VFXWorld Magazine

Disney's ‘Maleficent,’ starring Angelina Jolie and co-starring Elle Fanning as Princess Aurora, debuts in first place at the North American box office with $70 million; Seth MacFarlane's R-rated ‘A Million Ways to Die in the West’ debuts in third place with $17.1 million.

Rising post talent brings strong credits in independent film and television.

Visual-effects company Sony Pictures Imageworks plans to moves its Los Angeles headquarters to Vancouver.

Internationally award-winning animation and visual effects company BENT Image Lab opens a new office in New York City.

New management firm launched by former Superfad managing director offers multi-disciplinary talent & integrated production solutions.

Postproduction studio creates collaborative review workflow for feature films, TV and commercials.

Featuring an interactive timeline of the history of ‘Sleeping Beauty,’ rare treasures from the Disney archives, explorable environments from the world of ‘Maleficent,’ cast and crew interviews, never-before-seen concept art, storyboards and sketches, exclusive photos and featurettes, fun facts, character profiles and more.

As the lead VFX company for ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past,’ MPC delivers futuristic sequences, including creating the Sentinels from concept art through to final compositing, the X-Jet, Xavier’s virtual world, future environments and creating mutant effects. 

Bicoastal creative collective /Wildchild/+bonch announces the addition of new creative talent, including Editors Deirdre Bell, Charlie Cusumano, Keith Olwell and Michael Sullivan, Creative Director David Winkfield, Managing Director Scott Spanjich and Senior Producer Val McAndrews.

Mixamo Fuse has extended the ability to customize 3D character features to imported content, bringing limitless creative possibilities to game artists, game modders and hobbyists.

Lead VFX house MPC returns to the Marvel Universe for ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past.’