2nd Japanese Film Festival Comes to Croatia
The Japan Croatia Film Festival brings Anime to Zagreb September 21-23, connecting the countries through filmmaking; 3rd Croatian Film Festival heads to Tokyo in November.
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SIGGRAPH Asia Returns to Hong Kong for 2025 Edition
Conference and exhibition runs December 15-18, 2025 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
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Crunchyroll Reveal New Anime Award 2024 Categories
The event, honoring the best in anime, adds Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography and Best Slice of Life in recognition of artistic excellence and variety; ceremony streams live from Tokyo on March 2, 2024.
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2024 Crunchyroll Anime Awards Return to Japan
The eighth edition of the Anime Awards will take place next March 2, co-hosted by voice actress Sally Amaki and presenter Jon Kabira.
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Vote Now for the Seventh Annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards
Anime of the Year nominees include ‘Attack on Titan Final’ Season Part 2, ‘Cyberpunk: Edgerunners,’ ‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc,’ ‘Lycoris Recoil,’ ‘Ranking of Kings’ Cour 2, and ‘SPY x FAMILY;’ fans can vote every day, in every category, through January 25 – winners will be announced March 4.
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Call For Entries: Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2023
Submissions for Short and Feature animated films are now being accepted for the 10th edition of TAAF running March 10-13, 2023, in Ikebukuro Tokyo.
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‘Samurai Rabbit:’ A Futuristic Take on Bushido and Stan Sakai’s Hit Comics
Premiering today on Netflix, the new CG animated series, based on the five-time Eisner winning comic ‘Usagi Yojimbo,’ pits the cotton-tailed warrior, Yuichi, and his team of fighters against monsters, ninjas, and evil aliens threatening the city of Neo Edo.
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Crunchyroll, Fuji TV, and Slow Curve + Ultra Partnership Kicks off with New Anime Titles
Companies shared new programming details at last week’s +Ultra event in Tokyo; previously announced ‘Estab Life: Great Escape’ to debut in April 2022 with newly revealed title ‘Ooyukiumi No Kaina’ coming in January 2023.
SIGGRAPH Asia Wraps First Hybrid Edition in Tokyo
2021 conference brought together over 3,000 computer graphics industry attendees from 41 countries, overcoming significant obstacles to attend the live program at the Tokyo International Forum in Japan.
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SIGGRAPH Asia 2021 Hybrid Conference to Continue as Planned
With a comprehensive range of onsite safety and hygiene measures in place, event will welcome attendees in-person at the Tokyo International Forum from December 14-17; international attendees will join virtually from all over the world.
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SIGGRAPH Asia 2021 Will Be Held in Tokyo and Online
Announcement confirms the hybrid event will take place December 14-17 at the Tokyo International Forum – selected events will also be available virtually; Sony Group Corporation’s executive deputy president and CTO Toru Katsumoto to give keynote.
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Polygon Pictures Expands to India
Leading Japanese animation studio known for ‘Star Wars Tesistance’ and ‘BLAME!’ launches wholly owned subsidiary, Polygon India, in Thane to specialize in rigging and serve as new business hub.
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Submit Your XR Masterpiece to SIGGRAPH Asia 2021
Selected innovative immersive projects in XR will be showcased at the conference, taking place in Tokyo from December 14-17; the submission deadline is July 15.
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Call for Submissions: SIGGRAPH Asia 2021 Computer Animation Festival
Entries now being accepted in multiple categories, including shorts, visualizations, VFX sequences, game cinematics, and real-time pieces; deadline to enter is August 1, 2021.
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SIGGRAPH Asia 2021
Begins: December 14, 2021
Annual computer graphics conference and exhibition comes to Tokyo, Japan December 14-17.
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‘Tokyo Godfathers’ Coming to U.S. Theaters This March
GKIDS and Fathom Events nationwide re-release features 4K restoration and English dub.
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Polygon Pictures Announces PPixel Non-Photorealistic Rendering Software
New system from studio behind ‘BLAME!’ and ‘GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters’ supports diverse visual styles, including cel shading, which replicates the look of hand-drawn cel animation in 3D.
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Automated Anime and VR at SIGGRAPH Asia 2018
Exhibition hall highlights included algorithms driving increased 2D character animation production speed and more immersive virtual reality experiences.
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‘L’oiseau Qui Danse’ Wins Best in Show at SIGGRAPH Asia Computer Animation Festival
Jean-Marie Marbach’s abstract short, inspired by Visual Music and made entirely with Trapcode Suite, takes top prize at annual showcase for excellence in computer animation.
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SIGGRAPH Asia 2018 Announces Full Conference Program
Presentations on Pixar’s ‘Incredibles 2,’ Weta’s history of digital characters and latest advances in virtual humans part of four packed days of computer graphics-related events running December 4-7 in Tokyo.
The Scoop on VR in China
A boots-on-the-ground view from ex-pat VR pioneer Nikk Mitchell.
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SIGGRAPH Asia 2018 Tokyo, Japan
Begins: December 4, 2018
SIGGRAPH Asia 2018 will be taking place from December 4-7, 2018 at the Tokyo International Forum.
AkibaFest Set for October 15-16
Anime festival to be held October 15 & 16 in the Little Tokyo district of Los Angeles to showcase more than a dozen films, including the North American theatrical premiere of ‘Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu.’
JAPIC Announces “Animation Artist in Residence Tokyo 2016”
JAPIC is now accepting application for the 2016 residency program.
Walt Disney Co. to Bail Out Euro Disney Theme Park
Euro Disney is reportedly getting a $1.3-billion financial bailout from owner Walt Disney Co.
