Sony Takes $1 Billion Write-Down on Motion Picture Business
With a box office slump and slow home entertainment sales, Tokyo-based media giant cuts its outlook for earnings from its feature film unit.
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Call for Entries: SIGGRAPH 2017 Now Accepting VR/AR Submissions
SIGGRAPH 2017 seeking Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality submissions for possible inclusion within the VR Village, the Computer Animation Festival’s VR Theater, the Emerging Technologies program, the Games Focus Area, and Real-Time Live!
In 3D, Call for Entries, CG, Event, Technology, AR/VR/XR | Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: SIGGRAPH | Geographic Region: North America
The Foundry Technology Helps Power 89th Academy Award Nominees
Creative software developer’s VFX tools have been utilized in every film nominated for Best Visual Effects at this year’s Academy Awards.
In Awards, Business, Event, Films, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: Academy Awards | Geographic Region: Europe
Framestore Teaming with American Zoetrope to Create ‘Apocalypse Now’ Video Game
Framestore Ventures and American Zoetrope launch fundraising campaign for the creation of a psychological horror role-playing game based on the classic 1979 film directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
ACE Announces 67th Annual Eddie Award Winners
‘Zootopia,’ edited by Fabienne Rawley & Jeremy Milton, wins Best Edited Animated Feature Film at the 67th annual ACE Eddie Awards.
In Awards, Event, Films, People, Post-production, Television | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: ACE Eddie Awards | Geographic Region: North America
New York Science Fiction Film Festival Announces Inaugural Award Winners
Canada’s ‘Super Science Friends’ by Brett Jubinville received award for Best Animation Film at inaugural event featuring more than 50 science fiction, horror, supernatural and fantasy films.
Cogswell College’s Project X Debuting New Short, ‘Trouble Brewing,’ Jan. 28
Student-run CG-animated short film produced entirely by Cogswell College students follows on the heels of award winning projects ‘Worlds Apart’ and ‘The Offering.’
More Than 45 Sundance Films Created Using Blackmagic Design Technology
More than 45 films and series at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival used Blackmagic Design’s digital film cameras, DaVinci Resolve Studio grading, editing and finishing solution, Fusion Studio visual effects and motion graphics software, and other products throughout production and post production.
In Festival, Films, Motion Graphics, Post-production, Technology, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: Sundance | Geographic Region: All, North America
Imaginary Forces Welcomes EP Chris Hill, Biz Dev Director Sami Tahari
Creative company celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2017 adds two executives to its Los Angeles studio.
Workhouse Creative Signs CG Director Renato Marques
Former senior art director at The Mill+ in Los Angeles returns to directorial roster of Seattle-based branded content studio.
In 3D, Business, CG, Commercials, People, Places, Production, Short Films, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Europe, North America
Method Studios Crafts Elegantly Eerie Titles for ‘The Exorcist’
Method’s team, led by director Johnny Likens, designed an eerie opening sequence that illustrated a feeling of dread with sinister overtones, for FOX’s reimagining of the 1973 film.
Friends Electric Launches in London and LA
Full-service production company represents diverse roster of world-class animation directors including Pete Candeland, Polynoid, Woodblock, and Lucas Zanotto.
In Business, Commercials, People, Places, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All
Blue Sky’s Mikki Rose Appointed SIGGRAPH 2019 Conference Chair
Self-dubbed ‘CG hairstylist’ has contributed to animated features such as ‘Hotel Transylvania’ and ‘The Peanuts Movie.’
In 3D, CG, Event, Films, People | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: SIGGRAPH | Geographic Region: North America
89th Academy Awards: The Oscar Nominees React
Contenders in the animated feature, animated short and visual effects categories share their initial reactions to their nominations for Oscar gold.
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Nominations Announced for 89th Academy Awards
Abstract: Nominees for Best Animated Feature are ‘Kubo and the Two Strings,’ ‘Moana,’ ‘My Life as a Zucchini,’ ‘The Red Turtle,’ and ‘Zootopia.’
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Kerry Shea Named Head of Deluxe’s Vancouver Studio
Veteran production executive to oversee day-to-day operations for Deluxe Entertainment Services Group’s VFX brand Method Studios and TV/VFX brand Encore.
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Executive Producer Kitty Snyder Joins Artifact
Former director of creative partnerships for the Atlanta branches of Deluxe Entertainment’s Beast, Company 3 and Method Studios has contributed to campaigns for brands including Airheads, Lowe's, Mohawk and Coca-Cola.
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BAFTA Los Angeles Presenting Master Class with Travis Knight
Masterclass with the president and CEO of the award-winning feature film animation studio LAIKA to be held at The Landmark Theater in West Los Angeles on Thursday, January 26.
Watch the 89th Oscars Nominations Livestream on AWN!
Guillermo del Toro among 11 Academy Award-winning and nominated Academy members to share personal anecdotes about their Oscars experience.
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Stop-Motion and VFX Converge in the Vast Oceans of ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’
No one talks as passionately about stylized water, and the artists who create it, as Laika VFX supervisor Steve Emerson.
Rocket Licensing Celebrates 10 Years
Leading UK licensing agency founded by Charlie Donaldson and Rob Wijeratna has successfully generated hundreds of millions in retail sales for a diverse roster of brands spanning entertainment, preschool and lifestyle properties.
In Business, Films, Licensing, Television | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Europe
LIMA to Induct Three Industry Veterans to Hall of Fame
Allan Feldman, Dell Furano, CEO, and Cyril Speijer will be honored Tuesday, May 23, at the LIMA Licensing Awards Ceremony during Licensing Expo 2017.
In Commercials, Event, Licensing, People | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: Licensing | Geographic Region: North America
Komixx Entertainment Launches Asia-Pacific Office
Leading APAC TV figurehead Amanda Morrison will lead the new Perth office and drive the company’s strategy in the region.
The Foundry Appoints Jody Madden Chief Product Officer
Madden to serve as both Chief Product Officer and Chief Customer Officer, while Phil Parsonage is named Director of Engineering.
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2017 Faculty Grant Program Now Accepting Applications
Deadline to apply for the 2017 Faculty Grant program from ASIFA-Hollywood and the Animation Educators Forum is February 6.
