On May 29, the 14th China Beijing International Cultural & Creative Industry Expo was held in Beijing. At the meeting, the “Chinese Culture Symbol of the New Era: 2018-2019 Cultural IP Evaluation Report” was released. For the first time, the report focused on the IP of six major areas of film, dramas, animation, comics, games,[…..] […]
Animation supervisor David Clayton shares how his team brought down the fire-breathing Rhaegal with a giant bolt, and Crum the giant wight with a small knife, in HBO’s hit action-adventure series. Animating creatures has become a tradition for Weta Digital animation supervisor David Clayton, who’s had a busy year working on both Rampage and Season[…..] […]
Come and discover Playmobil: The Movie, in the presence of its director Lino DiSalvo. The very first images of Playmobil: The Movie were already unveiled last year at Annecy, while the feature film was still in production. Today, in its finalized version, and for its world premiere, Lino DiSalvo’s unique creation returns to the Annecy[…..] […]
Among our jury members: Dean DeBlois, Julie Gayet, Camélia Jordana, Judith Nora, Sébastien Onomo, Nora Twomey… And the jury for the first VR Works competition: Voyelle Acker (producer, ON Animation Studios), Jeffrey Bowers (artist and curator, Vimeo) and Jimmy Maidens (co-founder, scientific expert, visual effects supervisor, Penrose Studios, USA) Our honored guest, the Japanese director[…..] […]
The National Film Board of Canada will make a strong showing at this year’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival (June 10-15) with three short films and one VR work, all in official competition. Annecy 2019 will see the return of three world-renowned filmmakers: Regina Pessoa, with her short film Oncle Thomas – La comptabilité des jours (Uncle[…..] […]
British vfx and animation company DNEG announced today it has hired Pixar veteran Andrew Gordon as head of character animation for its feature animation team. Gordon will work at the company’s London headquarters, where he will join managing director of feature animation Tom Jacomb, animation director Troy Saliba, and vfx supervisor Philippe Denis. In[…..] […]
Head of Animation Becky Bresee and Head of Effects Animation Marlon West Present “Frozen 2” Directors Brian Menz, Natalie Nourigat and Jerry Huynh Present New Shorts in World Premiere Screenings In what has become an annual tradition at Annecy International Animated Film Festival, Walt Disney Animation Studios (WDAS) returns with a Bonlieu Theater presentation showcasing[…..] […]
New features include a mini-game called Flying Pigles New updates have been made available for Shadow Factory’s latest consumer game, Stupid Cupid, two months after the VR game studio and digital agency released an Early Access version on game distribution platform Steam. The game is a fun fusion of VR archery and puzzle matching has players[…..] […]
Square Enix assigning staff elsewhere in company as Project Prelude Rune is cancelled Studio Istolia, the Square Enix studio that had been working on Project Prelude Rune, has been officially shut down and had its game cancelled. USGamer reports that a Square Enix spokesperson confirmed the closure following the sudden disappearance of the studio and[…..] […]
From:https://www.awn.com/news/nickelodeon-debut-new-lego-city-adventures-june-22nd Nickelodeon and the LEGO Group today have announced their all-new CG-animated comedy series LEGO City Adventures will premiere on Saturday, June 22, at 11:30 a.m. (ET/PT). The new 10-episode series takes us up close and personal into funny, smart, and dynamic slices of life within the sprawling and diverse LEGO City community, an real[…..] […]
