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Walter Schonfeld Appointed President, Deluxe Distribution
Former CEO of localization company SDI Media Group is tapped to oversee delivery, localization and digital cinema operations; Robert Julian appointed company CFO.
In Business, Films, People, Technology | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Jean-Marie Marbach Creates Mesmerizing New Music Video for Tennyson
Made entirely using Red Giant’s Trapcode Suite, the popular Adobe After Effects plugins for motion graphics and custom AE scripting, ‘L’oiseau qui danse’ is an homage to the abstract animation style of Visual Music.
Framestore Ups Helen Hughes to Head of Advertising
Hughes has been an integral part of Framestore’s production department since 2010, leading a growing team of producers across Framestore’s core VFX artistry.
In 3D, Business, CG, Commercials, People, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Europe
Box Office: ‘The Nut Job 2’ Cracks Open Third Place Debut
Animated sequel following the 2014 independent animated hit produced by ToonBox Entertainment and Redrover earns worst debut ever for a film opening in more than 4,000 locations.
In 3D, Business, CG, Films, People, Visual Effects, Voice Acting | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All, North America
Jellyfish Pictures Ramps up Development Team with Appointment of Charlotte Loynes
Loynes brings 20 years of insight to the Jellyfish development team from her previous posts at Seed Animation, Amp London, MPC, UNIT 9 and Aardman.
17th Annual Tribeca Film Festival Announces 2018 Dates and Call for Submissions
Tribeca selects Withoutabox to be the exclusive third-party film submission service for the 2018 Festival as part of a new, multi-year agreement.
VR Bound Announces AMD, Foundry and HP as VR Awards Partners
With an awards ceremony and dinner, the partnership will see AMD, Foundry and HP collaborate in celebrating outstanding achievement in the virtual reality industry on the new date of 9th October 2017.
In 3D, Awards, CG, Event, Films, People, Technology, AR/VR/XR | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All
‘Extraordinary: Stan Lee’ Tribute to be Broadcast Live
The event will be broadcast in 180 theaters in the U.S. and Canada and feature live appearances by David Hasselhoff, Morgan Spurlock, Michael Rooker, Pom Klementieff, Tom Bergeron, Todd McFarlane, and Lou Ferrigno to pay homage to the legendary creator on August 22nd at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills.
In Event, Films, People, Special Tributes | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Piranha Bar Mould Memories in Hybrid Animation
‘Katherine,’ a moving new campaign by Vhi Healthcare, Publicis Dublin, and Piranha Bar sheds a reassuring light on people’s experience of medical treatment, bringing their subscribers’ testimonials to life.
In 3D, Business, Commercials, Short Films, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Europe
Couldn’t Make It to SIGGRAPH? Watch the Epic Games User Group Presentation Online
Epic Games showcases advancements in virtual, augmented and mixed reality as well as the impact of the Cloud, AI and machine learning on production pipelines, at is first-ever User Group meetup at SIGGRAPH 2017.
In 3D, CG, Games, Short Films, Technology, AR/VR/XR | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: SIGGRAPH | Geographic Region: North America
'Wonder Women' Leaps onto Blu-ray with Bonus Deleted Scene
On August 29, 'Wonder Woman' will be available to own for streaming and download to watch anywhere in high definition and standard definition on favorite devices from select digital retailers, and on September 19, 'Wonder Woman' will be made available digitally on Video On Demand services from cable and satellite providers and on select gaming consoles.
In 3D, CG, Films, Home Entertainment, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
LIMA Annual Survey Shows Growth for Licensing Industry
The report presents a detailed Breakdown of the US$262.9B industry by property type, product category and geography, indicating a 4.4% growth from the previous year.
In Business, Films, Licensing, Places, Television | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All
Cinematographer John Bailey Elected Academy President
ASC Lifetime Achievement Award recipient’s cinematography credits include ‘Ordinary People,’ ‘American Gigolo,’ ‘The Big Chill,’ ‘Groundhog Day,’ ‘As Good as It Gets,’ ‘The Anniversary Party,’ ‘The Way Way Back’ and ‘A Walk in the Woods.’
In Awards, Films, People | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: Academy Awards | Geographic Region: North America
WATCH: The Third Floor’s Duncan Burbidge Talks ‘Doctor Strange’ and ‘Rogue One’ Previs at FMX 2017
The GM and executive producer talks in detail about his studio’s previs work on Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange,’ Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ and ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.’
In CG, Event, Films, People, Post-production, Previs/Postvis/Visualization, Technology, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | Blog Post, VFXWorld | Blogs: FMX Conference Spotlight | Special Events: FMX | Geographic Region: Europe
Jon Favreau to Receive VES Lifetime Achievement Award
The Visual Effects Society to honor writer-producer-director Favreau for his boundary-breaking use of visual effects to create a seamless and invisible background for remarkable stories and vibrant characters to play across film and television.
In 3D, Awards, CG, Films, People, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: VES Awards | Geographic Region: North America
Brickyard VFX Welcomes Benji Davidson
Former MPC VFX supervisor’s notable projects include ‘Seize Glory’ for Activision’s ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops III,’ Madden: The Movie’ for ’Madden NFL 16’ from EA Sports, Samsung’s ‘Do What You Can’t,’ and Super Bowl spots for Coca Cola and Acura.
In Business, Commercials, People, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Disney Ditching Netflix
The Walt Disney Company to end its content deal with Netflix and launch its own streaming service beginning in 2019.
In 3D, Business, CG, Digital Media, Films, Television | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All, North America
Allegorithmic Unveils Substance Painter 2017.2 and More at Substance Days Hollywood 2017
Allegorithmic unveils Live Link from Substance Painter to Unity, Substance Automation Toolkit, Substance Source in Unity, Substance Source in Unreal Engine 4, and more at the second annual Substance Days Hollywood held July 27-29 at Gnomon School of Visual Effects, Games & Animation.
Not To Scale Launches LA Studio
Award-winning film and animation production company signs John Kahrs, the Academy Award-winning director of Disney's 'Paperman,' for exclusive commercial representation.
In 2D, 3D, Business, CG, Commercials, People, Places, Short Films | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Jellyfish Bolsters Team with Appointment of Dave Wells
New pipeline TD and compositor previously served as head of technical pre-sales at data storage solutions provider Pixit Media, designing high-performance storage and network infrastructures for the Media & Entertainment industry.
In 3D, Business, CG, People, Production, Technology, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Europe
Vicon Delivers Hands-on Tracking
Motion capture technology specialist for the entertainment, engineering and life sciences industries collaborates with leading developer of virtual reality gloves to allow customers to integrate Manus VR Glove finger tracking into their production pipelines.
In 3D, Business, CG, Films, Games, Production, Technology, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All, Europe
Nurulize Unveils Disruptive VR Development Tools
New VR solutions Atom View and Nu Design enable super-fast cinematic quality display and collaborative environment editing within the virtual environment.
In 3D, CG, Films, Games, Production, Technology, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All, North America
Framestore Animates Detailed Hulk for Marvel
International Oscar-winning creative studio Framestore is showing its cross-platform capabilities yet again by bringing the powerful Marvel character Hulk to life on both film and commercial platforms, with the London film team and the Los Angeles integrated advertising team collaborating on the latest CG characterization of Hulk for upcoming Marvel Studios releases and Renault’s commercial “Renault Kwid.”
In 3D, Business, CG, Commercials, Short Films, Television, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All, South America
DHX Dives into New Deals for ‘The Deep’
Newly-signed deals for season two of the DHX Media and A Stark Production co-production include Universal Kids in the U.S., along with broadcasters throughout Greece, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy, Portugal, Belgium, the Middle East, the Baltics, Russia, Angola & Mozambique, and French Canada.
In 3D, Business, Cartoons, CG, Licensing, Places, Television | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Africa, Europe, Middle East, North America
