With SAG-AFTRA now on strike and new levels of solidarity across all Hollywood unions, we are witnessing the spectacular failure of the AMPTP’s negotiating strategy. In this video, WGA Negotiating Committee Co-Chair Chris Keyser lays out what this moment means and how we move forward. To learn more about the WGA strike, visit https://www.wgastrike.org.
Journey into indie game development | Unity Tales
Join us live as we talk to creator of the game Birth, Madison Karrh about here storied journey in game dev. Madison shares the reality of the ups and downs of game development and how her game Birth reached a wider audience.
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm | 4K Ultra HD Official Trailer | Warner Bros. Entertainment
About Batman: Mask of the Phantasm: In this stylish animated film, Batman battles a dangerous new foe who is trying to frame the Dark Knight for the murder of a crime lord–and who is mysteriously linked to Bruce Wayne’s former girlfriend.
Batman: The Mask of the Phantasm celebrates 30 years! Now in 4K Ultra HD, watch one of the greatest Batman stories ever told.
ITFS Stuttgart: Wir suchen eine Künstlerische Leitung (m/w/d) mit Geschäftsposition zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt in Vollzeit (zunächst befristet auf 5 Jahre).
Die gemeinnützige Film- und Medienfestival gGmbH (FMF) mit Sitz in Stuttgart veranstaltet das Internationale Trickfilm-Festival Stuttgart (ITFS) und die Animation Production Days (APDs). Die FMF kooperiert mit der FMX – Film & Media Exchange. Die drei Veranstaltungen finden jährlich Ende April/Anfang Mai in Stuttgart und Ludwigsburg statt. Ihre gemeinsame Aufgabe ist die nachhaltige Entwicklung und langfristige Stärkung der Kreativregion Stuttgart und des Medienstandorts Baden – Württemberg.
Das 1982 gegründete ITFS zählt zu den größten europäischen Animationsfestivals. Es präsentiert an sechs Tagen in drei Kinos und auf dem Schlossplatz Open Air ganztägig die neuesten Animationsfilme, die zu seinen Wettbewerben jedes Jahr eingereicht werden. Das ITFS gehört zu den wenigen Oscar-qualifizierenden Festivals. Hochkarätige Film- und Gesprächsprogramme ergänzen das Wettbewerbsprogramm. Veranstaltungen in den Bereichen Games, Virtual und Augmented Reality, Performance, Musik und Bildende Kunst erweitern das Angebot für das internationale Fachpublikum der Film- und Medienbranche sowie die etwa 50.000 Besucher aus Stuttgart und der Region.
Gesellschafter der FMF sind die Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart, die Stadt Ludwigsburg, die Wirtschaftsförderung Region Stuttgart GmbH und die Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH. Das Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst des Landes Baden-Württemberg beabsichtigt, in die Gesellschaft einzutreten.
Die Position der Künstlerischen Leitung (m/w/d) mit Geschäftsführungsfunktion ist zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt neu zu besetzen.
Aufgabe der Künstlerischen Leitung ist die künstlerisch-programmatische Positionierung des ITFS und seine thematische Profilierung in der sich ändernden Festival- und Medienlandschaft Deutschlands und Europas. Nach einer Übergangszeit 2023 und 2024 und angemessener Vorbereitungszeit soll ein Relaunch des Festivals im Frühjahr 2025 realisiert werden. Ziel ist es, die Strahlkraft durch hohe künstlerische und innovative Qualität, übersichtliche Kommunikation und einladende Gastfreundlichkeit weiterzuentwickeln.
Die künstlerische Leitung ist verantwortlich für alle künstlerisch-inhaltlichen Bereiche, insbesondere Filmprogramm, Jury-Auswahl, Akquise und Vorauswahl der eingereichten Wettbewerbsfilme, Rahmenprogramm und Sonderveranstaltungen, das Erscheinungsbild des ITFS in allen analogen und digitalen Medien, den weiteren Aufbau des internationalen Netzwerks in der Film- und Medienbranche sowie die Kommunikation mit Publikum, Presse und Politik. Die künstlerische Leitung ist Vorgesetze*r der Mitarbeiter*innen für Programmplanung und -durchführung, Presse und Kommunikation.
Innerhalb der Geschäftsführung arbeitet die künstlerische Leitung eng und vertrauensvoll mit der kaufmännischen Geschäftsführung zusammen. Die Erstellung von Förderanträgen und die Ansprache von Sponsoren erfolgen in Abstimmung.
Gesucht wird eine Persönlichkeit mit überzeugender mehrjähriger Berufserfahrung in verantwortlicher Position in Medienunternehmen wie Sendeanstalten, Filmförderungseinrichtungen und Produktionsfirmen, bei Film- und Medienfestivals, an Ausbildungseinrichtungen der Film- und Medienbranche oder mit eigener künstlerischer Leistung und überregionaler Wahrnehmung.
Erforderlich sind nachgewiesenes künstlerisches Urteilsvermögen, Erfahrung in der Konzeption und Durchführung großer Veranstaltungen oder Projekte, Affinität zu Film, Medien, Animation, Effekten, Games und Transmedia sowie Initiative, Team- und Kommunikationsfähigkeit, Medienkontakte, Engagement und Kontaktfreude. Das Interesse an der strategischen Weiterentwicklung des ITFS unter Berücksichtigung von Nachhaltigkeit, Diversität und Inklusion ist wünschenswert.
Gute Kenntnisse aller notwendigen digitalen Werkzeuge und Medien werden vorausgesetzt. Sicheres Englisch ist notwendig und kann die Kenntnis der deutschen Sprache ersetzen. Es wird die Bereitschaft erwartet, in Stuttgart oder der Region Wohnsitz zu nehmen.
Die Vertragsdauer ist befristet auf fünf Jahre. Menschen mit Behinderung werden bei gleicher Eignung bevorzugt.
Wir bieten Ihnen eine vielseitige, herausfordernde Aufgabe in einem spannenden und abwechslungsreichen Arbeitsfeld und einem hoch motivierten Team. Wir freuen uns auf Ihre aussagekräftige Bewerbung mit Gehaltsvorstellung und Angabe des frühestmöglichen Eintrittsdatums sowie ein Konzept mir Ihren Vorstellungen zur programmatischen Ausrichtung des ITFS.
Bitte senden Sie Ihre Bewerbungsunterlagen bis spätestens 11. September 2023 per E-Mail an:
Findungskommission der Film- und Medienfestival gGmbH
Hd. des Stellvertretenden Aufsichtsratsvorsitzenden Dr. Fabian Mayer
c/o Kulturamt der Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart, Eichstraße 9, 70173 Stuttgart
Email: Marc.Gegenfurtner@stuttgart.de
How AI is changing Hollywood, and why actors may strike over it
Motion capture can allow actors to appear in movies without ever setting foot on set. But questions about who controls and profits from these likenesses could lead to actors joining writers in their ongoing strike soon. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
Understanding the Role of AI in Reshaping the Film & TV Industry featuring Tye Sheridan | SXSW 2023
Join Wonder Dynamics founders, Nikola Todorovic and Tye Sheridan, as they demonstrate their new AI technology for the film and television industry. The technology uses Artificial Intelligence to make the VFX and CGI process faster, more efficient, and more accessible for both established studios and independent filmmakers. This thought-provoking session will also bring together experts in the field, Angjoo Kanazawa (UC Berkeley Assistant Professor) and Antonio Torralba (Professor and Head of AI and Decision Making at MIT) to examine the latest AI-powered innovations in the film and television industry and explore how it will change the way we create and consume media.
About SXSW: SXSW dedicates itself to helping creative people achieve their goals. Founded in 1987 in Austin, Texas, SXSW is best known for its conference and festivals that celebrate the convergence of the interactive, film, and music industries. An essential destination for global professionals, this year’s online event features sessions, showcases, screenings, exhibitions, professional development and a variety of networking opportunities. For more information, please visit sxsw.com.
Mark Kermode reviews Asteroid City – Kermode and Mayo’s Take
Following a writer on his world famous fictional play about a grieving father who travels with his tech-obsessed family to small rural Asteroid City to compete in a junior stargazing event, only to have his world view disrupted forever.
Valencia, Spain: WEIRD MARKET CONFIRMS THE RETURN OF THE SHOWROOM AND ANNOUNCES THE JURY FOR ITS 15TH EDITION
The Valencian Institute of Modern Art will host this place for innovative projects and video games that have not yet reached the market.
Registration for the Showroom is open until August 22nd.
The event to be held in Valencia from September 26th to October 1st also announces the Jury for its short film competition made up of Aneta Ozorek, Stefan Michel, Louis-Guillaume Loy and Rocío Álvarez.
Valencia, Wednesday, July 26th, 2023. Weird Market, an International Animation, Video Games and New Media Market, unveils the first details of its new edition, among them the return of the showroom, the increase in the number of venues, the consolidation of the recruitment day, the celebration of a special “Beerworking” session, and the new B2B meetings slot between animation and video game companies. This year, the event will be held once again in Valencia, from September 26th to October 1st, and the international juries for its short film festival have been announced. “After last year’s success, in 2023 we deploy our full potential as a compass for talent and synergy generator. This year we also remember that we are celebrating 15 years supporting the sector,” explains José Luis Farias, director of the event.
One of the most awaited announcements among Weird Market followers is the return of the video game and animation showroom. The IVAM (Valencian Institute of Modern Art) will host this space, thus becoming a new venue that boosts the market’s importance and scope.
On Friday September 29th and Saturday September 30th, innovative experiences and video games that have not yet been released will be available for testing. A showcase open to both the professional and general public where the latest trends in the animation, video game and new media sector will be on display.
Another of Weird Market’s programming focal points are the networking opportunities which, together with the meeting app, facilitate the connection between professionals. This year, as an innovation, a new programming slot will be opened with B2B meetings scheduled between animation companies and video game companies, promoting collaborations, synergies, and joint projects. The Cultural Center La Beneficència will host this new over two-hour slot on Thursday afternoon, September 28th, where companies from both sectors will be able to network around their current and upcoming projects.
Registration for the showroom is now open and is due by August 22nd. In the case of B2B meetings, interested parties can request them along with the accreditation application, which will open on August 31st.
RECRUITMENT, BEERWORKING & CONFERENCES
The main lines of work for the 2023 event include the recruitment day to be held on Thursday, September 28th. Leading companies in the sector will be looking for professional profiles to complete their work teams, an important milestone that makes Weird Market a major employment driver.
A day earlier, on September 27th, the spotlight will be on “beerworking,” which will return to this city by the Turia river, combining a relaxed atmosphere, short presentations, and a large group of top-level professionals.
Conferences and project presentations will take place on Friday 29th and Saturday 30th of September. Two intensive days where important players in the industry will meet to learn details and news. As a prelude, during these two days of conferences the projects selected for MIANIMA 2023/2024 will be announced, and Studio Seufz will lecture on the pros and cons of being a hybrid studio, working on both animation and video games. The networking spaces and the showroom will also be open during both days.
A JURY FULL OF LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL TALENT
Weird Market organizers also confirm the Jury of its WFest – Weird Market International Animation Short Film Festival. Four top names that will come to Valencia to decide the winning works in each of their categories.
Personalities with a proven track record such as Aneta Ozorek, artistic director of Kaboom Animation Festival, a cutting-edge festival in the Netherlands known for its vision and innovation in all formats and genres of animation. Ozorek has an extensive industry experience as a curator and organizer of film events, educational workshops, exhibitions, and festivals in the European market. She is head of the short film section of the CEE Animation Pitching Forum, board member of the REX Animation Festival (Sweden) and professor at the Fachhochschule Salzburg (Austria), as well as a member of the European Children’s Film Association and illustrator of six children’s books.
The second member is Stefan Michel, producer at Studio Seufz, based in Stuttgart, which creates independent animated films and video games for young adults since 2017. Stefan coordinates all aspects of his films, games, and VR productions with a focus on creating genre-altering IP such as The Longing (winner at international festivals such as A Maze, Ludicious Zürich Game Festival and IGF Awards) and Lucky Tower. Michel is also an educator and sits on the management committee of AG Animationsfilm, German Animation Association.
The international trio is completed by Louis-Guillaume Loy, head of the Distribution Department at Sacrebleu Productions, a leading French production company founded in 1999, with more than 90 short films selected at the most prestigious festivals such as Cannes, Venice, Sundance, Annecy, and Clermont-Ferrand. During these years, they have also produced series and feature films, and their works have won important awards such as the Palme d’Or, the Cesar Award or nominations for the Oscars and the Golden Globes.
The Spanish and regional representative will be Rocío Álvarez. This illustrator and animation director born in Castellón de la Plana has a degree in Fine Arts from the Polytechnic University of Valencia. After exploring in the world of painting and urban installations, she specialized in animation at the school of La Poudrière (France) where she directed the short film Écart de conduit, selected for the Cartoon d’Or Award in 2013, the year since when she has been living and working in Brussels. Her short film Simbiosis Carnal (2017) was distinguished in several festivals. In it, she used experimental techniques to talk about the experience of poetic exploration of sexuality. This work premiered at Prime The Animation! 2018, where it won the first prize, and later received several awards at Anima Brussels and Animac, among other competitions.
The WFest screenings will take place on September 26th and 28th at the Filmoteca Valenciana, Rialto Building. The presentation of domestic short films in competition will take place on Thursday 28th, and the winning works will be screened on Sunday October 1st.
The 15th edition of Weird Market is co-organized by the Valencian Institute of Culture, attached to the First Vice Presidency and Department of Culture and Sports of the Generalitat Valenciana. It also has the main sponsorship of the City Council of Valencia and the Provincial Council of Valencia; the participation of the Ministry of Culture and Sport, the IVAM (Valencian Institute of Modern Art) and À Punt, among others.
The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse: Steamboat Silly | Official Trailer | Disney UK
Say hello to Mickey and Mickey… and more Mickey?! 🐭❤️ The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse: Steamboat Silly arrives on Disney+ this Friday 28th July!
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE Clip – Hanging With Miles & Gwen
Miles Morales returns for the next chapter of the Oscar®-winning Spider-Verse saga, Spider-Man™: Across the Spider-Verse. After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. But when the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles finds himself pitted against the other Spiders and must redefine what it means to be a hero so he can save the people he loves most.
Directed by: Joaquim Dos Santos Kemp Powers Justin K. Thompson
Written by: Phil Lord & Christopher Miller & David Callaham Based on the MARVEL COMICS
Produced by: Avi Arad Amy Pascal Phil Lord Christopher Miller Christina Steinberg
Executive Producers: Bob Persichetti Peter Ramsey Rodney Rothman Aditya Sood Rebecca Karch Brian Michael Bendis
