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Awards Headline News

LAIKA’s ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ Top Animated Feature Film at 15th Annual VES Awards

‘The Jungle Book’ named photoreal feature film winner with five awards; ‘Game of Thrones’ episode ‘Battle of the Bastards’ named best photoreal episode with five awards; John Lewis ‘Boxer the Buster’ wins top honors in the commercial field.

Licensing Headline News

eOne Signs New North American Partners for ‘PJ Masks’

New partners in the U.S. and Canada for CG animated series produced by eOne and Frog Box in collaboration with French animation studio TeamTO to begin rolling out products April 2017.

Cartoon Saloon Headline News

Mercury Filmworks and Cartoon Saloon Launch Lighthouse Studios

New full-service animation studio based in Kilkenny focused on the development of animated children’s and family television entertainment to create 140 jobs over the next three years.

Studio 100 Media Headline News

Discovery Kids India Acquires Studio 100’s ‘Nils Holgersson’

CGI-animated series currently in production is based on the book by Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf, first woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Laika VFXWorld

Explore the VFX of LAIKA’s ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’

From environments spanning the Snowy Plains, the Underwater Garden of Eyes, and the mysterious Hall of Bones, to effects such as massive water simulations, disintegrating magical boats, and digital set extensions, explore the VFX of LAIKA head Travis Knight’s Oscar-nominated directorial debut.

Commercials Headline News

Ambassadors Bring a Breath of Fresh Air to ASN Bank

Netherlands-based studio tackles one if its biggest in-house projects yet with ‘Creature of Habit,’ spanning design & animation, production, VFX & 3D, music, editorial, color grading and sound design.

Pixar ANIMATIONWorld

‘Piper’ and the Development of Pixar’s Presto Sculpting Brush

Along with a slew of VFX breakdown videos and images, ‘Piper’ supervising technical director Brett Levin details the tools and techniques employed on director Alan Barillaro’s Oscar-nominated CG short.

Sci-Tech Awards Headline News

John Cho and Leslie Mann Hosting Academy’s Sci-Tech Awards

Actors John Cho and Leslie Mann will host the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation on Saturday, February 11, at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills.

Feature VFX VFXWorld

The Visual Effects of ‘Star Wars: Rogue One’: ILM Artists Take Us Back to a Galaxy Far, Far Away

ILM chief creative officer and senior visual effects supervisor John Knoll -- nominated for an Oscar alongside VFX supervisor Mohen Leo, animation supervisor Hal Hickel, and special effects supervisor Neil Corbould -- details the challenges of bringing the continuing saga of the Skywalker family to the big screen.

Short Films Headline News

Brent Bonacorso Crafts Introspective Sci-Fi Short, ‘The Narrow World’

Sci-fi short film from the award-winning director behind the forthcoming feature, ‘You Get Me,’ subverts the typical alien invasion story.

Previs VFXWorld

Visualizing the Fantastic Worlds of ‘Doctor Strange’

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at 5:55pm

The Third Floor’s previs and postvis supervisor Faraz Hameed describes the challenges of more than two years of work on Marvel’s hit supernatural superhero adventure.

Disney ANIMATIONWorld

‘How Far I’ll Go’: The Incredible Journey Behind Disney’s ‘Moana’

‘Moana’ producer Osnat Shurer details the meticulous process of bringing Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Oscar-nominated Polynesian adventure to the big screen.

Commercials Headline News

VFX Supervisor Duncan Horn Joins nineteentwenty

Former Glassworks veteran has contributed to countless projects such as the One Show award-winning ‘Parental Role Modelling’ TAC campaign and the captivating Philippe André-directed Lycra campaign.

call for entries Headline News

Call for Entries: SIGGRAPH 2017 Now Accepting VR/AR Submissions

SIGGRAPH 2017 seeking Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality submissions for possible inclusion within the VR Village, the Computer Animation Festival’s VR Theater, the Emerging Technologies program, the Games Focus Area, and Real-Time Live! 

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