Category: Digital Media

Netflix Headline News

Netflix Announces ‘Klaus’ and ‘The Willoughbys’ Sneak Peeks at Annecy Festival

By Dan Sarto | Monday, April 15, 2019 at 4:55pm

Directors Sergio Pablos and Kris Pearn will share inside looks at their upcoming films, Netflix’s first two original animated features.

streaming Headline News

The Streaming Wars Heat Up as Disney Unveils Details for Disney+

Taking a direct shot at Netflix, The Walt Disney Company announces plans to release more than 25 original series and 10 original films, documentaries and specials in the first year of its rival streaming service.

Disney+ Headline News

Billy Crystal & John Goodman Reteaming for Disney+ Animated Series ‘Monsters At Work’

With John Ratzenberger, Jennifer Tilly, Bob Peterson, Ben Feldman, Kelly Marie Tran, Henry Winkler, Lucas Neff, Alanna Ubach, Stephen Stanton and Aisha Tyler rounding out the star-studded voice cast, animated series inspired by Pixar’s Academy Award-winning ‘Monsters, Inc.’ is set to premiere on Disney’s new streaming service in 2020.

Festivals Headline News

RTX Animation Festival Announces Initial 2019 Lineup

Exclusive panels and screenings from Benjamin Martian and Andrew Koehler, the creators of Adult Swim’s ‘Tigtone,’ industry leader Ian Jones Quartey, ‘Dragon Ball Super’ voice actor Monica Rial, and more.

IKinema Headline News

IKINEMA Launches Orion 2.0 VR Motion Capture Solution

Now available with a fully optimized core solver, popular real-time mocap solution adds technology enhancements to help create believable 3D virtual character animation for live virtual experiences.

The Jim Henson Company Headline News

Amazon Prime Now Streaming Popular Series & Specials from The Henson Company

Massive collection of critically acclaimed productions including award-winning specials and beloved preschool and fantasy series from The Jim Henson Company’s catalog now available on Amazon Prime Video.

Netflix Headline News

Netflix Announces Initial Cast for Live-Action Reboot of ‘Cowboy Bebop’

John Cho, Mustafa Shakir, Daniella Pineda and Alex Hassell join cast of the all-new live-action series based on the original Japanese anime series directed by Shinichiro Watanabe.

DreamWorks Animation Television Headline News

EXCLUSIVE CLIP: Season 8 of ‘Spirit Riding Free’ Arrives on Netflix April 5

DreamWorks Animation Television’s series inspired by the Oscar-nominated film ‘Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron’ follows the adventures of spunky ex-city girl Lucky and wild horse Spirit with her two best friends Pru and Abigail.

cloud Computing Headline News

Teradici Announces New PCoIP Ultra Protocol Enhancements

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at 5:22pm

Flexible use of expanded array of encoders will enable faster, more interactive remote workstation experiences for users working with high-resolution content. 

streaming Headline News

Cyber Group Studios Teams with Future Today to Launch YayToons

New free app for kids featuring content from Cyber Group Studios now available in the U.S. across OTT Platforms including Roku, Amazon Fire TV and Apple TV.

DreamWorks Animation Television Headline News

TRAILER: Season 2 of ‘She-Ra and the Princesses of Power’ Premieres April 26

DreamWorks Animation Television reveals highly anticipated trailer for the hit animated Netflix series executive produced by Noelle Stevenson at WonderCon 2019.

Awards Headline News

ASIFA-Hollywood Announces Key Dates for 47th Annie Awards

The 47th Annie Awards ceremony honoring overall excellence as well as individual achievement in 36 categories is set for Saturday, January 25, 2020 at UCLA’s Royce Hall.

Awards Headline News

MASTERSFX Earns Daytime Emmy Nod for Netflix’s ‘Aliens Ate My Homework’

Acclaimed creature FX studio co-produced and created puppets, prosthetics, animatronics and more for the Netflix feature.

Amazon Studios Headline News

JAM Media, Amazon Studios Co-Producing Hybrid Series ‘Jessy & Nessy’

New mixed-media preschool series is set to launch on Amazon Prime Video at the end of 2019, with new episodes into 2020 & 2021.

Awards Headline News

TV Academy Announces 2019 Honorees for Individual Achievement In Animation

Baobab Studios’ ‘Crow: The Legend,’ Disney Channel’s ‘Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventures,’ Netflix’s ‘Spirit Riding Free’ and Amazon’s ‘Tumble Leaf’ among the honorees for outstanding achievement in animation.

Netflix Headline News

Netflix Sets Oscar-Qualifying Theatrical Run for ‘Klaus’

Directed by ‘Despicable Me’ creator Sergio Pablos, the streaming service’s first original animated feature debuts this holiday season.

Animation Production Days Headline News

Building Brands, Real-Time Production in the Spotlight at ADP 2019

Case studies detailing the use of game engines in animation production as well as new ideas and strategies for the exploitation of animation projects to be presented at the 13th edition of Germany’s leading animation business platform.

Zoic Studios Headline News

Zoic Labs Announces Biz Dev Partnership with Alchemy

Sister company to Emmy-winning entertainment company Zoic Studios teams with boutique consulting firm for strategic business development.

FMX 2019 Headline News

John Gaeta & Kim Libreri to Present Groundbreaking VFX on ‘The Matrix’ at FMX 2019

By Dan Sarto | Monday, March 25, 2019 at 4:42pm

Leaders on the team behind famed effects like ‘Bullet Time’ will share insights on their seminal cinematic innovations; ‘Aquaman,’ ‘Lego Movie 2’ and ‘Alita’ sessions also added.

Tributes ANIMATIONWorld

Beautiful Maladies – The Uncanny World of Rosto

Ottawa Animation Festival artistic director Chris Robinson shares a previously unpublished 2015 Pimpcast interview with the iconic Dutch musician and director, who passed away at 50 on March 7.

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