R&B singer Halle Bailey already has a number one fan when it comes to her upcoming role as Ariel in Disney’s live-action remake of The Little Mermaid. Speaking to E! News during Comic-Con 2019, Yara Shahidi shared her excitement over her Grown-ish co-star and friend’s casting. Naturally, when she found out the news about the[…..] […]
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‘YooHoo to the Rescue’ Makes a Splash in Russia, New Apps Debut
Character and content company Aurora World is toasting the successful launch of YooHoo to the Rescue — the latest animated series inspired by its globally popular YooHoo brand — in Russia. The show has launched on leading Russian linear kids’ station, Carousel TV, with plans to drive a plush and licensing program in the country.[…..] […]
Agisoft De-Lighter released
Agisoft has released De-Lighter, a new free stand-alone tool designed to remove shadows from model textures. The application is designed to remove cast shadows and ambient occlusion from 3D models by allowing the user to paint on the models to mark approximate areas that are lit or in shadow. It uses “rough illumination maps to perform binary[…..] […]
Jim Henson Co.’s ‘Dinosaur Train’ Steams Ahead in MENA
The Jim Henson Company has announced new top-tier broadcast partners for the latest season of its six-time Emmy-nominated and Parents’ Choice Silver Honor animated preschool series Dinosaur Train. Season five (22 x 11’) of Dinosaur Train, scheduled to premiere in the U.S. on August 26 on PBS KIDS, will be available to children across Germany,[…..] […]
CGF, top Russia Animation Studio
CGF is the largest Russian post-production, animation, and visual effects studio, founded in 2004. The studio has worked on more than 50 feature films, 25 TV series, and numerous projects in the field of music videos and advertising. In 2017, the studio opened CGF Animation, a large branch focused on animation production as well as[…..] […]
Transmedia storytelling by Greek creator Aristarchos Papadaniel (Syllipsis)
Watch on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/130012001 After the awarded musical splatter The Rains of Castamere | An Animated Choreography οf Departures, where he covered and performed George R. R. Martin’s and Ramin Djawadi’s emblematic song, Aristarchos Papadaniel returned this year by creating a series of caricatures of the main Game of Thrones protagonists, who were in the[…..] […]
Original animation work is on the rise, China’s animation industry continues to support “The Chinese School”
(Photo) The opening of the 15th China International Animation Game Expo In the 1940s, the Wan Brothers produced the first Chinese animated film “Princess Iron Fan”, which was distributed to Southeast Asia and Japan. It opened a new horizon in the Chinese animation industry, as well as the starting point when the “Chinese Work” began[…..] […]
Fire At Kyoto Animation, One Person Is Dead And Suspected Arsonist In Police Custody
Kyoto Animation, one of Japan’s most popular anime studios, was reportedly set ablaze this morning in Japan. A man in his 40s was allegedly seen pouring a flammable liquid and setting it ablaze. He is currently in police custody. At around 10 am, residents living near the studio called the police, saying there was the[…..] […]
A Monstrous Undertaking: The VFX Behind Godzilla, Ghidorah, Mothra and Rodan
Production VFX supervisor Guillaume Rocheron, MPC, Method Studios and DNEG describe the creative and technical challenges of bringing four gigantic kaiju to the screen in ‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters.’ Four gigantic kaiju take center stage in Warner Bros.’ Godzilla: King of the Monsters, and it was critical for the filmmakers and production VFX supervisor[…..] […]
TIFFCOM 2019
Greeting from JCS Organizer’s Office. We would like to announce with pleasure that we received large number of exhibitor applications for TIFFCOM / TIAF by Early Bird deadline. Although exhibition space has become limited, we can still accept some exhibitor applications. If you wish to exhibit at TIFFCOM / TIAF 2019, please apply early as[…..] […]