Sony's ‘Angry Birds’ Feature Gets New Release Date
3D CG-animated feature directed by Clay Kaytis and Fergal Reilly is now set for May 20, 2016.
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MPC Brings Museum to Life for ‘Night at the Museum 3’
MPC completes 250 shots for Shawn Levy’s ‘Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, including the creation of a variety of characters, digi-doubles and CG environments.
Psyop Announces New Film & TV Division
Award-winning industry vets Kymber Lim, Dan Schrecker, Dan Levitan and Marshall Krasser push visual effects expertise into the newly-formed Psyop Film & Television division.
In Business, Films, People, Places, Television, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
DHX Media to Acquire Nerd Corps for $57 Million
Deal valued at $57 million CAD adds experienced team, animation capacity and library titles.
In Business, Cartoons, Places, Television | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: North America
FuseFX Expands to New York and Vancouver
FuseFX, a rapidly growing visual effects studio, is currently servicing nearly three dozen television shows and feature films including ‘Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,’ ‘American Horror Story’ and ‘The Blacklist.’
In Business, Places, Television, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Former LOOK Effects Staffers Issue Open Letter
On the heels of this week’s news that VFX house LOOK Effects has closed its doors, moving staff and projects to MassMarket, a group of former employees issues an open letter in order to explain their side of events.
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SIGGRAPH 2014 Report: Days 4 & 5
The conference in Vancouver continues with talks from ILM on ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ and LAIKA Studios on ‘The Boxtrolls’, along with tips and tricks from Sony Picture Imageworks, Double Negative and Framestore on the latest ray-tracing render techniques.
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LOOK Effects Shutters
VFX studio LOOK Effects closes its doors, with staff and projects from its Los Angeles, New York and Vancouver locations moving en masse to commercial VFX boutique MassMarket.
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Rainmaker Ups Tara Kemes to VP Culture & Talent
Former director of talent development spearheads company’s recruitment efforts at SIGGRAPH.
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SIGGRAPH 2014 Brings Indie Game Showcase to Vancouver
SIGGRAPH 2014 teams up with Media Indie Exchange to bring the first-ever SIGGRAPH indie game showcase to its Exhibition, August12-14, at the Vancouver Convention Centre in Vancouver, BC.
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Annecy Film Market to Spotlight Vancouver Talent
Vancouver secures first-ever city focus at leading international animation market.
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Sony Pictures Imageworks Moves HQ to Vancouver
Visual-effects company Sony Pictures Imageworks plans to moves its Los Angeles headquarters to Vancouver.
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SIGGRAPH 2014 Issues Final Call for Submissions
With the general submissions deadline for SIGGRAPH 2014 only five days away, conference organizers issue a final call for entries.
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ILM to Launch London Effects Facility
Industrial Light & Magic prepares to launch a new feature visual effects facility in central London with plans to serve as the base of operations for Star Wars Episode VII in addition to other feature productions.
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MPC Delivers Visual Effects for ‘The Lone Ranger’
MPC completes more than 550 shots for Disney’s The Lone Ranger, ranging from full CG canyons, caves and Comanche attacks to CG trains, horses, birds, arrows, fire and scorpions.
Gener8 Launches New Visual Effects Division
Former vice president of visual effects at 20th Century Fox to spearhead Gener8's expansion into growing VFX post production market.
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Sony Imageworks to Close India Facility
Sony Pictures Imageworks is closing Imageworks India in Chennai.
Sony Imageworks Shifting Staff from L.A. to Vancouver
In a cost-cutting move, Sony Pictures Imageworks is transferring a portion of the staff from its Los Angeles HQ to its studio in Vancouver, B.C.
SIGGRAPH Issues 2014 Call For Submissions
Organizers for SIGGRAPH’s 41st International Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques issue a call for submissions.
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