Shout! Factory has set release dates for four new Blu-ray Disc editions of animated films from the acclaimed Laika animation studio. The new “Laika Studios Edition” releases will offer digital remastered versions of each film in collectible packaging, plus new bonus materials, including interviews with the studio’s animation team, never-before-seen animation test footage, and feature-length[…..] […]
First esports tournaments and leagues qualify for simplified visa application process The German Esports Federation (eSport-Bund Deutschland, ESBD) and game – the German Games Industry Association have jointly announced the first esports tournaments and leagues for which professional esports players from third countries will be able to take advantage of a new, simplified visa application[…..] […]
In 2021, ZED (Manuel Catteau) is pursuing its growth strategy in North America where it is developing major projects with its partners. FLYWAYS: MIGRATORY SHOREBIRDS, THE ULTIMATE JOURNEY, is a 52′ & 90′ co-produced byZED (Christine Le Goff), Storyland and HHMI, for ABC Australia, ARTE France and PBS. It isscheduled for delivery in late 2022.[…..] […]
2020 was a milestone year for Greek animation. In September 2020 on Syros island #Animasyros13live: The Phygital Edition and its Agora made history by launching Animasyros‘ collaboration with the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and its Market MIFA (Animation du Monde), which is the major international event in the field of professional animation. As part[…..] […]
A continuing series in which we map out what major corporations own in terms of characters, studios, and distribution platforms. This week’s company is ViacomCBS, which exists since the 2019 (re-)merger of CBS and Viacom. The multimedia giant owns a panoply of tv networks and channels (including Nickelodeon, MTV, and Comedy Central) and many major[…..] […]
CityU SCOPE and Krystal Institute launch foundational ERB “Certificate in Creative Digital Media Design & Production Assistant Training” June 8, 2021, Hong Kong S.A.R–Krystal Institute Limited (“Krystal Institute”) starts their collaboration with CityU SCOPE to provide the “Certificate in Creative Digital Media Design and Production Assistant Training” course for the Employees Retraining Board (ERB). The certificate course[…..] […]
Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series, season 24 of the fan-favorite animated video game adaptation, will premiere this summer in select markets. The Pokémon Company International has officially announced that Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series will debut sometime this summer. The story centers on Ash Ketchum and Goh as they continue their journey catching and battling[…..] […]
Netflix has announced that it will be unveiling its first fully owned post-production facility in Mumbai in 2022. It‘s said the live-action and full-service facility will be operational by June next year. It will have 40 offline editing rooms designed as a flexible, collaborative and inspiring environment for showrunners, directors, editors and sound designers to[…..] […]
AMD has announced that FidelityFX Super Resolution (often abbreviated to FSR) will be available on 22 June 2021. FSR is an open-source technology that can render high-resolution frames from lower resolution inputs. According to AMD “it uses a collection of cutting-edge algorithms with a particular emphasis on creating high-quality edges, giving large performance improvements compared[…..] […]
The PC GPU market shipments increased by 35% year-to-year and decreased slightly by -.3% from last quarter According to a new research report from the analyst firm Jon Peddie Research, the growth of the PC-based Graphics Processor Units (GPU) market reached 119 million units in Q1’21 and 38.74% year-over-year. Overall, the installed base of GPUs[…..] […]
