‘Angry Birds Movie’ EP Takes Flight with Kaiken Entertainment
Newly-formed entertainment company led by former Rovio CEO Mikael Hed buys Rovio's book publishing business, Vancouver TV animation studio, and a selection of non-Angry Birds properties.
Category: Mobile and Wireless
Turner, Warner Bros. Announce New U.S. Streaming Platform Boomerang
New initiative marks the first time the two companies have offered the massive Hanna-Barbera, Looney Tunes and MGM animation library of more than 5,000 titles on a streaming platform.
Polygon Pictures Launches Official ‘Airtone’ Site
PPI’s Yuki Moriyama provided character design for main character, Neon.
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SO YOU THINK ROBOTS CAN'T REPLACE ARTISTS
A message from the future with a warning for all creative souls...
In 2D, 3D, Acting, Anime, AR/VR/XR, Business, Cartoons, CG, Digital Media, Education and Training, Films, Games, Interactive, Mobile and Wireless, Motion Graphics, Music and Sound, Post-production, Previs/Postvis/Visualization, Production, Short Films, Stereoscopic 3-D, Technology, Television, Visual Effects, Voice Acting, Writing | ANIMATIONWorld, Blog Post | Blogs: FADE IN: on Screenwriting, by Jeffrey Scott
Framestore VR Studio Expands with New Montréal Office
Expansion of the Virtual Reality Studio headed by global head of VR Amy Small marks the proliferation of creative tech exploration.
In Business, Films, Mobile and Wireless, People, Places, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All
Winners Announced for Kidscreen Awards 2017
Netflix named channel of the year at the 2017 Kidcreen Summit in Miami; Bento Box Entertainment’s ‘Bob’s Burgers’ picks up three awards.
Kabillion, Metamedia Launch K-GO
New SVOD platform will feature traditional and social content in new and existing formats, including AR, VR, 360° video and gaming.
In Business, Games, Mobile and Wireless, People, AR/VR/XR | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Pollen Music Group Plays Integral Role in the Creation of Oscar-Nominated Animated Short, ‘Pearl’
Pollen partners Alexis Harte, JJ Wiesler and Scot Stafford also just won the Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music for an Animated TV/Broadcast Production and recently received an MPSE Golden Reel nomination for ‘Pearl.’
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Animaccord’s ‘Masha and the Bear’ a Worldwide, Multi-Platform Hit
First nine episodes of season 3 of the global hit from Russia’s Animaccord Animation Studio have already been released in cinemas across Europe and Latin America.
NFB’s ‘Bear 71’ Documentary Now Available as Free VR Experience
Reinvention of the National Film Board of Canada’s award-winning documentary has been showcased at IDFA DocLab and the New Frontiers VR Bar at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
The Fred Rogers Company Debuts ‘Through the Woods’
Marking the company’s first foray into original programming for mobile, new series of animated shorts was made in partnership with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s Curious World.
Sandbox Partners Acquires Minority Stake in Tinybop
SBX becomes the Brooklyn-based studio and educational kids app developer’s largest institutional shareholder.
‘Ben 10’ Continues Global Rollout with New Mobile Game
New mobile game, ‘Ben 10: Up to Speed,’ tells the origin story of the 10 year-old hero.
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Call for Entries: SIGGRAPH 2017 Now Accepting Submissions!
Deadline for submissions for Production Sessions is February 6, 2017; entries for the Computer Animation Festival close March 21, 2017.
In 3D, Call for Entries, CG, Films, Games, Mobile and Wireless, Production, Short Films, Technology, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: SIGGRAPH | Geographic Region: North America
youAR Unveils Secret Augmented Reality Tech Demo
Hidden away since 2014, Bent’s Dragon tech demo demonstrates that 3D animated characters can move freely while interacting with objects in real time.
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Kidscreen Awards Reveals Shortlist Nominees
Animation’s ‘Home: Adventures With Tip & Oh’ nominated for best new animated series.
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Google Spotlight Stories Taps ‘Book of Life’ Director Jorge Gutierrez for New VR Short
‘Son of Jaguar’ 360-degree virtual reality short produced in cooperation with Dallas-based animation studio Reel FX is set in Mexico City on the Day of the Dead.
Nexus Directors Smith & Foulkes Launch Interactive Storybook
‘Radio Jones and His Robot Dad’ storybook app was created by Oscar-nominated duo Alan Smith and Adam Foulkes alongside Nexus executive creative director Chris O’Reilly.
Titmouse and Viacom NEXT Unveil ‘Smash Party’ VR Experience
Virtual-reality destruction experience from the Emmy Award-winning animation studio behind ‘Metalocalypse,’ ‘Superjail!,’ ‘Venture Bros.,’ ‘Son of Zorn’ and ‘Motorcity’ is coming soon to HTC Vive.
Silvergate Launches First ‘Octonauts’ App
Silvergate partners with Night & Day Studios to release the first-ever mobile app based on the popular 3D-animated preschool series.
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Save the Date: FMX 2017 takes place May 2-5, 2017!
Begins: May 2, 2017
Art, Technology and Business meet at Europe's most influential conference for digital entertainment.
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Boomerang Arrives in Taiwan
All-animation network featuring both Mandarin audio and traditional Chinese subtitles will air new episodes, series and movies.
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FINAL DRAFT 10 REVIEW
Final Draft’s latest screenwriting software upgrade is a winner!
Call for Entries: New Educational Collaborations Announced for iAniMagic2016
Prizes for sixth annual animation competition hosted on mobile devices include the iPad Pro, Wacom Intuos Pro and Apple TV; deadline for submissions is November 15.
Sony Television Acquires Hopster Stake
Sony Pictures Television Networks acquires stake in global kids SVOD platform Hopster.
