Company’s Montréal team created nearly 300 shots for the sequel to the sci-fi classic.
Winner will receive $10,000 prize as well as a trip to the conference for a premiere event for their content.
One of five films to receive a nomination for best visual effects in this year’s race for Oscar gold, ‘Episode VIII’ mixes new characters with those from the 1977-1983 films in wholly new environments.
Pixar feature wins BAFTA Award for best animated film; Roger Deakins wins fourth BAFTA for Cinematography for ‘Blade Runner 2049,’ which also wins for special visual effects.
VFXWorld takes a closer look at the Oscar-nominated effects that brought the biggest version of King Kong ever to the big screen.
Get a peek at the winners onstage and backstage at this year’s grand Visual Effects Society bash.
Highlights for the technology and games-related tracks also announced for the annual event, set for April 24-27 in Stuttgart, Germany.
Exclusive collector’s edition of the hit game includes bonus Funko Pop! figure and exclusive comic-book art poster.
Oscar-nominated VFX supervisor details the myriad challenges in bringing director James Gunn’s blockbuster sequel to the screen.
Legendary VFX artist responsible for groundbreaking film work will interact with students during the spring semester.
New integrated studio curates end-to-end content creation teams to meet client needs.
‘Game of Thrones’ wins five awards; ‘Coco,’ ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ win four awards each; Samsung sweeps all three commercials categories; and ‘Blade Runner 2049’ wins a pair.
Tech and marketing experts to discuss brand safety, transparency and privacy at Feb. 20 New York event.
All five nominees for best visual effects for the past 10 years have used the company’s Quadro GPUs to create their work.
Animal Logic rolls with director Will Gluck’s live-action approach to create a convincing hybrid world for animal and human stars to share.
Advanced Imaging Society honors top artists and innovators in visual technology and emerging content.
Criticism led to online calls for boycott and petition prior to the studio’s statement.
As the sole visual effects vendor on the final instalment of the prequel trilogy based on the 1968 science fiction classic ‘Planet of the Apes,’ Weta Digital is in the midst of a creative and technological renaissance.
Weta artists apply their craft to move a static car, light a city at night, and create other effects for the final film in the Maze Runner franchise.
Companies will offer their services together to grow their business in Germany and around the world.
Mocap setup was brought to Pinewood to record Lupita Nyong’o’s scene in the Oscar-nominated ‘Star Wars’ film.
Educators Focus Area adds educational element and VR Village expands to include AR and mixed reality.
David Benioff and D.B. Weiss will create a new films separate from both the Skywalker saga and ‘The Last Jedi’ director Rian Johnson’s trilogy.
Sister VFX studios come together under one brand.
Veteran exec brings more than 20 years of commercial and creative experience to company’s efforts to develop original IP for children.
