Animation boom

The worlds of digital animation and video games have become increasingly popular over the past decade. But the intersection between these two forms is also growing, making it more difficult to tell where one ends at the other begins. That growing dependency and...

Animating China

In a converted warehouse in Culver City, dozens of painters, designers and storyboard artists were quietly huddled at their desks, sketching characters or plotting 3-D images on their computer screens. The walls of the 8,000-square-foot office were lined with colorful...

Nerd alert

DID YOU KNOW THAT you can now become an officially certified graphic novelist? It’s true! This fall, Langara College is launching a new continuing-studies certificate program, Graphic Novel & Comix. The program, designed for those interested in pursuing...

Vancouver ‘fintech’

Global investment in financial technology companies tripled from $4 billion in 2013 to $12.2 billion in 2014. That’s over 200 percent growth compared to 63 percent growth in overall venture-capital investments. While New York, London, Singapore, and Tokyo typically...

View Conference

“The Little Prince” director Mark Osborne, Skywalker Sound’s Randy Thom, “The Book of Life” helmer Jorge Gutierrez and Emmy-winning director Shannon Tindle (“Go Goo Go”) are the keynote speakers at the 16th annual View Conference slated for Oct. 19-23 in Turin, Italy....