Imaginary Forces Opens “Rise of the Pink Ladies” on Paramount+
Client: Paramount+ Posted on Friday, April 7, 2023 “IF CDs Karin Fong and Kathy Liang co-created the main title sequence. With 50s T-bird jackets as their reference, they created a stop-motion-inspired, high-energy design that puts the Pink…
Incredible Film Reveals Animation Slate for MIPTV
Incredible Film has shared its animated series slate for MIPTV 2023, including Tummy Tom (4×60’), an animated film series, and Pim & Pom (26×5’), a 2D preschool series. Daniëlle Raaphorst, CEO of Incredible Film, said,…
ECD Corey Brown Headlines New Senior Creative Hires at Framestore New York
Framestore recently bolstered its multi-award-winning New York studio with a series of senior creative hires; Corey Brown as Executive Creative Director, Andre Vidal as VFX Supervisor, and Keno Naidoo and Theuns Van Rensburg as Compositing Supervisors.…
Legendary Acquires ‘Street Fighter’ Live-Action Film, TV Rights
Is that a “hadouken” we hear? Legendary Entertainment has acquired the live-action film and television rights for the Capcom video game franchise Street Fighter. All future projects, including a feature film already in development, will be…
From Portugal to Ukraine With Love
Lisbon-based animation studio Olga pays tribute to the resilience of the Ukrainian people in the face of ongoing tragedy with this beautifully choreographed CG interpretation of the country’s flag. “We wanted to show all our affection…
Walt Disney Animation Studios Production Workers, Artists Hold Solidarity March As Studio Refuses To Recognize Bargaining Unit
Said Kaplan: Instead, the studio tried to exclude more than half of the group based on job title. It’s a popular tactic by large companies that don’t want their employees to unionize. In the case of WDAS, the studio omitted production…
Studio Ghibli Replaces Longtime President Koji Hoshino With Co-Founder Toshio Suzuki
Studio GhibliRepresentative Director Koji Hoshino More Ghibli drama: Ghibli recently found itself in hot water after guests at Ghibli Park posted inappropriate, sexually suggestive photos with statues of underage characters on social media. After the…
Leonin “Horny” Music Video by Olivier Bonhomme and Manic Motion
Production: Manic MotionDirector/illustrator: Olivier BonhommeAnimator/modeler/compositor: Adrien Boutin, Mélanie Mena-Mena “For this we used the Sketch and Toon engine of Cinema4D, setting it to find the same style of drawing as the…
What is GitHub? Buck and a Duck Explain
Music: Antfood With our two heroes, we travel from the concrete world of live-action (which we handled in tandem with production company The Panics), through to a steady and impressive array of 2D, 3D, and cel animated environments.” …
ANIFILM 2023
Organized by Citizens’ Association in support of animated film development and the preservation of the cultural heritage of Czech animation and to promote the medium in cultural, economic, and social spheres. ANIFILM International Festival of…
Challenges That Women Face In The Animation Industry: A Roundtable Discussion
“Even if it’s someone you know, make sure you talk about money before you begin,” she said. “At least, you know your situation. Full transparency.” She also said that it’s totally fine to have an advocate with you when…
SIGGRAPH Asia 2023
SIGGRAPH Asia 2023 will take place in ICC Sydney, Australia. The annual event, which rotates around the Asian region, attracts the most respected technical and creative people from all over the world who are excited by research, science, art, animation,…
Know Your Indie Filmmaker: Kōji Yamamura
There are so many influences from animation artists that it is hard to narrow it down to just two or three, but to this day Yury Norstein and Priit Pärn are my influences. Looking back on my life, however, I think the most significant influence has…
How NVIDIA’S Omniverse is Helping Shape the Future of 3D Production
Omniverse allows project teams to collaborate – and iterate – in real-time. For example, a modeler can use Autodesk Maya to model a bar in a kitchen. A layout artist can place objects around the scene. With Unreal Engine, a texture painter…
Nokia “Power of n” Rebrand Launch Film by RedStrings
Representative Agency: Bernstein & Andruili Client: Nokia RedStrings EP Liza Uys: “We wanted our scenes to build in a way that expresses amplification, which meant that we would have many small parts that grow from the previous part,…
DreamWorks Drops ‘Trolls Band Together’ Trailer
Glitter, hugs, bold colors and… a boyband? are headed to theaters November 17 in DreamWorks Animation’s Trolls Band Together, the third installment in the studio’s hit Trolls feature film franchise. Check out the first trailer and…
Watch The Psychedelic First Trailer For Dreamworks’ ‘Trolls Band Together,’ Coming To Theaters On November 17
The Trolls films have always boasted A-list voice casts, and this one will be no different. Joining leads Justin Timberlake and Anna Kendrick are Camila Cabello, Eric André, Amy Schumer, Andrew Rannells, Troye Sivan, Daveed Diggs, Kid Cudi, Zosia…
‘Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman’ Tops First Niigata International Animation Film Festival
Ghost in the Shell director Mamoru Oshii, who presided over this year’s jury, explained the group’s choices, saying: Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman is Földes’ directorial debut, adapted from several short stories by Japanese author…
Somei Sun and Crew Drop Oneplus 11 “Liquid” Concept Film
“As the defibrillator approaches the body, three shocks are given: The first shock causes the product to receive an energy jolt, generating a huge amount of heat. The internal heat instantly expands outward, illuminating the entire workshop.…
Night Thing “Velvet” Music Video by Xaver Boehm
“As humans, we tend to see sentiment in things. Some people name their cars and feel for them, etc, and I have to say that after spending weeks with Midjourney’s prompt interface, I started to feel like I had a real collaborator on this…
SIGGRAPH 2023
The SIGGRAPH conference continues to be a leading annual interdisciplinary educational experience showcasing the latest in computer graphics and interactive techniques. SIGGRAPH 2023 celebrates the 50th conference and will reflect on half a century of…