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Thunderbird Entertainment Announces Promotion of Matthew Berkowitz to President of Company

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Thursday, December 9, 2021
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Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc. (TSXV: TBRD, OTCQX: THBRF), is pleased to announce Matthew Berkowitz has been promoted to the role of President of Thunderbird Entertainment, in addition to his current role as Chief Creative Officer (CCO) of the Company as well as its Kids and Family Division, Atomic Cartoons.

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  • Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc. (TSXV: TBRD, OTCQX: THBRF), is pleased to announce Matthew Berkowitz has been promoted to the role of President of Thunderbird Entertainment, in addition to his current role as Chief Creative Officer (CCO) of the Company as well as its Kids and Family Division, Atomic Cartoons.
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    Matthew Berkowitz has been appointed to the role of President of Thunderbird Entertainment.
  • Jennifer Twiner McCarron, to whom Berkowitz will report, remains CEO of Thunderbird Entertainment and its Kids and Family Division, Atomic Cartoons.
  • Thunderbird Entertainment is also pleased to announce the following promotions, hires and new teams across the Company.

3D Motions for 2D Animation Production Now a Reality - Reallusion Releases Cartoon Animator 4.4 with 3D Motion Converter and Motion Link Plug-in

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Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Animation, Visual arts, Filmmaking, 3D graphics software, 3D computer graphics, Computer animation, Animation software, Reallusion, Video editing software, Motion capture, Animator, Traditional animation

The Reallusion ecosystem is innovating to bring the vital resource of 3D motion to 2D animators with Cartoon Animator 4.4 and the Motion Link Plug-in.

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  • The Reallusion ecosystem is innovating to bring the vital resource of 3D motion to 2D animators with Cartoon Animator 4.4 and the Motion Link Plug-in.
  • Quality - 3D motions are mocap that provides delicate & realistic animation that can fully translate to the Cartoon Animator 2D character rig.
  • 3D motion for 2D animation achieves z-axis animation that's almost impossible for most to keyframe.
  • Cartoon Animator develops a revolutionary animation approach with the proud advancement from 3D motion to 2D animation.

Medical Animation Market Research Report by Type, by Therapeutic Area, by Application, by End-user - Global Forecast to 2025 - Cumulative Impact of COVID-19

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Tuesday, September 22, 2020
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NEW YORK, Sept. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Medical Animation Market Research Report by Type (2D Animation, 3D Animation, 4D Animation, and Flash Animation), by Therapeutic Area (Cardiology, Dental, Oncology, and Plastic Surgery), by Application , by End-user - Global Forecast to 2025 - Cumulative Impact of COVID-19

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  • NEW YORK, Sept. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Medical Animation Market Research Report by Type (2D Animation, 3D Animation, 4D Animation, and Flash Animation), by Therapeutic Area (Cardiology, Dental, Oncology, and Plastic Surgery), by Application , by End-user - Global Forecast to 2025 - Cumulative Impact of COVID-19
    This research report categorizes the Medical Animation to forecast the revenues and analyze the trends in each of the following sub-markets:
    Based on Type , the Medical Animation Market studied across 2D Animation, 3D Animation, 4D Animation, and Flash Animation.
  • Based on Application , the Medical Animation Market studied across Cellular & Molecular Studies, Drug MoA, Patient Education, and Surgical Training & Planning.
  • Based on End-user, the Medical Animation Market studied across Academic institute, Hospitals, Life sciences, and Medical device manufactures.
  • What are the inhibiting factors and impact of COVID-19 shaping the Global Medical Animation Market during the forecast period?

New 2D Mocap System Elevates 2D Animation - Reallusion Releases 2D Motion LIVE for Cartoon Animator

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Monday, June 15, 2020
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SAN JOSE, Calif., June 15, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Reallusion announces the release of Cartoon Animator 4.2 and 2D Motion LIVE , the first complete 2D animation system for live performance and motion capture.

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  • SAN JOSE, Calif., June 15, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Reallusion announces the release of Cartoon Animator 4.2 and 2D Motion LIVE , the first complete 2D animation system for live performance and motion capture.
  • 2D Motion Live, a new plugin for Cartoon Animator is a unique 2D mocap solution that connects industry-leading motion capture devices to control characters and puppets inside Cartoon Animator for a total face, body and hand solution.
  • 2D Motion LIVE official trailer:
    Traditional keyframe animation is revolutionized with efficiency and speed through Cartoon Animator 2D Motion LIVE, a complete 2D character animation pipeline from creating custom rigged-characters, bringing characters to life with mocap devices, and animation with timeline editing.
  • Add real-time productivity to the 2D animation process with quick iteration and collaboration through the 2D Motion LIVE animation workflow.

Cartoon Animator 4.1 Opens Roundtrip Creativity with PSD Tools and WACOM Tablets

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Thursday, November 7, 2019
Graphics software, Software, Application software, 3D graphics software, Animation software, Reallusion, Krita, Adobe Photoshop, Traditional animation

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Cartoon Animator (CTA ), recognized among the easiest 2D animation software, is releasing the new updated version 4.1 which opens to all mainstream PSD tools, such as Adobe Photoshop, Krita, Affinity, Clip Studio and Photopea.

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  • SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Cartoon Animator (CTA ), recognized among the easiest 2D animation software, is releasing the new updated version 4.1 which opens to all mainstream PSD tools, such as Adobe Photoshop, Krita, Affinity, Clip Studio and Photopea.
  • Users of these PSD tools and WACOM tablets can now swiftly turn their creative concepts into animation using their original processes via Cartoon Animator.
  • "Reallusion enables artists with a clean, roundtrip workflow between digital content creation tools and Cartoon Animator," said John C. Martin, VP of Product Marketing, Reallusion.
  • "Now, the mutual connection between Cartoon Animator and mainstream PSD tools enables users to simultaneously work on their concept art and drive it to a final look while animating from even initial sketches.

CG Animation Creator, 5 (five), Achieve an Original CG Animation Look in Their Promotional Video for Monkey Gang Anarchy, Using Journey to the West as a Motif

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Tuesday, March 12, 2019
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On March 12, 2019, CG animation production company 5 (below, "five") (head office: Osaka Japan, studio: Taiwan, president: Makoto Honda), producers of CG animation projects around the world, announced the release of a promotional video for their original CG animation, "Monkey Gang Anarchy".

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  • On March 12, 2019, CG animation production company 5 (below, "five") (head office: Osaka Japan, studio: Taiwan, president: Makoto Honda), producers of CG animation projects around the world, announced the release of a promotional video for their original CG animation, "Monkey Gang Anarchy".
  • This work, using Journey to the West as a motif, has a hard-boiled world view, and features high-speed gun action.
  • five specializes in the production of Japanimation CG animation using the cel animation look.
  • The company is accepting consultations from around the world on the production of CG animation that requires an "original look".

Reallusion Cartoon Animator Innovates 2D Characters-360 Head Creator Turns 2D Art to 3D Animation

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Thursday, February 14, 2019
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SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Reallusion reveals 360 Head Creator, a new character design feature for 2D animation software Cartoon Animator 4.

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  • SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Reallusion reveals 360 Head Creator, a new character design feature for 2D animation software Cartoon Animator 4.
  • Cartoon Animator 4 will release in April 2019 with Smart IK, 3D Head Creator and Live performance capture (webcam facial mocap), all new tools to elevate 2D animation production.
  • Cartoon Animator 4 breaks through the limitations of 2D Art, and delivers a practical way for 2D animators to create characters with advanced animation along with vivid expressions.
  • 3D Head Creator transforms 2D art into 3D styled characters with up to 360 degree of motion for deeply rich performances.