3 Indian animation industry experts get together to collectively conduct masterclasses in animation. This will be the first of a series of classes over the next few weeks. Featuring assignments, reviews, presentations and interactive discussions, the classes will bridge the gap between training and education.

Event entry is by registration only and details are available on the website www.ramsinghkumaresh.com

Even though TRON LEGACY’s release still nine months away, Walt Disney Pictures has set writers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz onto a sequel, according to HEAT VISION.

Kevin Dunn and Julie White, who have played Ron and Judy Witwicky, respectively, in the TRANSFORMERS franchise, have signed on to the third installment, reports VARIETY.

In an effort to inspire and equip students to create film projects that exceed their goals, Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), a world leader in 2D and 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, sponsored the Visual Effects Society (VES) Second annual award for "Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project".

The good news is that THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE MOTION PICTURE TRILOGY is finally available on Blu-ray today (4/6/10) from Warner Home Video/New Line, showing off Weta Digital's Oscar-winning VFX along with all of the other brilliant technical attributes (http://www.awn.com/articles/digital-truth-about-ithe-lord-ringsi-trilogy).

Technicolor (Euronext Paris 18453; NYSE: TCH) today announced that Nickelodeon, part of MTV Networks, a division of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: KDE), has awarded Technicolor's Bangalore-based animation studio, Paprikaas, the Kung Fu Panda TV series, which will be produced as an animated series for the worldwide broadcast market, initially comprising 26 episodes.

Astral Media's Family Channel presents the network premiere of the Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios animated feature, A Bug's Life.

This week, The Gnomon Workshop announces the release of a new creature design DVD by concept artist Neville Page.

Nick Davis and Chris Bond tell us about reimagining the Greek epic in CG and then converting to 3-D.

Juan Jose Campanella, who just took home the Best Foreign Language Oscar for THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES, is set to helm Argentina’s first 3-D animated feature, FOOSBALL, reports VARIETY.