It was announced today that Academy Award nominee Max von Sydow (“Robin Hood”, “Shutter Island”, “Minority Report”), Mads Mikkelsen (“Clash of the Titans”, “Casino Royale”) and Helena Mattsson (“Iron Man 2”, “Surrogates”) have joined the voice cast for the 3D animated family feature MOOMINS AND THE COMET CHASE.

When the final weekend box office numbers came in late Monday, KICK-ASS emerged from the smoke as the winner, changing early news that HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON had returned to the top spot in its fourth week in theaters.

Digital-Tutors, an Autodesk Authorized Publisher and provider of the largest online computer graphics training library, today announced 'Introduction to Maya 2011' - the first solution-based course for emerging digital artists using Autodesk Maya 2011, the latest version of the modeling, animation, rendering and compositing software created by Autodesk, a world leader in 2D and 3D, engineering and entertainment software.

As the cost of product development and prototyping increases, pre-design visualization is becoming paramount to industrial designers. phil&teds , a manufacturer of stylish, adaptable children's products for active parents, is always looking for the best digital tools to help the company visualize and communicate their creative vision.

In its fourth week at the U.S. box office, DreamWorks' HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON regained the #1 slot for the weekend of April 16-19, 2010.

Steve Hanson's Hanson Inc. has licensed the film rights to Kahlil Gibran's famed 1923 collection of poetic essays, THE PROPHET, reports VARIETY.

Autodesk has announced the 2011 releases of its creative finishing products for visual effects, editorial finishing and color grading: Autodesk Flame, Autodesk Flare, Autodesk Flint, Autodesk Smoke and Autodesk Lustre.

Autodesk Inc. has announced that a modified version of PixelActive's CityScape 1.8 will be shipped with Autodesk 3ds Max 2011 and Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2011 software, to provide users with rapid urban development capabilities within a more intuitive user interface.

BOXX Technologies, a leader in dedicated rendering and high-performance computing systems for visual effects, post production, product design, and advanced visualization, announced that they will feature renderBOXX and ROW (RenderFarm on Wheels) rendering systems, as well as the demonstration debut of the upcoming BOXXpro desk side rendering module, at NAB 2010.

TEAK VFX Artist Mark Everson, working with @radical.media Director Steve Miller via Butler, Shine, Stern and Partners, handled the post and FX for the latest in Priceline's well-regarded faux-superhero Priceline Negotiator campaign.