Contract workers at Vancouver-based Nitrogen Studios allege they were denied pay for overtime work, and, in many cases, denied credit for working on the film at all.
Vancouver and Melbourne-based creative studio specializing in design, animation and visual effects achieves a decade of artistic creativity
Growing Vancouver facility adds ILM alum Shawn Hillier as Senior VFX Supervisor and former DNeg staffer Maya Roza as Compositing Supervisor.
London-headquartered VFX house boosts its Vancouver presence with the addition of executive producer Kelly L‘Estrange; and appointment of Jenny Rodgers as general manager.
Vancouver’s largest VFX studio taps Michelle Grady and Ryan Pollreisz to oversee growing roster of top talent, brings on experienced artists Sue Rowe and Daniel Cox.
Former Digital Domain chief creative officer to oversee Industrial Light & Magic’s Vancouver facility, supervising effects work and providing creative oversight across all of the studio’s projects.
Original animated series for kids inspired by the music of The Beatles to feature international artists Eddie Vedder, P!nk, James Bay, Sia, The Shins, Of Monsters and Men, Chris Cornell, Regina Spektor, James Corden and Birdy.
New 60,000 square-foot animation studio under construction in Vancouver is slated for completion in December 2016.
Produced by visual effects and animation studio Sony Pictures Imageworks, ‘The Angry Birds Movie’ is written by Jon Vitti and directed by Fergal Reilly and Clay Kaytis.
SPARK ANIMATION 2015 includes a special presentation of ‘The Iron Giant: Signature Edition,’ the Western Canadian Premiere of ‘Extraordinary Tales,’ and the Western Canadian premiere of Japanese director Mamoru Hosoda’s ‘The Boy and the Beast.’
CG-animated comedy directed by Fergal Reilly and Clay Kaytis is due in theaters on May 20, 2016.
New 45,000 square-foot studio in Vancouver’s Yaletown district to be led by newly-promoted executive vice president & general manager Sharon Taylor.
Seasoned VFX supervisor joins Culver City-headquartered visual effects house, where he will work on projects across Zoic’s Culver City, New York and Vancouver studios.
Aside from the teams working on ‘The Angry Birds Movie’ in the U.S. and Canada, job cuts will affect the entire organization.
The deadline for submissions to the 8th annual Spark Animation Festival, to be held October 21-25, is September 7, 2015.
Former VP of Production at Sony Pictures Imageworks takes the helm of FuseFX’s Vancouver operation, which is currently producing visual effects for shows for FOX, A&E, Syfy and CBS.
A 30-year industry veteran, Welch has extensive experience in Visual Effects and Production management, and knows the entertainment business on a ground-up operational and financial basis.
Annual SIGGRAPH conference offers potential candidates an opportunity to meet with Animal Logic’s recruitment team to work on ‘The LEGO Movie Sequel,’ scheduled to start production at Animal Logic Vancouver in January 2016.
International producer and distributor of television and film content acquires Vancouver-based animation studio Atomic Cartoons.
New alliance gives the two VFX houses a combined staff of over 525 artists worldwide, with capacity for 675 at their studios in London, Vancouver and Montréal.
Led by VFX Supervisor Seth Maury and VFX Producer Laura Schultz, MPC Vancouver completed 250 shots for Shawn Levy’s ‘Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb.’
Annecy Animation Festival to showcase Vancouver’s 30-year legacy of quality, creativity and innovation in animation production with Atomic Cartoons, DHX Media, Bardel Entertainment, Comic Animations and Sony Pictures Animation.
Sydney and Los Angeles-based visual effects and animation studio expands into Vancouver with three-picture deal with Warner Bros. beginning with ‘The LEGO Movie Sequel.’
First proprietary preschool series for BBC Kids, “Nico Can Dance!” features traditional 2D animation and a live action host.
Walt Disney Animation Studios will be traveling to Los Angeles, San Francisco and Vancouver on Saturday, January 17 to connect with talent for upcoming projects.
