Iloura Brings Dark Urban Fantasy World To Life For Netflix's 'Bright'
VFX house created an alternate version of downtown Los Angeles, as well as mythical creatures and a spectacular car crash sequence.
Geographical Region: Australia
Weta Digital Delivers Mystical Pearls and More for ‘Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets’
Weta VFX supervisor Martin Hill details the challenges of crafting a species of benevolent creatures and their world for the first eight minutes of director Luc Besson’s Academy-shortlisted sci-fi fantasy adventure.
A Stampede of Deals for ‘Animanimals’
Broadcasters from across Asia, Europe, North America and New Zealand will show the series of family-oriented shorts.
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Epic Games Awards Over $200,000 in Unreal Dev Grants
Chosen developers around the globe are building independent games, tools and an animated feature film in Unreal Engine 4.
Disney Buys Fox in $52 billion deal
Deal brings Fox’s movie and TV studios, and cable and international TV businesses together under a single roof.
Disney Resumes Talks to Acquire Fox Assets
Deal is reportedly back on the cable, with Comcast also expressing interest.
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Sony, Frederator Launch GO! Cartoons with ‘The Summoning’
Channel is Seibert’s company’s most-recent effort to bring promising animation talent and content to mainstream attention.
Rising Sun Pictures Hammers Out Visual Effects for ‘Thor: Ragnarok’
Australian VFX studio takes the lead in slow-motion battle scene, leveraging its recently-expanded character animation department to create photoreal warriors, horses and digital characters.
Studio 100 Film Brings ‘Mia and Me’ Movie to AFM
Feature spun out of hit animated series is slated to hit in 2020.
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CN Casts New ‘Powerpuff Girls’ Voice for Middle East, U.K.
Popular Lebanese singer Nancy Ajram, ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ judge Alesha Dixon will voice Bliss, the action series’ new star character.
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Box Office: ‘Thor 3’ Big Abroad; ‘Coco’ Hits in Mexico
Marvel movie is a hit as it opens in 36 markets ahead of its North American release on Friday.
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Studio 100 Film and TF1 Sign Multipicture Deal
German company will spotlight at AFM acquisition of two ‘Maya the Bee’ features and the upcoming ‘Princess Emmy.’
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Jetpack Scores Deals for Three Series
‘Sisters,’ ‘Jamie’s Got Tentacles’ and ‘Yoko’ beaming their way to viewers around the globe.
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The Rookies Adding Online Courses, Certification Process
Mentor and awards program looks to establish industry approved review process to help students be better prepared to work in the VFX, animation and games industries.
In 2D, 3D, Awards, CG, Digital Media, Education and Training, Films, Games, Interactive, Jobs & Recruiting, Motion Graphics, Technology, Television, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All, Australia
The Long Road to The Rookies
Set to introduce online courses and an official certification review process in 2018, The Rookies co-founders Andrew McDonald and Alwyn Hunt reflect on their journey to help students make the transition from school to real-world production environments.
In 3D, CG, Education and Training, Motion Graphics, People, Technology, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All, Australia
MIPCOM Unleashes Torrent of TV Deals
Imira, Entertainment One and Hoho Entertainment among the wheelers and dealers.
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Wheeling and Dealing Starts Ahead of MIP Jr., MIPCOM
Animated program distributors rack up pre-market deals and prestigious venues to show off their wares.
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VES to Present Georges Méliès Award to Joe Letteri
Honor recognizing pioneering significant and lasting contributions to the art and science of the visual effects industry will be presented at the 16th annual VES Awards in February.
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CAKE Launching ‘Wotwots’ Sister Series ‘Kiddets’ At MIPCOM
New show aims for a broader audience while building on the worldwide success of Pukeko Pictures’ original series.
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Zooming in to the Scale of ‘LEGO Ninjago’
Animal Logic animation director Matt Everitt, FX supervisor Miles Green and CG/VFX supervisor Greg Jowle discuss the unique challenges of crafting ‘The LEGO Ninjago Movie.’
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The Rookies Ranks Top Creative Media and Entertainment Schools
L.A.-based Gnomon tops the animation ranking, while Germany’s Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg is the No. 1 VFX school.
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Henson Signs Up Top Broadcasters for ‘Dot.’
Deals bring tech-centric preschool show to viewers in Ireland, Finland, Israel, Australia and Korea.
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4-D Theatrical Experience Based on ‘The Deep’ Coming in 2018
New attraction to feature exclusive 3-D CG animation produced by Technicolor Animation.
Director Charlie Bean Assembles an Army of Animators for ‘The LEGO Ninjago Movie’
CG-animated feature directed by Charlie Bean, Paul Fisher and Bob Logan delivers a new perspective on the LEGO Universe.
‘Angelo Rules’ Season Four Coming to Cartoon Network
CAKE sets deal for more episodes of the award-winning comedy series, which it co-produces with TeamTO.
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