Pam Lifford Named President, Warner Bros. Consumer Products
Disney veteran to succeed Brad Globe, who will step down in February after more than a decade overseeing WBCP.
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ArsenalCreative Names Andy Bate Head of 2D and Lead VFX Supervisor
Award-winning digital artist previously worked as Senior Flame Artist at a52.
In 2D, 3D, Business, Commercials, People, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
MPC Goes Behind the Scenes of ‘Goosebumps’ VR Adventure
New video from MPC Creative goes behind the scenes of the ‘Goosebumps’ Virtual Reality experience created for Sony Pictures.
In Films, Short Films, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Nexus Directors Smith & Foulkes Cut Some Slack
Nexus directors Smith & Foulkes announce the release of ‘Animals,’ a 60-second commercial for U.S. business messaging interface Slack.
Blake Huber Joins Flavor Los Angeles as VFX Supervisor
Flame artist has previously worked with Big Block, Brand New School, Digital Domain, Fuel, Logan and MPC.
In Business, Commercials, People, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Inaugural 2016 VR/AR Summit Announces Vision Award Finalists
Competition judges include Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality luminaries from Microsoft, Oculus, Sony, PTC Unity Technologies, University of Southern California and UploadVR.
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Visual Effects Society Announces Nominees for 14th Annual VES Awards
‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ leads feature film nominations; ‘The Peanuts Movie’ is top animated film contender; ‘Game of Thrones’ leads the broadcast field and scores most nominations overall.
Cinema Audio Society Announces Nominations for 52nd CAS Awards
Animated feature nominees include ‘The Good Dinosaur,’ ‘Hotel Transylvania 2,’ ‘Inside Out,’ ‘Minions’ and ‘The Peanuts Movie.’
Animated Storyboards Opens Toronto Office
Managing director Maria Hanafy to run international animatics shop’s 10th location, joining offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, London, São Paulo, Bangkok, Tel Aviv, Düsseldorf and Shanghai.
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Student VFX Artists Get Live Critique at PauseFest Battle of the Reels
Event sponsored by Rising Sun Pictures, The Foundry and Tyroe to provide young artists with insight into the minds of visual effects studios and recruiters.
Guillermo Del Toro, Ang Lee to Announce Oscar Nominations
Filmmakers join John Krasinski and Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs for Oscar Nominations in 24 Categories, including short animation, feature animation and visual effects.
In Awards, Films, People, Short Films, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: Academy Awards | Geographic Region: North America
Click 3X Adds Juan Delcan and Tyler Greco to Directorial Roster
Accomplished directors join live-action division; company adds Roxanneanco as East Coast rep for live action, design and animation.
2016 Academy VFX Bake-off: 10 Oscar Hopefuls Vie for Nominations
Annual voting event showcases visual effects for the Academy’s shortlisted films: ‘Ant-Man,’ ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron,’ ‘Ex Machina,’ ‘Jurassic World,’ ‘Mad Max: Fury Road,’ ‘The Martian,’ ‘The Revenant,’ ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens,’ ‘Tomorrowland’ and ‘The Walk.’
In 3D, Awards, CG, Event, Films, People, Stereoscopic 3-D, Technology, Visual Effects | VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Academy Announces 11 Scientific and Technical Achievement Awards
Sci-tech Oscars are awarded to Airwall, Dolby Laboratories, DreamWorks Animation, Image Shaker, ILM, LAIKA Animation Studios, Rhythm & Hues, Sony Pictures Imageworks, The Foundry and Tweak Software.
Pixar’s ‘Inside Out’ Named Best Animated Feature at 2016 Golden Globes
Award is the seventh win for Pixar Animation Studios from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in the 10 years since the category was created.
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Chris Bremble: Leading the Base FX Juggernaut - Part 2
The CEO at one of China’s top VFX studios assesses the often painful but mostly positive realities of China’s explosive feature film industry growth.
In Business, CG, Education and Training, Films, Jobs & Recruiting, People, Technology, Visual Effects | VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Asia
BAFTA Announces 2016 Feature Film Nominees
Pixar’s ‘Inside Out,’ Illumination Entertainment’s ‘Minions’ and Aardman Animations’ ‘Shaun The Sheep Movie’ nominated for outstanding animated film; VFX nominees include ‘Ant-Man,’ ‘Ex Machina,’ ‘Mad Max: Fury Road,’ The Martian’ and ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens.’
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Advertising and Digital Juries Announced for ADC 95th Annual Awards
Twenty-nine creative jury members, split equally between men and women, from 15 countries to judge the best in global Advertising and Digital work based on excellence in idea and craft.
Spin VFX Delivers Invisible Effects for ‘Spotlight’
Led by VFX Supervisor Colin Davies and VFX Producer George Macri, Spin VFX delivers seamless invisible effects for more than 100 shots including period specific-matte paintings and seasonal augmentation as well as paint and compositing work.
Image Engine Raises the Bar on Creature Creation
Vancouver VFX house reveals the processes that drive some of cinema’s most memorable digital characters, including the prawn-like aliens of ‘District 9,’ ‘Jurassic World’s velociraptors, and the eponymous title character of ‘Chappie.’
IKinema Launches RunTime-Indie for Small Studios
Independent developers can now create convincing character animation during game play within Unreal Engine 4.
ASC Nominates ‘Bridge of Spies,’ ‘Carol,’ ‘Mad Max: Fury Road,’ ‘The Revenant’ and ‘Sicario’
Roger Deakins, Janusz Kaminski, Ed Lachman, Emmanuel Lubezki and John Seale receive nominations for outstanding achievement in film; winners of the 30th Annual American Society of Cinematographers Awards for Outstanding Achievement to be announced February 14.
Box Office: ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Becomes Top Grossing Domestic Film
Latest installment in the ‘Star Wars’ saga becomes the highest grossing film of all time in the domestic market, surpassing the $760.5 million lifetime gross of ‘Avatar’ in a record-shattering 20 days of release.
Director Michael Downing Joins Biscuit Filmworks
Toronto native has directed commercial campaigns for Samsung, Subaru, T-Mobile, Mazda VW and more, including the award-winning ‘Pep Talk’ for Netflix and ‘Sky Diver’ for Bud Light.
In Business, Commercials, People | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Saxxy Award-Winning Short ‘Together We Stand’ Taps iPi Motion Capture
NoxStudio’s epic animated fantasy short wins Valve-sponsored award in drama category.
In 3D, CG, Short Films, Technology | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Europe
