Events and Awards

Codex Captures Award-Winning Films

Posted In | News Categories: Awards, Films, Technology, Television | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Awards, Films, Technology, Television
Feature films and television shows captured with Codex receive honors at the BAFTAs and the ASC Awards.

Macropolis Short Wins Ireland's Best Animation Award

Posted In | News Categories: Awards, CG, Places, Short Films, Stop-Motion | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Awards, CG, Places, Short Films, Stop-Motion
Flickerpix wins the Irish Film and Television Academy award for Best Animation for its short film, “Macropolis.”

Minkyu Lee Talks Adam and Dog

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Site Categories: 2D, Awards, Events, People, Short Films
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From CalArts writing exercise to Oscar® Nomination, the director shares his filmmaking journey.

Madagascar Arrives at SeaWorld

Posted In | News Categories: Films, Places, Theme Parks - Installations | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Films, Places, Theme Parks - Installations
New live show debuts at Busch Gardens Tampa and SeaWorld San Diego in 2013.

View Conference Makes Call for Entries

Posted In | News Categories: Call for Entries, CG, Events, Films, Places, Short Films, Technology, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Call for Entries, CG, Events, Films, Places, Short Films, Technology, Visual Effects
Italy’s largest computer graphics conference is now accepting applications for entries in four contests: VIEW AWARD, VIEW SOCIAL CONTEST, VIEW AWARD GAME, and ITALIANMIX.

Perry’s Previews: 2013 Oscar Animation Shorts Review, Director Interviews & Prediction

Posted In | Site Categories: 2D, 3D, Awards, CG, Events, People, Short Films
2012 was an amazing year for animation short films. This year’s Oscar nominees share one thing in common: they are all silent films, each demonstrating the power of pure storytelling with only visuals and music! The nominees are: “Paperman”, “Fresh Guacamole”, “Maggie Simpson in the Longest Daycare,” “Head over Heels,” and “Adam and Dog.”

The Promised Land: Part 4

Posted In | Blog Categories: Political, Global Perspective, Economic, Culture | Site Categories: Education and Training, Places
Israel's demand for its neighbors’ recognition of its right to existence as an independent state is essential. Which country would not seek it or fight for it, if need to? But there is another facet to this, one which came to my focus while there, Israel's right to existence as the Jewish state. This is an all together other, vastly more complex an issue.

Bling Digital Brings 'Post on Demand' to HPA Tech Retreat

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Bling Digital to host “Post on Demand” panel at the Hollywood Post Alliances’ annual HPA Tech Retreat.

ASC Award Winners Announced

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ASC announces the winners of the 27th Annual American Society of Cinematographers Awards for Outstanding Achievement.

3D Society Honors Innoventive Software

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The International 3D Society honors Innoventive Software with two Lumiere Technology Awards at the 4th Annual Creative Arts Awards.

MPC Wins BAFTA VFX Award

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MPC receives BAFTA's Special Visual Effects award for its work on Ang Lee’s “Life of Pi.”

BAFTA Award Winners Announced

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On Sunday February 10, 2013, the EE British Academy Film Awards look place at London's Royal Opera House with “Les Misérables,” “Argo,” “Django Unchained,” “Life of Pi” and “Amour” among the winners.

Tim Reckart Talks Head Over Heels

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Site Categories: 2D, Awards, People, Short Films, Stop-Motion
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The director, fresh from his Annie Award win for Best Student Film, discusses his Oscar-nominated stop-motion gem.

INDAC to Host Max Howard Masterclass

Posted In | News Categories: Cartoons, CG, Education and Training, Events, Films, People, Places | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Cartoons, CG, Education and Training, Events, Films, People, Places, Short Films
Germany’s INDAC hosts a Masterclass, “Producing Independent Animated Film,” with animation producer Max Howard February 14 & 15 at the Games Academy in Berlin.

Tendril Creates Show Open for Style Frames NY

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Blacklist’s Tendril creates a haunting open for “The Art of The Pitch,” the inaugural Style Frames NY conference.

Framestore Helps Audible Animate Times Square

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Framestore creates a 15-second animation that will be displayed on a cube screen in Time Square for Audible.com.

Autodesk Helps Power VES Winner Natalis

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Autodesk sponsors the award for "Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project" at the 11th annual VES Awards.

ThinkBreatheLive Boosts Beyoncé Show

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For her Super Bowl XLVII halftime show, Beyoncé collaborated with ThinkBreathLive to create an animated backdrop.

David Silverman Talks Maggie Simpson in “The Longest Daycare”

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Site Categories: 2D, 3D, Awards, Cartoons, People, Short Films, Television
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The veteran producer/director discusses his nominated short and all things Simpsons.

Sony Pictures Imageworks Boosts Vancouver Facility

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Vancouver studio continues to build stable of talent with addition of Jason Dowdeswell as VP, Vancouver Production Operations, and Senior Animation Supervisor Steve Nichols.