Transmedia

VIEW Adds WIA Panel, ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ and ‘Game of Thrones’ Presentations

October 22-26 conference additions also include WETA technology and Glenn Entis game financing talks.

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Netflix ANIMATIONWorld

Humans, Elves and Dark Magic Collide in New Netflix Original, ‘The Dragon Prince’

Wonderstorm’s creative team of Aaron Ehasz, Justin Richmond and Giancarlo Volpe delve into the making of the first season of their epic series centered around three unlikely heroes and their quest to stop an all-out war.

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VIEW Conference Headline News

Final VIEW Conference 2018 Program Announced

Dennis Muren, Hans Zimmer, Mireille Soria and other top creative innovators from animation, VFX and games to present at 5-day event.

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call for entries Headline News

Spain’s 2018 3D Wire Issues Call for Projects

International animation, games and new media market now open for project submissions, with prizes to be awarded at 10^th annual event running October 1-7.

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E3 Events

E3 Coming to Los Angeles June 12 – 14, 2018

Begins: June 12, 2018

E3 is the world’s premier event for computer and video games and related products.

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FMX 2018 VFXWorld

WATCH: Esben Toft Jacobsen Talks Post-Apocalyptic Series ‘The Rain’ and More at FMX 2018

The creator and visual supervisor discusses his world-building and design work on the upcoming VFX-driven Netflix Original Series.

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Conference Events

FMX 2018

Begins: April 24, 2018

FMX, running April 24-27, 2018, continues to bring together creative professionals at the forefront of digital entertainment. This year, it sharpens its focus on virtual and augmented realities as well as the best world-class animation, VFX, gaming and related education, entertainment and technology.

Events Headline News

FMX 2018 Sets ‘Creating Worlds’ Theme with Official Trailer

Event confirms Phil Tippett and Aardman’s David Sproxton as speakers at the annual conference set for April 24-27 in Stuttgart, Germany.

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Events Headline News

Animation Production Day 2018 Open for Submissions

Event assembles producers, broadcasters, distributors, sales agents, funding bodies and banks for one-to-one meetings.

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Annecy Headline News

Registration Opens for MIFA Pitches 2018

Feb. 5 is the deadline for getting in on the project, held in conjunction with the Annecy festival.

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VIEW 2017 Headline News

VIEW Conference 2017 Announces Final Program

Registration now open for 18th annual computer graphics symposium running October 23-27; entries underway for ‘View Awards’ and ‘Games Bootcamp.’

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Nelvana Headline News

Nelvana Launches ‘Mysticons’ Digital Media

Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana has rolled out digital media for the fun new world of animated action series Mysticons, including the launch of a YouTube channel and social media pages.

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Psyop Headline News

Psyop Expands ‘Kismet’ to New Platforms

The popular VR fortune teller now combines tarot reading, astrological reading and the ancient Babylonian game of Ur on Google Daydream and Samsung Gear VR devices.

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Aniplex Headline News

The Greatest Holy Grail War Begins on Blu-ray this Fall with ‘Fate/Grand Order -First Order-’

Following the successful launch of the mobile game in the U.S. and Canada, pre-orders for the Blu-ray, which will include bonus materials such as cast interviews, trailers and the original soundtrack CD, began on July 5th for a release later this year.

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Festivals Headline News

‘Sore Eyes for Infinity’ wins Anča Award

In addition to the 800 Euro main award at the festival in Žilina, Slovakia, juries bestowed awards for the best music video, student film, video game pitches and video game jam.

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3D Wire Headline News

3D Wire 2017 Announces Call for Projects

This year’s edition of the animation, video game and transmedia event calls for projects in three categories: Portuguese-Spanish animation and video games, European transmedia and new media projects and international online animation series, with a submission deadline of July 28.

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Awards Events

3D Wire 2017 Calls for Projects

Begins: November 1, 2017

3D Wire to be held in Segovia, Spain from October 2-8, 2017

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Axis Animation Headline News

Warhammer Fans at Axis Animation Bring 'Motion Paintings' to 'Dawn of War III'

Previous 'Dawn of War' trailer creator Axis Animation and director Abed Abonamous return to the franchise to create beautiful in-game cinematics for Relic Entertainment, depicting the conflict among Space Marines, Eldar and Orks on the lost planet of Acheron.

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SIGGRAPH Headline News

SIGGRAPH 2017 to Host VR Presentation and Film Produced by 'The New York Times'

Director of immersive platforms storytelling for ‘The New York Times’ Graham Roberts will present a 40-minute talk about the organization’s VR expertise and integration of the new medium into the media outlet’s news reporting through NYT VR, as well as insight into the making of the 10-minute short film ‘The Antarctica Series: Under A Cracked Sky,’ executive produced by Roberts and one of four films in the Times’ Antarctica series.

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Virtual Reality Headline News

VR Playhouse School Launches in Los Angeles

Launched by creative studio VR Playhouse, the program consists of three essential, six week courses covering 3D production, interactive 360 video and storytelling in virtual reality starting July 10, with other intensives planned.

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China Headline News

WingsMedia Plans Ambitious, Collaborative Sci-Fi Franchise Expansion

Tiny Island Productions will adapt and expand their ‘Dream Defenders’ animated series for the China market with a TV series, feature film, comics and an augmented reality experience, all as part of WingsMedia’s hope to grow ‘Starship MZ’ properties into China’s Marvel Universe equivalent.

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Visual Effects Society Headline News

SMPTE and VES to Explore Imminent AR Evolution

VES of Los Angeles and the Hollywood Section of SMPTE emphasize the importance of augmented reality technologies with special joint June meeting.

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Virtual Reality Headline News

Sony Pictures VR Launches 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' Experience

The multi-platform VR experience is based on Columbia Pictures’ 'Spider-Man: Homecoming,' in theaters July 7, and will be free across major VR platforms PlayStationVR, HTC Vive and Oculus Rift June 30.

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Animated TV Headline News

Technicolor Animation Productions Announces ‘Sly Cooper’ Animated Series

The new CG series is based on the best-selling PlayStation game franchise of the same name, representing a collaboration among Technicolor, Sony Interactive Entertainment and investment group PGS, and will be distributed for audiences around the world.

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Annecy Headline News

First Teaser for ‘Mavka. The Forest Song’ to Premiere at Annecy

The film’s producers Iryna Kostyuk, Egor Olesov and Anna Eliseeva will present the in-development film’s teaser introducing the protagonists on June 15 at MIFA.