Seriously, Reel FX Reunite for New ‘Best Fiends’ Short, ‘Fort of Hard Knocks’
All-star voice cast featuring Pamela Adlon, Kate Walsh, Mark Hamill, David Herman and Maurice LaMarche in animation produced by Reel FX, Creators of ‘The Book of Life.’
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SIGGRAPH Announces 2018 Production Sessions
SIGGRAPH 2018 production sessions to offer inside look at making of ‘Blade Runner 2049,’ ‘Game Of Thrones,’ ‘Incredibles 2,’ ‘Avengers: Infinity War,’ and sneak peeks of ‘Wreck It Ralph 2’ and LAIKA’s ‘Missing Link.’
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Masaaki Yuasa’s ‘Mind Game’ Coming to Blu-ray and DVD
GKIDS and Shout! Factory will release cult hit from the director of ‘Lu Over the Wall’ and ‘Night is Long, Walk on Girl’ on August 28.
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SAG-AFTRA Authorizes TV Animation Strike
98.7% membership ‘Yes’ vote supports guild fight to win scale wages and residuals for animated programs made for streaming platforms like Netflix and Amazon.
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Chaos Group Announces V-Ray Days Lineup for SIGGRAPH 2018
A behind-the-scenes look at blockbuster films and hit TV shows with Digital Domain, Method Studios, ILM and Scanline VFX among featured presenters.
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Pixar Animation Studios Releases RenderMan 22
New release delivers interactive performance and state-of-the-art features, laying the groundwork for integration with Universal Scene Description technology.
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Hornet Adds Director and Illustrator Yukai Du
New York animation production studio expands its roster with illustrator and animator from Guangzhou, China via London and Central Saint Martins.
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VFX Supervisor Hubert Maston Joins Framestore Montreal
Industry veteran will focus on studio’s upcoming slate of feature film projects.
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Foundry Releases Nuke 11.2
Latest version, now available for download, includes UI updates, deep compositing toolset improvements, pipeline benefits and faster script building capabilities.
Rising Sun Pictures Launches Major Expansion Effort
VFX studio to grow staff by one-third over next few months as well as add additional space and technological resources.
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Disney May Soon Avert Bad Hair Days with New Simulation Method
Research group releases paper detailing a new way to art direct hair animation and provide greater artistic control.
WIA Announces First-Ever ‘Women in Animation Vancouver Summit’
Spearheaded by the new WIA Vancouver chapter, first-ever regional summit follows a successful Women in Animation World Summit held this past June at Annecy 2018.
Neil Gaiman, Teri Hatcher Join ‘Coraline’ 10th Anniversary San Diego Celebration
Famed author will join studio head Travis Knight for autograph signing and Facebook Live tour.
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Peter Skovsbo Named GM of L’Atelier Animation
Animation studio behind last year’s ‘Leap!’ currently in production on ‘Fireheart,’ co-produced by Main Journey and Caramel Films.
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Epic Fantasy ‘Asura’ Pulled from Chinese Theatres After Disastrous 3-Day Opening
Alibaba-backed $113 million VFX spectacle becomes one of China’s biggest movie flops of all time.
‘Rugrats’ Returning with New TV Series and Feature
Award-winning classic to relaunch as Nickelodeon and Paramount announce production on 26-episode animated series and live-action / CG hybrid feature.
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Spain’s 2018 3D Wire Issues Call for Projects
International animation, games and new media market now open for project submissions, with prizes to be awarded at 10th annual event running October 1-7.
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LOOK: Sony Reveals New Concept Art for ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’
Animated feature developed Phil Lord and Chris Miller swings into theaters on December 14.
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Gradient Effects Brings 8K Tech to ‘Megan’ Spec Short
Studio behind ‘Stranger Things’ Upside Down visual effects creates live-action proof of concept inspired by ‘Black Hawk Down’ and the Cloverfield franchise.
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The Rookies Announces 2018’s Best Digital Media & Entertainment Students
Autodesk-sponsored international student awards received 9,971 digital projects created by 2,914 students from more than 87 countries worldwide.
Method Studios Visualizes the Quantum Realm for ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’
Led by VFX supervisor Andrew Hellen, Method artists visualize the unimaginable for the new Marvel Studios feature directed by Peyton Reed.
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FIRST LOOK: DreamWorks Animation and Netflix Unveil ‘She-Ra and the Princesses of Power’
Executive produced by Noelle Stevenson and Chuck Austen, series launching November 16 features the voices of Aimee Carrero, Karen Fukuhara, Marcus Scribner, AJ Michalka, Lorraine Toussaint, Lauren Ash, Sandra Oh, and more.
Box Office: ‘Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation’ Opens at No. 1
Latest Sony Pictures Animation ‘Hotel Transylvania’ franchise pic scares up $44 million in strong domestic debut.
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Animal Planet Greenlights Animated Series ‘Celebrity Animal Encounters’
Animated series produced by Asylum Entertainment will feature Kristen Bell, Al Roker, Danny Trejo, Judy Greer, Justin Hartley, Whitney Cummings, and more.
SMPTE Hollywood Section, VES to Explore Restoration & Preservation at Joint July Meeting
Events includes presentations from restoration and preservation experts from Fotokem, MTI Film, Roundabout Entertainment, Sony Pictures Entertainment, The Walt Disney Studios and the UCLA Film and Television Archive.
