A decision on whether or not a California bankruptcy court will approve a sale of Rhythm & Hues is delayed Friday after bidders and a creditor object to a potential deal.

Brickyard teams up with Carl’s Jr. to provide VFX for the new ad, “Mrs. Robinson,” featuring Heidi Klum.

A holding company associated with Prana Studios has submitted the winning bid to acquire visual effects studio Rhythm & Hues.

The bankruptcy auction, which kicked off Wednesday morning and proceeded until 2 a.m., started up again Thursday afternoon.

Black & white 3D piece honors early cinematic legends like Georges Melies while cleverly setting the scene for new “Wizard of Oz” prequel.

Creative shop STEELE Studios relocates its offices to Santa Monica and announces four recent projects.

“Life Of Pi” director Ang Lee headlines the bill at the opening of the 3D Creative Summit in London, appearing via satellite to discuss the visual work for the BAFTA and Academy Award-winning 3D feature.

London-headquartered VFX company The Mill reveals plans to close its Mill TV visual effects unit with a possible loss of 25 jobs.

Markerless motion capture software iPi Motion Capture is now available through the Valve Steam Store, allowing 50 million gaming community members gain access to iPi Soft’s popular and affordable motion capture solution.

Method Studios appoints Christian Kubsch as President; Darin Grant joins Method as Chief Technology Officer.

Computer graphics and visual effects software developer Luxology launches MODO 701.

The Academy launches a slate of events focused on the breakthroughs in visual effects, beginning with a special advance screening of “Jurassic Park 3D” on April 2, and concluding with an exploration of the groundbreaking VFX techniques used in “Life of Pi” on May 6.

Autodesk announces the new features of the Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suite 2014, which includes updated versions of Autodesk Maya 2014, Autodesk 3ds Max 2014, Autodesk MotionBuilder 2014, Autodesk Mudbox 2014, Autodesk Softimage 2014 and Autodesk Sketchbook Designer 2014.

Remote capabilities and reliable results make render management software the “backbone of BFA program” at NYC’s Fashion Institute of Technology.

VFX company LOOK Effects produces the visual effects for David Mamet’s “Phil Spector” for HBO Films.

MPC, Mother NY and Traktor help Virgin Mobile to “Retrain Your Brain” in a surreal new spot.

Less than five weeks before Europe's most influential conference on digital entertainment opens, FMX 2013 reveals a first preview of its daily program including illustrious names, high-quality presentations and workshops.

Digital Domain names Terry Clotiaux VP of Feature Film, as well as elevating Joanna Capitano to Executive Producer and Lisa Beroud as a member of the company’s senior management team.

Bent Image Lab helps animate “Demo Monster” skit for Comedy Central’s new sketch comedy series, “Kroll Show.”

The Scratch! International Animation Film Festival, to be held June 14-15, 2013, in Lecce, Italy, issues a call for entries.