Education and Training

CINANIMA Final Deadline This Week

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CINANIMA has issued its final deadline for its 2011 festival.

VFS Takes School of the Year for the Second Year

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Vancouver Film School (VFS), Canada’s premier post-secondary entertainment arts institution and one of the most respected in the world, has been named School of the Year for the second year in a row in cgCoach’s Computer Graphics Student Awards (CGSA).

Lightcraft Announces Free Previzion VFX System Classes

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Lightcraft Technology, a developer of real-time visual effects technology for the film and television industries, announced that it is offering free training classes to help filmmakers, production personnel and anyone else who is interested in learning how to use its Previzion VFX system.

Media Design School Students Put Love into Rotting Hill Short

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It’s not easy to find love, especially if you’re falling apart, stinky and a little bloody around the edges. Welcome to Rotting Hill, where the extinction of humanity has led to the rise of a new species – zombies.

Six New Animators Join Animation Mentor

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Animation Mentor (AnimationMentor.com), the state-of-the-art online animation school founded by animators for animators , today announces six new professional animators.

IAMA to Offer Animation Masterclass

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According to last year‘s success the International Academy of Media and Arts (IAMA) is holding the innovative project EAMprofessional in 2011 again.

Academy Announces Medal Placement for 2011 Student Academy Award Winners

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Fifteen students from colleges and universities around the world were honored tonight (June 11) as winners in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 38th Annual Student Academy Awards competition.

Animation Mentor Releases Student Showcase 2011: Back To Basics

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Animation Mentor, the leading online character animation school created by animators for animators, has released Student Showcase 2011: Back to Basics featuring creative work from its students around the world.

Escape Studios Unveils New Compositing & VFX Animation Courses

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Escape Studios, the leading CG training academy, has today announced two new classroom courses aimed at aspiring VFX artists looking to further their careers.

Gnomon Founder, “Avatar” Creature Effects Artist Releases the Making of “Dirge” Video

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From the mind of "Avatar" creature effects artist Alex Alvarez, founder and president of the Gnomon school of Visual Effects, The Gnomon Workshop today announced an all-new instructional video for download and DVD formats titled The Making of 'Dirge.'

Ivy Flores Of CalArts Named WIA Animation Scholarship Winner

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The Phyllis Craig Scholarship Award Committee of Women in Animation International has announced its 2011 Scholarship winner to be Ivy Flores, a graduate student at the California Institute of the Arts.

Cinesite Announces Inspire Internship Program Winners

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Cinesite, one of the world’s leading film visual effects houses, today announced that it has awarded places on its 2011 Inspire internship program to four exceptional candidates – Luke Armstrong, Ruairi Twohig, Eleanor Bond and Tom Flavelle.

Indian Animation Students Left High and Dry

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The Times of India reports that thousands of Indian animation students have been left high and dry after several schools promising them jobs have closed.

Marianne O’Reilly Named Head of Animation & Visual Effects at Vancouver Film School

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Former President of Rainmaker and CIS Vancouver to Lead Globally-Acclaimed Programs at VFS.

Vilppu Announces Summer Drawing Classes

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Glenn Vilppu has announced the schedule for his summer drawing classes.

Animation Mentor Celebrates Its International Community at FMX 2011

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Animation Mentor (AnimationMentor.com), the state-of-the-art online animation school founded by animators for animators, is celebrating its growing international student community as the school continues to teach character animation to aspiring animators all over the world.

Digital Domain, Florida State to Launch Digital Domain Institute

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An innovative public-private collaboration between one of the world’s top digital effects and computer animation companies, the Digital Domain Media Group, and one of the nation’s finest film schools, Florida State University’s College of Motion Picture Arts, announced today the development of a new digital media enterprise to be located in West Palm Beach, Fla.

Animation Mentor Launches Animals & Creatures: Master Class

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Animation Mentor (AnimationMentor.com), the state-of-the-art online animation school, will be accepting applications from professional animators for their new Animals & Creatures: Master Class on Tuesday, April 12, 2011.

Los Angeles Film School Takes Rendering to the Next Level With Qube!

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PipelineFX, makers of Qube!, the leading render farm management software for digital media creation, announced today that the Los Angeles Film School (LAFS) has selected Qube! to manage rendering for their fast-growing graphics and animation program.

The Foundry & fxphd Announce Nuke For Trainers Program

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Leading visual effects software company The Foundry today announce a NUKE trainer certification program in conjunction with industry renowned online trainers fxphd.