Geographical Region: Asia

Call for Submissions: SIGGRAPH Asia 2021 Computer Animation Festival

Entries now being accepted in multiple categories, including shorts, visualizations, VFX sequences, game cinematics, and real-time pieces; deadline to enter is August 1, 2021.

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Anime Headline News

New ‘Dragon Ball Super’ Feature Coming in 2022

Toei and original manga creator Akira Toriyama announce second film based on 2015 manga, following 2018’s successful release of ‘Dragon Ball Super: Broly.’

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Events Headline News

Animation Masters Summit Announces Legend Awards

Indian animation pioneer, Ketan Mehta and filmmaker, artist, and academic Professor Nina Sabnani to be honored at this year’s virtual summit; registration is open and free for the event, which runs May 4-8.

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Business Headline News

Jetpack Inks Distribution Deal for ‘Clangers’

ZDF to bring the BAFTA Award-winning stop-motion animated series to Europe and Asia; other distribution deals take the series to Singapore, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, and Croatia.

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Business Headline News

Juice Merges with PixelBox, Opens VFX Studio in Shanghai

The visual effects and sound studio’s new branch makes previously remote services more hands-on for its China-based clients; PixelBox deal increases the studio’s resources and capabilities.

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Streaming Wars Heat Up Blogs

Streaming into the South China Sea

Mainland China’s ban is Southeast Asia’s boon

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Animated TV Series Headline News

Winsing’s ‘Team S.T.E.A.M.!’ Launches in New Markets

All-new CG animated series hits the air waves in Indonesia, Hong Kong, and Russia; RTV picks up Season 4 of the popular ‘Gogobus.’

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Commercials Headline News

LOBO Toys Around with New Mango Frooti Campaign

Bollywood stars Allu Arjun, Varun Dhawan, and Alia Bhatt share top billing with some animated toy-like miniatures in new series of light-hearted commercials out of &Walsh.

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Cute but Violent Headline News

‘Gloomy the Naughty Grizzly’ Anime Series Premieres April 12

The cute, lovable, but violent characters, Gloomy and Pity, jump from the toy shelf to the screen in new animated series; set to air on Tokyo MX station in Japan, global fans can check out the episodes on Gloomy’s YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram.

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Business Headline News

WarnerMedia Rebrands EMEA Studio as Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe

Company resurrects legendary studio name; Sam Register and Vanessa Brookman to co-lead flagship TV animation studio formerly known as Cartoon Network Studios Europe.

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Business Headline News

Russia-Based SMF Studio Inks Deal with Vietnam-based FPT Telecom

The Russian production company is expanding its geographical audience with the sale of five original new animated series for broadcast via the Telecom company’s IPTV and OTT services in Vietnam.

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online events Headline News

AnimeJapan 2021 Moves Online March 27-28

This year’s annual Japanese anime celebration will reach a broader audience with events streamed to seven countries and regions; programing will also be available on demand.

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Learning from Masters Headline News

Netflix and WIT Studio Partner Up for Anime Scholarship

Aspiring anime artists may apply to the WIT Animator Academy, a six-month program at Sasayuri Video Training Institute in Tokyo developed and taught in part by Studio Ghibli vet Hitomi Tateno.

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Defeat the Dragon Clan Headline News

Netflix Nabs Rights to Light Chaser’s ‘New Gods: Nezha Reborn’

Produced by the studio behind ‘White Snake’ and set to stream April 9, 2021, the animated, modernized take on the Chinese mythological text ‘The Romance of the Gods’ follows Yunxiang on his journey to battle the Dragon Clan.

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Business Headline News

Rainshine Entertainment and Animasia Partner on Animated Feature Trilogy

‘Final Destination’ movie franchise architect Jeffrey Reddick to write and executive produce adaption of ‘Young Captain Nemo’ fictional book series.

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Business Headline News

‘Beyblade Burst’ Now Airing on RTV Indonesia

Animasia Studio named program distributor and licensee in South East Asia for the popular anime series franchise; company tasked with promoting non-toy merchandise and events.

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Careful What You Wish For Headline News

‘Wish Dragon’ Opens with $7.15 Million at China Box Office

The Sony Pictures Animation animated adventure, set to premiere later this year on Netflix, is Chinese studio Base Animation’s first original feature; movie tells the story of a working-class student and a cynical dragon in pursuit of a long-lost friend.

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Business Headline News

Maxon Acquires Distributor TMS Corp, Establishes Official Japanese Office

Deal cements company’s commitment to the local market, providing users with additional resources and creative tools.

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Animated Feature Films Headline News

Winsing Animation’s ‘Diary of Dinosaurs’ Hitting Chinese Theatres May 1

New animated action-adventure comedy follows a family of herbivorous dinosaurs defending their homeland.

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Animated TV Series Headline News

‘Tasty Tales of the Food Truckers’ Comes to Netflix ASEAN January 19

New animated series makes food and cooking fun by taking kids on culinary adventures to different countries while teaching friendship, cultural diversity, and important food terminology.

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themed entertainment Headline News

‘Octonauts’ Family Entertainment Experience Opens in China

Silvergate Media and Merlin Entertainment launch themed attraction at Changfeng Ocean World in Shanghai; ‘Octonauts: Above & Beyond’ spin-off series coming in fall of 2021.

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Save Hiroshima Animation Festival! Headline News

Petition Launched to Save Hiroshima Animation Festival

Prestigious festival set to end as city dissolves partnership with ASIFA-Japan in move to establish more commercially oriented event.

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abstraction Blogs

The Future of Animation: Interactive, Immersive, Intelligent

A virtual keynote address at the Beijing Film Academy’s International Conference on Digital Media Arts and Technology - December 25th, 2020.

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SVOD Headline News

Toei Animation’s ‘World Trigger’ Season 2 Debuts January 9

Popular animated sci-fi series will stream globally on Crunchyroll and Anime Digital Network; simultaneous Japanese premiere planned.

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The Tea is Mightier than the Sword Headline News

Netflix’s ‘The Three-Body Problem’ Producer Allegedly Poisoned in Murder Plot

While the motive is still unknown, Yoozoo Group chairman Lin Qi has died due to a suspected poisoning attack by the company’s senior executive Xu Yao.