Settlement in the class-action lawsuit filed in December 2014 on behalf of animation and VFX workers to be paid out in July and August.
New credit facility is backed by JP Morgan and a syndicate of top-tier entertainment banks.
Live-action stunts are combined with CG elements in manic VFX-driven urban car chase spot.
Dozens of developers receive no-strings-attached funding for games, education, virtual production, healthcare and more.
Network teams with Kyle Killen, Rupert Wyatt, Spielberg’s Amblin TV and Microsoft/343 Industries on 10-episode order.
Putting the pressure on rival media conglomerate Comcast, Disney’s $71 billion cash and stock bid is still to clear several regulatory hurdles.
Pavilion to host virtual, augmented and mixed reality projects; Walt Disney Animation Studios’ first VR Short, ‘Cycles,’ to make worldwide debut.
Breakdowns of some of the more eye-popping VFX shots in the first season of the Netflix series reboot.
Image Engine VFX supervisor Joao Sita oversees the delivery of 266 visual effects shots for the first season of the Netflix series reboot.
ANIMARKT Pitching 2018 – submit a project of your stop motion short
Projects of animated shorts and TV special episodes made with the use of puppet technique can take part in the pitching organized for the second time during ANIMARKT Stop Motion Forum. The deadline for submissions is July 31st.
VFX Supervisor Geoffrey Baumann to oversee new studio joining Vancouver, Los Angeles, Munich, and Stuttgart locations.
Short Film and Feature Animation branch adds 105 new members; 52 new members added to the Visual Effects branch.
New $71.3 billion deal approved by the boards of directors of Disney and 21st Century Fox.
Industrial Light & Magic employs its traditional hybrid approach to combining practical and CG effects for grounded performances.
Oscillations' visceral, philosophical and provocative approach to immersive media.
Disney-Pixar sequel sells $180 million in tickets domestically, making it the second-largest June debut ever and the eighth largest all-time debut.
Studio projects at the conference -- set for Aug. 12-16 in Vancouver -- focus on merging collaboration and interactivity.
ILM’s John Knoll re-elected to the visual effects branch in annual vote.
Proposal expected to elicit a counteroffer from Disney for key assets of the studio.
SIGGRAPH 2018 runs August 12-16 in Vancouver.
Designer and director with credits for top brands Apple, Facebook and Lexus will be creative director for the company.
The director discusses his latest film, the live-action/VFX driven adaptation of the classic German children’s story.
From in-camera effects to the latest virtual production techniques, Industrial Light and Magic’s newly appointed head rounds up more than 1,800 VFX shots for the Star Wars stand-alone anthology space western.
A boots-on-the-ground view from ex-pat VR pioneer Nikk Mitchell.
More than 2,000 movie collectibles will be on the block for Profiles in History’s Icons & Legends of Hollywood event, set for June 5-8 in Los Angeles.
