Cole & Weber and The New Blank Partner on Pint-Size Washington Lottery Animation
In new spot, tiny, toy-like animated Lottery Vending Machine warmly greets various people around town who benefit from game proceeds.
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Boris Labbé’s ‘La Chute’ Wins Grand Prize at 22nd Japan Media Arts Festival
Sebastien Laudenbach’s ‘The Girl Without Hands,’ animated TV series ‘Dragon Pilot: Hisone & Masotan,’ and anime features ‘Penguin Highway’ and ‘Okko’s Inn’ receive Excellence Awards.
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TRAILER: YouTube Unveils ‘Sherwood’ Voice Cast
Animated series features the voices of Anya Chalotra, Jamie Chung, Tyler Posey and Aneurin Barnard, with guest star Joseph Fiennes.
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DreamWorks Animation Announces New Executive Leadership
Newly-appointed studio President Margie Cohn announces new Chief Creative Officer roles and management structure.
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Halo VFX Bankrupt with ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Visual Effects Artists Still Unpaid
Media and entertainment trade union BECTU calls for new industry code of practice to better protect freelance workers when companies go into administration.
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Digital Dimension Appoints Frédérick Faubert Chief Creative Officer
Former Hibernum founder and president & CCO brings 20 years of experience in the animation, video game and the toy industries.
Outpost VFX Launches First International Facility in Montréal
VFX producer Becca Scott and VFX supervisor James Rustad to oversee new Montréal studio.
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‘Dilili in Paris,’ ‘Wicked Girl’ Win Honors at 2019 César Awards
Michel Ocelot’s ‘Dilili in Paris’ wins César Award for best animated film; Turkish independent animator Ayce Kartal is awarded for best animated short film.
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‘Spider-Verse’ Co-Director Bob Persichetti Helming DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Puss In Boots 2’
Animation veteran Persichetti served as the head of story and voiced a role in the original 2011 Oscar-nominated feature.
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Sony Books ‘Hotel Transylvania 4’ for 2021
With a release date set for December 22, 2021, will director Genndy Tartakovsky return to the hit franchise?
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Broken Easter Eggs, Deleted Scenes: Disney Filmmakers Made Hard Choices for ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’
From evolving story points to deleted scenes, directors Rich Moore & Phil Johnston and producer Clark Spencer delve into some of the tough decisions they made on their Oscar-nominated feature, now available on Movies Anywhere, Blu-ray and DVD.
Emma Thompson to Skydance Animation: ‘I Can Only Do What Feels Right’
Praising ‘Luck’ director Alessandro Carloni, two-time Oscar-winning actor outlines concerns about Skydance Animation’s hire of former Disney and Pixar chief creative officer John Lasseter in a letter to the studio.
FIRST LOOK: Nelvana Releases Teaser for CG Short, ‘The Most Magnificent Thing’
Adapted from author Ashley Spires’ bestselling book published by Kids Can Press, studio’s first foray into short films features the voices of Alison Pill, Lilly Bartlam, Tony Daniels and Whoopi Goldberg.
Rising Sun Pictures Springs into Action for Fox’s ‘Alita: Battle Angel’
RSP teams with Weta Digital for new film’s lunar battle and zero-gravity training sequences.
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‘First Man’ Garners DNEG Fourth Oscar Win in Five Years
VFX supervisor Paul Lambert, DFX supervisor Tristan Myles, miniature effects supervisor Ian Hunter and special effects supervisor J.D. Schwalm receive Academy Awards for their contributions to director Damien Chazelle’s historical biopic.
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Box Office: ‘How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World’ Soars with $55.5M Domestic Debut
DreamWorks Animation’s crowd-pleasing conclusion to one of the most beloved animated trilogies of all time reaches a global tally of $275 million and counting for distributor Universal Pictures.
WATCH: Jonatan Schwenk’s ‘Sog’ Makes Online Debut as Vimeo Staff Pick
Dystopian drama employing 2D, 3D and stop-motion animation has screened at more than 120 festivals around the world, winning 31 awards including the Cristal for a graduation film at Annecy 2017.
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91st Oscars: ‘Into the Spider-Verse,’ ‘Bao’ Win Academy Awards
‘First Man’ wins Oscar for Best Visual Effects; ‘Black Panther’ wins three awards including Costume Design, Production Design & Original Score.
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Jon Peddie Research Releases Global Ray Tracing Market Report
Firm’s analysis projects hardware acceleration and improved algorithms will enable ray tracing software to dominate rendering market by 2023.
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Lucasfilm’s Doug Chiang to Lead FMX 2019 Concept Art Track
Noted Oscar-winning production designer will be joined by Patrick Hanenberger from ‘The LEGO Movie 2’ in sharing their latest work.
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From Story to Screen: Trisha Gum Tackles ‘The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part’
Everything is awesome with animation director Trisha Gum’s collaboration on the long-awaited sequel with director Mike Mitchell, creative duo Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, and animation studio Animal Logic.
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Annecy Festival To Open 2019 Edition with Premiere of ‘Playmobil: The Movie’
CG-animated feature directed by Lino DiSalvo and produced by ON Animation Studios is the first film inspired by the famous German toy figures.
Framestore Gets Into the Action for ‘Alita: Battle Angel’
From the floating city of Zalem and the vast Iron City to the massive crowd-filled Motorball stadium, Framestore delivers a broad range of visual effects for Robert Rodriguez’s action-packed dystopian feature.
ITFS Announces 2019 Program
Highlights from 26th event edition include GameZone interactive installations, a new immersive media and pop culture conference, a special track on Science, Games and Animation and numerous premieres and screenings.
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Where Have All the Dragons Gone? Dean DeBlois Concludes His Spectacular Trilogy with ‘The Hidden World’
‘How To Train Your Dragon’ series writer and director Dean DeBlois reflects on his ten years with the beloved franchise, detailing how new technologies helped bring ‘The Hidden World’ to the screen.
