Cympl Studios Private Limited is Hiring

We’re Hiring! Cympl is a ‘Make in India’ mobile game development studio based in Pune. Cympl strives to make locally relevant content that resonates with the Indian audience fashioned with international standards and expertise. We are a tribe of gamepreneurs committed to share delightful game experiences and user gratification.

Job Location : Magarpatta , Pune

Candidates can mail their CV with their demo link to :- talent@cympl.in

contact details :- 02048621936/ 9766544553

www.cympl.in

We are looking candidates for the following positions, all skill sets Free 2 play gaming experience, 2D casual gaming experience and immediate / early joiners shall be added advantage.

Market artist

Job Location: Pune

Experience: 3+ years in Gaming

Responsibilities:
  • Excellent Photoshop Skills
  • Skilled at drawing and painting.
  • Able to create various art styles from toony to realistic.
  • Knowledge in Unity will be an added advantage.

Concept Artist (Senior/lead level)

Job Location: Pune

Experience: 3+ years in game company

Responsibilities
  • Concept Art
  • Character Design
  • Background
  • Promotional Art
  • Able to create various art styles from toony to realistic
  • UI/UX (Additional Skill)

Technical Artist

Job Location: Pune

Experience: 3+ years in unity 3D

Responsibilities:
  • Collaborate -visual effects that balance real world behavior with respective to game elements
  • Use sprite base particle system in Unity to create real time visuals.
  • Efficient in creating traditional cell animation in photoshop, flash, aftereffects or equivalent software.
  • Placing and sequencing the behavior of effect in game in balance with game design and art requirements.
  • Optimization of game art and vfx

Game Artist

Job Location: Pune

Experience: 3+ years of exp

Responsibilities:
  • Excellent Photoshop Skills
  • Skilled at drawing and painting.
  • Able to create various art styles from toony to realistic.
  • Good communication skills.
  • Knowledge in Unity will be an added advantage.
  • A portfolio demonstrating all aspects of skill required.
  • Soft Skills:
  • Good team player
  • Ready to work in an open and collaborative environment.

Game Programmer (Mid/Senior/Lead)

Job Location: Pune

Experience: 4+ years experience in gaming

Responsibilities:
  • Professional experience in Unity with C#
  • Good OOP knowledge
  • Good knowledge about memory and performance optimisations
  • Able to write modular and reusable code
  • Knowledge of shader programming is a plus
  • Knowledge of server programming and database is a plus

Data Scientist (Lead/Head)

Job Location: Pune

Experience: 5+ years experience in gaming

Responsibilities
  • Improve gameplay mechanics
  • Develop and publish analysis reports for internal use
  • Set-up and monitor dashboards and assess performance of the game,
  • Ad monetization and user engagement
  • Data Models
  • ad-hoc analysis
  • Support the optimization of the game performance

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Nazara and Delta Corp invest Rs. 40 crores in HalaPlay

Nazara Technologies and Delta Corp together invest Rs 40 Crores as part of Series-A funding round in HalaPlay, an online daily fantasy sports platform.

According to Halaplay CEO Swapnil Saurav, “Getting funding support from two of India’s largest gaming companies instills faith in us as a team taking us a notch higher in the Indian fantasy sports arena. Fantasy sports has been on the rise with the market being estimated to be $1 billion currently and is expected to go up to $5 billion in the next two years and hence this boost could not have come at a better time ensuring and enabling our growth along with.”

Halaplay is a real money based daily fantasy sports platform. HalaPlay launched in 2017, has seen an explosive growth in the user base and total transactions since then. HalaPlay has in the past received investment from Nazara Technologies, Kae Capital, Angel List and other angel investors and is currently set to be the second largest Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) platform in India. Halaplay has seen 10x user growth in the last 12 months and will exponentially grow with over 1 crore active players to play in upcoming cricket season.

Delta Corp. managing director Ashish Kapadia,  says “Delta believes in the HalaPlay team and their ability to innovate in the daily fantasy sports industry. Their viral growth is proof that they have been able to build a differentiated product that users love. We are excited by their potential, and are confident that this round of funding will help propel them to even greater heights.”

Nazara Technologies  CEO Manish Agarwal says “Nazara invested in HalaPlay in 2017 and we continue to be excited about the growth story of HalaPlay. We are confident that Halaplay with this fresh round of funds will ride the explosive growth of fantasy sports in India.”

Nazara has been actively pursuing opportunities in the interactive sports vertical categories and has invested in mobile gaming companies like Mastermind Sports Limited and Moonglabs Technologies Pvt Ltd apart from HalaPlay Technologies Pvt Ltd. Nazara has also taken a majority stake in Next Wave Multimedia Private Limited and Nodwin Gaming Private Limited in the esports arena in addition to recent investments in CrimzonCode and NZWorld (NZWorld Kenya Limited) to set up operations of real money gaming in Kenya.

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Warner Bros revealed the release date of Tom and Jerry animated feature

Get ready for another cat-mouse fight, as the beloved duo Tom and Jerry are coming to entertain their fans on the big screen yet again, after Tom and Jerry: The Movie which premiered in 1992.

According to a new report from Deadline, Warner Bros. has officially announced a release date and early details for their upcoming Tom & Jerry movie.

Director Tim Story who previously directed Fantastic Four and Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer, and will next direct the upcoming Shaft reboot, will be helming the project.

The movie is based on the cartoons that started in 1940 by the company Hanna Barbera, which created 114 Tom and Jerry shorts between 1940 and 1958, winning seven Oscars in the process.  Hanna Barbera also created The Flintstones, Scooby Doo, The Smurfs and The Jetsons.

The film, which will be a live-action and animated hybrid, is set to debut on 16 April 2021.

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In pictures: HongKong FILMART 2019 Day 1

Here are few pictures from HongKong FILMART 2019  day one :

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Hong Kong International Film and TV Market (FILMART) : Industry leaders convene at Asia’s biggest entertainment event

Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the 23rd edition of the Hong Kong International Film and TV Market (FILMART) opened today and continues through 21 March at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC), raising the curtain for the largest marketplace of its kind in Asia. FILMART is one of eight events taking place as part of Entertainment Expo Hong Kong, coordinated by the HKTDC, which opens today and runs until 14 April, covering a global mix of film, TV, music and digital entertainment.

Entertainment Expo

 

A global entertainment trading platform to create opportunities

This year, FILMART, as a premier cross-media, cross-industry trading platform, features some 880 exhibitors from 35 countries and regions. Exhibitors from around the world continue to set up pavilions at FILMART to promote their entertainment productions to global buyers, including Mainland China, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. A number of prominent Hong Kong film companies are returning to FILMART to show their keen support for this prime trading platform. They include Emperor Motion Pictures, Media Asia Distribution Limited, Mega-Vision Project Workshop Limited, Mei Ah Entertainment Group Limited, One Cool Film Production Limited, PCCW Media Limited, Mandarin Motion Pictures Limited, TVBI Company Limited, Sil-Metropole Organisation Ltd, Sun Entertainment Culture Limited and Universe Films Distribution Company Limited.

EXPO

 

Mainland China pavilions highlight industry potential

This year’s FILMART sees encouraging participation from various provinces and cities in Mainland China, with Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong, Hunan and Hangzhou all setting up regional pavilions. Exhibitors from Jiangsu, Hengdian and Xiamen are forming regional pavilions for the first time, encouraging global buyers to leverage the potential of the mainland’s film market. Thematic seminars featuring leading figures from the mainland’s TV and film industries, including studios, distributors, over-the-top (OTT) platforms and big data research companies, will discuss the prospects, challenges and expected changes in the mainland market.

 

Nearly 300 global documentary exhibitors

The Doc World zone will be a key focus at this year’s FILMART, with visitors able to explore the documentary works of nearly 300 exhibitors from 26 countries and regions, including the US, the UK, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong. The Global Filming Support zone features 21 exhibitors from eight countries and regions, including Japan, Korea, Finland, Spain and Taiwan, to highlight the business opportunities presented through various filming incentives.

 

With documentaries under the spotlight, a seminar titled “Documentaries: Why does your story matter?” was held earlier today featuring three experts − Esther van Messel, CEO of First Hand Films; Lex Zhu, Producer of A Bite of China; and David Weiland, EVP Asia at BBC Studios − to examine what viewers are looking for in documentaries.

FILMMART

 

Representatives analyse film and TV development in the Greater Bay Area

TV World and the Hong Kong Animation and Digital Entertainment Pavilion are once again among the highlights at FILMART. The latter pavilion, sponsored by Create Hong Kong (CreateHK), the agency set up by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government to drive the development of the creative economy in Hong Kong, showcases 40 Hong Kong companies from various digital entertainment sectors, including animation, digital effects and interactive solutions.  In the Digital Entertainment Summit 2019, industry experts examine the latest applications of virtual reality and augmented reality technologies, along with the various opportunities arising from the introduction of new technologies in the digital entertainment field. Another focus at FILMART this year is the development of the film and TV industry in the Greater Bay Area. The “TV World 2019 – Opening Ceremony cum International Forum”, “Cantonese Movies − Opportunities in the Greater Bay Area” forum and “Greater Bay Area – New Business Opportunities for Cantopop” forum will see representatives from these various industries explore TV, film and music production and cooperation opportunities across the Greater Bay Area.

 

14 thematic seminars feature heavyweight speakers 

In addition to the exhibition, FILMART also features an impressive line-up of leading industry representatives from sectors including film, TV, digital entertainment and animation to share their insights. Speakers include Jonathan Spink, CEO of HBO Asia; Sean Park, Marketing Director of YouTube International Markets; Jim Packer, President of Worldwide TV and Digital Distribution, Lionsgate (distributors of movie series The Hunger Games); Yu Gong, Founder and CEO of iQIYI, Inc and President of Worldwide TV and Digital Distribution; Joe Aguilar, Emmy Award-winning producer; and Belle Avery, Producer of The Meg. They will discuss the global appetite for Asia’s OTT platforms, how new Chinese-foreign alliances are helping to shape the world’s animation industry and the impact of blockchain on the future of entertainment. To motivate young people to gain a deeper understanding of the film and TV industry, FILMART will hold the “Sharing with Hong Kong Filmmakers” session again this year, inviting three local directors − Pang Ho-cheung, Director of Love in a Puff, Derek Tsang, Director of Soul Mate and Sunny Chan, Director of Men on the Dragon − to discuss their personal experiences.

 

 Networking events, seminars and more than 300 screenings

In light of the rapid emergence of new media in recent years, a number of OTT platforms are participating in FILMART for the first time, including Huawei from Mainland China, HBO Asia from Singapore, Indonesia’s OONA, Viki from the US and Cignal TV from the Philippines. More than 60 networking events, thematic seminars and press conferences, along with 300-plus movie screenings, will be held during FILMART to help open the door to new business opportunities. FILMART is acknowledged as one of the best platforms for the international and local film industry to test market reaction, and this year’s screenings will showcase various documentaries and micro-movies, including around 100 international premieres. FILMART will feature the Online Catch-Up Screening facility for the first time in 2019, enabling buyers and visitors to view exhibitors’ works at any time.

Entertainment Expo

15th Entertainment Expo opens today

The opening ceremony of the 15th Entertainment Expo took place this afternoon with a high-profile lineup of officiating guests including Paul Chan, Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; Margaret Fong, HKTDC Executive Director; Liu Meiru, Deputy Director-General, TV Drama Department, State Administration of Radio and Television; Peter Lam, Chairman of the HKTDC Entertainment Industry Advisory Committee; and Leon Lai, Hong Kong Entertainment Ambassador. Also in attendance were organisers and supporting organisations from the eight events under the Entertainment Expo umbrella, including the three founding events and five core events.

 

The three founding events of the expo are FILMART, the Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) and the Hong Kong Film Awards Presentation Ceremony (HKFA). The five core events are the Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF), the Hong Kong Asian-Pop Music Festival (HKAMF), ifva (Incubator for Film & Visual Media in Asia Festival), the Digital Entertainment Summit, and the TV World International Forum.

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Visual support for grieving New Zealanders

Today, honouring those affected by the shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand, we feature two NZ works of art that express the concern and support being shown across the world. Invercargill cartoonist Shaun Yeo has picked up international coverage for his cartoon of a weeping kiwi, in response to the horrific shootings of worshippers in two Christchurch mosques on Friday, March 2019. The kiwi, set against a black background is given just the date of the tragedy. 15-3-19. The image, shared on Yeo’s Twitter page, has been shared on social media across the world as people come to terms with New Zealand’s experience of terrorism. Wellington artist Ruby Jones also has provided one of the iconic images at the heart of international responses to the grief experienced by the New Zealand community. Two women, one visibly identifying as Muslim, hug together. “This is your home and you should have been safe here”, words by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. The image, shared on Jones’ instagram page, has appeared online as well as on messages left in the public physical displays of support in Christchurch.

Weeping kiwi - cartoon by Shaun Yeo

This is your home you should have been safe here - art by Ruby Jones

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A new VR animation tool, for first-timers

ollie

At Cartoon Brew, I wrote about Ollie VR, a new animation in VR tool that’s designed for beginners.

Marvel updates ‘Avengers: Endgame’ poster with Danai Gurira’s name on it

Marvel Studios has released an updated poster of Avengers: Endgame after facing backlash from fans for not including Danai Gurira aka Okoye’s name on it.

Gurira, who played the Wakandan general cum Dora Milaje warrior in Black Panther and then in Avengers: Infinity War in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), appears on the poster but her name was listed in the lower credits, along with Jon Favreau, Benedict Wong, and Gwyneth Paltrow, whose characters are not part of the poster image instead of the top-billed cast. However, we do not see Okoye in the new trailer either.

Gurira’s omission attracted criticism on social media, with many claiming that Marvel disregarded the only strong black woman character of the MCU.

A tweet read, “I mean, they’ve got Bradley Cooper’s name in there and he’s just the VOICE of Rocket. Danai Gurira is the ONLY person on the poster not to be listed by name.”

Following the backlash, the studio updated the poster, adding Gurira’s name alongside Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson and Robert Downey Jr. “She should have been up there all this time. Check out the official Marvel poster” read the tweet.  

The studio on Thursday dropped the official trailer for Avengers: Endgame, which is the final film within the MCU’s current generation of superheroes. It comprises of 22 films, including Spider-Man: Homecoming and recently released Captain Marvel. The much awaited film of 2019 releases on 26 April.

Avengers: Endgame also marks a closing on the major parts of the Avengers story, rather than continue with new installment—despite the fact the series is still raking in millions. Many of the actors who’ve been a part of the Marvel films are expected to leave with Endgame, including Evans, who has bid adieu to his Captain America character with a tweet last fall. Downey’s contract reportedly expires with this latest film, as well. As of last May, Disney head Bob Iger noted he hadn’t ruled out a new Avengers entry.

But even if Endgame serves as the final appearance for such characters as Cap and Iron Man, what can console fans is the just-released Captain Marvel which enjoyed a massive opening weekend, and this summer they will feast their of Spider-Man: Far From Home. Future installments starring Doctor Strange, Black Widow, and the Guardians of the Galaxy are in the works, as well.

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‘Avengers: Infinity War’ director Joe Russo to visit India in April!

Over the last ten years, India has emerged as one of the largest base for Marvel fans, with an unprecedented response and rave reactions pouring in for their favourite superheroes.

Thanks to their fanaticism, 2018 saw Avengers: Infinity War grab the top spot as the highest Hollywood grosser of all time in the country. And now with the much-anticipated Avengers: Endgame releasing on 26 April 2019, Indian fans, along with the world, have been holding on to their breath, eagerly awaiting to witness the grand conclusion!

All this love and appreciation for the movies hasn’t gone unnoticed by the thinktank at Marvel and now to celebrate the success of Avengers: Infinity War and to engage exclusively with the Indian fans on the upcoming Endgame, one of the makers of the super action drama is visiting India!

Joe Russo, one half of the Russo brothers– who are behind some of the Marvel blockbusters such as Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, and now Avengers: Endgame – has chosen India as his first destination as a part of their promotional tour in Asia Pacific region.

He will be in Mumbai on 1 and 2 April 2019 as Indian fans have a reason to rejoice in this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be a part of this epic spectacle and be among the first in the world to engage with the director before the movie hits the theaters.

“I am absolutely thrilled with the passionate response Avengers: Infinity War received in India, and cannot wait for you to see Avengers: Endgame. Thank you for embracing these movies. I am excited to be coming to India and eager to meet our Indian fans very soon”, said Joe Russo.

Avengers: Endgame releases on 26 April 2019 on English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.

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