New York-based production house Cause & [Effect] created the music video/promo featuring Mexican pop sensation Thalia, “Canta Canta Canta” for “Dora the Explorer” on Nickelodeon’s Nick Jr.

FMX was initiated as an event for students labeled "Film and Media Exchange" (FMX) in 1994 and was supposed to take place every two years. As early as 1996 it became an annual event . When the first FMX took place in 1994, the industry did not even dare to dream about the creative possibilities within computer animation and digital effects that exist today. Throughout the past fifteen years of its existence, FMX kept up with the developments and trends and has grown to become an important networking platform for those working with digital imagery.

In 2012, FMX tracks are, among others, dedicated to Virtual Production, Cinema of the Future, Animation, Visual Effects, Games, Tech Talks, Focuses on Montreal and Vancouver, Poland, Estonia, Transmedia, Virtual Humans and Controlling Complexity.

Confirmed presentations include subjects such as Worldbuilding, Previsualization, Capture Space, Framerates, Stereo 3D, Animation Wild ‘n Strange, VES Exchange, Visual Effects in India, Germany and Europe, Visual Arts, Games made in Germany, Industrial CG, Cloud Computing, Siggraph and Eurographics Papers, Young Guns

Gui Marcondes took home the award for Excellence in Title Design at SXSW Film Design Awards for his “Bunraku” title sequence.

One of the things we like to do is talk to some of the top innovators in the industry to see what makes them tick. We’ve spoken to Matt Ployhar -- president of the PC Gaming Alliance (PCGA) -- before, but he’s been up to a lot lately, so we followed up to get a closer look.

The 14th edition of Future Film Festival

Bologna, Italy.  March 27th to April 1st 2012.

During the last fourteen years, Future Film Festival has become the most significant Italian event dedicated to animation and special effects. Every year, the most important film-directors, art-directors and creative-producers come to Bologna to show their own films’ premiéres, backstages of their successes and exclusive pictures from new productions. A preview of the future, but not only: Future Film Festival dedicates retrospectives to the history of animated cinema and sci-fi, as well as meetings and events about new technologies applications to other fields, like web and videogames.

Future Film Festival 2012 main focus will be “the end of the world”, according to the prophecies that look at this year as the fateful one for Planet Earth, and proposing a huge roundup of catastrophic movies, monsters and many other disasters on 35mm. From the famous Airport (1970) to the spectaculars Twister and Titanic, many times mentioned in movies and that will turn 100 years in 2012. In collaboration with Università degli Studi di Bologna.

Minneapolis-based ad agency Carmichael Lynch recently tapped broadcast design and animation studio motion504 to help create an inspirational animated short for Fueling Good, a charitable giving program by CITGO.

Minneapolis-based ad agency Carmichael Lynch recently tapped broadcast design and animation studio motion504 to help create an inspirational animated short for Fueling Good, a charitable giving program by CITGO.

Gretel has just completed a rebrand of Nick Jr., coinciding with the retirement of animated hosts Moose and Zee.

iPi Soft, LLC, announced that iPi Motion Capture Version 2.0 -- the next generation in the company’s scalable line of markerless motion capture technology -- is scheduled for availability in Spring 2012.

London post facility Rushes provided VFX and the main title sequence for the BBC4’s “Dirk Gently” comedy series, based on the books by Douglas Adams.

London post facility Rushes provided VFX and the main title sequence for the BBC4’s “Dirk Gently” comedy series, based on the books by Douglas Adams.

Company unveils the iconic 3D image of a Pegasus created from thousands of tiny computer generated models of the latest mobile phone from global telecom provider Huawei.

Electronic Arts’ BioWare studio has come a long way since first launching Mass Effect on the PC. What began as an epic single-player experience has expanded into a new cooperative gameplay mode with Mass Effect 3. Up to four players can engage in exclusive co-op firefights on top of the epic conclusion of the single player campaign.

AICP Minnesota recently called on broadcast design & animation studio motion504 to create the show open for 3D UNIVERSITY.

SIGGRAPH 2012 seeks cutting-edge Real-Time Live! content to be presented as part of this year’s prestigious Computer Animation Festival.

SIGGRAPH 2012 seeks cutting-edge Real-Time Live! content to be presented as part of this year’s prestigious Computer Animation Festival.

NAB 2012

Las Vegas, Nevada

April 14th-19th

Working on behalf of its radio and television membership, NAB provides members with exceptional advocacy efforts, legal expertise and timely communications and opportunities for career growth, professional development and networking with other broadcasters.

At the NAB Show®, NAB members are eligible for discounted exhibit space. In addition to discounted registration for each member station staff, NAB members enjoy a Members Lounge where they can relax, plan for the day, utilize access to free wireless internet and arrange meetings in a private conference room.
NAB member benefits programs provide members cost-savings programs including media liability insurance, property and casualty insurance, disaster recovery, electricity and utility savings, tower leasing, shipping, office supplies, equipment and furniture

Every industry employs audio and video to communicate, educate and entertain. They all come together at the NAB Show® for creative inspiration and next-generation technologies to help breathe new life into their content. No matter where you are in the Content Lifecycle – from creation to consumption, the NAB Show is a must-attend event if you want to future-proof your career and your business.

Motion graphics production company ROGER recently united with snackaholic, inc. to create the show open and graphics package for "It Gets Better," an MTV special documenting the struggles of today's LGBT teens.

Interactive Data Visualization announced that new versions of its flagship line of vegetation generating products — SpeedTree® Studio 6.1.1 and SpeedTree® Cinema 6.1.1 — now offer direct support for CINEMA 4D, the industry-leading 3D motion graphics, visual effects, painting, and rendering software application.

At NAB 2012, Vizrt will showcase its latest advances in live graphics, channel branding, video editing, interactive content, multi-platform distribution, live sports and graphics analysis.