Paula Taborda dos Guaranys has joined leading European kids & family entertainment company Planeta Junior (Junior, a Grupo Planeta/De Agostini Group company) as Director of Content. She will lead the creation of a strong content portfolio through coproductions, original productions and acquisition, reporting directly to Diego Ibáñez, International Commercial Director. Taborda dos Guaranys was the[…..] […]
The IDFA Bertha Fund is now calling for project submissions to the IBF Europe – International Co-production funding scheme. Read more about the grant and apply by April 1, 2020. The IDFA Bertha Fund supports independent, critical, and artistic voices from Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe with the aim of[…..] […]
As part of its ongoing strategic planning initiatives, Weyyak has kickstarted 2020 by announcing their first original content production, for the upcoming holy month of Ramadan. This comes after last year’s Ramadan initiatives which brought exclusive high-quality productions to the platform, most notably the 10th season of the acclaimed Bab Al Hara series. This was[…..] […]
Are you ready for the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco next month? Whether you’re a first-time attendee or you’ve been coming for years, GDC is a big event, and sometimes it’s nice to get a crash course in what to see and do while you’re at the show! That’s why we have GDC 101,[…..] […]
The Walt Disney Imagineering team designed one of the most remarkable immersive entertainment experiences in the world with Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, Disneyland and Disney World’s 14-acre Star Wars-themed areas, and at GDC in March you’ll have a rare chance to see how they did it! This year Disney returns to GDC to present a[…..] […]
LEADING PLATFORMS YOUKU AND CCTV FEATURE MULTIPLE PROGRAMMING INITIATIVES February 10, 2020, Beijing, Paris and Los Angeles – Cyber Group Studios has partnered with Beijing-based Pacific Media Group to manage and distribute the popular Gigantosaurus preschool television franchise and related consumer products and marketing in China. As part of a strategic agreement with Alibaba Group’s[…..] […]
The game industry has long had a problem with diversity and inclusion. Year after year, research shows men dominate the industry, especially in leadership roles; many are working hard to change that, including game maker Sabrina Carmona. Carmona has built herself an intriguing career that winds from Brazil to Mexico to Chile to Germany to[…..] […]
For the first time ever the Annecy International Animation Film Market is exporting its French expertise internationally through a training programme. Mifa chose to set-up its first training workshop in Jerusalem from 28th to 30th January 2020. In the framework of the Animation du Monde and to answer to the rising demand for support the[…..] […]
A key benefit of coming to the Game Developers Conference next month in San Francisco is the opportunity it provides to meet up in person with friends and colleagues from around the world, and organizers are excited to help facilitate those opportunities with discipline-specific community spaces! This year GDC will host four community spaces, each[…..] […]
David Kessler, Orange Content Director and previous high-ranking official occupying the post of cultural and communications advisor at the Élysée, died on Monday 3rd February. David Kessler, Orange Content Director, died on Monday 3rd February at the age of 60. His professional career regularly gave him the opportunity to attend the Annecy International Animation Film[…..] […]
