Photographer and film editor Jay Lawton dies at his home in Los Angeles on Tuesday, April 23, after a brief battle with cancer.

Gifted Youth and Therapy Studios team up with NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon to redefine the test-drive in an elaborate reality-style prank for an online video and :30 TV spot called "Test Drive” for Pepsi MAX.

Steve Buscemi joins the voice cast of Triggerfish’s 3D Animated feature “Khumba.”

Blacklist director Pistachios launches HeyHeyButton, a new creation which allows users to create sound effect buttons that can be sent, shared or embedded in blogs.

The COLLIDER Conference announces the master class instructors and schedule, which consists of eight career-boosting classes led by animation and visual effects masters from top studios including Weta Digital, Psyop, Blue Sky Studios, and more.

Scream Factory announces the release of John Carpenter’s iconic thriller, “The Fog,” on DVD and Blu-ray July 30.

Me Books and Show Me the Animation partner to launch a children’s book contest to unearth one of the UK’s best budding author/illustrators.

LipSync announces a diverse roster of post-production contracts which includes rock royalty, child abduction, bounty hunters and gangs.

ITV and ZeptoLab appoint new agents for “Cut the Rope” in France, Central and Eastern Europe, the Nordic region and Israel.

With the release of “Iron Man 3” just days away, MoneySuperMarket has created an infographic that points out how much it would cost to be Iron Man in the latest Marvel blockbuster.

Motion design and production studio Royale is tapped to create a global, multifaceted campaign for Nike Free 5.0 encompassing video, print, out of home and in interactive retail spaces.

Animated features entered into competition at this year’s Annecy International Festival of Animation are announced.

The Creators Project goes behind the scenes of Universal’s sci-fi epic, “Oblivion,” with a close-up look at the in-camera effects created for the film.

Nickelodeon debuts new animated series, “Sanjay and Craig,” on Saturday, May 25, at 10:30 a.m. (ET/PT).

The Academy honors makeup effects in feature films with a special panel presentation, “Blending Makeup with Digital Arts in Film.”

DreamWorks Animation head Jeffrey Katzenberg announces the launch of a new Chinese co-production at last week’s Beijing Film Festival.

3D CG-animated theatrical feature film based on the iconic PlayStation video game franchise enters production for worldwide 2015 release.

Soho-based VFX company Double Negative launches a television arm, with Showtime's "The Vatican," directed by Ridley Scott, as the new division's first project.

Disney unearths a never-before-seen short starring the one and only Mickey Mouse in Get A Horse! featuring Walt Disney himself as the voice of Mickey Mouse.

“Annoying Orange” is back for a second season premiering May 16 on Cartoon Network.