San Diego Comic-Con in-person event gets cancelled, to be held in 2022
The streets of San Diego will be quiet again this summer, with the news that Comic-Con International has once again cancelled the in-person version of its mega event, and will instead present a 2021 edition of Comic-Con@Home from July 23-25. Attendee badges that were rolled over to...
SIGGRAPH Asia announces 2023 edition to be held in Sydney
SIGGRAPH Asia has announced Sydney to be the host city for its 2023 conference and exhibition, bringing together the world’s most respected technical and creative minds, and further building New South Wales’ position as a leading global knowledge hub for creative industries. Widely recognised as the premier...
Comics convention WonderCon to go virtual this year
WonderCon is an Anaheim-based comics convention hosted by the same non-profit organisation that runs Comic Con International in San Diego. It has become one of the first major conventions of 2021 to officially go virtual as a result of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. The event, which is...
Disney announces the opening date of ‘Avengers Campus’
Disney has set an opening date for the new Marvel-themed Avengers Campus. The superhero land will debut in 2021 at Disney California Adventure, according to reports. Disneyland had initially set 18 July 2020 as the opening date for Avengers Campus right before Disney’s Anaheim theme parks closed...
Loco announces partnership with Activision Blizzard to host ‘Call Of Duty’ Tournament
Loco has announced its partnership with video game publishing giant – Activision Blizzard. The two will jointly host India’s biggest Call of Duty Mobile tournament with a Prize Pool of Rs 35 lakhs. Call of Duty Mobile India Cup will be live exclusively on Loco and the event comprises of...
SIGGRAPH Asia 2020 Virtual announces winners of the Computer Animation Festival
SIGGRAPH Asia 2020 Virtual has officially announced the three award-winning films from its Computer Animation Festival. Selected from a pool of 577 CG animated projects, 51 pre-selection jurors whittled the group down to 139; from there, an international jury of top professionals reviewed each project, choosing three...
Siggraph Asia Virtual 2020 promises a collection of best works
Siggraph Asia Virtual 2020 promises the showcase of world-wide collection of the year in the field of Animation and Computer Graphics industry. The Virtual conference will showcase the best of this year’s works, presented by the creators, who will share their insights and discuss their most innovative...
Black Women Animate partners with Cartoon Network Studios for the first Black in Animation Awards Show
Black Women Animate (BWA Studios) and Cartoon Network Studios have partnered to launch the inaugural Black in Animation Awards Show. This new initiative will honour Black people in animation who have and currently are paving the way for this sector of the entertainment industry. This awards show will...
World’s longest-running Animation Festival, Hiroshima International Animation Festival closes its doors
Hiroshima International Animation Festival (HIAF), one of the world’s longest-running animation festivals, has ceased to exist in its current form. It is due to be replaced by an event that encompasses music, live-action cinema, and manga, as well as animation. HIAF’s longtime director Sayoko Kinoshita will not...
Sachin Tendulkar becomes Paytm First Games’ new brand ambassador
Digital financial service platform Paytm has announced that its subsidiary Paytm First Games (PFG) has roped in sporting legend Sachin Tendulkar as the brand ambassador. An icon to a billion cricket-loving Indians, Tendulkar would be instrumental in creating awareness about the exciting genre of fantasy sports in...