Adobe Accelerates Shift to The Cloud

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New product innovation to be delivered exclusively through Adobe Creative Cloud.

Iron Man 3 Takes Off with Second-Highest Debut Ever

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The North American debut of Disney feature “Iron Man 3” is bested only by Marvel’s "The Avengers.”

2013 Clio Award Winners Announced

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Google honored as advertiser of the year; Ogilvy & Mather awarded agency network of the year; BBH London, Cheil Worldwide, Digital Domain, JWT San Juan and Marcel Worldwide take Grand CLIO honors.

Emily Carmichael Creates 8-bit RPG OKC Short Film

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Animated in the style of a retro video game, “RPG OKC” tells the story of two minor video game characters who go on a perilous first date after meeting each other on an internet dating website.

Cinesite Delivers 100 VFX Shots for Iron Man 3

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VFX house Cinesite completes over 100 shots for the Marvel Studio’s production “Iron Man 3.”

Athena Creates Stop-Motion Short

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Athena Studios creates the stop-motion animated short film, “Peanut Butter.”

The Nation Creates Captivating Campaign for Innovid

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The Nation teams up with Innovid to create the captivating campaign, “Brands in Wonderland.”

Nickelodeon Debuts SpongeBob Hot Wheels Collection

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Nickelodeon debuts a “SpongeBob SquarePants” Hot Wheels collection that features six character inspired vehicles.

Phyken Goes Mobile with Autodesk

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In developing “Wizard Ops Tactics,” Phyken turned to Autodesk Maya 3D animation software for high-quality art, models and other 3D assets.

Tim Dillon joins MPC New York

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Producer Tim Dillon joins MPC New York from Nexus Interactive Arts.

3DGarage Delivers New LightWave 11.5 Training Video

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3DGarage.com’s new instructional training video for LightWave 11.5 is now available

DHX Strikes New Deal for Johnny Test

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DHX strikes a new deal for “Johnny Test” with Viacom and Nickelodeon Germany.

Psyop Helps Launch Interactive Experience for Fanta

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Psyop helps to launch Play Fanta’s interactive graphic novel, “Saving the Source.”

Iron Man 3 Crosses $300M Overseas

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Disney and Marvel’s “Iron Man 3” earns a record-breaking $21.5 million in China on Wednesday, topping Marvel’s “The Avengers” as the highest opening day in the country’s box office history.

Academy Honors Matte Painting and Digital Environments

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The Academy hosts the final event in its three-week VFX Convergence craft series, “From Matte Paintings to Full Environments and Set Extensions,” moderated by visual effects branch governor Craig Barron and visual effects branch member Theresa Rygiel.

IBM Creates World’s Smallest Film

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Director Nico Casavecchia, 1stAveMachine, Ogilvy and the big brains at IBM Research create the world’s smallest stop-motion film, “A Boy and His Atom.”

Spin VFX Wins BAFTA for Titanic

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Spin VFX wins BAFTA award for best visual effects in the Television Craft category for its work in the TV mini-series “Titanic.”

Framestore Wins Big at Clio Awards

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Visual effects company Framestore wins two awards for Best Visual Effects at the Clios, taking silver for Qualcomm Snapdragon “Coming Soon” and bronze for the groundbreaking simulation VFX used to dismantle the Nissan Altima in “Wouldn’t It Be Cool.”

Little Airplane Strikes Deal with Jada Toys for Small Potatoes

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Little Airplane Productions signs Jada Toys as the new Global Master Toy Partner for “Small Potatoes,” further extending the hit preschool series’ licensing reach.

DreamWorks Animation Acquires AwesomenessTV

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Groundbreaking alliance marks digital content milestone.