Creative production company We Are Royale (WAR) has shared with AWN images and videos from their recent partnership with Riot Games Music, the music division of leading game publisher Riot Games, to usher in virtual heavy metal band Pentakill’s new album III: Lost Chapter, which dropped September 8 following an epic virtual concert. The
The 29th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS) will take place from May 3 to 8, 2022. Animated films completed after October 1, 2020, can now be submitted for the main festival competitions.
Entries are now being accepted in the following categories:International Competition – International competition for animated short films
Young Animation – International student
The VIEW Conference has announced that Sir Roger Deakins will receive this year’s VIEW Visionary Award. The Oscar-winning cinematographer’s films include The Shawshank Redemption, Blade Runner 2049 and 1917. Previous recipients of the award, presented for outstanding contribution to the visual arts, include pioneering visual effects supervisor Dennis Muren, animated feature director Nora Twomey
StretchSense (Sensor Holdings Limited) has named Mike Riley executive chair of the board. Other key additions to the board of directors and the company’s management team include Chris Komatas as chief operating officer and Charles Pludthura as chief marketing officer. The news was announced by StretchSense CEO and co-founder Benjamin O’Brien.
A manufacturer of
Manchester Animation Festival (MAF) has announced plans to return as a hybrid event for its 2021 edition. The festival will take place online from November 1-30, 2021, with live events and screenings set for November 14-19. Additional information is available on the event website; programming and on-sale dates will be announced in September.
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Epic Games has just released Unreal Engine 4.27, delivering powerful new and improved features for creators across game development, film and television, architecture, and automotive. Highlights include major updates to the in-camera visual effects toolset for virtual production; enhancements to GPU Lightmass for faster light baking; integration of the Oodle Compression Suite; Bink Video
LightBox Expo Online (LBXO) returns September 7 – 12; this year’s celebration of visual arts will feature over 400 guests and more than 200 presentations for everyone from aspiring artists and students to professionals and fans, with a focus on animation, illustration, and concept art.
Featured guests will include Oscar winner Domee Shi (director
VIEW Conference 2021 is taking place October 17-22 online and in-person in Turin, Italy. The international conference is Italy’s premiere event for animation, VFX and computer graphics, where industry professionals, students and enthusiasts are invited to enjoy an inspiring week of talks, presentations, and workshops. In addition, online access opens this year’s event to
SIGGRAPH Asia 2021 has officially confirmed the conference will place in-person in Tokyo, Japan from December 14-17 at the Tokyo International Forum. Selected events will also be available online. Japan has continued to hold business events and exhibitions throughout the year by adopting a wide variety of safe measures. Event organizers will also select
The 23rd Bucheon International Animation Festival (BIAF2021) has announced the official selection of shorts for the upcoming event taking place October 22-26. Also released are The Eyes of Summer poster and official trailer produced by director Watanabe Ayumu.
This year garnered 2,791 submissions from 101 countries with a total of 83 films selected for competition. Selections
