text: Digital Artists Support Project launched to support upcoming digital artists' creative pursuits Blender and ProRender will be offered free of charge to support creativity | A.L.I. Technologies
  GEEK PICTURES Inc. (Main office: Tokyo, Shibuya-ku; CEO: Tamotsu Kosano) and A.L.I. Technologies Inc. (Main office: Tokyo, Minato-ku; Chairman: Shuhei Komatsu; CEO: Daisuke Katano) have announced the launch of the Digital Artists Support Project to support young artists' creative pursuits with the aim of developing a generation of artists who can play an active role in the industry on a global scale and expand the possibilities of digital expression.
  The first step of the support program is to provide free use of the cloud rendering service, BULLET RENDER FARM, a service which supports Blender Cycles and Radeon™ ProRender, to content creators who live in Japan and are under the age of 20 to support their creation of 3D computer animated projects.
  This service is a GPU-configured cloud rendering service that achieves high-speed, professional grade rendering.
  The rendering service supports all the mainstream 3DCG production software including Blender®, Maya®, 3ds Max®, Houdini®, and Unreal Engine®, and works to contribute to support a wide range of content creators.
  Details of the first stage of the support program will be announced via each company's social media accounts.
  [Comments from each company]
  GEEK PICTURES Inc. Director Tamotsu Kosano
  Technology is evolving every day. The connection between technology and entertainment is an important factor in stimulating interest and emotion in consumers. One of the pillars of our business is the planning and production of video content, and the role of the digital artist and their creativity is vital in producing high quality content. By supporting the creative pursuits of young digital artists, we look forward to seeing an abundance of young talent.
  A.L.I. Technologies Inc. Chairman Shuhei Komatsu
  Through our Shared Computing technology and our efforts to support young creators we re discovering hidden talents, new possibilities for video production, and new methods of effectively using technologies. This initiative within the Network Digital Society will lead to the creation of new and exciting creations.
  Main office: Tokyo, Shibuya-ku, Jingumae 2-27-5
  Business Fields: Multi-media such as TV Commercials, Movies, and Music Videos
  Planning and Production of events and sales promotions
  Planning and Production of graphics, animation, and CGI Contents etc.
  Development of Intellectual Property such as Characters
  Capital: 60 Million JPY (As of July 2020)
  Homepage: https://geekpictures.co.jp/
  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/geekpictures.inc
  Main office: Tokyo, Minato-ku, Shiba Koen 3-1-8 Shiba Koen Annex 6F
  Business Fields: Research and Development of UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles)
  Sales and Promotion of UAV
  Research and Development of Manned Aerial Vehicles
  Technology Business Consultations
  Development and Operation of Blockchain Technologies
  Research and Development of Computing Machine
  Distributed Computing using GPUs Development and Service Provision
  Capital: 100 million JPY (As of July 2020)
  Homepage: https://ali.jp/
  Twitter: @ALI_Tech_Inc https://twitter.com/ALI_Tech_Inc
  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ALI-Technologies-287125635332885
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  A cloud service that enables high speed rendering in the computer graphics production process using an autonomous distributed algorithm. It operates within the world's largest render-dedicated GPU farm.
  Homepage: https://www.bulletrenderfarm.com/ja/
  The software has been downloaded more than 10 million times in 2019, and has attracted a lot of positive attention, due to its dedicated community and frequent updates. It has also been used to produce professional CG productions that have been commercially released.
  Produced by U.S. based semiconductor manufacturer Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Radeon™ ProRender is a high-performance, physics-based rendering engine. The company regularly releases free plug-ins that can be used with major 3D production software. Even though it is available free of charge, the performance is extremely high, enabling users to create stunning photorealistic images using Global Illumination, exhibiting the high processing performance unique to hardware manufacturers.