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[…..] […]
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[…..] […]
Back-to-back episodes on Disney XD and DisneyNOW cross time and dimensions using different animation techniques to visually support the storytelling. By AWN Staff Editor | Thursday, April 25, 2019 at 1:08pm In a multipart story arc airing back-to-back on Disney XD and DisneyNOW, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout! kicks off Sunday, May 5 (9:30–10:30 p.m. EDT/PDT). The[…..] […]
PARTNERSHIP WITH NORDIC GAMES BRINGS EVEN MORE COMPETITION TO LATIN AMERICA PREMIER INDIE GAMES EVENT São Paulo, Brazil, April 23, 2019 — Brazil’s Independent Games (BIG) Festival, the largest indie gaming expo in Latin America, announced today that it will be closing the submissions for its award section on April 26th. This is the last date[…..] […]
By Mercedes Milligan | April 23, 2019 It’s a big day for Baobab Studios as the Annie Award-winning virtual reality animation studio reveals its first trailer, innovative interactive narrative systems and Tribeca Film Festival activities for upcoming VR experience, Bonfire. The debut trailer showcases its main character Debbie, voiced by comedian, writer and actress Ali Wong, as well[…..] […]
‘Endgame’ screening, in cooperation with Trickfilm Festival, will cap four packed conference days starting April 30 in Stuttgart, Germany. By Dan Sarto | Monday, April 22, 2019 at 4:19pm LUDWIGSBURG, GERMANY– With more than 280 events and the top-notch FMX Forum, there is much to explore in the FMX 2019 schedule. The most recent conference programming announcement includes[…..] […]
Special print edition distributed at Annecy 2017 celebrates a year’s worth of creative excellence since industry professionals last gathered in France at the world’s largest and most prestigious film festival dedicated to the art of animation. By Jennifer Wolfe | Monday, June 12, 2017 at 6:00am Coinciding with today’s launch of the Annecy International Animated Film Festival, now[…..] […]
Design company takes on 450 VFX shots that feature the hero digital cougar along with many other CG animals, in Sony’s family adventure. By Dan Sarto | Thursday, April 18, 2019 at 4:03pm The “cat’s out of the bag” when it comes to Pixomondo sharing some of the stunning digital cougars and other wild animal VFX work[…..] […]
Italy’s premier animation, VFX, games and immersive storytelling conference is now accepting submissions for its film competition, with a €2,000 first prize. By AWN Staff Editor | Thursday, April 18, 2019 at 5:21pm The 2019 VIEW Conference is now accepting submissions for its 2019 film competitions: the VIEW Award 2019 for short animated films with its €2,000 first prize,[…..] […]
By Mercedes Milligan | April 17, 2019 Matthew Rankin’s award-winning animated short The Tesla World Light, produced at the National Film Board of Canada by Julie Roy, is now streaming free of charge worldwide on NFB.ca, Facebook and YouTube. The 8’18” experimental piece about the brilliant, enigmatic inventor Nikola Tesla previously launched on Vimeo, where it was named a Staff Pick[…..] […]
