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Nikita Diakur’s CG Avatar Teaches Itself Gymnastics In The Animator’s Latest Short ‘Backflip’
After deciding he’d never pull of the trick in real life, Diakur tasked a digital version of himself to learn how to backflip.
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Nizo Yamamoto, Longtime Studio Ghibli Art Director And Background Artist, Dies At 70
Other films on which Yamamoto was art director include ‘The Girl Who Leapt Through Time’ and ‘Grave of the Fireflies.’
No AI, Perpetual License, Developed By Artists: Moho’s Free Side Quest Update Now Exports 2D Characters To Unity, Unreal, Godot, And Blender
Moho’s free 14.4 Side Quest update lets animators export full 2D rigs and animations to Unity, Unreal, Godot, and Blender using the glTF format.
Paul Bush, British Filmmaker Who Experimented With Animation Techniques, Dies At 67
Bush excelled at trying out new techniques and experimental methods of creating moving pictures.
Vladimir Putin Approves Full Federal Financing For Kids’ Animated Features In Russia
The Kremlin has also said it will create a production hub in Moscow and lighten the tax burden on animation companies based in Russia.
John Warnock, Adobe Co-Founder, Dies At 82
Warnock co-founded Adobe, was a key figure in the development of the PDF format, and created the earliest version of Adobe Illustrator.
Six Portland-Based Animators Step In Front Of The Camera In New Doc ‘History, Mystery, & Odyssey’
The film screened in Portland over the weekend and is headed to the Ottawa Intl. Animation Festival next month.
10 Animated Works Feature Among This Year’s Student Academy Awards Finalists
Eight films were selected for the Animation category and an animated short features in both the Experimental and Documentary categories.
‘Snow White’ Director’s 91-Year-Old Son Slam’s Disney’s “Woke” Remake
David Hand, who worked at Disney for a spell in the 1990s, says his father and Walt would be “turning in their graves.”
Workinman Interactive Employees File To Form First IATSE Video Game Union
Workers at the Rochester-based studio want to improve working conditions and set a precedent for other gaming industry workers.
A Closer Look At This Year’s Five Outstanding Animated Program Emmy Nominees
Four previous winners from broadcast tv and a stand-alone special from Netflix make up this year’s field of nominees.
Know Your Indie Filmmaker: Justin Tomchuk
Tomchuk’s vibrant lo-fi digital works are bizarro head twisters you can’t – and don’t want to – unsee.
‘The Monkey King’ Reviews Roundup: The Beauty Of Netflix’s Latest Original Is Largely Skin Deep
Critics have been mostly positive in their analyses of the film though there are some common critiques among them.
Linear TV Viewing Dropped Below 50% Of U.S. Television Usage For The First Time In July
Streaming platform use hit an all-time high in the month, with ‘Bluey’ coming in as the second-most-watched series in the region.
‘The Boy And The Heron’ Gets First Official Public Image With Announcement It Will Open San Sebastián
The San Sebastián screening will mark the film’s European debut and only the second time an animated feature has opened the festival.
Hasbro Launches Entertainment Division In Wake Of Entertainment One Sale
Hasbro Entertainment has appointed a trio of former eOne bosses to lead its film, tv, animation, and digital media businesses.
A Sentient Radish Brings Joy To The Plants Around Them In Sonnyé Lim’s ‘My Mu’
Lim used crayons to animate the adorable plants that populate the world of ‘My Mu,’ giving it an organic texture.
Invisible Universe Studios Appoints Former Disney, Skydance Exec Jonathan Schneider As President
Invisible Universe runs an IP-driven animation studio that builds audiences for its properties online before seeking traditional distribution.
Netflix Unveils The First Trailer For Its Upcoming Anime Series ‘Scott Pilgrim Takes Off’
The show, featuring almost all of the 2010 film’s actors voicing their characters, will debut on Netflix on November 17.
Marvel Studios VFX Workers Will Vote On Unionizing Starting Next Week
Disney and IATSE reached an election agreement that will allow in-house vfx workers at the studio to vote on unionizing.
Will Disney Split Its Business In Two?
And could separating linear tv operations from the rest of the company signal a future sale to a larger entity like Apple or Alphabet?
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