Previs/Postvis/Visualization

While the use of AI in M&E continues to grow, so does virtual production powered by real-time technology, which reduces costs and time to delivery as...

Ahead of tomorrow’s Day 1, the conference teases ‘Mufasa’ technical innovations, new VFX talks, Dave Gouge’s studio insights panel, targeted career...

Ahead of tomorrow’s Day 1, the conference teases ‘Mufasa’ technical innovations, new VFX talks, Dave Gouge’s studio insights panel, targeted career sessions, and a short film YouTube series diving...

The Increasing Need for Entertainment Content Headline News

What’s in Store for the M&E Industry in 2025

While the use of AI in M&E continues to grow, so does virtual production powered by real-time technology, which reduces costs and time to delivery as well as allow artists in film, TV, games and immersive experiences greater flexibility to iterate and deliver higher fidelity work.

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Heading to Stuttgart Headline News

FMX 2025 Releases Final Program Update, Teaser Shorts Series

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All Roads Lead to Stuttgart Headline News

FMX 2025 Program to Explore Impact of AI

The killer conference starts next Tuesday; a variety of panels related to this year’s ‘Rhythm of Change’ theme now set, from the state of the industry and growth of AI to updates on ‘The Art of Animation’ and ‘Expanding Realities’ tracks.

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The Increasing Need for Entertainment Content ANIMATIONWorld

Smarter Tools from Lenovo with AMD Power Creatives in Media and Entertainment

Consumers continue to expect fresh and innovative experiences across film, TV, games and interactive experiences, in greater quantity with higher fidelity, which means artists and studios require more compute power to handle ever-growing datasets while still delivering on time and on budget.

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Technology Headline News

Previs Pro Introduces ‘Light Grading’ Tool

New feature includes a library of classic lighting scenarios with over a dozen presets that can be customized or replaced entirely via in-built generative AI prompt; now available via the Previs Pro app.

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Halon Entertainment Launches New Glasgow Studio

Expansion to state-of-the-art facility with up to 250 artist positions grows the company’s international footprint and ability to take on more ambitious work; expansion also planned at Los Angeles headquarters.

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Heading to Stuttgart Headline News

FMX 2025 Program Now Online

Lists of participating speakers and companies have also been published; presentation categories include VFX for Features, Feature Animation, Sound Design, Managing Change, and News.

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Conferences Events

Cartoon Forum 2025

Begins: September 15, 2025

The pitching and co-production forum for animated TV projects returns to Toulouse September 15-18, 2025; projects are now being accepted through May 7, 2025.

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From Start to Finish, Framestore Visualizes ‘Wicked’

Visualization supervisors Christopher McDonald and Maike Fiene discuss their teams’ expansive and extensive efforts, from previs to postvis and final, including helping devise camera angles and character movements, on Nessarose Thropp’s levitating wheelchair, Elphaba taking flight, and Doctor Dillamond sequences, on Jon M. Chu’s hit musical adventure.

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Animation Festival Events

Animayo Festival 2025

Begins: May 7, 2025

Established in 2006, the Oscar qualifying event returns to Canaria, Spain May 7-10, 2025; the event promotes creative development in animation, visual effects and new technologies.

Festivals Events

Cartoons on the Bay 2025

Begins: May 29, 2025

International Festival of Animation, Transmedia and Meta-Arts returns to Pescara, Italy May 29 – June 1, 2025.

No Artist Left Behind Events

CTNX 2025

Begins: November 20, 2025

The 4-day event transforms the city’s ‘Animation Week’ into a hub for seasoned and emerging creators to recharge, inspire, celebrate, and ignite their passion for storytelling, running November 20-23 in Burbank, California.

The Road to Turin Events

VIEW Conference 2025

Begins: October 12, 2025

Italy’s premiere animation and visual effects event runs in-person October 12-17 in Torino, Italy with a focus on Computer Graphics, Interactive Techniques, Digital Cinema, 2D/3D Animation, VR and AR, Gaming and VFX.

Conferences Events

SIGGRAPH Asia 2025

Begins: December 15, 2025

The 18th ACM SIGGRAPH Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques in Asia will be held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre December 15-18, 2025.

Business Headline News

Brompton Technology Powers FINAS ICVFX Virtual Production Studio

Now fully operational, the Malaysian studio includes a curved LED wall, side panels, and ceiling displays, powered by three 4K Tessera SX40 LED video processors; INFiLED p2.5, p3.91, and p5.9 LED panels deliver HDR-ready visuals to meet the growing demands of the country’s filmmakers and content creators.

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Conferences Events

SIGGRAPH 2025

Begins: August 10, 2025

The premier conference and exhibition on computer graphics and interactive techniques comes to Vancouver, BC August 10-14.

Heading to Stuttgart Events

FMX 2025: Rhythm of Change

Begins: May 6, 2025

The 4-day event returns to Stuttgart, kicking off May 6; on-demand presentations are available May 10 – June 10.

Technology Headline News

Foundry Releases Nuke 16.0

Latest version of industry-leading compositing software allows changes to multiple shots at the same time, faster large-scale roto work, and updated timeline tools for faster shot approval and delivery.

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Technology Headline News

Raynault VFX, Stability AI Join the Academy Software Foundation

The newest group members bring with them ‘the artistic talent and the technical know-how that will help strengthen open source development in the motion picture industry.’

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Honoring Excellence in Visual Effects Headline News

'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' Wins for Best VFX in a Feature at 23rd VES Awards

Wes Ball's epic 'Planet of the Apes' adventure takes the evening's final and top award, while 'Dune: Part Two' takes home the most feature wins; 'The Wild Robot' the most animated feature wins; and 'Shōgun' the most episodic wins.

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On the Road to the 97th Oscars: The Visual Effects Nominees

Take a deeper look at ‘Alien: Romulus,’ ‘Better Man,’ ‘Dune: Part Two,’ ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,’ and ‘Wicked,’ all vying for the Best Visual Effects Oscar on March 2, 2025.

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Honoring Excellence in VFX Headline News

Comedians The Sklar Brothers to Host 23rd Annual VES Awards

This marks the first hosting of the awards by the comedy duo, whose knowledge of VFX stems from being two identical humans; event set for February 11 at The Beverly Hilton Hotel.

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Technology Headline News

Mindshow Unveils Real-Time Virtual Production Platform

Technology merges real-time rendering with asset ingest and character animation tools accessible across the entire production pipeline, from storyboarding to final pass; streaming veteran David Baron joins leadership team as COO.

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Chaos Releases V-Ray 7 for Maya and Houdini

New features include accelerated Gaussian Splat support, new shading tools, a new firefly removal algorithm, interoperability, and an updated Open Image Denoiser.

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People Headline News

Matthew Thunell Joins 9iFX as VP Business Development & Strategy / EP

Exec’s 20-year career began at Lucasfilm/ILM; has worked on a diverse range of projects, from ‘Star Wars’ to campaigns and collaborations with Ferrari, Lady Gaga, and the U.S. Department of Defense.