New ‘Thomas’ Character Yong Bao Gets Theatrical Debut In China
Feature-length movie ‘The Great Race’ will debut franchise’s first Chinese character and will screen nationwide starting Sept. 22.
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‘Angelo Rules’ Season Four Coming to Cartoon Network
CAKE sets deal for more episodes of the award-winning comedy series, which it co-produces with TeamTO.
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Aubrey Plaza, Craig Robinson Among Cast Additions for ‘The Ark And The Aardvark’
Miles Teller toplines Unified Pictures’ first animated feature film, directed by Academy Award nominee John Stevenson.
Larger Than Life: Fall 2017 VFX Preview
Futuristic sci-fi worlds, environmental disasters, competing teams of super heroes, and a new Stars Wars movie all march into theaters this fall.
Coming to a Theater Near You: Fall 2017 Animation Preview
From martial arts action-comedy ‘The LEGO Ninjago Movie’ to Pixar’s Día de los Muertos-themed ‘Coco’ and Blue Sky’s ‘Ferdinand,’ some of the year’s most highly anticipated animated features are heading into theaters this fall.
Iloura Returns to Battle for 'Game of Thrones’ in ‘The Spoils of War’
Digital doubles, smoke and fire simulation among the key elements VFX studio used to create the epic battle scenes.
Legend 3D Establishes Legend Animation
Industry veteran Galen Walker to helm unit offering full range of content creation, production and distribution across all genres.
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Unreal Engine Powers The Chainsmokers’ Paris.VR Experience
Viewers see the song differently each time they experience it through the VR app, which debuted earlier this year at Sony Music’s Lost in Music event.
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Pixar Unveils New Poster, Trailer for ‘Coco,’ In Theaters Nov. 22
Clip offers deeper look at ‘Toy Story 3’ director Lee Unkrich’s tale of an aspiring musician’s search for his roots in The Land of the Dead.
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Chaos Group Brings GPU+CPU Hybrid Rendering to V-Ray 3.6 for Maya
New technology breaks hardware barrier, ensuring fast, consistent rendering; support for Maya 2018.
KitBash3d Launches 3D Asset Store for VFX Artists
New 3D architectural kits for CG Environments, concept art and matte paintings available now online; Learn Squared presents ‘The KitBash3d Festival,’ and free Livestream tutorials featuring artists Ash Thorp, Darek Zabrocki, Jan Urschel, Nick Hiatt, Justin Goby Fields and Maxx Burman.
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Illumination’s ‘Despicable Me 3’ Crosses $1 Billion at Global Box Office
Gru and crew push past DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Shrek’ franchise to make ‘Despicable Me’ the highest-grossing animated film franchise of all time.
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'In a Heartbeat' Tops 2017 animago AWARD & CONFERENCE Winners
Projects from France dominated the winners at the 21st edition of the animago AWARD & CONFERENCE, announced Sept. 8 in Munich, Germany.
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What are all those paint men digging? - 'This Ain't Disneyland
Every Monday or so, Chris Robinson asks an animator how they made a particular film. This week: Faiyaz Jafri's This Ain't Disneyland
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‘Westworld,’ ‘Gotham’ Recognized for Outstanding VFX at 69th Creative Arts Emmy Awards
‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ wins award for Outstanding Production Design; Netflix series ‘Strangers Things’ awarded for Outstanding Main Title Design.
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Method Studios Reshuffles Global Leadership
Eric Combrié promoted to COO and Tom Wild to VP global production operations to unify Method, Iloura, VR/AR operations across Los Angeles, New York, Vancouver, Sydney, Melbourne & Pune; Jeff Werner returns as director of digital studio, Method LA.
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SOME THOUGHTS ON VIRTUAL REALITY (VR) STORYTELLING
The essence of storytelling is directing the attention of another. So what happens when the other has the power to direct his own attention?
Deleted Scene: DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Captain Underpants’ Lands on Disc September 12
Now available on Digital HD, director David Soren’s outrageous family comedy based on the bestselling book series by Dav Pilkey arrives on retail shelves on September 12 in DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra-HD editions.
ANIMATION IS FILM Festival Announces Initial Feature Competition Line-Up & Jury
Inaugural edition takes place October 20-22, 2017 at the TCL Chinese 6 Theaters, Hollywood; tickets on sale and full slate to be announced September 20.
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Double Negative To Open New Montréal Studio
New location due to open in early 2018 will be Academy Award-winning VFX company’s sixth international facility.
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Ava DuVernay to Deliver Keynote Address at 2017 VES Summit
Director of the upcoming Disney feature ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ joins speaker lineup at ninth annual VES Summit to be held Saturday, October 28.
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WATCH: Director Kelly Asbury Talks ‘Smurfs: The Lost Village’ at FMX 2017
The veteran animation director discusses his experience at the helm of Sony Pictures Animation’s latest animated feature.
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NBCUniversal Shedding Oriental DreamWorks Stake
Talks with Warner Bros. follow disagreements over strategy with Oriental DreamWorks stakeholder China Media Capital.
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Zoic Studios Unveils VFX Breakdown for ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 7
Emmy Award-winning VFX house gives a behind-the-scenes glimpse into how they brought Episode 1’s shocking removal of one of Arya’s ‘many faces’ to life.
Seriously and Reel FX Reunite for ‘Visit Minutia’
Next original animated short from the ‘Best Fiends’ mobile game franchise produced by ‘Book of Life’ creators Reel FX features all-star voice cast including Pamela Adlon, Mark Hamill and Kate Walsh.
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