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Lionsgate Announces Care Bears Deal

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Cartoons, CG, Home Entertainment | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, Cartoons, CG, Home Entertainment
Extended agreement includes multiple existing Care Bears series and films and packaged media and digital rights to additional properties.

MPC Lets the Buffalo Roam for Esurance

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Commercials, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: CG, Commercials, Visual Effects
VFX and digital studio MPC rejoins longtime collaborators Leo Burnett in a surreal and humorous look at what happens when buffalo take their wandering habits to unexpected places.

ParaNorman, Wreck-It Ralph and Frankenweenie lead Oscar Nominations

Posted In | News Categories: Awards, CG, Events, Films, People, Short Films, Stop-Motion, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: All | Event: Academy Awards | Site Categories: 2D, 3D, Awards, CG, Events, Films, People, Short Films, Stop-Motion, Visual Effects
The race for Oscar gold is on as the 2013 nominations are announced.

Nominations Announced For 2013 British Academy Film Awards

Posted In | News Categories: Awards, CG, Films, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: Europe | Event: BAFTAs | Site Categories: Awards, CG, Films, Visual Effects
“Brave,” “Frankenweenie” and “ParaNorman” receive nominations for Best Animated Feature;” Dark Knight Rises,” “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” “Life of Pi,” “Marvel Avengers Assemble” and “Prometheus” are nominated for Best Special Visual Effects.

NVIDIA Unveils GTC Speakers & Lineup

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Media & Entertainment luminaries to showcase pioneering work at NVIDIA GPU Technology Conference.

a52 Helps Nescafé Smell the Roses

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The VFX team at a52 teams with Rock Paper Scissors editor Damion Clayton to create a dreamlike 60-second spot for Nescafé.

Warner Bros Ramps Up Feature Animation Division

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Looking to ramp up its animated feature film offerings, Warner Bros. develops a plan to go up against Walt Disney Pictures, 20th Century Fox, DreamWorks Animation and Sony Pictures.

Bent Image Lab Creates VFX for NBC’s Grimm

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Television, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: CG, Television, Visual Effects
Bent Image Lab produces a behind-the scenes video featuring the company’s VFX work on the NBC hit series “Grimm.”

Zynga Taps Autodesk for FarmVille 2

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Games, Internet and Interactive, People, Technology | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: CG, Games, Internet and Interactive, People, Technology
The development team behind “FarmVille 2” talks about how it built a 3D pipeline with Autodesk 3ds Max and the Flare3D plug-in for Flash.

Pixar Unveils New Blue Umbrella Short

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Pixar unveils footage for its newest short film, “The Blue Umbrella,” set to hit theaters in June, ahead of CG animated feature “Monsters University.”

Paramount Unveils Star Trek Into Darkness Photos

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Films, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: CG, Films, Visual Effects
Paramount releases new photos from the highly-anticipated Star Trek Into Darkness, in theaters May 17, 2012.

MPC Creates New Campaign for Virgin Atlantic

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MPC delivers Virgin Atlantic's new campaign, “Flying in the Face of Ordinary,” featuring CG planes, a hologram chair and cast of exceptional Virgin staff.

Escape Studios Launches Reseller Business

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, Technology, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Business, CG, Technology, Visual Effects
Education provider starts new company called Escape Technology, which will provide the media sector with a dedicated reseller that offers consultancy, sales and support of leading IT technologies.

Pixar Unveils New Monsters Campaign

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Building some buzz for its upcoming film, Pixar releases a new spot paired with an immersive website touting the fictional school for non-humans.

Holland Animation Film Fest Calls for Submissions

Posted In | News Categories: Call for Entries, CG, Events, Films, Places, Short Films, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Call for Entries, CG, Events, Films, Places, Short Films, Visual Effects
The deadline for submissions to the Holland Animation Film Festival is January 1, 2013.

TouchAnimator Now Available for Android

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, Mobile and Wireless, Technology | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: 3D, Business, CG, Mobile and Wireless, Technology
Animation and software developer Digital Sorcery releases 3D character animation tool TouchAnimator for Android.

Registration Opens for APD 2013

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Application forms for submitting projects and registering for the seventh Animation Production Day are now available online.

Nexus Animates Simple Dreams for the Salvation Army

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Nexus director Ben Hibon creates an emotional ad campaign, via agency Grey Toronto, for the Salvation Army.

Pixologic Releases ZBrush 4R5

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Pixologic releases ZBrush 4R5, which includes usability upgrades such as Dynamic Brush Size control, Mouse Wheel support and Quick/Auto Save functions.

Disney and Pixar's Planes To See Theatrical Release

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Walt Disney Pictures announces an August 9, 2013 release date for animated feature “Planes.”