New RTPT feature automates render farm path translation across platforms for film, broadcast, post, VFX, and education companies.

Culver City/Vancouver-based visual effects house Zoic Studios bolsters its Gaming Division with the addition of CG Supervisor Derek Crosby.

Render farm management software gives a speed boost to content creation firm’s architectural, branding, film, and large image projects.

Vancouver studio continues to build stable of talent with addition of Jason Dowdeswell as VP, Vancouver Production Operations, and Senior Animation Supervisor Steve Nichols.

Glowfrog's VFX department recruits VES award nominee Hasraf “Haz” Dulull as VFX Supervisor/Producer.

Southpaw develops an open-source version of its production asset management system, TACTIC TEAM, for the Mac.

Blacklist and Tendril team up to create a video for the debut of Nike’s Mercurial Vapor IX.

“Natalis,” created at the Institute of Animation, Visual Effects and Digital Postproduction at the Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg and directed by Daniel Brkovic and Jan-Marcel Kuehn, receives a VES Award for “Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project.”

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.

Ang Lee’s “Life of Pi” and Pixar’s "Brave" each take home four trophies at the 11th annual VES Awards.

Visual effects company Rhythm & Hues takes an emergency $20 million capital infusion from Universal, Twentieth Century Fox and Warner Bros.

Disney gave fans an extended look at “Iron Man 3” during Sunday’s Super Bowl game.

Brickyard animates Adobe “Animals,” a tongue-in-cheek reflection on huge Super Bowl ad spends that premiered exclusively online.

Cinelicious expands to Santa Monica in a joint venture with Big Block, signing signed award-winning short form colorist Robert Curreri.

Method Studios creates two new commercials for Kia Motors which premiered during the Super Bowl.

Union VFX supplies the visual effects for the new BBC miniseries “Dancing on the Edge.”

In “Apple,” the first in a five-part campaign for Allstate, MPC casts the mischievous Mr. Mayhem at the center of the Garden of Eden’s iconic apple-eating scene.

Aron Warner joins Reel FX as President of Animation.

Imagination Technologies ships its Caustic Series2 R2500 and R2100 ray tracing acceleration boards.

Disney releases a sneak peek at the newest “Iron Man 3” spot, set to air during this Sunday’s game.