2012 was an amazing year for animation short films. This year’s Oscar nominees share one thing in common: they are all silent films, each demonstrating the power of pure storytelling with only visuals and music! The nominees are: “Paperman”, “Fresh Guacamole”, “Maggie Simpson in the Longest Daycare,” “Head over Heels,” and “Adam and Dog.”

Wizart closes sales for its 3D-animated film, “The Snow Queen,” across multiple territories, including South Korea, Indonesia, Brazil, Israel, the Middle East, Baltic States and Ukraine.

Great Guns teams with Artbox and agency AKQA create a new spot for Nike’s new Hypershield clothing and footwear line.

The veteran producer/director discusses his nominated short and all things Simpsons.

James Gartler takes us through key visual effects-driven films still waiting to hit theatres this winter.

Startup company Lynx Laboratories launches the Lynx A Camera, the world's first point-and-shoot 3D camera.

CMG heads to Berlin with their new 3D animated feature “The Legend of Sarila.”

The Grimm fairy tale gets a gory and funny reworking with plenty of supporting VFX.

Oscar-nominated cartoonist Bruno Bozzetto is back with “Rapsodeus,” a new animated short that asks if there is any meaning to the thousands of wars fought by mankind.

Render Version for NUKE significantly cuts costs for Stereo 3D, post production facilities; enables large-scale batch rendering for depth propagation and stereo generation.