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1 month ago | 
awn.com | L'Wren Alexa |Debbie Diamond Sarto |Whitney Whitener |Dan Sarto
Open for submissions starting April 7, the global competition offers an opportunity for aspiring artists in creative industries to gain exposure, connect... The annual international competition garnered 5,517 entries from aspiring design and media entertainment artists; a panel of more than 150 ...
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Dec 13, 2024 | 
awn.com | Debbie Diamond Sarto
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) has announced its nominees for the 3rd Annual Children’s & Family Emmy Awards. The awards ceremonies are scheduled to take place in Los Angeles on March 15, 2025. Now in its third year, this standalone competition spotlights the pinnacle of creativity and innovation in children’s entertainment.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
awn.com | Debbie Diamond Sarto
Cartoon destination MeTV Toons revealed a full slate of Thanksgiving family programming starting with a “Rabbits, Ducks & No Turkeys” marathon on Thanksgiving Day, with back-to-back classic shorts starring Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck. Then, avoid the shopping frenzy and enjoy the “Black (& White) Friday Marathon,” featuring some of the best classic in black and white cartoons. Check out the full Thanksgiving programming schedule here.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
flipboard.com | Debbie Diamond Sarto
3 days agoWhat 5 Famous Cartoon Living Rooms Look Like At ChristmasBugs Bunny Even if you never watch Bugs Bunny, you'd have to gather that Bugs Bunny lives in a rabbit hole, given that, in fact, he is a rabbit. Even …19 hours agoMarta delivers GOAT goal to lift Orlando Pride to NWSL ChampionshipThere was a moment in the 2024 NWSL semifinal when Barbra Banda was receiving treatment, and the cameras zoomed in on a set of water bottles. One of them had a tape label with a bold “MARTA’S” on one side.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
awn.com | Debbie Diamond Sarto
FMX – Film & Media Exchange returns once again May 6-9, 2025, for the 29th edition of the conference on animation, effects, interactive, and immersive media. Plans are underway for another stellar program.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
awn.com | Debbie Diamond Sarto
Epic Games has released Unreal Engine 5.5, featuring major enhancements to animation authoring, rendering, virtual production, mobile game development, and developer iteration toolsets. Here are some highlights: Animation - UE 5.5 new features and enhancements facilitate high-fidelity in-editor animation authoring workflows. There are also additions to the animation gameplay authoring toolset.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
awn.com | Debbie Diamond Sarto
The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) has official voiced support for U.S. Representative Adam Schiff’s recent letter to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) requesting statistics regarding the United States standing as a film and television production industry leader.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
awn.com | Debbie Diamond Sarto
Chaos has released V-Ray 7 for 3ds Max, adding Gaussian Splat support along with more than 20 new features and improvements, from creative scatter options to firefly removal. “Version 7 continues V-Ray’s leadership in both visualization and visual effects, with innovations that accelerate and extend what’s possible for creative professionals,” said Phillip Miller, VP Product, Solutions for Artists at Chaos.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
awn.com | Debbie Diamond Sarto
Hundreds of The Animation Guild (TAG), IATSE Local 839 members marched on Thursday to Burbank's Netflix office to present a petition to executives, signed by almost 2,000 members, to remind the streamer that while workers kept content production alive during the COVID lockdown, and animation is outperforming live-action on screens and in merchandise sales, they face unprecedented levels of unemployment.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
flipboard.com | Debbie Diamond Sarto
James Franco8 hours agoJames Franco Says Longtime Friendship with Seth Rogen Is 'Over' After His Controversy: 'We Had 20 Great Years Together'People - Tommy McArdle • 8hJames Franco believes his longtime friendship with Seth Rogen has run its course. While speaking with Variety at the Rome Film Festival about his new movie Hey Joe — Franco's second film to release since 2019, after he was accused of sexually inappropriate behavior by five women, four of whom were his …
