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Paramount’s ‘Ghost in the Shell’ arrives on Blu-ray July 7

‘Ghost in the Shell’ will be available on 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack, Blu-ray 3D Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand July 25, 2017 from Paramount Home Media Distribution, with the Digital HD version dropping early on July 7.

call for entries Headline News

animago AWARD Extends Submission Deadline, Announces 2017 Jury

Deadline for entries in Germany’s annual 3D Animation & Still, Visual Effects, Visualization and Design competition extended to Monday, June 19.

Autodesk Headline News

Autodesk Teams Up with Microsoft Azure to Offer Scalable Cloud Rendering

The Microsoft Azure Batch Rendering Platform is built on the Azure Batch platform and allows users to submit render jobs through Maya, 3ds Max and Arnold, and the Azure SDK allows customization and open-source plugins to integrate directly with Maya and 3ds Max.

Yeti Farm Creative Headline News

Yeti Greenlights Digital-First Docu-Series ‘Kick Flip’ in Partnership with Freeride Entertainment, Women’s Skateboarding Alliance and MAHFIA.TV

Yeti Farm Creative has greenlit the 10-part documentary mini-series featuring 10 high-profile, professional female athletes in skateboarding today for Yeti’s YouTube channel and MAHFIA.TV, and is in development on a companion animated series.

Framestore Headline News

Framestore Takes Top Honors at The One Club for Creativity

The One Club for Creativity awards has honored Framestore with 49 trophies across five projects, including 18 gold awards for ‘Field Trip to Mars,’ all for the production company’s innovative work in virtual and augmented reality.

Toon Goggles Headline News

Toon Goggles Takes on ‘The Mojicons’

Ink global announces that the quirky animated series starring the emoji that grace our email and text messages will stream on global platform Toon Goggles.

Blender Headline News

Blender Brings Cult Comic 'Agent 327' to Life in 3D Animation

Award-winning open-source studio Blender Institute releases ambitious three-minute teaser for full-length animated feature based on Dutch artist Martin Lodewijk’s classic comics.

Genius Brands Headline News

Genius Brands Teams with Fathom for One-Night Theatrical Event for ‘SpacePOP’

Hit animated series from Genius Brands International, 'SpacePOP: Not Your Average Princesses,' voyages to the big screen as a special one-night event in cinemas this fall.

AIAF Events

Australian International Animation Festival 2017

By Hages | Monday, May 8, 2017 at 4:24pm
Begins: May 12, 2017

CSU Animation & Visual Effects present the 14th Anniversary of the Australian International Animation Festival, running Friday, May 12 through Sunday, May 14, 2017.

Alec Pinkston’s stop-motion animated irreverent political satire awarded $70 Headline News

Stop-Motion ‘Senataur’ Series Awarded Pilot Funding

Alec Pinkston’s stop-motion animated irreverent political satire awarded $70,000 production fund from ‘The Next Great Animated Series’ competition presented by Project Greenlight Digital Studios and Tongal.

Licensing Headline News

WildBrain, Red Kite Developing Animated ‘Tulipop’ Series

Characters from Icelandic brand Tulipop to be developed into a YouTube short-form series by DHX Media-owned multi-platform kids’ network WildBrain in collaboration with Ken Anderson of Red Kite Animation.

Business Headline News

Sander Schwartz, SYBO Sign New Pact for ‘Subway Surfers’

Daytime Emmy-winning producer and former Warner Bros. Animation president signs with Copenhagen-based SYBO to take’ Subway Surfers’ from mobile game to animated series for television, film and other platforms.

Nickelodeon Headline News

Nickelodeon Launches Brand-New Entertainment Lab

Designed to identify and experiment with new and emerging technologies, mew Nickelodeon Entertainment Lab aims to fuel production opportunities and content creation.

Boat Rocker Media Headline News

MarcoPolo Learning Forms Global Partnership with Boat Rocker Media

Led by Boat Rocker Ventures with participation from leading global technology and children’s media investors, mobile-based early childhood education company secures $8.5 million in funding.

Mondo Headline News

MONDO Acquires English-Language Market Rights to French Animated Series ‘LastMan’

Based on the acclaimed comic series by Balak, Bastien Vivès and Michaël Sanlaville, ‘LastMan’ is directed by acclaimed music video director and animator Jérémie Périn.

MPC Headline News

Multi-Award Winning Character Studio Launches MPC Life

New character and creature group to offer MPC Advertising’s proprietary ACE animated character engine tool for character-driven storytelling across a range of digital platforms.

The Jim Henson Company Headline News

Henson Signs New Broadcast Deals for ‘Splash and Bubbles’ and ‘Dot.’

New broadcast licensing deals for hit preschool underwater CGI-animated adventure series and digital series based on the picture book by Randi Zuckerberg signed with key international partners.

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