Events

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.

INDAC to Host Max Howard Masterclass

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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.

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.

2013 Kidscreen Winners Announced

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The year’s best work in children’s television is singled out and celebrated by the global kids’ entertainment industry at Kidscreen Summit in New York.

The Avengers to Present at the Oscars

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“The Avengers” cast to reunite at the 2013 Oscars.

MPC Takes VES Honors for Life of Pi

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MPC took honors at this year’s VES Awards for its contribution to Ang Lee’s critically acclaimed “Life of Pi,” winning Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Motion Picture, Outstanding FX and Simulation Animation in a Feature Motion Picture, and Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture.

NYICFF Announces 2013 Jury & Slate

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The critically acclaimed New York Int’l Children’s Film Festival announces its full slate and jury for the 16th annual edition, which runs March 1-24 at seven Manhattan locations.

HPA Announces 2013 Tech Retreat

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Confab heads back to the desert for insight, conversation and demonstration by industry thought leaders.

biscuit Tackles Super Bowl XLVII Spots

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Tim Godsall, Mike Maguire, Noam Murro, Aaron Stoller, Clay Weiner and Andreas Nilsson direct spots for top brands.

Paramount Releases World War Z Super Bowl Ad

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Two days before the big game, Paramount releases the Super Bowl commercial for “World War Z.”

CMG Brings Sarila Feature to Berlin

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CMG heads to Berlin with their new 3D animated feature “The Legend of Sarila.”

Mark Wahlberg & Ted to Present at the Oscars

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Mark Wahlberg and Ted will be presenters at this year’s Oscar show.

LEGO Batman: The Movie Premiere Set for February 11

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Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and The Paley Center for Media present the world premiere of “Lego Batman: The Movie – DC Superheroes Unite” on Monday, February 11 in New York.

Ireland’s ISA CON 2013 Announced

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The Irish School of Animation, with support from the Irish Film Board, Enterprise Ireland and Animation Ireland, announces details of the upcoming animation/VFX event: ISA CON 2013.

Full Sail Announces Hall of Fame Week

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Full Sail University announces the 4th Annual Hall of Fame celebration scheduled to take place from February 13-16, 2013.

ACE Honors Steven Spielberg

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American Cinema Editors honors Steven Spielberg with the organization’s ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award.

SIGGRAPH 2013 Calls for Real-Time Live! Content

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SIGGRAPH 2013 announces a call for cutting-edge Real-Time Live! content to be presented as part of this year’s Computer Animation Festival.

FMX Conference Announces Paradigm Shift for 2013

FMX 2013, Europe's most renowned conference on digital entertainment, adopts the slogan, “lean, smart and agile,” and focuses on the ongoing paradigm shift in the animation, effects, games and transmedia industries.