Google Spotlight Stories Taps ‘Book of Life’ Director Jorge Gutierrez for New VR Short
‘Son of Jaguar’ 360-degree virtual reality short produced in cooperation with Dallas-based animation studio Reel FX is set in Mexico City on the Day of the Dead.
Category: Interactive
Nexus Directors Smith & Foulkes Launch Interactive Storybook
‘Radio Jones and His Robot Dad’ storybook app was created by Oscar-nominated duo Alan Smith and Adam Foulkes alongside Nexus executive creative director Chris O’Reilly.
Sundance Film Festival Unveils 2017 New Frontier Showcase
2017 edition of New Frontier showcase to include 20 VR experiences and 11 installations across three Park City venues.
In Event, Festival, Films, Interactive, Places, Short Films, AR/VR/XR | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Blogs: Animated Travels | Geographic Region: North America
Kid Genius Cartoon Channel Expands Reach in the U.S.
Genius Brands International partners with Future Today to deliver Kid Genius Cartoon Channel to 20 million additional homes, bringing the video on demand channel’s total reach to 42 million U.S. households.
In Business, Cartoons, Interactive, People, Places, Television | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: North America
DHX Media Unveils Results of First Global Parent Survey
2,700 parents in the United States, Canada, and the U.K. were surveyed to understand how children ages 0-12 consume entertainment content and brands.
‘Pocoyo’ Moves to YouTube for Season 4 Debut
Global preschool sensation created by Guillermo García Carsí, Colman López, Luis Gallego and David Cantolla debuts its fourth season exclusively on YouTube and YouTube Kids.
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CAKE, Diagonal View Launch Popcorn Digital
‘Talking Tom’ creator Paul Nunn joins new joint venture aimed at producing kids content for global online media platforms.
In Business, Cartoons, Digital Media, Interactive, People | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Europe
Save the Date: FMX 2017 takes place May 2-5, 2017!
Begins: May 2, 2017
Art, Technology and Business meet at Europe's most influential conference for digital entertainment.
In 3D, Business, CG, Digital Media, Education and Training, Event, Games, Interactive, Jobs & Recruiting, Mobile and Wireless, People, Places, Transmedia, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | Event Types: Animation, Conferences, Discussion, Exhibits, Interactive, Seminars / Workshops, Transmedia, Visual Effects, Visualization, Web / Internet
Warner Bros. Entertainment to Acquire Machinima
Programming service focused on fandom and gamer culture to become part of recently-formed Warner Bros. Digital Networks.
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Nimble Collective Invites Animation Artists to Apply as Beta Testers
Startup aimed at building the world’s largest online animation community seeks individual animators or small teams to collaborate and test virtual streaming pipeline capabilities.
In 3D, CG, Films, Interactive, Technology | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: All, North America
Amazon Launches Original Kids Holiday Specials November 25
Brand-new specials include ‘If You Give a Mouse a Christmas Cookie,’ ‘The Snowy Day,’ and the live-action ‘An American Girl Story -- Maryellen 1955: Extraordinary Christmas.’
‘Little Princess’ Celebrates 10th Anniversary with New SVOD Deals
Set for launch in Autumn 2018, the U.K.’s Channel 5 commissions fourth season of the hit animated series based on the picture books by Tony Ross.
Denizen Delivers Google Tilt Brush Experience for Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange’
Creative agency enlists Google Tilt Brush artists Stuart Campbell, Steve Teeple and Danny Bittman to create globe-trotting 360-degree VR experience for Marvel Studios’ ‘Doctor Strange.’
Hoho Announces New SVOD Deals for ‘Cloudbabies’ and ‘Abadas’
Hoho Rights signs streaming deals with Hopster and Playkids; announces partnership with X-Media Digital to launch ‘Cloudbabies’ in the Russian language.
FINAL DRAFT 10 REVIEW
Final Draft’s latest screenwriting software upgrade is a winner!
Pixar Vets Unveil VR Physics-Based Puzzle Game ‘Bounce’
From Steel Wool Studios, ‘Bounce’ for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift combines narrative elements of animated features the intricate gameplay mechanics of VR to create the ultimate puzzle adventure.
In Games, Interactive, People, Technology, AR/VR/XR | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Mondo Expands Digital Footprint
Mondo library of hit animated series including ‘Happy Tree Friends’ and ‘Deep Space 69’ added to LeEco’s streaming service.
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Season 2 of ‘Thunderbirds Are Go’ Blasts off on Amazon November 2
Reinvention of the classic stop-motion animated ‘Thunderbirds’ is produced by ITV Studios and Pukeko Pictures in collaboration with world-famous Weta Workshop.
Sherry Gunther Shugerman Teams with m4e to Produce ‘The Beatrix Girls’
POPmedia Brands’ Sherry Gunther Shugerman developing new animated television series ‘The Beatrix Girls’ with screenwriter Robert Ramirez and German brand management and media company m4e.
Mattel Signs SVOD deal for Barbie Catalog
Exclusive SVOD deal which encompassing the rights of the Barbie movie catalogue for the next seven years is announced at MIPCOM 2016.
In Business, Cartoons, Event, Films, Home Entertainment, Interactive | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Special Events: MIPCOM | Geographic Region: Europe
Pollen Creates Ambisonic Soundscape for Patrick Osborne’s ‘PEARL’
Pollen Music Group’s Alexis Harte, JJ Wiesler and Scot Stafford discuss the evolution of “No Wrong Way Home” and the challenges of composing music and sound design specifically for Virtual Reality.
In 2D, 3D, CG, Interactive, Music and Sound, People, Short Films, Technology, AR/VR/XR | ANIMATIONWorld | Geographic Region: North America
MoMedia Signs Digital Distribution Deal with Studio 100
MoMedia bringing ‘Maya the Bee,’ ‘Vic the Viking,’ and ‘Heidi’ to iTunes in the U.S., U.K., and Canada.
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Watch 25 Animated Shorts From the NFB for Free!
Collection of 25 films available to watch online for free beginning Monday, October 17 includes award-winning projects from veteran filmmakers Theodore Ushev, Luc Chamberland, Michèle Cournoyer and many others.
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Framestore Teams with Madefire to Launch First VR Comic Platform with New ‘Somnia’ IP
London-headquartered VFX house partners with Madefire to launch first-ever Virtual Reality comics platform with the debut of original episodic series ‘Somnia: Origins.’
‘Mojicons’ Series Launches on YouTube
Ink Global partners with MoMedia to launch animated digital series ‘The Mojicons.’
