Petro Vlahos, the visual effects pioneer who developed the blue-screen and green-screen process, died on February 10 in Los Angeles at the age of 89.

Production company King and Country works with ad agency RPA to direct and produce a new campaign for the 2013 Honda Civic.

Thinkbox Software announces the release of Krakatoa MY, the high-volume particle renderer for the Autodesk Maya 3D software running on Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems.

Disney releases a new clip for its upcoming feature, “Oz The Great and Powerful.”

Kent Pritchett joins Colorflow as Lead Colorist.

UtopiaPeople announces the launch of UtopiaBook, cloud-based system that works simultaneously as a booking tool, as well as a management and organizational hub.

Dover Studios announces the launch of their latest Maya training video, Maya 2013 NURBS Modeling.

Technology developer Luxion announces KeyShot 4, the next generation of the company’s groundbreaking rendering and animation solution.

One of Mumbai’s largest animation studios orders 2,000 licenses for its short and feature film work.

Creative studio Analog creates three new IDs for the SmashHits cable channel on the UK’s Box TV.

Zoic Studios announces the addition of Executive Producer Cally Morton.

Rodeo FX Boosts its pipeline with the integration of Solid Angle's Arnold Core and Arnold for Softimage rendering system.

A class action lawsuit alleging labor violations has been filed against Los Angeles-based visual effects company Rhythm & Hues, which filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday.

Big Block launches Big Block Design Group, spearheaded by creative directors Shaun Collings and Curtis Doss.

VFX artist and director Jeremy Hunt teams with Autodesk to produce an original, humorous short film that showcases the movie-making magic of Autodesk Smoke 2013 video editing and visual effects software.

MPC introduces “Thomas,” a photo-real VFX-fueled spot for Dell that reveals the transformative power of imagination.

Creative studio Analog teams with Studio Hansa to complete a rebrand of CBS’ portfolio of TV channels across EMEA.

Italy’s largest computer graphics conference is now accepting applications for entries in four contests: VIEW AWARD, VIEW SOCIAL CONTEST, VIEW AWARD GAME, and ITALIANMIX.

Shotgun announces a new integrated package combines tracking, review and asset management products into a unified toolset at a new price.

The International 3D Society honors Innoventive Software with two Lumiere Technology Awards at the 4th Annual Creative Arts Awards.