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.
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Canadian Screen Awards Nominees in Film and TV Set
Winners in 30 categories will be announced during Canadian Screen Week, March 5-11 in Toronto.
‘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.
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Rodeo FX Brings Creatures to Life in ‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle’
Montreal VFX studio collaborates on sequel to classic family film.
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.
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Critics’ Choice Awards Go to ‘Coco,’ ‘Rick and Morty’
‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ takes the visual effects honor at 23rd annual ceremony.
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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.
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‘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.
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ASC Nominations Recognize VFX-Driven Projects
‘Blade Runner 2049,’ ‘Game of Thrones’ among the cinematographers’ guild’s choices.
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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.
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axisVFX Delivers 900 Shots for SyFy Hit ‘Happy!’
U.K. animation and visual-effects house breathes life into the titular fully CGI protagonist.
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BAFTA Nominates ‘Coco,’ ‘Vincent,’ ‘Zucchini’
British Academy also picks five VFX nominees and nominates three homegrown candidates for the British Short Animation category.
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WATCH: Extended TV Spot for Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’
Tickets now on sale for Feb. 16 debut of Marvel Studios’ most-recent comic book adaptation.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Boris FX, Microsoft Receive AIS Technology Awards
Group also will present Distinguished Leadership Awards to 13 women for their accomplishments in technology and business at Jan. 16 ceremony.
ILM, Pixar, DreamWorks Among 10 Academy Sci-Tech Honorees
Jonathan Erland to receive Gordon E. Sawyer Award Feb. 10 at annual awards ceremony.
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Iloura Creates Ravaging Rhinos for ‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle’
Iloura delivers one of the studio’s most complex sequences ever, including CG environments and effects, CG rhinos and helicopter, and digital doubles.
Fotokem Creates New World of Post For ‘The Last Jedi’
Hand-in-hand with filmmakers, FotoKem’s creative and technical teams supported global production on a massive scale.
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‘Coco’, ‘Despicable Me 3’ and ‘LEGO Batman’ Earn Eddie Noms
The American Cinema Editors Awards winners in 10 categories set to be revealed Jan. 26.
Box Office: The Force Remains Strong With ‘Last Jedi’
Disney’s most-recent ‘Star Wars’ entry edges out ‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle’ in busy holiday weekend.
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Worlds of Wonder: Winter 2018 VFX Preview
This winter offers a franchise reboot, massive destruction on a global scale, and the return of Paddington the bear, but the real story just might be the worlds of wonder conjured up for the Disney adaptation of ‘A Wrinkle in Time.’
