Saturday, April 21, 2018
Hybride Speaks in Alien Effects for ‘Arrival’
Quebec-based Hybride, a division of Ubisoft, took to alien dialects to translate the vision of local filmmaker Denis Villeneuve through visual effects in his new sci-fi drama, Arrival, ... Continue Reading →
Alibaba Consolidates Entertainment Assets
China’s massive Alibaba Group is consolidating its key entertainment outfits into the new Alibaba Digital Media & Entertainment Group. This will comprise businesses including ... Continue Reading →
Deluxe’s Method Expands Leadership with Key Hires
Deluxe Entertainment’s global visual effects brand Method Studios announced a raft of key new hires that will expand its artistic leadership and animation cred. Joining Method’s ... Continue Reading →
Rising Sun Pics Opens Sydney Production Office
Taking advantage of the steady rise in international film and TV production in Australia, Oscar-nominated visual effect studio Rising Sun Pictures has expanded is Adelaide-based operations ... Continue Reading →
National Amusements Roasts Viacom Management
National Amusements — owned by Sumner Redstone and holder of 80 percent control over Viacom’s voting stock — has released a statement veritably raking Viacom’s senior ... Continue Reading →
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Star Trek Beyond $30M Debut; Lights Out $8.3M; Ice Age Franchise Crosses $3B To Best Shrek; China Loves Skiptrace
Concurrently with its domestic release, Paramount launched the new ... Continue Reading →
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Judge Holds Off on Ruling in Sumner Redstone Competency Hearing
Viacom and its subsidiaries remain in limbo as Judge George Phelan relends, “Obviously I have a lot of info to digest.”
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Paramount, Disney-Marvel, DreamWorks Animation Tap French Tax Rebates
France’s national film commission confirms approval for Sherlock Gnomes, Captain Underpants, and TV series ... Continue Reading →
Jennifer Howell Named Development Head for DreamWorks Animation
After serving as Head of Comedy at Paramount for the last two-and-a-half years, Jennifer Howell has joined DreamWorks Animation as its new Head of Development, Deadline reports. Howell ... Continue Reading →
Animation Vets Launch Cloud-Based Studio Artella
A new global collaboration platform for animated film, videogame and virtual reality content production called Artella has arrived on the scene. Founded by animation veterans Bobby ... Continue Reading →
