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91st Oscars Headline News

‘First Man’ Garners DNEG Fourth Oscar Win in Five Years

VFX supervisor Paul Lambert, DFX supervisor Tristan Myles, miniature effects supervisor Ian Hunter and special effects supervisor J.D. Schwalm receive Academy Awards for their contributions to director Damien Chazelle’s historical biopic.

Oscars Headline News

91st Oscars: ‘Into the Spider-Verse,’ ‘Bao’ Win Academy Awards

‘First Man’ wins Oscar for Best Visual Effects; ‘Black Panther’ wins three awards including Costume Design, Production Design & Original Score.

FMX 2019 Headline News

Lucasfilm’s Doug Chiang to Lead FMX 2019 Concept Art Track

Noted Oscar-winning production designer will be joined by Patrick Hanenberger from ‘The LEGO Movie 2’ in sharing their latest work.

Framestore VFXWorld

Framestore Gets Into the Action for ‘Alita: Battle Angel’

From the floating city of Zalem and the vast Iron City to the massive crowd-filled Motorball stadium, Framestore delivers a broad range of visual effects for Robert Rodriguez’s action-packed dystopian feature.

Game Developers Conference Headline News

Epic Games Annual ‘State of Unreal’ Set for GDC 2019

Livestreamed opening talk with CEO Tim Sweeney and CTO Kim Libreri, plus tech briefings and two exhibition floor booths for demos and networking part of company’s extensive show plans. 

Feature Film VFX Headline News

Pixomondo Integrates VFX and Sound for Explosive ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Finale

To produce believable looking and sounding fireworks for director Jon Chu’s final shot, VFX supervisor Nhat Phong Tran broke new ground with his ‘Crazy Niche Equations.’   

Awards Headline News

‘Next Gen,’ ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ Win Accolades at MPSE’s 66th Golden Reel Awards

Blizzard’s ‘Overwatch’ tops short form category for ‘Reunion’; Google Spotlight Stories VR short ‘Age of Sail’ awarded for special venue project.

91st Oscars Headline News

91st Oscars: Academy Walks Back Plan to Cut Craft Awards from Live Telecast

Following backlash from the American Society of Cinematographers and the American Cinema Editors, the Motion Picture Academy announces a return to its traditional format for the 91st Academy Awards telecast.

Nickelodeon Headline News

FIRST LOOK: Nickelodeon, STUDIOCANAL Announce New ‘Paddington’ Series

Ben Whishaw returns as beloved voice of Paddington in new CG-animated preschool series set to air in 2020.

BRIC Summit Headline News

First-Ever BRIC Summit Promotes Strategies to Change Representation in Hollywood

Sold-out inaugural 2019 BRIC Talent and Innovation Summit gathers a diverse array of creative professionals and leaders in entertainment and technology to reinvent how the industry recruits, supports and nurtures talent.

Method Studios Headline News

Bill Tlusty Joins Method Studios as Global Head of Production

Former lead executive on the VFX Oscar-winning ‘Life of Pi’ returns to Method to oversee the studio’s global feature film and episodics production operation.

Education Headline News

Escape Studios Announces New MA Program in Storyboarding and Previs

Industry’s first such master’s degree course, developed with mentors Blue Zoo and The Third Floor, is set to launch this coming November.

Awards Headline News

‘Animal Behaviour’ Leads Animation Nominees for Canadian Screen Awards

Winners will be announced during Canadian Screen Week running March 25-31 in Toronto.

VES Awards VFXWorld

The 17th Annual VES Awards: Reactions, Photos, Jokes & More Jokes

By Dan Sarto | Friday, February 8, 2019 at 1:55pm

Take a closer look at the winners of the 17th annual VES Awards, both onstage and off, at this year’s Visual Effects Society gala.

Sci-Tech Awards Headline News

Computer Graphics in the Spotlight at 2019 Academy Sci-Tech Awards

Adobe After Effects and Photoshop, the Medusa Performance Capture System, and -- for the first time -- Maxon Cinema 4D among nine scientific & technical achievements to be honored at this year’s annual presentation.

call for entries Headline News

SIGGRAPH 2019 Set to Thrive in 46th Edition

Submissions open for summer 46th annual computer graphics conference running July 28 through August 1 in Los Angeles.

Awards Headline News

‘Black Panther,’ ‘Isle of Dogs’ Among Motion Picture Winners at 23rd ADG Awards

‘Mary Poppins Returns’ director Rob Marshall honored with the Cinematic Imagery Award.

Awards Headline News

‘Infinity War,’ ‘Into the Spider‐Verse’ & ‘Lost in Space’ Top 17th Annual VES Awards

‘Avengers: Infinity War’ garners top feature film with four awards; ‘Spider‐Man: Into the Spider‐Verse’ is top animated feature film; ‘Lost in Space’ leads broadcast wins.

FMX 2019 Headline News

FMX 2019 Announces ‘Spider-Man’ Talk, Indie Animation Track and ‘CatPlanets’ Trailer Reveal

By Dan Sarto | Friday, February 1, 2019 at 4:30pm

Sony Pictures Imageworks VFX supervisor Danny Dimian will present work on hit animated feature; animators Sophie Koto Gate, Michael Frei, Boris Labbé and Tomek Popakul will share their distinctive work.

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