Saturday, February 28, 2015
SIGGRAPH 2015 Selects MIT’s Ito for Keynote
SIGGRAPH announces the selection of Joichi “Joi” Ito, MIT Media Lab Director, as its keynote speaker for SIGGRAPH 2015, the 42nd International Conference and Exhibition ... Continue Reading →
VES Announces 2015 Board of Directors
The Visual Effects Society announced its 2015 board of directors, with Mike Chambers elected as board chair.
The 2015 Officers of the VES Board of Directors are:
Chair: Mike Chambers
1st ... Continue Reading →
‘Bob’s Burgers’ Hits the Road for Live Shows
Loren Bouchard’s Emmy-winning animated comedy Bob’s Burgers, which recently got picked up for a 22 episode sixth season on Fox, will be touring the States in 2015 with Bob’s Burgers ... Continue Reading →
Animex Sets Diverse Speaker Lineup
Animex Festival for animation and computer games has announced its lineup for the 2015 edition, scheduled for Feb. 9-13 at Teesside University in the United Kingdom.
This year’s ... Continue Reading →
Imira Shops Xilam Properties for LatAm at NATPE
Imira Entertainment has inked a deal with French studio Xilam Animation for Latin American and U.S. Hispanic Free TV and VOD rights to a slew of titles. A number of these will debut ... Continue Reading →
Oscar Nominated Shorts in Theaters Jan. 30
ShortsHD is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its theatrical runs of the Oscar-nominated shorts by teaming up with Magnolia Pictures to bring the program to over 450 theaters across ... Continue Reading →
6 Point Harness, Toon Boom Host Storyboarding Workshop
6 Point Harness and Toon Boom Animation are teaming up to offer a free, two-day storyboarding workshop for aspiring animators with guest instructor, animator Matt Danner.
The first ... Continue Reading →
MPSE Sets Golden Reel Awards
The Motion Picture Sound Editors have announced the nominees in a handful of animation categories for the 62nd Golden Reel Awards.
The winners in 20 categories will be announced Feb. ... Continue Reading →
Critics Choose ‘LEGO,’ ‘Apes’
The LEGO Movie took home some gold at the Critics Choice Awards hours after it was passed over for an Oscar nomination for best animated feature .
Co-director Chris Miller, in accepting ... Continue Reading →
CAS Nominates Five Toon Features for Sound Mixing
The Cinema Audio Society Awards nominated five animated features for outstanding achievement in sound mixing.
The nominees are:
Big Hero 6
Original Dialogue Mixer — Gabriel Guy, ... Continue Reading →
