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Boabab Studios’ ‘Crow: The Legend’ Scores Four Daytime Emmys

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From:https://www.awn.com/news/boabab-studios-crow-legend-scores-four-daytime-emmys In a ceremony held last Friday at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced winners for the 46th annual Daytime Emmy Awards. Crow: The Legend, Baobab Studios’ CG-animated short film and VR experience, led the animation category awards with four: Outstanding Interactive Media for a Daytime Program; Outstanding[…..] […]

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Pixar Returns to its Greatest Franchise Success with ‘Toy Story 4’

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https://www.awn.com/animationworld/pixar-returns-its-greatest-franchise-success-toy-story-4 “No pressure. No pressure at all.” With a laugh, director Josh Cooley describes how he and his producers, Jonas Rivera and Mark Nielsen, managed to bear the weight of creating Disney · Pixar’s new animated feature film, Toy Story 4, the latest installment in the studio’s most venerable and successful franchise. Hitting theatres this[…..] […]

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BIGBEN ANNOUNCES THEIR PARTICIPATION IN E3 2019!

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Lesquin (France), May 9, 2019 – BIGBEN is happy to announce that they will be participating in E3 2019, which will take place June 11ththrough 14th at the Los Angeles Convention Center. This unmissable video game industry gathering is the perfect opportunity for Bigben to showcase their 2019 lineup of games and PC and PS4 gaming accessories.[…..] […]

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SINGAPORE PRESENTS MORE THAN 300 HOURS OF COMPELLING CONTENT FOR GLOBAL AUDIENCES AT HONG KONG FILMART 2019

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18 March 2019 – This year, Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) will lead a delegation of 23 Singapore media companies to Hong Kong Filmart 2019, presenting over 350 hours of compelling Asian stories. The 51 titles include Potocol’s Far Away My Shadow Wandered, a Singapore-Japan-Hong Kong co-produced documentary selected for the 17th Hong Kong[…..] […]

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I Have a Question – Chengdu Sheer  

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CGGE: Can you give us a brief introduction to Sheer? Sheer Tianyi Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Sheer”) was founded in 2013, formerly known as Sheer Digital Technology Co., Ltd. established in 2005. Sheer is a company specializing in game art outsourcing. Currently, the company employs nearly 600 people and is the largest[…..] […]

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SC Films Sniffs Out Buyers for ‘Where’s Santa’ at Cannes

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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

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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,[…..] […]

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PC Gamers Shifting to TV Gaming Platforms

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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[…..] […]

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GKIDS ‘Okko’s Inn’ Checks into Blu-ray with Shout!

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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[…..] […]

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Paramount Taps Director David Bowers for ‘Rugrats’

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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[…..] […]

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