Funtastik Studios Becomes Goodbye Kansas Group Majority Shareholder
The NY VFXWAALA subsidiary has acquired 11,111,111 company shares through the conversion of convertible debentures valued at SEK 15 million ($1.47 million).
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Megalis VFX: Bringing Western Tech Innovation to Japanese Productions
How two former ILM and Square Enix artists, Jeffery Dillinger and Christophe Rodo, navigated cultural and technological challenges, while enlisting new creative tools, to build a successful, cutting-edge, independent visual effects studio in Japan.
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Juice Powers Knockout VFX for Riyadh Season’s Boxing Promo
Watch the breakdown reel; blending classical art with visual effects, the studio, in collaboration with BigTime Creative Shop and ProdCo, helped produce ‘The Last Crescendo,’ an operative, mythology-inspired spot promoting the highly anticipated rematch between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol that Bivol won by majority decision.
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Brompton Technology Powers FINAS ICVFX Virtual Production Studio
Now fully operational, the Malaysian studio includes a curved LED wall, side panels, and ceiling displays, powered by three 4K Tessera SX40 LED video processors; INFiLED p2.5, p3.91, and p5.9 LED panels deliver HDR-ready visuals to meet the growing demands of the country’s filmmakers and content creators.
TransPerfect Acquires Technicolor Games
Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed; the language and AI solutions company’s game division has invited all Technicolor Games India employees to return to the Bangalore facility while Division CEO Andy Emery and VP of Global Business Development Eric Williams continue to lead.
‘Flow,’ ‘Dune: Part Two’ Take Home Oscar Gold
In an upset win, Gints Zilbalodis’ animated tale of a cat who wakes up to a world invaded by water took home the Oscar for Best Animated Feature, while the second chapter in Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic won for Best Visual Effects and Best Sound Design on a night that also saw Iranian filmmakers Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi, with visas approved just yesterday, arrive in the U.S. in time to win Best Animated Short for ‘In the Shadow of the Cypress.’
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Wonder Dynamics Helps Boxel Studio Embrace Machine Learning and AI
By integrating the Wonder Studio cloud-based 3D animation and VFX technology into its production pipeline, the creative studio took advantage of new AI and machine-learning-based tools to create 134 creature shots in 6 weeks for the CW’s ‘Superman & Lois.’
HBO Begins Production on ‘Lanterns,’ Releases First Image
Based on DC’s ‘Green Lantern’ and produced in association with Warner Bros. Television and DC Studios, the series follows 2 intergalactic space cops drawn into an Earth-based mystery.
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Foundry Releases Nuke 16.0
Latest version of industry-leading compositing software allows changes to multiple shots at the same time, faster large-scale roto work, and updated timeline tools for faster shot approval and delivery.
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Watch: ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ Deleted Scene Clip
Disney’s hit animated adventure, which explores the unlikely rise of the beloved king of the Pride lands, is now available for purchase at digital retailers (Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV and Fandango at Home) and April 1 on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD, packed with a slew of bonus features.
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Technicolor Begins Shutdown, Artists Find New Home with Arc Creative
While the famed creative services company has begun to shut down U.S. operations, the leadership and most of the artistic staff at The Mill have joined forces with Dream Machine FX for a new venture.
James Watkins to Direct DC’s ‘Clayface’
The ‘Speak No Evil’ helmer joins writer Mike Flanagan on the live-action project; the film features the shapeshifting Batman villain last seen in Max’s animated ‘Harley Quinn’ series.
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Lucasfilm Drops ‘Andor’ Season 2 Trailer
The second and final season, which bridges the gap between Season 1 and the events of ‘Rogue One,’ will be broken into 4 3-episode chapters, debuting April 22.
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Technicolor, MPC, The Mill Facing Full Shutdown
The parent company sent U.S. employees a WARN notice on Friday, signaling a potential closing or mass layoff due to ‘severe financial challenges.’
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LG Electronics Announces 2025 ‘Wonderbox Showcase’ Digital Art Competition
The college-level competition to raise endangered species awareness is inspired by NBC’s 10-part television event, ‘The Americas;’ winning entries to be featured on LG's Times Square billboard.
‘Disney’s Snow White’ Legacy Featurette Revisits 1937 Classic
The new video includes interviews and behind-the-scenes footage from the upcoming live-action musical reimagining, as well as clips from the famed animated ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.’
Amazon MGM Studios Secures ‘James Bond’ Franchise Rights
We are shaken and stirred… the studio will gain creative control of future productions, while longtime franchise custodians Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli step down as producers but retain the ‘co-owner’ title.
‘The Last of Us’ Season 2 Sets April 13 HBO Premiere
The upcoming season of the Emmy winning series, based on Naughty Dog’s PlayStation video game franchise, is set 5 years after the events of Season 1, with Joel and Ellie drawn into conflict with each other and an even more dangerous world.
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Scanline VFX Shares ‘American Primeval’ VFX Breakdown Reel
With a team led by VFX supervisor Adam Balentine, the leading visual effects company delivered more than 1,000 shots across all 6 episodes of the Netflix drama that examines the violent collision of culture, religion, and race in 1857 America.
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‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Live-Action Series Heads to Netflix
First teased in 2021 and previously in development at Paramount+, the project has found a new home at Netflix with Drew Crevello serving as writer, executive producer, and showrunner.
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Raynault VFX, Stability AI Join the Academy Software Foundation
The newest group members bring with them ‘the artistic talent and the technical know-how that will help strengthen open source development in the motion picture industry.’
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DNEG’s Brahma Division Acquires AI Tech Company Metaphysic
Merger with the leading AI VFX tool company used in Robert Zemeckis’ ‘Here’ to de-age stars Tom Hanks and Robin Wright, coupled with United Al Sager Group’s second investment in the DNEG Group, leaves Brahma with post-transaction value of US$1.43 billion.
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29th Annual Art Directors Guild Awards Announced
‘The Wild Robot,’ ‘Wicked,’ ‘Nosferatu,’ ‘Fallout,’ and ‘Shōgun’ are among the winning films and TV series recognized for excellence in production design at the February 15 ceremony.
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‘Shōgun,’ ‘Bob’s Burgers’ and ‘The Penguin’ Win at 2025 WGA Awards
The FX/Hulu historical drama, FOX’s long-running animated comedy, and HBO/Max’s crime drama are honored at the February 15 Beverly Hilton ceremony in Los Angeles.
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‘Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl,’ ‘Dune: Part 2’ and ‘Wander to Wonder’ Nab BAFTA 2025 Wins
The stop-motion comedy and ‘Dune’ sequel each take home 2 awards, with ‘Wicked’ winning twice as well, including Best Production Design, at the yesterday’s 2025 EE British Academy Film Awards gala.
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