At a press conference at Filmhouse in Edinburgh this morning, Artistic Director Chris Fujiwara announced details of his inaugural programme for the 66th edition of the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF). This year the Festival, which runs from 20 June to 1 July, will host nineteen World premieres and thirteen International premieres. The Festival will showcase one hundred and twenty-one new features from fifty-two countries, including eleven European premieres and seventy-six UK...

The thread that bound the fmx/07 programme together was "believable virtual characters", and it tied research, cinema and games up into an extremely rewarding series. Highlights included Steven Stahlberg's unbelievable cg ladies, the resurrection of Klaus Kinski, digital performances at ILM, crisply real soldiers from Crytek, EA's George Borshukov and a slew of other contributions.Games and realtime applications took an unprecedented role at fmx/07 animation is closing the gap in aesthetic terms...

The next Anima Festival will celebrate its 25th edition in Brussels from Feb. 24 ­ Mar. 5 and this anniversary year promises a veritable box of delightful surprises.As usual, Anima will present the cream of world animation. Among some others sneak previews, the Festival will open its doors with Å’Asterix and the Vikings¹ by Stefan Fjeldmark and Jesper Møller, a 2D feature based on the famous French comic strip from Goscinny and Uderzo and for the Closing Night, Anima will screen the awaited Å...