SIGGRAPH 2025
Begins: August 10, 2025
The premier conference and exhibition on computer graphics and interactive techniques comes to Vancouver, BC August 10-14.
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SIGGRAPH 2024
Begins: July 28, 2024
The premier conference and exhibition on computer graphics and interactive techniques returns to Denver, home of the event’s inaugural 1974 edition, running July 28 – August 1.
SIGGRAPH 2024 Registration Now Open
The 51st annual conference, focusing on computer graphics, interactive techniques and technical innovation, returns to its origins in Denver, Colorado, running July 28 – August 1.
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‘Kensuke’s Kingdom’ Leads All Winners at the 2024 British Animation Awards
Neil Boyle and Kirk Hendry’s drama of a young boy swept overboard on a family sailing trip, who washes ashore on a remote island, takes home three awards, including Best Feature Film, at the ceremony held today at London’s BFI Southbank.
2024 British Animation Awards Finalists Announced
Aardman and Netflix’s ‘Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget’ and Sky Cinema’s ‘The Amazing Maurice’ among the selections in the Best Feature Film category; winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on March 7.
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SIGGRAPH 2024 Heads to Denver
The premier conference on computer graphics and interactive techniques invites artists, researchers, educators, and practitioners to submit conference content; the event runs July 28 – August 1.
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It’s a Wrap: SIGGRAPH Asia 2023
The annual conference concludes its latest edition, which ran December 12-15 in Sydney; 5,690 attendees from more than 40 countries gathered, including technical and creatives in research, science, art, animation, gaming, interactivity, education, and emerging technologies.
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16th ACM SIGGRAPH Asia Brings the CG World Together
A gathering place for technical and creatives in research, science, art, animation, gaming, interactivity, education, and emerging technologies, the annual conference and exhibition on computer graphics and interactive techniques comes to Sidney, Australia, December 12-15.
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ANIMEX 2023
Begins: November 6, 2023
The international festival of animation, games, and VFX will take place November 6-10 and feature a week of networking, workshops, and screenings.
SIGGRAPH 2023
Begins: August 6, 2023
The premier conference and exhibition on computer graphics and interactive techniques runs August 6-10 in Los Angeles and online.
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SIGGRAPH Asia 2022 Registration Now Open
The Annual Conference takes place December 6-9 in Daegu, South Korea – with COVID travel restrictions lifted, the event promises the in-person return of a diverse group of respected technical and creative people from all over the world; don’t miss SACAF 2022, celebrating the vibrant and inspiring world of computer animation.
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‘Affairs of the Art’ and ‘Ron’s Gone Wrong’ Top Winners at 2022 British Animation Awards
Joanna Quinn and Les Mills’ comedy about a larger-than-life Welsh housewife takes home three awards; Locksmith Animation’s tale of an awkward middle-schooler and his defective robot takes home Best Longform honors.
Finalists Announced for British Animation Awards 2022
‘Ron’s Gone Wrong,’ ‘Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas,’ and ‘Robin Robin’ among the animated shows chosen; winners to be announced at the awards ceremony on March 10.
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SIGGRAPH 2022 in Vancouver and Online
Begins: August 8, 2022
Scheduled for August 8 – August 1, the event will feature presentations and scheduled sessions, an exciting mix of the high-level cutting-edge research and education, as well as experiential content and events.
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Spire Animation Secures $20 Million from Epic Games and Connect Ventures
Investment will enable Unreal Engine integration into studio’s feature film animation pipeline to allow simultaneous build out of worlds and experiences for the metaverse; Danny McBride’s ‘Trouble’ set as first project to use new collaborative real-time technology.
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Sony Talent League by THU Finalists Announced
3 teams have been chosen for the 2nd edition of Sony and THU’s creative challenge, each receiving mentoring by leading industry creators, up to 10.000€ in funding and the chance to present their project at the next THU event.
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Take the Challenge - 2nd Edition of Sony Talent League by THU Begins
Sony and THU have once again teamed to find and empower the next generation of creative minds; individuals and/or teams are invited to accept the challenge - submissions will be accepted October 8 - November 14.
SIGGRAPH 2021 Reveals Technical and Art Papers Selections
The extensive line-up includes 191 research projects from 22 countries, covering numerous subfields of computer graphics and interactive techniques; live conference events run August 9-13, with on-demand available August 2 – October 29.
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‘Migrants,’ ‘Meerkat,’ and ‘I am a Pebble’ Take SIGGRAPH 2021 Computer Animation Festival Honors
Short films from Pôle 3D, Weta Digital, and ESMA are the big winners among 37 works, including two world premieres, selected for this year’s virtual Electronic Theater, coming August 9.
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Danny McBride and Spire Animation are Getting into ‘Trouble’
Noted ‘Eastbound & Down’ actor and studio CCO are co-creating a new feature about a 13-year-old kid whose bad behavior lands him in an actual ‘World of Trouble.’
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DI4D Launches PURE4D Facial Capture Pipeline
New system combines proprietary technology with machine learning; performance is realized without animation rigs, creating a realistic animated digital double ready for in-engine use.
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SIGGRAPH 2021 Taking Place Virtually August 9-13
Begins: August 9, 2021
The online event will include both on-demand presentations and scheduled sessions; the conference celebrates the industry and its innovators with a look at where we are and where we are going.
In 2D, 3D, Broadcast Design, Business, Call for Entries, Cartoons, CG, Commercials, Digital Media, Education and Training, Event, Festival, Films, Interactive, Mobile and Wireless, Motion Graphics, Music and Sound, People, Short Films, Stereoscopic 3-D, Stop-Motion, Technology, Television, Transmedia, Virtual Production, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | Event Types: Competitive Festivals, Conferences, Discussion, Exhibits, Interactive, New Media, Screenings, Seminars / Workshops, Short Films, Special Effects, Television, Transmedia, Visual Effects, Visualization, Web / Internet
SIGGRAPH Asia 2020 Wraps Up First-Ever Live Digital Event
Registration remains open with all content available on-demand through March 2021; highlights included 400 talks and presentations on the latest technologies in computer graphics, visual effects, virtual reality, augmented reality, and interactive techniques.
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FINKEL and UK Grime Artist Kamakaze Release ‘Bleach Vial’ Music Video
New short film, animated in Photoshop, aims to lighten the lyrics’ serious commentary about ongoing chaos by drawing inspiration from John Dilworth’s animated horror comedy ‘Courage the Cowardly Dog.’
Spire Animation Studios Gears Up for First Feature ‘Century Goddess’ with New Hires
Studio adds top creative and technological talent it begin work on inaugural animated feature; hires include Shawn Krause, Michael Surrey, David Alexander Smith, John Kreidman, Andrea Paul, Phillip Brochu, and J.J. Blumenkranz.
