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.
The fantasy author’s ‘Anansi Boys’ comic series has also been cancelled by the publisher, although the Prime Video series adaptation so far appears unscathed.
The YouTube preschool series from Tiny Souls Media, which is grounded in established curriculum frameworks and developmental psychology research, is up for Best Original Web/App Series.
New features include accelerated Gaussian Splat support, new shading tools, a new firefly removal algorithm, interoperability, and an updated Open Image Denoiser.
Wanda Sykes and Deon Cole star alongside the famed actor/comedian in the series chronicling his childhood through the lens of humor and heart; the Hartbeat project streams this Spring.
Led by Kim Morris, the new business unit, which designs and manufactures toy lines for inhouse and client properties, will unveil its first products at the upcoming Spielwarenmesse Toy Fair in Nuremberg from January 28 – February 1.
Ceremony, rescheduled for April 29 at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, celebrates individuals and companies whose discoveries and innovations have contributed in significant and lasting ways to the motion picture industry.
Lucasfilm’s Annie Award-nominated series turns the entire empire inside out and upside down in fun, playful ‘What If…?’ fashion, complete with Darth Jar Jar, good guy / bad guy role reversals, and lots of insider jokes; now streaming on Disney+.
Isabel Garrett directs 28 global collaborators, including Sam Gainsborough, Will Wightman, and Studio Gruff, to create a mixed-media mosaic of life and love that premiered as part of the band’s ‘A Film for The Future’ project.
Collaboration will bring some of the most iconic scenes in the live-action series to life - in brick form.
The two seasoned executive producers at the studio are promoted to new roles as MD, Animation and Live Action/VFX, respectively.
The project, created by and starring Al Roker to further young audience’s understanding of Earth Science and Meteorology, launches July 7.
The executive producer discusses the ‘flaptastic’ production of Scholastic Entertainment’s 3DCG series about Eva, a creative, cheeky owlet with big ideas and an even bigger personality, who goes on high-flying adventures while expressing herself in her diary; debuts January 24 on Apple TV+
The long gestating Tristar Pictures project will be produced by Chris Columbus, Eleanor Columbus, and Lisa Henson, with Brian Henson executive producing; Eggers will pen the script with writing partner Sjón.
The former Netflix games exec will tackle publishing, development, and creative for games in development, reporting to president of Interactive and New Media Hector Sanchez, who continues to oversee the company’s larger games strategy.
Oscar nominees named this morning for Best Visual Effects share their reactions.
Oscar nominees named this morning for Best Animated Feature and Best Animated Short share their reactions to the great news.
Company unveils new Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects and Frame.io innovations to streamline post-production and save time; the Film & TV Fund has been expanded with $5M to accelerate career growth for underrepresented creators.
The complete ‘Dynamic Hand & Body Movements’ guide from Sideranch shows beginners how to draw characters with correct proportions and perspectives when performing different actions, with useful tips on depicting dynamic motions and movements more accurately; out April 18.
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.
The preschool series ‘Stomp! Stomp! Rhinos!’ has become the first Lithuanian animated franchise to achieve worldwide distribution.
Inspired by Emily Brundige’s award-winning short film, the show celebrates uniqueness and the act of embracing your true self; streams February 14.
‘Flow,’ ‘Inside Out 2,’ ‘Memoir of a Snail,’ ‘Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl,’ and ‘The Wild Robot’ nab noms for Best Animated Feature, while ‘Alien: Romulus,’ ‘Better Man,’ ‘Dune: Part Two,’ ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,’ and ‘Wicked’ take the top spots for Best Visual Effects.
Benjamin Brewer will direct and pen the project, an adaptation of the Punko webcomic, which centers on a mysterious town hidden away from the world on the other side of an old stone bridge.
Aardman’s newest stop-motion film finds our hapless inventor and faithful canine companion wrestling with a 21st-century issue that is making headlines around the globe - the rise of AI - before concluding that there are some things a machine just can’t do; now streaming on Netflix.
