Chromebook’s ‘The Adulthood’ Teaches Gen Z to Grow Up
New animated series aims to ease the process of growing up by offering advice on finance, identity, dating, entrepreneurship, mental health, and environmentalism.
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Epic MegaGrants Passes $60 Million in Support, New Recipients Announced
By supporting nearly 1,000 teams and individuals so far, Epic Games cements commitment to furthering the progress of a range of creators to do outstanding work with Unreal Engine or contributing to open source capabilities for the 3D graphics community.
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Get Slimed with Nick and The LA Country Natural History Museum
‘Science of Slime’ series teach kids and their families about the slimiest of animals with help from popular Nickelodeon characters; fun educational videos, DIY activities, and weekly live program runs now through December 14.
VIEW 2020 Debuts Meet the Masters: Nora Twomey–Kris Pearn in Conversation
Leading international animation, VFX, and computer graphics conference continues its innovative virtual programming with new free industry leader talk series.
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Aardman Academy Launches ‘Industry Training: Stop Motion 1’
12-week virtual program taught by Aardman professionals will provide world-class education for aspiring animation professionals.
Free PNYA ‘VFX for Post Supervisors’ Webinar November 12
The next edition of the Post New York Alliance’s free ‘Post Break’ webinar series will look at practical issues on how to produce and deliver VFX for film and TV; panelists include VFX producer Leslie Lerman and Powerhouse VFX executive producer Ryan Cunningham.
Celsys Hosting Panels at Wacom’s ‘Connected Ink’ November 18 Event
As part of ‘Creative Chaos’ theme, discussion with Samsung and Wacom will focus on ‘Clip Studio Paint’ for Galaxy; second panel with Wacom and Oiso will discuss how to encourage kids’ love of drawing.
Monsta’s PSA Goes Viral - Reminds Viewers to Practice CAPP to Defeat COVID-19
Popular animated superhero ‘BoBoiBoy’ costars with a 3D-animated version of Malaysia's Director General of Health, Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah, in ‘CAPP: The Power to Fight COVID-19;’ the video has garnered almost 700,000 views across various platforms.
Animated Women UK Presents November Online Workshops – Register NOW
‘Confidence and Getting your Voice Heard’ and ‘Impact and Building the Brand You’ are aimed at helping women in UK’s VFX and animation industry achieve their goals.
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Register NOW: Robert Zemeckis Joins ‘Unreal Build: Virtual Production’ Event Lineup
Free online conference adds a virtual fireside chat with the Academy Award-winning director and his longtime VFX supervisor Keven Baillie to the November 10 free virtual event program.
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1st Edition of Animatex Festival Coming to Cairo November 11-14
The go-to destination for the Egyptian animation community will feature four days of screenings, workshops, and discussions suitable for all audiences.
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Lucasfilm Celebrates the Tuskegee Airmen with Educational Initiative #FlyLikeThem
‘Double Victory: The Tuskegee Airmen at War’ now available online in run up to Veterans Day, November 11; the film is accompanied by all new educational curriculum guide for grades 6-12.
Epic Games Presents ‘Unreal Build: Virtual Production’ Open for Registration
Free online event to showcase innovations in virtual production, including a panel of industry executives discussing game changing technology; the use of Unreal Engine to bring new creatures to life in film; real-time workflow for episodic animation; and a sneak peek of production tools coming later this year to Unreal Engine 4.26.
Focus on My ‘Vote:’ Six Point Harness Delivers Election-Themed Animated Music Video for ABC’s ‘Black-ish’
Channeling Golden Age UPA cartoons, Childish Gambino’s ‘Feels Like Summer’ and ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,’ director Musa Brooker and Six Point Harness — the studio behind Oscar winner ‘Hair Love’ — create an animated music video for the two-part ‘Black-ish’ election special.
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WIA Scholarship Program Welcomes Autodesk, Unity, Animation Mentor, and Toon Boom Partnerships
Women in Animation continues to expand its annual grants program with new and returning partners for 2021 that will help provide deserving college student with educational workshops, animation software, and cash awards.
A Brave Young Girl Fights to Save the Planet in ‘Astronaut Spaceman’
Emmy Award-winning ‘Game of Thrones’ artist Patrick Gehlen crafts a charming, thought-provoking animated music video that rallies voters to fight against climate change.
A Conversation with ‘Rick and Morty’ Stars and Co-Creators Set for PaleyFest NY
Insanity and psychopathic science are on the docket at The Paley Center for Media’s 8th annual TV festival; talent behind Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon’s hugely popular Adult Swim animated series scheduled for October 27; event kicks off October 23.
Disney and Lucasfilm Teaming with Nonprofit FIRST Robotics on New Challenges Season
Studios’ 2020-2021 youth robotics collaboration, FIRST Game Changers, powered by ‘Star Wars: Force for Change,’ helps expand STEM learning for students around the world.
VIEW 2020: Excellence in Animation, VFX and Visual Storytelling Now Free to Attend
Though we’ll miss out annual trip to Turin, Italy, we’ll pretend our stale pop tart is a pistachio biscotti as we sit back and gush over the stellar roster of talent set to teach, talk, and share over the next seven days; starting tomorrow, VIEW 2020 runs through October 23.
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Rising Sun Pictures and UniSA Create Hands-On VFX Training Program
South Australia’s booming movie industry has created a demand for skilled VFX artists; RSP and University partner to train and provide home-grown talent to bolster burgeoning industry.
Children’s Media Conference Announces Virtual One-day Event November 12
Day-long webinar explores navigating the business of animation in the pandemic world of global virtual events and programs, offering insights for producers, distributors, and freelancers.
The Paley Front Row Presents ‘The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror’ October 17
Yeardley Smith (Lisa Simpson) moderates a conversation with the series’ creative team, including Mike B. Anderson, Al Jean, Steve Moore, and Matt Selman, who will discuss the celebrated Halloween special.
Netflix and Chris Nee Reveal First Slate of Animated Preschool Series
The Peabody, Emmy, and Humanitas Prize-winning children’s television screenwriter and producer (‘Doc McStuffins,’ ‘Vampirina’) shares the ambitious project lineup in development as part of her overall deal with the streaming giant.
Black N’ Animated and WIA Announce Free Storyboarding Class Nov 7
In collaboration with independent animation studios Oddbot, Powerhouse, Renegade, Six Point Harness and Titmouse, the two organizations are hosting an all-day virtual class headlined by award-winning director Matt Danner’s ‘Storyboarding 101;’ other lectures include ‘Storyboarding for Action’ and ‘Storyboarding for Adult Comedy.’
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