Jonathan Schneider Joins Invisible Universe as President of Studios
The Skydance and Disney alum will lead efforts to adopt new technologies for the studio, especially those involving AI, mo-cap, and real-time rendering.
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Hasbro Launches ‘Hasbro Entertainment’
On the heels of the sale of eOne to Lionsgate, company announces new division, lead by Olivier Dumont, to create multi-platform content from priority brands; Zev Foreman and Gabriel Marano named head of film and television, respectively.
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Reallusion Integrates iClone Live Sync with NVIDIA Omniverse
The updated connector enables a two-way USD synchronized character animation workflow with the 3D simulation and collaboration platform for real-time crowd generation with digital twins and AECO.
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Exclusive Clip: ‘Polly Pocket: Sparkle Cove Adventure’
Polly discovers the hidden world of Sparkle Cove, an island paradise and origin of magical pockite, the source of her shrinking powers; special hits Netflix August 21.
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Netflix Drops Trailer for ‘Disenchantment’ Part 5
The misadventures of hard-hitting, hard-drinking Queen Bean, her feisty elf companion Elfo, and her personal demon Luci culminate in an epic battle for Dreamland in the fifth and final installment, streaming November 1 on Netflix.
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Opsive Launches Omni Animation
The new AI generation technique can be used to generate 3D humanoid animations with realistic movement, details, and depth; Omni Animation will be demonstrated at Devcom Developer Conference later this month.
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DNEG Welcomes Jake Morrison as VFX Supervisor
The film industry veteran brings 25+ years of experience to the studio, including a BAFTA-nomination for ‘Ant-Man.’
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Godzilla Returns in Apple TV+’s ‘Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’ First Look
Starring Kurt Russell, Wyatt Russell, and Anna Sawai, the upcoming live-action sci-fi series, based on Legendary’s ‘Monsterverse,’ pits the famed Gojira and Titans in all-new clashes, coming soon to the streamer.
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Portland Festival of Cinema and Technology Winners Announced
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry’s first festival honored filmmakers for contributions to animation and cinema; competitive categories ranged from ‘Best Animated Feature’ to ‘Visionary Use of Technology in Short Film’ with animated works garnering 12 awards.
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‘Polly Pocket: Sparkle Cove Adventure’ Heads to Netflix
Check out the trailer - Polly discovers the hidden world of the Sparkle Cove, an island paradise and origin of magical pockite, the source of her shrinking powers, in an all-new special streaming August 21.
Countryside Animafest Cyprus 2023 Winners Announced
Daria Kashceeva’s ‘Electra’ takes top honors with Grand Prix Dimitris Eipides - narrative film and the International Competition Audience Award; Paul de Nooijer and Menno de Nooijer’s ‘Is Heaven Blue?’ wins Grand Prix Eipides for non-narrative film.
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ASIFA-Hollywood Announces 2023-24 Student Scholarship Winners
Organization’s Animation Educators Forum awards $44,000, distributed evenly to 11 students, to support continuing education in animation; funds defray costs of software, hardware, creative and academic research, and tuition.
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‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Director Heads to VIEW 2023
Annie Award-winner Joaquim Dos Santos will present in person the ‘making of’ Sony Picture Animation’s newest voyage into the Spider-Verse; the conference takes place October 15-20 in Turin, Italy.
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ND Stevenson to Join ‘Nimona’ Directors at VIEW 2023
Author of New York Times best-selling graphic novel on which Netflix’s new 3DCG adventure is based will head to Turin along with Nick Bruno and Troy Quane to present their film in-person; the conference takes place October 15-20.
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Netflix Reveals ‘Scott Pilgrim Takes Off’ Anime Teaser
We've got lots of great pics... in the all-new series, Scott meets the girl of his dreams but faces certain ‘challenges’ to date her; Michael Cera, Anna Kendrick, and Brie Larson lead an all-star cast – the show debuts this November.
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Netflix Drops ‘Emily Rudd from One Piece Tells How She Grew Up Geeked’ Video
The actress, who plays Nami in the all-new pirate adventure series, shares experiences growing up as an anime and manga fan and other geeky, nerdy stuff; the series sets sail on August 31.
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‘Hotel Transylvania: Transformania’ Heads Home
Catch the fourth 3DCG comedy in Sony Pictures Animation’s ‘Hotel T’ cinematic franchise on Digital, Blu-ray, and DVD now.
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LAIKA’s ‘Coraline’ is a Hit… Again!
The 2009 stopmo classic scored big at the box office, grossing close to $5M during its recent 2-day Fathom Events theatrical release; new showings added for August 28 and 29 – tickets now on sale.
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Kevin J. Johnson Joins Saffronic as Executive Creative Director
Company adds the 30-year animation veteran to spearhead creative content management and to lead ongoing productions.
Puget Systems Debuts Generative AI and Machine Learning Server
The new customizable rackmount machine supports up to four NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada graphics cards to host web-based chat interface for large language models.
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‘Tron: Ares’ Shuts Down Due to Strikes
Instead of beginning production this week in Vancouver, director Joachim Rønning revealed the threequel has been put on indefinite hiatus and 150 crew members laid off.
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Crunchyroll Releases 1000th English Dubbed ‘One Piece’ Episode
The leading anime platform celebrates the episodic milestone from the popular anime, based on the manga by creator Eiichiro Oda.
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Marvel VFX Workers Set to Vote for IATSE Unionization
Now that an election agreement has been met, Marvel’s VFX crew will vote next week for union representation, hopefully paving the way for further participation across the entire industry.
75th Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Awards Announced
The TV Academy honors innovation in broadcast technology, including Brompton Technology’s Tessera SX40 LED video processor, Concept Overdrive’s Motion System, and the pCAM Pro mobile app; award ceremony set for October 18.
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Lucasfilm’s Industrial Light & Magic to Close in Singapore
Due to changes in the global entertainment industry, the studio known for ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars,’ which began as Lucasfilm Animation Singapore in 2004, will soon shutter its doors, eliminating over 300 jobs.
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