‘Beyblade Burst Quadstrike’ Coming to Disney XD and Hulu
The 7th Season of the popular anime franchise, featuring a theme song by alt-metal band ‘Our Last Night,’ kicks off in the U.S. April 3 on Disney XD and May 8 on Hulu before rolling out globally.
Kabillion Debuts New ‘Woody Woodpecker’ Animated Shorts
The Splash Entertainment series features voice artists Eric Bauza; Tara Strong; Tom Kenny; Nika Futterman; Kevin Michael Richardson; and Dee Bradley Baker.
KitBash3D Teams with Epic Games on Digital Asset Library
10,000+ digital assets are coming to Fortnite creators via Fab, Epic’s new creator marketplace, now available in its Alpha Version.
disguise Announces Platform Integration with NVIDIA Omniverse
The new collaboration allows artists to connect their preferred content creation tools in a unified production pipeline for faster, easier changes and enhanced content production, with a lower barrier of entry for accessing M&E workflows.
Denzel Washington, Paul Mescal to Co-Star in ‘Gladiator’ Sequel
The ‘American Gangster’ star joins the ‘Normal People’ actor, who plays Lucius, a boy saved by Maximus in the first film, in the Paramount production directed by Ridley Scott.
Watch the First Episode of ‘Royal Crackers’ Now for Free
Head over to YouTube to get a head start on Adult Swim’s all-new animated adult comedy that follows a crumbling snack food empire and the weirdos trying to restore it to greatness; show debuts globally April 2, the next day on HBO Max.
eOne’s ‘Kiya & the Kimoja Heroes’ Arrives on Disney Junior and Disney+
Watch the trailer for the all-new animated series, launching today, that follows 7-year-old Kiya, an African girl whose passions are dancing and martial arts - who, along with her best friends, form a team of superheroes that stand ready to unite their community.
Shutterstock Teams With NVIDIA on Generative AI 3D Artist Tools
The two companies are partnering to build custom models for creating generative 3D assets for entertainment and gaming by training the NVIDIA Picasso cloud service using simple text prompts.
NVIDIA Releases New Omniverse Connectors to Expand 3D Workflow Integration
Major Omniverse updates announced at GTC include increased access to generative AI, simulation, and the industrial metaverse.
DreamWorks Animation Shares ‘The Croods: Family Tree’ Season 6 Trailer
The Bettermans are back in six all-new episodes of the popular 3DCG animated series, inspired by the hit film, ‘The Croods: A New Age,’ coming to Peacock and Hulu this month!
NVIDIA and Getty Images Collaborate on Generative AI Tools
Just announced joint effort will focus on using NVIDIA Picasso to produce customized text-to-image and text-to-video models using fully licensed visual content.
NVIDIA and Adobe Partner on New Generative AI Tools
The tech companies will co-develop generative AI models with a focus on deep integration into Creative Cloud applications like Photoshop, Premiere Pro, and After Effects, as well as the NVIDIA Picasso cloud service, for content creators, designers, and marketers.
New NVIDIA RTX Ada GPUs to Power Next-Gen Laptop and Desktop Workstations
6 new GPUs, available this month, will be featured in computers from system builders like BOXX, HP and Lenovo, offering accelerated computing power for collaborative content creation, design, and AI-augmented applications.
Raoul Servais, Pioneering Father of Belgian Animation, Passes at 94
With a style that ‘blended expressionism and magical realism,’ the filmmaker produced 16 shorts and one feature, including the award-winning ‘Harpya’ and ‘Nocturnal Butterflies;’ he also served as ASIFA president for a decade and founded continental Europe’s first animation training course in 1960 at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent.
MELS’ President Martin Carrier to Step Down
TVA Group announced that the company leader, who expanded the business while launching a virtual production platform service during the pandemic, is leaving his position to pursue new challenges; existing executive team will establish a leadership transition plan and ensure continuity in company’s business activities.
Flawless AI Names Peter Busch Chief Strategic Officer
The film and TV AI tech company adds AI and facial animation technology veteran to leadership roster, joining former Lionsgate COO Jen Hollingsworth and company’s co-founders and co-CEOs Scott Mann and Nick Lynes.
EVP Victoria Alonso Exits Marvel Studios
The longtime studio executive, who helped grow the MCU into the most successful franchise in theatrical history over her nearly two-decade run, has left the company for reasons unknown.
OPSIS Scores with VFX for Frito-Lay’s FIFA World Cup ‘Soccer or Football’ Commercial
Director Michael Bay brought in the visual effects house on the spot, featuring soccer icon David Beckham and football legend Peyton Manning, to create some very “cheesy” Cheetos-munching debris, a CG ball smacking a chip bag, and generic stadium shots where all manner of branded signage, banners, flags, and video screen imagery had to be removed.
Ingenuity Studios Appoints Juliet Tierney Executive Producer
Based in the Los Angeles office, the animation, VFX and live-action producer will lead nationwide business development for Streamland Media’s visual effects division.
The Monk Studios’ ‘The Adventures of Tumbi’ Coming to Annecy in June
The Bangkok studio’s latest original, selected as a Mifa Campus 2023 finalist, is a co-production with Hong Kong toy design and manufacturer Unbox Industries.
Preymaker Adds Senior Production Team Talent
The cloud-based creative studio brings on Clairellen Wallin to support client/artist relationships and Mike Pullan to handle day to day project management and planning.
CAFÉ Returns May 16 for 2nd Edition
Hosted by the Quebec Film and Television Council, the Montréal-based event is now open for registration; this year's focus is technology, creativity, and industry – wellness at work and inclusion.
WATCH: Apple TV+ Drops All-New ‘Bad Luck Spot’ for St. Patrick’s Day
‘Luck’s hilarious hazmat bunnies get their own ‘spot’ in a new animated short starring Jane Fonda as ‘Babe the Dragon.’
‘RAID: Call of the Arbiter’ Animated Series Coming to YouTube
Publisher Pixel United and Plarium have teamed to create the 3DCG video game-to-series adaptation of ‘RAID: Shadow Legends,’ which will air as 10, 5-minute shorts, premiering once a week starting May 18, 2023 on YouTube.
Cyber Group Studios Expands Leadership Team
Michèle Massonnat promoted to Vice-President, Sales and Acquisition, and ex-Warner Bros. creative strategist Ben Abrass named Head of Digital.
