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Awards Headline News

ADG Announces Nominations for 23rd Excellence in Production Design Awards

Awards celebrate “Landscape of the Imagination” February 2 at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown.

Disney Headline News

Disney Details 2019 Feature Slate

Ten new Disney releases set for 2019 include super hero blockbusters, sci-fi adventures, live-action remakes of classic animated films, and the highly anticipated animated sequels ‘Frozen 2’ and ‘Toy Story 4.’

Netflix Headline News

Netflix Announces Animation Anthology Series from Tim Miller, ‘Love, Death & Robots’

Sentient dairy products, werewolf soldiers, robots gone wild, garbage monsters, cyborg bounty hunters, alien spiders and blood-thirsty demons from hell converge in an 185-minute genre orgy of *NSFM* (not suitable for mainstream) shorts.

Feature VFX VFXWorld

Driving ‘Mortal Engines’: Weta Crafts a Dystopian World for Universal’s YA Adaptation

VFX supervisor Ken McGaugh and animation supervisor Dennis Yoo face the challenges of creating a steampunk-inflected dystopian world inhabited by giant, predator cities on wheels for Oscar-winning VFX artist-turned-director Christian Rivers’ feature adaptation.

Feature Film VFX VFXWorld

Travis Knight Takes Flight with ‘Bumblebee’ -- Part 2

In the second part of AWN’s two-part interview, the director of Paramount’s new ‘Transformers’ sci-fi action adventure discusses the magic behind a compelling and emotional digital character performance. 

Awards Headline News

Producers Guild Announces 2019 Nominations

By Dan Sarto | Friday, January 4, 2019 at 1:27pm

‘Black Panther’ to vie for top producer award; ‘Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch,’ ‘Incredibles 2,’ ‘Isle of Dogs,’ ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’ and ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ to contend in animated feature category. 

Visual Effects Headline News

WATCH: In-Camera Effects Redefined for Oscar-Shortlisted ‘First Man’

Alongside a new featurette produced by primary visual effects vendor DNEG, Oscar-winning VFX supervisor Paul Lambert details the hybrid of practical and digital techniques employed for the cinematic adaptation of ‘First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong.’

Visual Effects VFXWorld

One Small Step: Recreating the Historic Lunar Landing for ‘First Man’

Alongside primary visual effects vendor DNEG, Oscar-winning VFX supervisor Paul Lambert and production designer Nathan Crowley employ a hybrid of practical and digital techniques for the cinematic adaptation of ‘First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong.’

Visual Effects VFXWorld

Water World: Delivering Blockbuster-Quality VFX for Warner Bros.’ ‘Aquaman’

VFX producer Kimberly Nelson LoCascio wrangles two VFX supervisors and multiple VFX houses to help deliver more than 2,300 visual effects shots for director James Wan’s take on the DC Comics super hero.

Marvel Studios VFXWorld

Capturing Thanos: How the Ultimate ‘Avengers’ Adversary Was Brought to Life

VFX supervisors Dan DeLeeuw and Kelly Port discuss the challenges of capturing the nuanced performance of Josh Brolin as the philosophical antagonist in ‘Avengers: Infinity War.’

Feature Film VFX VFXWorld

Travis Knight Takes Flight with ‘Bumblebee’ -- Part 1

In the first part of AWN’s two-part interview, the director of Paramount’s new ‘Transformers’ sci-fi action adventure shares how love, empathy and connecting with others lies at the heart of his new film.

Disney ANIMATIONWorld

Animated Characters Abound in ‘Mary Poppins Returns’

Annie-nominated character designer James Woods details the development of a host of characters for the animated sequences in the Disney sequel, including a new look for the iconic four penguins.

FMX 2019 Headline News

FMX 2019 Releases First Trailer and Program Confirmations

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, December 20, 2018 at 5:57pm

Keynote by Oscar-winner and Google Spotlight Stories creative director Jan Pinkava one of initial set of events confirmed for upcoming animation and VFX conference.

Sony Pictures Headline News

Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson Team Up Again in ‘Men in Black: International’ Trailer

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, December 20, 2018 at 5:03pm

Sony Pictures releases first look at latest MIB franchise offering, a prequel set in the early years of the organization, that also stars Emma Thompson and Liam Neeson. 

Vicon Headline News

Audiomotion Creates Ice-Free Skating Rink for ‘The Nutcracker and the Four Realms’

Vicon motion capture system helps add life to crowd scenes, ice skating sequences and attacking Polichinelle clowns in Disney’s new live-action fantasy feature.

Visual Effects Society Headline News

‘Game of Thrones’ Creators to be Honored at 17th VES Awards

Visual Effect Society names award-winning creators-executive producers-writers-directors David Benioff and D.B. Weiss recipients of the VES Creative Excellence Award.

Visual Effects Society Headline News

Visual Effects Society Names Jonathan Nolan Recipient of VES Visionary Award

Acclaimed writer-producer-director teamed with Cristopher Nolan on ‘The Dark Knight,’ ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ and ‘Interstellar,’ and is the co-creator of HBO’s ‘Westworld.’

Oscars Headline News

Academy Announces Shortlists in Nine Categories for 91st Oscars

With 10 films each remaining in the running in the Visual Effects and Animated Short Film categories, voting for Oscar nominations closes January 14.

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