Tag: Microsoft
Microsoft & GBH Team for ‘Ruff Ruffman’ Media Literacy Shorts Animated by Hero4Hire
Award-winning animation studio Hero4Hire Creative is helping educate the next internet-native generation on crucial skills for navigating the chronically online world, having recently produced...
New Workflows Unveiled for Autodesk Media and Entertainment Portfolio
Keeping in step with the ever-rising bar for VFX and animation quality in entertainment content around the world, Autodesk has announced new, streamlined workflow...
People on the Move: Hasbro Names Top Execs, Bunjes Joins Image, CMC’s Childs Awarded OBE
Hasbro, Inc.'s Board of Directors has appointed Chris Cocks as Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors, effective February 25. Cocks...
People on the Move: TeamTO’s Kouper Named Personality of the Year, Milano Heads Rai Kids & More
Corinne Kouper has been awarded Ecran Total’s 2021 Personality of the Year Award for her vast impact on the French animation industry in her...
People on the Move: Simensky Toons Up Duolingo; Hires at Ghost, Herschend, Nexus & More
Duolingo today announced that veteran children's television executive Linda Simensky has joined the company as Head of Animation and Scripted Content. In the newly...
People on the Move: Gilly Fogg Promoted at Lighthouse, Hello Studios Sets Leadership, Liza Singer Joins Marvel & More
In response to its rapidly expanding content slate, Ireland's Lighthouse Studios (www.lighthousestudios.ie) announces the promotion of long-time series director & showrunner Gilly Fogg to...
Cape Town Int’l Animation Fest Sets 2021 Plans, Teams with Netflix to Support Local Talent
The Cape Town International Animation Festival (CTIAF), presented by Animation SA, will hold its 9th edition from October 1 to 3 both online and...
‘Elden Ring’ Named Best of Gamescom’s Successful Digital Edition
Cologne, Germany's annual videogames confab gamescom has closed its second consecutive all-digital edition, increasing its viewership by 30% over 2020 as more than 13...
Epic Games Unleashes Unreal Engine 4.27
Epic Games has released Unreal Engine 4.27, introducing powerful new features for creators across game development, film and television, architecture, automotive and beyond. Highlights...
Matthew Luhn Keynotes KingstOOn; PM Holness to Open Event
KingstOON 2021, taking place virtually April 21-25, will feature as its opening keynote speaker Matthew Luhn, Storyteller Extraordinaire. His story artist credits include the...
Zoic Expands Vancouver Studio with Trio of Hires
Emmy Award-winning visual effects company Zoic Studios is expanding its Vancouver studio, bringing on Craig Wentworth as VFX Supervisor, Patricia Binga as Animation Supervisor...
Fonda Snyder Joins Battat Co. as EVP of New Entertainment Division
Prominent global toy company Battat Co. is launching a new entertainment division. Company President and Owner Joe Battat announced that award-winning literary producer and...
Gamescom Awards 2020: ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ Wins Best of Show
The final honors of the gamescom award 2020 (www.gamescom.global), based in Cologne, Germany, were awarded Sunday night, revealing Cyberpunk 2077 as the Best of...
Stoopid Buddy Stoodios Names Steve Bastien Head of Buddy Spots
Stoopid Buddy Stoodios, founded by Seth Green, John Harvatine IV, Matthew Senreich and Eric Towner, announced Tuesday that advertising veteran Steve Bastien has been...
Peacock to Stream All Eight ‘Harry Potter’ Films
Peacock today announced all eight Harry Potter films will be available to stream in windows over the next six months starting later this year...
SIGGRAPH 2020 Digs in to CG Trends with Tech Papers Program
SIGGRAPH 2020 announces 163 selected research projects from 24 countries as part of its world-renowned Technical Papers program. Throughout its now 47-year history, the...
Blue Zoo Boosts Short Form/Ads Division, Craig Purkis Named Business Manager
Blue Zoo Animation Studio has established itself as one of the U.K.'s leading animation companies. Renowned for its multi-BAFTA winning work in broadcast, the...
WIA Vancouver Rebrands & Expands Industry Accelerator Program
Women in Animation (WIA) Vancouver is rebranding its Five in Focus accelerator program for women in the animation industry to Animation Career EXCELerator (A.C.E.)...
Hinge Explores Xsens Possibilities with Toonami’s ‘Forge’
Animation fans know that Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim late night block is the place to go for edgy, experimental shows -- and its sub-brand...
Gamescom 2019 Award Winners & Congress Wrap-Up
The gamescom congress was held August 21, presenting a successful balance of enthusiastic visitors and heavyweight speakers in another sold-out edition. More than 900...
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