Motion and Advertising Juries Announced for ADC 96th Annual Awards
Twenty-two creative jurors representing 10 countries to judge entries from around the world; deadline for entries is January 31, 2017.
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2017 BAFTA Nominations Announced
Pixar’s ‘Finding Dory,’ LAIKA’s ‘Kubo and the Two Strings,’ and Disney’s ‘Moana’ and ‘Zootropolis’ (‘Zootopia’) receive nominations for best animated feature; British short animation nominees are ‘The Alan Dimension,’ ‘A Love Story’ and ‘Tough.’
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Visual Effects Society Announces Nominees for 15th Annual VES Awards
‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ receives most feature film nominations; ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ is top animated film contender; ‘Game of Thrones’ leads the broadcast field and scores most nominations overall.
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MPC Heads into Deep Space for ‘Passengers’
Working alongside production VFX supervisor Erik Nordby, MPC VFX supervisor Pete Dionne and VFX producer Tomi Nieminen oversaw a team of around 600 artists to create more than 1,100 shots for director Morten Tyldum’s space adventure.
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‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ Headed for Japan Release
GAGA Corporation to distribute LAIKA’s Golden Globe-nominated animated film in Japanese theaters in 2017.
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Disney Announces Dates & Details for 2017 Feature Slate
Overview of upcoming Disney, Lucasfilm, Marvel and Pixar release dates and synopses includes new film images and logos.
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Jon Favreau Looks Back at ‘The Jungle Book’
Heading into Awards Season, the director of Disney’s 2016 photoreal live-action/CG hybrid action-adventure hit reflects on his initial skepticism and concerns adapting an animated feature film classic.
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Academy Announces 18 Sci-Tech Awards
Blue Sky, Chaos Group, ILM, ImageMovers, Solid Angle, Sony Pictures Imageworks, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and more to be recognized at the Academy’s annual Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation on Saturday, February 11.
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SIGGRAPH Asia Macau Musings
No VR game-changer amid the gaming tables.
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Nominees Announced for 67th Annual ACE Eddie Awards
LAIKA’s ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ and Disney’s ‘Moana’ and ‘Zootopia’ receive nominations for best edited animated feature film.
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Call for Entries: SIGGRAPH 2017 Now Accepting Submissions!
Deadline for submissions for Production Sessions is February 6, 2017; entries for the Computer Animation Festival close March 21, 2017.
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Immerse Yourself Inside the ‘The Art of Rogue One’
Visual chronicle of the new worlds and characters created by the Lucasfilm art department for ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ includes hundreds of concept paintings, sketches, storyboards, matte paintings, and character, costume and vehicle designs.
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Final Kidscreen Hot50 Rankings Announced
Netflix, Amazon Studios, DHX Media, The LEGO Company and YouTube Kids all secure number-one spots.
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Elementacular 1.5 Plugin for Autodesk Maya Now Available
Interactive cloud sculpting and rendering plugin for Autodesk Maya supports rendering in modern render tools including Arnold and RenderMan.
FMX Sets ‘Beyond the Screen’ Theme for 2017 Edition
Trailer for the 22nd edition of Europe’s most influential computer graphics conference created by third-year Animationsinstitut students at the Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg.
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VES Launching ‘VFX Voice’ Magazine
Visual Effects Society announces new print and digital publication as the leading global voice of VFX to herald its 20th anniversary; inaugural issue slated for April 2017.
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Oscar Watch: 7 Features Advance in Makeup and Hairstyling Race
‘Deadpool,’ ‘Star Trek Beyond’ and ‘Suicide Squad’ among seven films remaining in competition in the Makeup and Hairstyling category for the 89th Academy Awards.
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Graphine’s Granite SDK 4.0 Now Available
Latest version boasts faster workflows for large development teams and a second streaming system to handle all texture content efficiently.
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Luxion Releases KeyShot 6.3
New release includes new import libraries and expanded support for the latest releases of Autodesk Alias, Inventor and Maya, Siemens NX and Solid Edge, and SOLIDWORKS.
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Rodeo FX Brings Magic Touch to ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’
Montreal-based visual effects studio delivers 126 VFX shots for Harry Potter spinoff, including many featured creatures and their environments, the magical reconstruction of a destroyed room, and the elaborate MACUSA wizard headquarters.
Spin VFX Welcomes Cesar Dacol Jr.
Multi-faceted creature/character designer and master sculptor joins Spin VFX as Supervisor of Creature and Concept Design.
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Lightmap Releases HDR Light Studio 5.4
Latest version of HDR Light Studio provides adjustable light handles and full three-axis rotation, allowing 3D mapped lights to be oriented in any direction.
Titmouse, Viacom NEXT Release ‘Smash Party’ on HTC Vive
Fast paced, virtual reality experience inspired by Titmouse’s annual event allows players to step inside a metal cage and destroy everything in sight.
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Disney Hits Industry-First $7 Billion at Global Box Office
Lucasfilm’s ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ makes $290 million global debut.
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WATCH: New Featurette Delves into the VFX of LAIKA’s ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’
New video spotlights the water effects created for LAIKA head Travis Knight’s directorial debut shortlisted in this year's VFX Oscar race.
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