Monday, April 23, 2018
Top Stories:
- Playful, GameTrust Premiere ‘Star Child’ VR at Tribeca
- Stuttgart Plans Symphony of Animation & Music Programming
- Annecy to Spotlight 11 Animated VR Projects
- Voice Cast Revealed for ‘Angry Birds Movie 2’
- Double Fine Releases New ‘Psychonauts’ VR Game
Playful, GameTrust Premiere ‘Star Child’ VR at Tribeca
Texas-based game studio Playful Corp and developer-retailer GameTrust premiered the all-new virtual reality experience Star Child at the Tribeca Film Festival’s Immersive Arcade ... Continue Reading →
Stuttgart Plans Symphony of Animation & Music Programming
The 25th International Festival of Animated Film Stuttgart (April 24-29) will celebrate the tantalizing combination of music and animation in a variety of flavors, from music video ... Continue Reading →
Annecy to Spotlight 11 Animated VR Projects
Eleven state-of-the-art animated VR projects will make their debut at this year’s Annecy International Animation Festival. The 42nd edition of the festival runs June 11-16 in Annecy, ... Continue Reading →
Voice Cast Revealed for ‘Angry Birds Movie 2’
Is the world ready for more pig vs. birds battles? Rovio and Sony sure think so as they’ve announced the voice cast for their 2019 Angry Birds Movie sequel. Deadline is reporting ... Continue Reading →
Double Fine Releases New ‘Psychonauts’ VR Game
Indie game development studio, Double Fine Productions launched the first-person mind-bending VR adventure game, Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. Double ... Continue Reading →
Disney Family Museum to Offer ‘Nine Old Men’ Exhibit
Fans of classic Disney art have one more reason to travel to San Francisco’s Walt Disney Family Museum in May. The org is offering the much-anticipated show Walt Disney’s Nine Old ... Continue Reading →
Amazon Greenlights Two Hickman Genre Shows
Comic books continue to be huge draws for streaming services. The latest example is Amazon’s pick up of two hour-long genre dramas based on Jonathan Hickman’s East of West and Transhuman. ... Continue Reading →
Framestore Ups Razzall as U.S. Advertising Head
Framestore has promoted James Razzall to president, North America advertising. He was previously managing director of the company’s L.A. office, where he will continue to be based ... Continue Reading →
Guru Explores ‘Space Between Stars’
Toronto’s hot animation hub Guru Studio (Paw Patrol, True and the Rainbow Kingdom, The Breadwinner) has unveiled the first trailer for its latest short film, Space Between Stars. ... Continue Reading →
‘Peter Rabbit’ Is Sony’s Biggest Non-Bond U.K. Hit
Sony’s Peter Rabbit is hopping way ahead of all its competition in the U.K. The charming CG/live-action hybrid hit the big £38,475,923 (about $54 million) mark on Friday, taking ... Continue Reading →
NFB VR Experience ‘Museum of Symmetry’ Heads to Berlin, Annecy
Museum of Symmetry, a virtual reality experience directed and animated by Paloma Dawkins and produced by the National Film Board of Canada, will make its world premiere at A MAZE, the ... Continue Reading →
Tye Sheridan, Liza Koshy, Sarah Eagle Heart Join Baobab ‘Crow’ VR
Baobab Studios, the creators of Asteroids! and Invasion!, announced that Tye Sheridan (Ready Player One) and Liza Koshy (Hulu’s Freakish) are joining the cast of its new virtual reality ... Continue Reading →
Angolan Civil War Feature ‘Another Day of Life’ Gets Cannes Screening
Cannes Film Festival organizers announced that greatly anticipated European co-pro Another Day of Life will have a special screening, following a highly successful footage reveal and ... Continue Reading →
‘Weekends’, ‘Icebergs’, ‘Bird Karma’ Win Golden Gate Awards at SFFILM
After 14 days of films, conversations and celebrity guests, the 2018 San Francisco International Film Festival wrapped up another successful edition in the City by the Bay. This year, ... Continue Reading →
Guillermo del Toro Inks Exclusive DreamWorks Animation Feature Deal
Oscar-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro has signed a multi-year exclusive deal with DreamWorks Animation to write, produce and direct animated family films, and has taken offices ... Continue Reading →
Disney Channel Books into GO! Fan Fest This Summer
Disney Channel’s GO! Summer – a season of the channel’s most-new ever daily animated and live-action programming schedule – will be led-in by a new brand image campaign ... Continue Reading →
Timeless Films Selling ‘Koati’ at Cannes, Starring Sofia Vergara
Timeless Films has announced it will kick off worldwide rights sales to upcoming animated feature Koati at the Cannes Film Festival in May. The plucky animal adventure is directed by ... Continue Reading →
Daytime Emmy Winner ‘Little Big Awesome’ Premieres on Prime April 27
Amazon Studios today announced Little Big Awesome, a Daytime Emmy Award-winning show for all ages, will premiere with six half-hour episodes on Friday, April 27 on Prime Video in over ... Continue Reading →
Daily News Bytes: Remembering Bhimsain, Phosphene Founder Talks Women in VFX, A Nickelodeon Tour & More
Ace Animator and Filmmaker Bhimsain Dies at 81
Indian animation legend Bhimsain Khurana made his debut in 1970 with The Climb, which won the Silver Hugo at the Chicago Int’l Film ... Continue Reading →
Diana Cheng Appointed Head of Production at Jogger West
Global vfx boutique Jogger announces that Diana Cheng as the new Head of Production for the company’s Western US offices, in which position she will also collaborate with the studio’s ... Continue Reading →
