As Santa is getting his reindeer ready for work, industry watchers are predicting that the big family movies of the week are going to make lots of green at the box office. Judging by Aquaman’s $9 million preview on Thursday night, the Warner Bros. release is expected to land on the No. 1 spot with[…..] […]
The first two projects to emerge from DWA’s shorts program, Oscar-shortlisted films showcase the breadth and depth of talent and technology the studio wields. By Jennifer Wolfe | Friday, December 21, 2018 at 8:00am On the heels of this week’s announcement of the 10 animated short films vying for a nomination at the 91st Academy[…..] […]
A bumbling knitted dinosaur must completely unravel itself to save the love of its life in the award-winning short film directed by Andrew Goldsmith and Bradley Slabe. By Jennifer Wolfe | Thursday, December 20, 2018 at 4:29pm Following a successful festival run — and a win at the Australian Academy Awards — Oscar-shortlisted Lost &[…..] […]
AWN ‘s ‘Miscweant’ waxes nostalgic as he breaks down Disney’s return to the world of their 1964 classic, ‘Mary Poppins.’ By Joe Strike | Thursday, December 20, 2018 at 11:16am Remember Disney’s direct-to-video sequels to their animated classics? While they varied in quality from mediocre to pretty good (my favorites are still Cinderella III: A Twist in Time and 101[…..] […]
At the 2018 China Game Industry Annual Conference held on December 21st, Feng Shixin, deputy director of Publishing Bureau of Publicity Department of the CPC, gave a keynote speech on the problems and phenomena in the Chinese game market in 2018. Feng Shixin, deputy director of the Publishing Bureau of Publicity Department of the CPC […]
Good morning everyone! Have you heard of the big event today? The animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse has been released, scoring 9.0 on Douban with the freshness 97% on Rotten Tomato. If you haven’t seen it yet, you can take a look at the trailer below (The following article does not contain spoilers, so[…..] […]
On December 20th, the “China Culture & Creative Investment Bay Area Summit” namely “the Launching Ceremony of the Youth Cultural Creation & Entrepreneurship Support Program of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area” was officially held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Luohu District, Shenzhen. The summit invited over 10 guests to gather and discuss the development trend[…..] […]
The video game industry now has a lot of revenue, but it’s also a cruel market where small independent developers struggle to stay competitive with big global studios. TIGA, a game developer and digital publisher network, recently released a new report titled “Continuous Success: A Video Game Investment Fund” (October 2018), calling on the UK[…..] […]
By Mercedes Milligan | December 19, 2018 ELEVEN Arts and Fathom Events have teamed up to bring Naoko Yamada’s animated coming-of-age drama A Silent Voice back to U.S. theaters for a special two-day engagement. The feature film will play Monday, January 28 and Thursday, January 31 on more than 500 screens nationwide — accompanied by[…..] […]
By Mercedes Milligan | December 19, 2018 With the concepts of socialism and communism being increasingly embraced by younger generations, it was only a matter of time before this trend made inroads in animation. Sure enough, news out of China that top video streaming site Bilibili will soon deliver an anime-style series based on the[…..] […]
