Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) this week completed its $1.175 billion acquisition of AT&T’s anime company, Crunchyroll, through Funimation Global Group. Funimation, Sony’s existing anime streaming platform, is a joint venture between SPE and Aniplex Inc., a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan). Original reports that Sony was close to acquiring Crunchyroll first arrived in October[…..] […]
cineSync Play is coming to ftrack Studio in 2021—a new integrated desktop application for frame sequence playback. Ftrack has announced that it’s launching cineSync Play later this year, a new integrated desktop media player for local review of high-res frame sequences, video, and more, coming to ftrack Studio in 2021. With cineSync Play, creatives using[…..] […]
The Substance brand gives Adobe considerably more reach. The Substance 3D add-on enables the use of Substance 3D materials directly in Blender. Catering to all industries-Game, VFX, or Design the Substance 3D add-on for Blender delivers a seamless experience with optimized features for enhanced productivity. You can access the Substance 3D tab in the 3D[…..] […]
this December with its very first Hybrid edition Plans are underway to have a blend of in-person and virtual participants at the 14th ACM SIGGRAPH Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques in Asia Tokyo, Japan, 11 August – SIGGRAPH Asia 2021’s in-person event in Tokyo, Japan is confirmed and will take[…..] […]
Animation studio, salamandra.uk, are hanging on the edge of their seats as CEO, Christine MacKay, is shortlisted for the Creative Industries Entrepreneur of the Year. Nominated by the renowned Supper Club, Christine has been selected from just under 5000 exemplary entrepreneurs in the Regional Finals of the Great British Entrepreneur Awards which recognises Christine as[…..] […]
400 People Laid Off Tangent Animation, a studio in Toronto and Winnipeg, announced on Aug 5 that they were shutting down production on all projects. The unexpected news shocked the industry and the staff there were working on multiple feature film projects for Netflix at the time. Established in 2014, Tangent had previously produced Netflix’s[…..] […]
Though brimming with stakes, Netflix’s final movie installment of Guillermo del Toro’s Tales of Arcadia rationalizes rather than justifies its conclusion. The end is in sight for our favorite trolls, aliens and wizards. That’s right, almost five years (and 53 episodes) after Guillermo del Toro and his talented team introduced us to the Tales of[…..] […]
During this SIGGRAPH 2021, Autodesk will be exploring the future of VFX and animation and celebrating industry milestones with leading innovators from around the world. This year’s Vision Series will be hosted virtually on 10 August from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm and will include programming on Autodesk’s recent partnership with Weta Digital, Marvel Studios’[…..] […]
Maintain grandmas camping idyll in this wholesome and jolly exploration game. Make Haven Park your happy place! Indie publisher Mooneye Studios and developer Fabien Weibel are proud to announce that their first joint wholesome exploration game Haven Park is out now on PC and Nintendo Switch. In Haven Park you inherit your grandma’s old camping[…..] […]
Amazon’s IMDb TV service has acquired the AVOD rights for the CGI-animated series “100% Wolf – Legend of the Moonstone” for the United States. Set to launch exclusively on this platform on August 12th, 2021, the series (26 x 22 minutes) is produced by Flying Bark Productions in association with ABC Australia, SUPER RTL Germany[…..] […]
