FLAMIN Fellowship Selects Six Artist-Filmmakers
The Film London initiative supports animators early in their careers with mentoring and development support, including £2,500 seed money to fund their work.
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SCAD Announces 4 New Schools
Savannah College of Art and Design launches the School of Creative Technology, Animation and Motion, Film and Acting, and Visual Communication: courses in new technologies and STEM disciplines prepare students to lead companies, brands, and studios.
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NVIDIA Plans to Accelerate Evolution of USD
The company will pursue a multi-year effort to expand USD’s capabilities beyond VFX, working with its inventor, Pixar, along with Adobe, Autodesk, and Siemens.
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Netflix Shares ‘Lost Ollie’ Official Trailer and Key Art
The epic adventure of a lost toy who braves many dangers in search of the boy who lost him; the 4-part animated/live-action hybrid limited series finds its way to the streamer in August.
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Spillt Hires Ryan Summers and Brian Eloe
Multi-disciplinary studio adds motion design and live-action specialists to creative team known for work with brands including CNN, Discovery, Food Network, ESPN, and Netflix.
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The Rookies Awards 2022 Winners Announced
The prestigious, annual international contest garnered 4,400 entries from aspiring design and media entertainment artists; a panel of 150+ judges, including 80 women, selected winners based on criteria including creative, technical, and presentation skills as well as complexity and raw talent.
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Autodesk Launches Pre-SIGGRAPH 2022 ‘Virtual Vision Series’
Tech giant offering 2-days of online sessions with presentations by WB Games Avalanche, Playground Games, Crafty Apes, IGNITE Animation Studios, Crater Studio, and Megalis VFX; registration is free and required to attend.
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CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF ANIMATED HISTORY: ANIMAFEST ZAGREB: 6-11 June 2022 in Zagreb, Croatia
What if they threw a party and everyone came? That is exactly what happened at the 50th-anniversary edition of the World Festival of Animated Film
‘Molly of Denali’ Crosses Paths with the ‘Wild Kratts’ on July 18
In the new crossover episode coming to PBS KIDS, Molly and her dad happen upon the Kratt brothers who happen to be in Alaska on a ‘creature trail’ looking for a mysteriously lost pack of wolves.
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Call for entries - KROK festival 2022 - screenings to be held in LA and around the world
The KROK festival to hold screenings in Los Angeles and around the world
First Look Images: William Joyce Book-Inspired ‘Lost Ollie’ Series
Part of the Netflix Family Summer 2022 slate, the 4-part animated/live-action hybrid show, about a lost toy searching for the boy who lost him, hits the streamer August 24.
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Studio Arts Launches ‘Unreal Connectors’ Training Program
Offered in partnership with Epic Games, the online program provides skills-building training based on the Unreal Fellowship curriculum, opening up new career opportunities in an industry ripe with demand for UE artists; the program runs August 15-September 9.
Catch You on the Flip Side
Creators and studios pivot to Southeast Asia as China jumps the shark.
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WarnerMedia Reveals ‘Batwheels’ Villains
The voice talent behind Batman’s evil nemeses includes Gina Rodriguez as Catwoman, Xolo Maridueña as Snowy the Snowcrawler, and Tom Kenny as Crash; the 3D animated preschool action-adventure comedy debuts this fall on Cartoonito, HBO Max, and Cartoon Network.
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MONSTRA – The 21st LISBON Animation Festival - 16 – 27 March 2022 Lisbon, Portugal
Monstra is twelve days crammed full of animation and conversation.
Watch: ‘Philharmonia Fantastique: The Making of the Orchestra‘ Trailer
An animated, multimedia symphonic integration of music and film, the event comes to the Kennedy Center this week; also coming to theaters and a major streaming platform later this year.
Netflix Cancels Meghan Markle’s Animated Kids’ Series ‘Pearl’
The project was set to be the first from Markle and Prince Harry’s new content house, Archewell Productions; ‘Dino Daycare’ and ‘Boons and Curses’ also reportedly axed.
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Epic Games Launches ‘Unreal Connectors’
Initiative extends Unreal Fellowship curriculum accessibility so more artists can take advantage of the career-changing skills training and credential opportunity.
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SCAD GamingFest 2022 Returns Online April 28-29
Two days of streaming conversations and panels led by industry leaders and SCAD alumni include ‘Industry Insights: The ABCs of NFTs,’ ‘Building the Metaverse,’ ‘Alumni Voices,’ and ‘In Conversation: Inclusive Character Design in Gaming.’
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TRICKY WOMEN/TRICKY REALITIES ANIMATION FESTIVAL
Tricky Women/Tricky Realities Animation Festival - a celebration of amazing female animators in the world.
The Rookies Launch ‘Certified Digital Artist’ Program
With benchmarks determined by over 350 industry leaders, educators, and consultants, the new educational resource sets out to provide recognized core competencies and skills for entry level positions in the animation, VFX, and games industries.
Autodesk Debuts Next-Gen Updates Across Key 3D Tools
Updates to Maya, 3ds Max, Bifrost, and Arnold enhance the user experience, optimizing collaboration and data sharing within VFX and animation creative teams.
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Nickelodeon Announces Franchise Strategy at 2022 Upfront Presentation
Animation remains key as network reveals plans for expanding franchises such as ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ and ‘PAW Patrol;’ new series including ‘Face’s Music Party,’ ‘Bossy Bear,’ and ‘HexVet;’ and a ‘Blue’s Clues & You! Live Tour’ starting this fall in the U.S.
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BOXX to Feature New NVIDIA RTX GPUs in Workstations
Next gen technology accelerates GoBOXX SLM Laptop and APEXX Workstation performance; AI and ray-tracing enhancements optimize GPUs for media and entertainment as well as manufacturing and product design, architecture, engineering, and construction workflows.
