The BAA’s are back for another year on 10th March 2022. The British Animation Awards – Thursday March 10th 2022 The awards event occurs every two years. There are a wide range of award categories for 2022. The British Animation Awards promotes and celebrates the best in animation from the four home nations of the[…..] […]
On November 24-25, Dubai International Content Market (DICM) will be held. This is a major international event in the field of entertainment content and media industry for the MENA region, which includes countries in the Middle East and North Africa. This year, Russian content producers and distributors will for the first time participate in DCIM[…..] […]
Netflix is snapping up premiere visual-effects house Scanline VFX, announcing a deal to acquire the company that has provided virtual productions on Netflix originals like “Stranger Things” as well as tentpole movies for Marvel, DC and others. Scanline was founded in 1989 and is now led by Stephan Trojansky, a VFX supervisor whose proprietary fluid[…..] […]
SOUTHEAST ASIA – November 22, 2021 – gumi Inc announces the return of The Seven Deadly Sins Collaboration from November 18 to December 8, 2021. During this limited-time collaboration, players will be able to summon knights from the seven sins, a member of the Ten Commandments, Zeldris and the princess of Liones from the land[…..] […]
With Peppa Pig now appearing on most front pages, one question that might have been debated is “are conditions right for our next animated major export?” The British animated television series created, directed and produced by Astley Baker Davies, founder members of Animation UK, in licensed sales alone generates more than 150 times its original[…..] […]
Autodesk, maker of Maya software, has announced the acquisition of Loupe, a cloud-based production pipeline technology for artists and studios. Loupe was launched publicly last year. It integrates all aspects of cg production into one package, from asset and project management to render management, while reducing the need for elaborate on-site infrastructure. It is compatible[…..] […]
Workers at game-development titan Activision Blizzard have staged a walkout, after reports chief executive Bobby Kotick had long been aware of harassment allegations. The Wall Street Journal published an extensive investigation into the company, alleging Mr Kotick had “intervened” in at least one case. Mr Kotick called the report “inaccurate and misleading”. He has not[…..] […]
ViacomCBS Consumer Products released the results of a new study commissioned to examine diversity in the dolls product category. Titled “More than Dolls,” it explores the factors that influence purchasing decisions of Black, Hispanic, White and Asian moms. “ViacomCBS Consumer Products is committed to creating products that speak to and depict the full spectrum of[…..] […]
The earth is warming. The past seven years are on track to be the seven warmest on record. The emissions of greenhouse gases from human activities are responsible for approximately 1.1°C of average warming since the period 1850-1900. The earth experience extreme weather — historic droughts, unprecedented heatwaves, intense hurricanes, violent storms and catastrophic floods.[…..] […]
From Friday November 26 to Sunday December 5 the London International Animation Festival will unleash 295 of the world’s best short and feature-length animated films from every corner of the planet – the cream of the crop from the independent animation community – directly into London cinemas and into your houses wherever you are. This[…..] […]
