Tag: BAFTA
Green Gold US Taps Pamela Hickey & Dennys McCoy to Head Story Dept.
Indian animation leader Green Gold has brought on board veteran kids’ toon writers Pamela Hickey and Dennys McCoy to run the story department of...
Encounters Fest Reveals 2017 Program
Encounters Film Festival has issued the program lineup for the 2017 edition, taking place in Bristol from September 19-24. Over 3,000 submissions have been...
Jellyfish Pictures Launches VFX & Animation Tech Biz RenderWise
Multiple award-winning production studio Jellyfish Pictures announced the formation of a new subsidiary business, RenderWise (http://renderwise.com) -- offering cloud hybrid rendering and virtual studio...
BGF Invests $2.5 million in U.K. Effects House Milk
The Business Growth Fund has invested an initial £2 million ($2.5 million) in Milk Visual Effects, an Oscar winning independent visual-effects company in the...
Jellyfish Pictures Opens Europe’s First Virtual VFX Studios
Emmy, VES and BAFTA Award-winning production house Jellyfish Pictures is breaking new ground by opening two new, virtual visual effects facilities in the Oval...
Comet, Illuminated Film Team for ‘Buddy & Elvis’
Toronto-based production and distribution company Comet Entertainment has allied with The Illuminated Film Company in the UK to produce Buddy & Elvis, a 2D...
1st BAFTA Student Animation Award Backed by LAIKA
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced the finalists for the inaugural, 2017 BAFTA Student Film Awards. Nine nominees have been...
Encounters Fest 2017 Gets Immersive with VR Track
Bristol, UK’s Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival is calling for submissions from cutting-edge filmmakers for its virtual reality program: VRgins. Entries must be...
FMX 2017 Conference Spotlights Oscar Honorees
The international conference on animation, VFX, VR, games and transmedia known as FMX is gearing up for its 2017 edition, set for May 2-5...
‘Kubo,’ ‘Jungle Book’ Take Animation & VFX BAFTAs
The UK's most prestigious film honors took place Sunday as the 2017 BAFTA Awards were held at London's Royal Albert Hall, hosted once again...
NFTS Takes BAFTA Prize, Announces New Diploma
This weekend marked a new triumph for London's National Film and Television School, as student Anushka Naanayakkara's graduation film A Love Story was awarded...
Mike Mitchell Is Directing ‘LEGO Movie’ Sequel
Trolls and Shrek Forever After helmer Mike Mitchell has signed on as Master Builder for Warner Animation Group's The LEGO Movie sequel, replacing formerly...
VES 2017 Board Officers Set, Chair Mike Chambers Re-Elected
The Visual Effects Society (VES) -- the industry’s global professional honorary society -- announces its 2017 Board of Directors officers. The five officers, who...
DRG Invests in Wildseed Incubator, Submissions Open
Indie distribution company DRG -- owned by the nice entertainment group and backed by Modern Times Group -- has partnered with BAFTA-winning content and...
CBeebies Counts on ‘Numberblocks’
A new animated series that asks, what happens when numbers come to life?, has launched on CBeebies in the UK with the Monday arrival...
Animated People: ‘Kubo’ Costume Designer Deborah Cook
Acclaimed feature animation studio LAIKA is once again pushing the stop-motion envelope with its latest feat, Kubo and the Two Strings. The magic-infused epic...
Coolabi Group Announces Season 2 of ‘Clangers’
Rights owner Coolabi Group is now in production on a second season of its international multi-award-winning preschool series Clangers, set to debut on CBeebies...
Manimation 2016 Speakers Announced
Manchester, UK's animation and content creation conference Manimation has revealed its speaker lineup for the 2016 edition, taking place Thursday, November 17 at Auto...
MoMedia Signs Four Digital Brands for Distribution
London-based digital distribution and content management company MoMedia has signed on four new digital-first IP brands in the kids’ entertainment category. Added to the...
eOne’s ‘Lost and Found’ Sails to Sprout in US
Entertainment One has secured a broadcast deal for its BAFTA award-winning half-hour film Lost and Found on Sprout in the US. The critically acclaimed...
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