BOXX Demos New APEXX W3 Workstations at 2023 NAB
The technology company shares its latest media and entertainment computer hardware designed for accelerating workflows; also on display the award-winning immersive VR experience, ‘Stay Alive, My Son,’ powered by a BOXX APEXX S3 workstation
Billy Magnussen Joins Cast of Live-Action ‘Lilo & Stitch’
The ‘No Time to Die’ actor joins Zach Galifianakis, Maia Kealoha as Lilo, and Chris Sanders as the voice of Stitch in the live-action/CGI hybrid project streaming on Disney+ May 10, 2024.
Disney+ Shares ‘The Muppets Mayhem’ Trailer
The Electric Mayhem Band takes their act on the road and comes face-to-face with the current-day music scene, including special guests Paula Abdul, Steve Aoki, David Bizarro and many, many more – coming to the streamer next month.
‘Cyberchase’ Season 14 Sets PBS KIDS Premiere
The Emmy-Winning animated kids’ series returns in honor of Earth Day with four new environment-themed topics and adventures; the season debuts on PBS KIDS Family Night on April 21.
FMX 2023 Announces New Program Updates
Wētā FX ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ panels added to a vast array of already confirmed programming for the upcoming 4-day hybrid event, running April 25-27 and online April 28 in Stuttgart.
Squirrel Media Acquires Mondo TV Studios
The post-production company headquartered in Spain has signed a binding letter of intent to purchase 74.24% of Mondo TV Studios shares from its Italian parent company Mondo TV S.p.A.
Pixar Releases RenderMan V25
Newest version includes enhanced technology features such as advanced denoising powered by machine learning, reaching new milestones in support for volumes, secondary passes, and performance for feature film animation and VFX.
Podcast EP 204: How Margherita Premuroso Became a Creative Director for Title Sequences
The Italian animator, whose work includes title sequences for ‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Amend,’ and ‘The Last of Us,’ shares her journey from freelance animator in Italy to creative director at Elastic in the U.S.
Stephan Franck’s Graphic Novel Series ‘Palomino’ Returns to Kickstarter
The acclaimed cartoonist and veteran animator’s neo-noir graphic novel series, set amidst the lost culture of Los Angeles' country music clubs, welcomes two new volumes to back.
‘Hell’s Paradise’ English Dub to Premiere on Crunchyroll April 15
The action horror anime series follows convict Gabimaru on his quest to find the Elixir of Life and buy his freedom.
It’s Official – Max Orders ‘Harry Potter’ Reboot as a TV Series
The scripted show will be a faithful adaptation of the original wizarding world novels by J.K. Rowling, with each season portraying the events from one of the seven books.
‘The Penguin’ First Look Footage and Image Revealed
Colin Farrell stars in the upcoming series from Warner Bros. Television and DC Studios, which is currently in production and will stream on the new Max platform.
DNEG to Acquire Prime Focus Technologies
Deal will include CLEAR® software suite and CLEAR AI® platform and add 1,700 employees to push global headcount over 11,500.
Jellyfish Pictures Expands into India
The global VFX and animation studio opens operations in Mumbai, names Jasjit Singh as its General Manager, India.
Peacock Drops First ‘The Continental’ Teaser Video
Our first real glimpse of the ‘John Wick’ prequel miniseries, set in 1975, showcases bloody, and funky, assassin shenanigans that are sure to thrill when it hits Peacock September 2023.
Kana Hanazawa Releases Animated Music Video for ‘Circle’
The veteran ‘Goodbye, Don Glees!’ and ‘Suzume’ voice actress chose a pixel art style for her newest single, which was produced by pixel artist m7kenji; the music video streams now on her official YouTube account.
Seth MacFarlane Names Faith Sedlin Fuzzy Door Tech President
The production company’s new tech division taps former Siri CMO to helm development and operations, including expansion of company’s flagship AR production visualization tool ViewScreen.
iFFY 2023 is Just Around the Corner
Award-winning animator Gary Schwartz will present ‘Kinda iFFY’ – his ‘Overhead Projection Shadow Puppet Animation Workshop,’ a hands-on lab for creative inquiry into time-based media; the Independent Film Festival Ypsilanti runs April 19-22.
AMD Reveals Its Newest AMD Radeon PRO Graphic Cards
The AMD PRO W7000 series boasts advanced chiplet design to support real-world multi-tasking performance, as well as offers the new AMD Radiance Display Engine featuring DisplayPort 2.1; cards are also certified for leading professional applications delivering performance and stability.
Baobab Studios’ New Metaverse Game ‘Momo Quest’ Coming to Roblox
The studio’s latest ‘Momoguro’ franchise expansion launches on the global gaming platform this summer; also announced - Disney+ collaboration to adapt studio’s award-winning VR film ‘Baba Yaga’ and its workplace comedy ‘Intercats’ into animated series.
HBO Announces ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight’ ‘GoT’ Prequel
The series, which will stream on the newly minted Max platform, is set a century before the events of ‘Game of Thrones’ when two unlikely heroes, Ser Duncan the Tall and his diminutive squire Egg, explore Westeros.
Exclusive: Apple TV+ Shares ‘Jane – Save a Whale’ Clip
Inspired by the life and work of Dr. Jane Goodall, the new live-action/CGI animated hybrid series from Emmy Award winner J.J. Johnson premieres globally April 14.
Mainframe Teams with Gamer Nick Eh 30 on ‘Endurathon’ Series
The show, produced in Unreal Engine 5, follows two teenage best friends as they compete in an eSports meets ‘American Ninja Warrior’ VR game tournament.
Disney Drops Trailer for ‘Crater’ Sci-Fi Adventure
From ‘Stranger Things’ producers Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen, the movie tells the coming-of-age story of five friends as they set out on their home lunar colony to explore a mysterious crater; film hits the streamer May 12.
Max and Cartoon Network Announce ‘Peter & The Wolf’ Animated Short
Gavin Friday and Bono’s film project, developed in support of the Irish Hospice Foundation, reimagines Sergei Prokofiev’s classic symphony using a juxtaposition of traditional hand-drawn 2D animation combined with a physical set-built world to tell the story of the grieving 12-year-old Peter.
