Xu Zao’s sci-fi feature is set in the distant future in a nearly deserted film studio. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief The film, which mixes live action and animated sequences, is set in a ...

The Chinese animated feature Han ye deng zhu (Light Pillar) from director Xu Zao, has been picked as an 11th-hour entry to the 2026 Berlin International Film Festival. It will have its world premiere ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The film, which mixes live action and animated sequences, is set in a distant future where space travel is commonplace. A lonely ...

In an animation industry that increasingly feels overrun by consolidation, studio aversion to taking risks, and the proliferation of soulless automation, indie artists are launching their own studios ...

A team of researchers at Queen's University has developed a powerful new kind of computing machine that uses light to take on complex problems such as protein folding (for drug discovery) and number ...

The Berlinale has completed the selection for its competitive Perspectives strand with the addition of Chinese animated film Light Pillar. Set in the future, when space travel in no longer a dream, ...

The system is built upon four foundational pillars: Autonomous Safety: Utilizing MQ-series gas sensors and flame detectors to provide real-time protection against fire and gas leaks through automated ...

Applied physicists in the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have demonstrated a new way to structure light in custom, repeatable, three-dimensional patterns, ...