VFXWorld Magazine
'Coco' Adds Producers Guild Award to its Kudos
‘The Shape of Water’ wins the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures for Guillermo del Toro and J. Miles Dale.
Weta Digital Delivers Mystical Pearls and More for ‘Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets’
Weta VFX supervisor Martin Hill details the challenges of crafting a species of benevolent creatures and their world for the first eight minutes of director Luc Besson’s Academy-shortlisted sci-fi fantasy adventure.
FMX 2018 Announces New Tracks, Attending Companies
DHX, Nickelodeon Roll Out ‘Massive Monster Mayhem’ Globally
Following successful premiere on Nicktoons in the U.S., original picked up by Nickelodeon International for more than 140 territories.
Animated Women U.K.’s Achieve Program Open for Entries
Now in its second year, the program provides targeted career development to women across the VFX and animation industries.
Pictoplasma Stares into ‘The Face Machine’
International conference and festival of contemporary character design and art announces speakers, programs for May 2-6 event in Berlin.
Epic Games Awards Over $200,000 in Unreal Dev Grants
Chosen developers around the globe are building independent games, tools and an animated feature film in Unreal Engine 4.
‘Blade Runner 2049,’ ‘Apes,’ ‘Despicable Me 3’ and ‘Thrones’ Top VES Noms
Winners in 24 categories will be announced Feb. 13 at a gala awards ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Cinesite Delivers 860 Shots for ‘The Commuter’
VFX supervisor Stephane Paris oversees a full CG train crash, extensive environments and digital doubles for director Jaume Collet-Serra.
Critics’ Choice Awards Go to ‘Coco,’ ‘Rick and Morty’
New York Officials Unveil ‘Made in NY Animation Project’
Young New Yorkers receive training on state-of-the-art animation software, opening doors to careers in film, gaming, advertising and more. New Animation Industry Council, comprised of professionals from New York-based animation studios, will advise the program.
‘What We Leave Behind’ Encourages AR Confessions at Slamdance
Project from ARwall and Clever Fox allows people to record anonymous tales of anxiety and hope in the digital age, all of which will be archived online.
ASC Nominations Recognize VFX-Driven Projects
2018 Academy VFX Bake-Off: Presenting a Phantasmagoria of Imagery
Creative teams from 10 Oscar hopefuls present their contributions at the Academy’s annual Visual Effects Bake-off held on Saturday, January 6 at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, CA.
axisVFX Delivers 900 Shots for SyFy Hit ‘Happy!’
BAFTA Nominates ‘Coco,’ ‘Vincent,’ ‘Zucchini’
British Academy also picks five VFX nominees and nominates three homegrown candidates for the British Short Animation category.
WATCH: Extended TV Spot for Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’
Carbon Annexes Filmworkers Chicago and Vitamin
Industry mainstays Rob Churchill and Danny DelPurgatorio join as firm grows into the second largest VFX and design studio in Second City.
The VOID Integrates IKinema into ‘Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire’
U.K. company’s animation middleware added to the realism of the hyper-reality experience, now open at three locations worldwide.
Jungle Fever: MPC Conjures Photorealistic Realm for ‘Jumanji 2’
MPC VFX supervisor Bob Winter oversees the creation of CG environments, digital doubles, and a deadly jaguar attack for director Jake Kasdan’s ‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle.’
Five Animated Features, Two Series Earn PGA Noms
Tie puts 11 titles -- including ‘Dunkirk,’ ‘The Shape of Water’ and ‘Wonder Woman’ -- in contention for top feature award.
Unreal Engine VFX Master Classes Coming to Los Angeles
Free course Jan. 20 at Gnomon School of VFX will cover building and optimizing CG worlds for real-time performance.