19.5 million Germans play games on smartphones PCs back in second place German games industry tops the 6-billion-euro mark Berlin, 25 June 2020 – Smartphones remain the most popular gaming platform among Germans. Puzzles, brain-teasers or building games: 19.5 million people in Germany use smartphones to play games. That’s 900,000 more gamers than in 2018.[…..] […]
The Oscar-winning VFX powerhouse may have shifted to a working from home environment with relative ease, but the company — and the industry as a whole — is anticipating a rocky fall with likely job losses due to the summer production shutdown. Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, much of the entertainment industry’s attention and concern —[…..] […]
Aardman Animations reveal details on highly anticipated Chicken Run sequel – ‘This Time, They’re Breaking In!’. 23rd June marks the 20th anniversary of Aardman’s much-loved feature film Chicken Run, which was first released on this day in 2000 and still remains the highest-grossing stop-motion animated film of all time. The sequel to Chicken Run is[…..] […]
Triggerfish, the largest animation studio on the African continent, is going global. It has announced the creation of a new international branch in Galway, Ireland. The Irish studio, whose establishment is supported by the country’s national government, is expected to create 60 new jobs over the next three years. It will be Triggerfish’s first studio[…..] […]
BIAF2020 Poster by Marona’s Fantastic Tale, Director Anca Damian Reveals. The 22nd Bucheon International Animation Festival (BIAF2020), taking place October 23-27. 2020, Bucheon, South Korea has announced that this edition’s official poster created by Anca Damian, director of BIAF 2019 Grand Prize & Audience Prize winning feature film Marona’s Fantastic Tale. She has previously won[…..] […]
Munich, June 22th, 2020 – Studio 100 Film presents the international trailer of “Maya the Bee – The Golden Orb” on its YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/fNQawiJ6FR8. The brand-new movie about the famous little bee Maya will be released into cinemas in 2020 and 2021. “Maya the Bee 3 – The Golden Orb” is produced by Studio[…..] […]
BAD HOUSE AND NEXT VENTURE FILMS TEAM UP TO DEVELOP ANIMATED SHOW «DUTY CALLS » Bad House (Leo Vision / Lagardère Studios) and Next Venture Films (Based in Los Angeles / USA and Tel Aviv / Israël) signed an agreement to co-develop, co-produce and co-exploit the animated show « Duty Calls » in all Lagardère[…..] […]
Paris-based distributor and producer is attending the connected edition of the Sunny Side of the Doc, and will launch three new science projects, with a special focus on environmental issues. GENIUS PLANTS From their spectacular machinery which allows them to catapult pollen, sweat tannin and release flammable gasses, to their complex vascular system, this two-part[…..] […]
Learn To Diversify Skills And Clinch Your Next Job Interview At GDC Summer Applying to jobs can be a terrifying prospect for game developers, and the laundry list of expectations can leave you feeling short of what’s required. That’s why Phoenix Labs’ Garrett Fredley is coming to GDC Summer in August to deliver an important[…..] […]
‘Calamity,’ ‘The Physics of Sorrow,’ ‘Schooom’s Odyssey,’ Top 2020 Online Annecy Festival June 20 was always meant to be the day the 2020 Annecy International Animation Film Festival would hand out awards at an energetic, paper airplane-filled gala, making it one of the most important dates on the global animation calendar. While other aspects of[…..] […]
