By Mercedes Milligan | May 3, 2019 SC Films will be introducing another new family animation title with a mysterious holiday twist at the Cannes market, with Where’s Santa? Young Sherlock & the Case of the Missing Santa Claus. The film is due for delivery in Q4 2020. Set in a world populated entirely by animals, the feature-length[…..] […]
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Mo-Cap and VR Experts Team Up to Create First VR Bumper Car
Qualisys and Holodeck VR create ride for Erlebnispark Schloss Thurn theme park that takes visitors beyond driving simulators and arcade games in an immersive Steampunk VR Scooter. By AWN Staff Editor | Monday, April 29, 2019 at 4:15pm GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN – Qualisys, a leading provider of motion capture technology and 3D tracking systems and VR experts HolodeckVR,[…..] […]
PC Gamers Shifting to TV Gaming Platforms
New Jon Peddie Research report anticipates 20 million PC game players will migrate from personal computer platforms to TV displays and related gaming services by 2022. By AWN Staff Editor | Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at 4:21pm TIBURON, CALIF – Leading computer graphics research firm Jon Peddie Research (JPR) has issued its latest study on PC, TV and[…..] […]
GKIDS ‘Okko’s Inn’ Checks into Blu-ray with Shout!
By Mercedes Milligan | April 29, 2019 Kitaro Kosaka’s stunning anime feature Okko’s Inn, from the famed studio Madhouse, will be released on Blu-ray, DVD and digital download on July 2 from GKIDS and Shout! Factory. Nominated for the 2019 Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year, the film comes to home video following its nationwide theatrical[…..] […]
Paramount Taps Director David Bowers for ‘Rugrats’
By Mercedes Milligan | April 28, 2019 The live-action/CG animation hybrid feature based on classic Nickelodeon toon Rugrats has its helmer, with Paramount bringing on family film veteran David Bowers. Arlene Klasky and Gabor Csupo’s precocious gang will be the latest charges for the director, whose animation credits include Astro Boy and Flushed Away, as well as the second, third and fourth Diary[…..] […]
‘Avengers: Endgame’ Obliterates Box Office Records with $1.2B Debut
By Mercedes Milligan | April 28, 2019 Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame achieved a record-shattering weekend, with an estimated global debut of $1.209 billion, becoming the first film in history to surpass $1 billion in its opening weekend. It reached the billion-dollar threshold in just five days, more than twice as fast as its predecessor Avengers: Infinity War, which held the[…..] […]
Universal Kids Casts ‘Where’s Waldo?’ From DreamWorks Animation
By Mercedes Milligan | April 26, 2019 Universal Kids network has revealed the series voices cast and season one guest stars for new original series Where’s Waldo?, inspired by the popular book-based brand. The show, produced by DreamWorks Animation Television, will make its TV debut in July. An exclusive Where’s Waldo? tease will air Saturday, April 27 during the American[…..] […]
New Oscar Rules for Animated Feature Voting and Shorts Qualification
Academy Board of Governors announces new rules impacting animated features and shorts as well as a name change for the foreign language film category. By AWN Staff Editor | Thursday, April 25, 2019 at 11:17am LOS ANGELES — The Academy’s Board of Governors has approved Oscars rules for the 92nd Academy Awards. Notable changes and updates are as[…..] […]
Call for Entries: 2019 Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival
8th annual three-day juried festival in Baltimore, Maryland will feature the world’s most cutting-edge, quirky, and boundary-pushing animation. By AWN Staff Editor | Friday, April 26, 2019 at 4:30pm Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival, now in its 8th year, is expanding to a weekend-long event. The festival takes place October 18-20, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland and will focus primarily[…..] […]
12 Movies to Catch in Cannes
By Animation Magazine | April 26, 2019 With the Cannes Film Festival and Market happening this month (May 23-25), we thought it would be a good time to take a look at some of the indie and international animated features that are wrapping up their final funding stages and getting ready for their big-screen close-ups. Here are[…..] […]