Tag: GenAI
AI Kids’ Media Co. Animaj Scores $85M Investment from HarbourView, Bpifrance
HarbourView Equity Partners (harbourviewequity.com) today announced it is leading a $85 million investment in AI-powered kids' content company Animaj, alongside Bpifrance, the French national...
Industry Guilds Unite in Anti-AI Demonstration at Annecy Animation Fest
“The technology is a vehicle for exploitation. It’s a vehicle to extract data that people have worked their entire lives to create, they put...
Toei Invests in AI Tech Co. for Animation Production Venture
In its latest financial briefing for fiscal year April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025, Toei Animation vaunted its successful ventures and outlined future...
Korean Gov’t Commits $1 Billion to Grow Animation Industry
South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism launched its “Basic Plan for the Promotion of the Animation Industry” this week, announced more than...
AI Animation Platform Animait Partners with Animotion to Open ‘Question Club’ to Users
Animait, an AI-powered animation platform, today announced its launch and IP partnership with Animotion Media Group, a global animation production and distribution company with...
Academy Updates Rules & Campaign Regs for 98th Oscars, Key Dates Announced
The Academy’s Board of Governors has approved awards rules and campaign promotional regulations for the 98th Academy Awards. In addition, the Academy of Motion...
AI Animation Series ‘The Odd Birds Show’ Nests on Social Platforms
Asteria, a production studio implementing generative AI, is launching an adult animated shortform series title The Odd Birds Show across social media platforms, including...
SAG-AFTRA Leaders Head to Washington to Reintroduce NO FAKES Act
Today, a press conference was held celebrating the SAG-AFTRA-supported, bipartisan Nurture Originals, Foster Art and Keep Entertainment Safe (NO FAKES) Act as it was...
Hollywood Responds to OpenAI & Google Challenges to Copyright
Hundreds of entertainment industry creatives have signed on to a new open letter issued in response to recent submissions from OpenAI and Google (read...
Stars Collective Launches Animated ‘Journey to the West’ Movie Trilogy at FILMART
From opening day of Hong Kong FILMART, Stars Collective Film Entertainment Group announced it was embarking on an ambitious animated trilogy adaptation of the...
‘Critterz’ AI Animated Feature in the Works with ‘Paddington in Peru’ Writers
The 2023 short Critterz is evolving into a full-length, AI-animated CG feature film from Vertigo Films (U.K.) and AI creative studio Native Foreign. The project...
Tech Reviews: Best of 2024
A year has gone by, and we are being bludgeoned by a plethora of AI-driven technology. Or tools that say they are using AI...
Animation Guild Members Ratify New Contract
A supermajority of members of The Animation Guild (IATSE Local 839) have voted to ratify the 2024-2027 Animation Guild Master Agreement. Of the valid...
Watch: New Multimedia Short ‘Democratizing Synthiola’ Critiques GenAI’s Impact
In a new 18.5-minute short starring their "synthetic self," animator Fabian Mosele offers a unique take on the question of artificial intelligence in the...
Animation Guild Co-Commissioned Study on AI Jobs Impact “Demands Urgent Attention”
A new survey on the impact of generative AI (GenAI) on the entertainment industry reveals a dramatic shift in the story of film, television,...
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