-President Culture and Heritage for the Haute-Savoie Department, and Karen Toliver, Vice-President Animated Film at Netflix, presented the report regarding this second residency as well as the long-term prospects[…..] […]
Animation! Ventana Sur (Argentina), together with the Premios Quirino de la Animación Iberoamericana (Tenerife) and Pixelatl Festival (Mexico), joined forces to create La Liga de la Animación Iberoamericana (the Ibero-American Animation League). This alliance aims to promote the creation and development of audiovisual projects across the region, consolidating collaboration bonds among Ibero-American countries. In special[…..] […]
Emmy Award-winning French animation production and distribution company Dandelooo is set to produce “Haut Perché!” (English working title ‘High Perched’), the winner of this year’s TFOU d’Animation Contest, TF1 Group’s annual European animation short film competition. After the TFOU d’Animation Prize was awarded to Laetitia Salsano, scriptwriter of the “Haut Perché!”, a Call for Talent[…..] […]
Papers Programming to Feature 262 Projects From 27 Countries, Plus Team Reveals Art ‘Best in Show’ CHICAGO—SIGGRAPH 2022 announces 262 selected research projects from 27 countries as part of both its Technical and Art Papers programs this summer. The carefully chosen projects cover cutting-edge advancements across the many subfields of computer graphics and interactive techniques.[…..] […]
Slated shared the news that its new and innovative, multi-picture, multi-year strategic alliance with Bleecker Street to support outstanding filmmakers. This first-of-its-kind distribution deal will identify high scoring films from Slated’s curated content pipeline to be distributed domestically via Bleecker Street. JOIN SLATED FOR FREE Bleecker Street President & CEO Andrew Karpen stated: “Demand for content is[…..] […]
GigaBash invades EGS Summer Showcase, announcing its official release date & extended trailer revealing new cutscenes of Rawa, the Dragon King Stay cool and watch out for heatstrokes, citizens. Rawa, the Dragon King has arrived to scorch the summer skies with his Ethereal Flame. In this new trailer filled with never-before-seen cutscenes, he announces himself as the new playable[…..] […]
On 13th June, Annecy sponsored a very animated week! There are 265 films in the Official Selection, numerous premieres, open-air screenings every evening, illustrious international greats present, and a Swiss animation tribute. “The 2022 selection is diverse and surprising. It bears witness to the vitality of animation film and the exceptional evolution of global production in[…..] […]
Two years after the release of the first season, Superights is thrilled to announce brand new episodes of Koumi’s Animated Picture Book, produced by Le Regard Sonore. International distributor Superights is very glad to welcome a new set of 52 episodes for its preschool series Koumi’s Animated Picture Book. The season 1 has already convinced[…..] […]
Nordic Game is proud to feature wrap-up coverage of NG22 Spring from media partner Marchsreiter Communications: The Nordic Game conference came to another successful close in its nineteenth year. From 17-20 May, over 130 high-profile industry veterans spoke to a total of 2,186 registered industry representatives (424 of them online, the rest on-site), setting a[…..] […]
The Children’s Media Conference (CMC), now in its 19th year, has announced its keynote speakers for the 2022 hybrid event, which will run in-person and online from 5-7 July 2022 and is themed ‘What Next 2.2’. The Children’s Media Conference 2022 opening keynote will be delivered in-person in Sheffield, on Tuesday 5 July, by YouTube’s[…..] […]
