Graeme Parcher Joins SIM Digital as General Manager
People, Business, Production, SIM Digital, Graeme Parcher, James Martin, Ann DeGuire, Bling Digital, Chainsaw, Kodak, FujiFilm
People, Business, Production, SIM Digital, Graeme Parcher, James Martin, Ann DeGuire, Bling Digital, Chainsaw, Kodak, FujiFilm
Former Turner Studios exec has worked with almost every major network, broadcaster and media company including Disney/ABC, NBC Universal, CBS, Fox, Warner Brothers Studio, CNN, ESPN, PBS, Disney Channel and Discovery.
As part of The Academy’s recent diversity initiatives, ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ director joins Academy’s 51-seat Board of Governors for a three-year term; Disney animator Floyd Norman appointed to the Education and Outreach Committee.
Deadline for submissions is Friday, June 17; previous recipients include ‘The Bigger Picture’ director Daisy Jacobs, ‘Edmond’ director of photography Ian Forbes, and ‘Manoman’ director of photography Steven Ferguson.
New NSFW teaser is timed to coincide with a work-in-progress screening at this year’s SXSW festival in Austin, TX.
Running March 18 & 19, Ireland’s Animation Dingle to feature keynote addresses delivered by Tara Sorensen, Head of Kids Programming for Amazon Studios, USA, and David Levine, General Manager of Disney Channels UK & Ireland.
Director, designer and animator has formerly worked with high-profile production companies such as Psyop, Brand New School, The Mill, HUSH and Buck, working with top-tier brands including Nike, Google, Twitter, Coke Zero and Viacom.
Former CEO and co-founder of mobile gaming technology developer Yvolver to oversee all aspects of development, strategy and technology for the division.
Look development supervisor Michelle Robinson, animation supervisor Kira Lehtomaki, technical director Heather Pritchett, and XGen leadership team member Ying Liu discuss the technology behind Walt Disney Animation Studios’ latest feature.
Director Mark Osborne confirms that France’s most expensive animated feature to date has been pulled from U.S. theaters one week ahead of its release.
Former Reliance MediaWorks and Fotokem exec to expand hybrid post production facility’s Digital Intermediate finishing and color grading business.
Former international toy company and Kidscreen exec to lead acquisition of third-party content for Portfolio’s distribution catalogue of kids programming.
Created in collaboration with Google ATAP’s Spotlight Stories and Evil Eye Pictures, animated short made for mobile and VR devices contains hidden surprises, including a musical homage to Queen.
Sound designer and feature film supervising sound editor to lead the company’s expansion into sound design for gaming and immersive experiences.
Animated shorts program curated by Whoopi Goldberg includes ‘The Orchestra,’ directed by Mikey Hill; ‘Lucens,’ directed and written by Marcel Barelli; ‘Fear,’ directed by Dawn Dreyer and Andrea Love; ‘Violet,’ directed by Maurice Joyce; ‘Short Story of a Fox and a Mouse,’ directed and written by Camille Chaix, Hugo Jean, Juliette Jourdan, Marie Pillier and Kevin Roger; ‘I am a Pencil’ (Je suis un Crayon), directed and written by Joe D’Arcy; and the U.S. premiere of Bill Plympton's ‘The Loneliest Stoplight.’
Overall VFX supervisor dishes on his stunning Academy Award win for best achievement in visual effects on Alex Garland’s sci-fi thriller.
‘Shaun The Sheep: The Movie’ wins Best Long Form Animation; Martin Freeman wins Best Voice Performance for ‘Stick Man’; ‘Stick Man’ and ‘The Amazing World of Gumball’ pick up two awards each.
Nicole Fina hired as Executive Producer of Commercials; Leslie Sorrentino to head up New Business for Commercials.
French animated short directed by Celine Devaux wins Grand Prix Award at the inaugural edition of the GLAS Animation Festival in Berkeley, CA.
Veteran animator and story artist discusses the challenges of helming DreamWorks Animation’s latest hit in the ‘Kung Fu Panda’ feature film franchise.
Ashley Judd, Jeffrey Tambor and Richard Kind among talent joining Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi in the cast of Disney Channel's ‘Tangled: Before Ever After.’
Competition program at the Cardiff Independent Film Festival’s Cardiff Animation Nights to feature 21 animated shorts from 10 different countries, including Rory Waudby-Tolley’s ‘Mr. Madilla,’ Rhiannon Evans’s ‘Fulfilament,’ Claudius Gentinetta’s ‘Islander’s Rest’ and Simon Cartwright’s ‘Manoman.’
Award-winning creator of children’s entertainment hits ‘Paw Patrol’ and ‘Bob the Builder’ to kick off International Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association’s idea-exchange conference to be held May 11 & 12 in Berlin.