AwesomenessTV Taps Former Disney Exec T.J. Marchetti
DreamWorks Animation-owned AwesomenessTV hires former Disney digital marketing exec T.J. Marchetti as chief marketing officer.
Category: Digital Media
FMX 2014 to Spotlight ‘Disruptive Education’
Program highlights are announced for FMX 2014, including a series of talks dedicated to ‘Disruptive Education,” feature presentations on Oscar winner Frozen and international film project The Physician, as well as renowned personalities such as Star Wars Concept Designer Christian Gossett and Oscar-winning Animator Chris Landreth.
In CG, Digital Media, Event, Films, Games, People, Places, Technology, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Blogs: FMX Conference Spotlight | Special Events: FMX | Geographic Region: Europe
Adult Swim Promotes Jim Babcock
Jim Babcock is promoted to vice president, consumer marketing for Adult Swim, where he will oversee development of show launch strategies and execution for all original and acquired programming for the network, as well as branded games and apps from Adult Swim Digital.
In Business, Cartoons, Digital Media, People, Places, Television | Headline News | Geographic Region: North America
Framestore Creates Digital Experience for Old Spice
Framestore teams with Wieden + Kennedy Portland to create “The Power of Hair,” a new digital experience for Old Spice.
Smith Micro Launches MotionArtistTV
Smith Micro launches MotionArtistTV interactive platform for the digital artist community; introducing the Web’s new digital canvas for interactive HTML5 storytelling.
In Business, Digital Media, Interactive, Technology | Headline News | Geographic Region: North America
Disney, Google to Premiere Stop Motion ‘Vinylmation Love Story’ Short
Disney teams with Google to premiere the 38 minute stop-motion short film, Blank: A Vinylmation Love Story, on Google Play.
Annecy Deadlines Are Here!
Submission deadlines for the Annecy International Film Festival and Market are here; MIFA’s Head of Projects, Géraldine Baché, discusses the special focus and new vigor of the MIFA Pitch Sessions.
In Call for Entries, Cartoons, Digital Media, Event, Festival, Films, Games, Interactive, Places, Short Films, Television | Headline News | Blogs: Animated Travels | Special Events: Annecy | Geographic Region: Europe
Kidscreen Announces Marquee Speakers for iKids 2014
Big voices in children’s digital media have signed on for the third annual iKids conference including Keith Malone, Chris Waldron, Jens Peter de Pedro, and Majora Carter.
CUT OFF AT THE PASS
If you’re a writer you are familiar with the word. You just wrote an Academy Award-quality screenplay or an Emmy-quality series development, put together a solid pitch, gave it to the producer or exec with passion, and he or she responded with the most painful one-word epithet in the English language—Pass.
SIGGRAPH Issues 2014 Call For Submissions
Organizers for SIGGRAPH’s 41st International Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques issue a call for submissions.
In Call for Entries, CG, Digital Media, Films, Games, Interactive, Mobile and Wireless, Short Films, Technology, Visual Effects | Headline News | Special Events: SIGGRAPH | Geographic Region: North America
Google Bids Adieu to 2013 with New Doodle
Google marks New Year's Eve with a doodle that shows 2013 disco dancing while 2014 waits patiently for its turn.
‘Disney Animated’ Named Best App of the Year
Selected out of the 100,000 iPad apps launching on the App Store in 2013, Apple names Disney Animated the iPad app of the year.
