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Jacob Kafka's True Story Takes Best in Show at ASIFA-East Awards

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On Sunday, May 19, ASIFA-East awarded prizes for its 44th annual Animation Festival, with Jacob Kafka's Based on a True Story taking Best in Show.

Teaser Trailer Released for Rio 2

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Twentieth Century Fox releases a new teaser trailer for the highly-anticipated “Rio 2.”

Psyop Strikes Gold for California Lottery

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Psyop partners with David and Goliath to create the imaginative campaign, “More Luck For Your Buck” for the California Lottery’s Fortune 55 Scratchers game.

e-on Announces LumenRT 4.1 Studio

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e-on announces the availability of LumenRT 4.1 Studio, which features extended capabilities for large microstation models and Revit.

V-Ray 1.6 for SketchUp Now in Open Beta

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Chaos Group announces the open beta for V-Ray 1.6 for SketchUp with significant enhancements to rendering speed, workflow, visualization and lighting features.

Angry Birds Feature Nests At Sony

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In one of most high-profile deals of the year, Sony Pictures Entertainment wins the exclusive worldwide distribution rights to the eagerly anticipated “Angry Birds” animated film.

ABC to Air Pixar’s Toy Story of Terror

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ABC announces “Toy Story of Terror” special from Pixar, based on the hit film and starring the original cast.

Shotgun 5.0 Release Now Available

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Shotgun 5.0 features simplified access to essential tasks and updates on top of powerful project management, review and asset tracking toolset.

Tackling Previs on Oblivion

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Supervisor Nick Markel takes us inside The Third Floor’s previs work on Joe Kosinski's sci-fi thriller.

Nathan Love Draws on 80s Nostalgia for NatGeo

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Nathan Love’s Jim McKenzie draws on 80s nostalgia in a spot for NatGeo’s new miniseries “The 80s: The Decade That Made Us.”