Monthly Archive: October 2019

‘Lamput’ nominated for International Kids Emmy Award

Cartoon Network’s Lamput, a critically acclaimed local Indian homegrown animation, was nominated for an International Kids Emmy and scooped an additional two Asian Academy Creative Awards last week. It is the first time an original project from Cartoon Network APAC to get nominated for the prestigious Emmy award...

A new method to turn 3D models into cubic style

One of the fast-growing areas in virtual reality/augmented reality is 3-D shape stylization, giving users the ability to automatically replicate detailed 3-D shapes in the digital world. Replicating cube-style shapes, for one, is a challenge due to its abstract properties, but developing such a framework that captures...

IoM and Keith Chapman sign deals for new PreSchool series ‘Farmer Mars’

IoM Media Ventures Inc. (IoM) has signed a development deal with Keith Chapman, the creator of Paw Patrol and Bob the Builder, for a new animated series tentatively titled Farmer Mars. The CGI series, (52 x 11 minutes) aimed at preschool-aged children 3-6, is an original concept created by Chapman, whose popular...

SIGGRAPH Asia 2019: ‘Kids’ gets the Best in Show Honours at the Computer Animation Festival

The SIGGRAPH Asia 2019 Computer Animation Festival (CAF), one of Asia’s premier showcases of the year’s best animated works, has announced three award-winning films as part of this year’s competition. An expert jury of professionals selected award-winning works that span the visual effects, animation, research and development,...

Influencers of Tech and Animation to speak at SIGGRAPH Asia 2019

SIGGRAPH Asia 2019, many influencers and global leaders of the technology and animation industry will be participating to share their knowledge and passion. “The featured sessions at SIGGRAPH Asia 2019 are going to involve keynotes, panels and luminaries in our industry who are going to talk about...

Netflix approves for ‘Mighty Little Chota Bheem’ season 3

Netflix has greenlit the third season for Mighty Little Bheem after the second season of the animated original series received rave reviews and created headlines. The streaming giant is also working on two holiday specials for the next two years and a Diwali special of the series. Mighty Little...

Mipcom wraps up at Cannes

Mipcom, the largest market for TV content took place from 14th to 17th October at Cannes, France. In this 4- day conference many major collaborations were made and major personalities from the field were honoured. This year’s theme “The Streaming Offensive” reflected the seismic changes in global...

‘Normal People’ at Mipcom

At Mipcom this week, the team behind BBC-Hulu series “Normal People” – led by Lenny Abrahamson, the Oscar-nominated director of “Room” – presented the first footage from the show, and explained how they approached the adaptation of Sally Rooney’s novel. Variety had exclusive access to the presentation....

Mipcom: Lagardere Studios Distribution to produce ‘Commandos’

Lagardere Studios Distribution has boarded “Commandos,” a Dutch high-voltage war drama series directed by Ivan Lopez Nunez and Hanro Smitsman. Based on an idea by Oscar Van Woensel and Boudewijn Rosenmuller, the series follows John, an old Commando who led Dutch Special Forces on a covert mission...

Voice Kids now in Nigeria

MIPCOM: Nigeria is to become the 40th country to air a local version of talent format The Voice Kids after local broadcaster Fame TV agreed a deal with distributor Talpa Global. Fame TV has licensed both the adult and junior versions of the singing competition series, which will...