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Annecy Spotlights Mexico Headline News

Annecy 2023 Spotlights Mexican Animation

Nine animation programs highlight techniques, themes, and the divergence of the country’s multi-faceted culture, with selections highlighting the beginnings of Mexican animation, its indigenous people’s influences on the art form, the emergence of Mexican television content and the untold stories of the country’s structural violence.

In 2D, 3D, CG, Digital Media, Education and Training, Event, Festival, Films, People | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Special Events: Annecy | Geographic Region: All

Stressed About Homework and Creatures Attaching to Your Spine VFXWorld

Freefolk Goes Back to School with ‘Fate: The Winx Saga’ VFX

The visual effects studio creates 334 shots for Season 2 of Brian Young and Netflix’s coming-of-age fantasy adventure about teenage fairies learning to master their powers while navigating love, rivalries, and a flock of bug-like Scrapers at their magical boarding school.

In 3D, CG, Digital Media, People, Technology, Television, Visual Effects | VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All

Luca ANIMATIONWorld

‘Luca’ Delights with the Sounds of an Italian Summer of Fun

Director Enrico Casarosa and composer Dan Romer expertly blend 50s-60s pop music with opera and a Felliniesque vibe for a lively, energetic, and emotionally satisfying score; Disney and Pixar’s latest gem premieres today on Disney+.

In 3D, CG, Digital Media, Films, Music and Sound, People | ANIMATIONWorld | Geographic Region: All

Fun in the Sun! ANIMATIONWorld

Dialing In the Stylized Italian Riviera Waters of Pixar’s ‘Luca’

Effects supervisor Jon Reisch drew on his experience as a guitarist to develop ocean wave simulation controls, much like sliders on an equalizer, to hit director Enrico Casarosa’s mark for an expressive, lyrical Japanese woodblock look, in the studio’s upcoming animated feature.

In 2D, 3D, Art, Cartoons, Digital Media, Films, People, Technology, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld | Geographic Region: All

VFX Magic Headline News

Realtime Conjures VFX Magic for ‘A Discovery of Witches’ Season 2

UK animation and VFX house provides previs, ‘scrying magic,’ a fire drake, and host of supernatural elements in Sky TV’s hit series.

In 3D, CG, Digital Media, People, Previs/Postvis/Visualization, Technology, Television, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Europe

A Cut Above the Rest! VFXWorld

DNEG Revisits Some Old Friends in ‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’

Leading VFX studio delivers 430 shots on HBO Max’s long-awaited DC feature redo, picking up where they left off in 2017 on Cyborg, Wonder Woman, and the Flash sequences.

In 3D, Acting, CG, Digital Media, Films, People, Previs/Postvis/Visualization, Technology, Visual Effects | VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All

VFX for Film Headline News

WATCH: Pixomondo ‘The King of Staten Island’ VFX Breakdown Reel

The studio, led by VFX supervisor Bojan Zoric, delivered 170 shots as the sole visual effects house on the Judd Apatow comedy starring Pete Davidson as a wannabe tattoo artist drifting through a life of little achievement.

In 3D, CG, Digital Media, Films, Home Entertainment, People, Technology, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All

Music Video ANIMATIONWorld

Moby Drops Moving ‘My Only Love’ Music Video Depicting Amazon’s Heartbreaking Destruction

Celebrated musician teams with Brazilian studio Zombie on beautifully designed CG animated video chronicling rampant Amazon deforestation.

In 3D, CG, Digital Media, Music and Sound, People, Short Films | ANIMATIONWorld | Geographic Region: All

Technology Headline News

How The Molecule VFX Artists Stay Remotely Connected with Virtual Workstations on AWS

Bicoastal boutique VFX studio turns to cloud-based resources that enable artists to continue working on high-end projects safely at home.

In 3D, Business, CG, Digital Media, Films, People, Technology, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All

Google Cloud Platform VFXWorld

Luma Pictures Takes Molten Man and Cyclone into the Cloud on ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’

VFX producer Michael Perdew shares how Google Cloud was integral in the studio’s Air and Fire Elementals production work on the hit superhero action adventure.

In 3D, CG, Films, People, Post-production, Technology, Visual Effects | VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All

TV VFX VFXWorld

Weta Digital Fells a Dragon and Slays a Giant in ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 8

Animation supervisor David Clayton shares how his team brought down the fire-breathing Rhaegal with a giant bolt, and Crum the giant wight with a small knife, in HBO’s hit action-adventure series.

In 3D, CG, People, Previs/Postvis/Visualization, Technology, Television, Visual Effects | VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All

Films Headline News

‘Sarofsky Scales Editorial and VFX powers for ‘Ant-Man’ Main-On-End Titles

Chicago design studio draws inspiration from glowing red Pym Particle and macro/micro world visual language to create unique main-on-end title sequence for Marvel hit’s feature film.

In Films, Post-production, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America