In the latest release from The Gnomon Workshop -- Character Rigging: Production Practices and Techniques -- respected technical director (TD) Axel Stanley-Grossman demonstrates why a quality character rig is important, while also providing a comprehensive set of practices and techniques needed to create character riggings for triple-A video game titles.

Cinesite completed over 800 visual effects shots and converted over 87 minutes into 3D for Disney’s “John Carter.”

The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) added to its roster of more than 90 Genie Awards on Thursday, with the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television naming “Romance” as the top Canadian animated short film for 2011.

Director David Rosenbaum of Digital Domain's advertising and entertainment production company Mothership was tapped by Nike to launch its revolutionary new Flyknit technology and shoe collection.

9 Story Entertainment announces its new and returning animation slate for MIPTV, featuring “Fugget About It,” the company’s first foray in producing primetime animation.

Testronic Labs, Kuju Entertainment, and Doublesix Digital Publishing, sister companies of the Catalis Group, have unveiled FullCycle, an integrated, quality-focused services package for the development, digital publishing and testing of video games.

Caviar has been gearing up for this year's SXSW with its ongoing collaboration with The Super Serious Show, which includes two performances on March 12th co-produced by Caviar with Funny or Die; and Caviar director Keith Schofield's infamous music video "Big Bad Wolf" for Duck Sauce, which will be showcased on March 9th.

Nickelodeon will implement a new animated shorts program designed to develop comedy-driven content.

New Line is moving forward with “Journey 3,” signing deals with “Journey 2” director Brad Peyton and writers Brian Gunn and Mark Gunn.

Tickets for the world premiere of “Ice Age Live! A Mammoth Adventure,” presented by Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products and Stage Entertainment Touring Productions, go on sale on March 9.