Matt Danner to Lead Free Storyboarding Workshop
Participants selected for free, two-day storyboarding workshop led by animator Matt Danner will be provided with a free one-month license for Toon Boom’s Storyboard Pro software.
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U.S. Trailer Unleashed for Juan Jose Campanella’s ‘Underdogs’
Alternately known as ‘Metegol’ and ‘Futbol,’ CG animated family feature became the third-highest grossing film of the year when it was released in its home country of Argentina in 2013.
In 3D, CG, Films, People, Places | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: North America, South America
‘THE 99’ Creator Honored with 2014 Islamic Economy Award
Kuwait-born, U.S.-educated psychologist Dr. Naif Al-Mutawa is awarded the 2014 Islamic Economy Award for ‘THE 99,’ named by ‘Forbes’ magazine as one of the Top 20 Trends Sweeping the Globe.
‘LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes’ NY Premiere Set for Jan. 24
‘LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs. Bizarro League’ kicks off with a family-friendly World Premiere event at The Paley Center for Media in New York on January 24.
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‘LEGO Movie’ Filmmakers React to Oscar Snub
Directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller take to the Internet following the announcement of nominations for the 87th Academy Awards.
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Torill Kove Prepares for the Oscars with a New Clip
‘Me and My Moulton’ director Torill Kove releases a new clip inspired by her Oscar-nominated animated short.
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The 87th Academy Awards: Animation Nominees React
Oscar nominees for Best Animated Feature and Best Animated Short at the 87th Academy Awards write and call in with their reactions.
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Nominations for 87th Academy Awards Unveiled
Nominees for Best Animated Feature are Disney’s ‘Big Hero 6,’ LAIKA’s ‘The Boxtrolls,’ DreamWorks Animation’s ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2,’ Cartoon Saloon’s ‘Song of the Sea,’ and Studio Ghibli’s ‘The Tale of the Princess Kaguya.’
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‘Avatar’ Sequel Delayed Until 2017
Director James Cameron plans to have scripts for the three highly-anticipated sequels completed this month.
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NFB Receives 17 Canadian Screen Award Nominations
Torill Kove’s ‘Me and My Moulton’ and Michèle Cournoyer’s ‘Soif’ both receive Canadian Screen Award nominations for Best Animated Short.
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Go Robot! Joins Forces with Beast
Creative editorial company names Go Robot! co-founder Adam Liebowitz as Senior Editor; co-founder Alisa Sheinberg is appointed Managing Director.
2015 VFX Bake-off: 10 Spectacular Hopefuls Vie for Nominations
The Academy’s annual voting event showcases the year’s top visual effects-driven films.
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DGA Announces 2014 Feature Film Nominees
Nominees for the 67th Annual DGA Awards include Wes Anderson for ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel,’ Clint Eastwood for ‘American Sniper,’ Alejandro G. Iñárritu for ‘Birdman,’ Richard Linklater for ‘Boyhood’ and Morten Tyldum for ‘The Imitation Game.’
Storyboard Training Debuts on lynda.com
Online includes 67 videos covering topics ranging from the benefits of digital storyboarding and setting up files to editing on the timeline and tricks to speed up your work to exporting options.
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Edward Bakst Bringing Imagination Workshop to UC Berkeley
Designer, director and AWN blogger Edward Bakst to lead a five-week workshop, ‘Unleashing Imagination,’ presented by UC Berkeley’s Department of Art Practice beginning January 30 through February 27.
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DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Dragon 2’ Wins Golden Globe Award
CG-animated sequel written and directed by Dean DeBlois bests Disney’s ‘Big Hero 6,’ Reel FX’s ‘Book of Life,’ LAIKA’s ‘The Boxtrolls’ and Warner Bros.’ ‘The LEGO Movie.’
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Hornet Crafts Cautionary Campaign for NSPCC
Hornet Directors Yves Geleyn and Dan & Jason pair up on new spots for the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, Britain's leading children's charity fighting to end child abuse.
Dan Lemmon and Keith Miller Talk ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’
The Weta Digital visual effects supes discuss the intricacies of motion-capture and Andy Serkis’ outstanding performance in Matt Reeves ‘Planet of the Apes’ sequel.
VFX Supervisor Wesley Sewell Joins Spin VFX
Twenty-year veteran has worked on fan-favorite franchises from Marvel such as Joss Whedon’s ‘The Avengers,’ Kenneth Branagh’s ‘Thor’ and Jon Favreau’s ‘Iron Man.’
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New Featurette Delves into the Animation of ‘The LEGO Movie’
Directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller discuss how the artists at Animal Logic created the wild, mixed-media hybrid world of the fourth-highest grossing film of 2014.
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Attack on ‘Charlie Hebdo’ is an Attack on All of Us
Today's terrorist attack on the Paris offices of French satirical magazine 'Charlie Hebdo' begs us all to step back and reflect on the high costs of freedom of speech.
VFX Supervisor Jon Massey Joins FuseFX
Two-time Emmy nominee is serving as VFX Supervisor for ‘Turn,’ the Revolutionary War series now in its second season on AMC.
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Adam Reed Talks ‘Archer’ Season 6
The hit FX series creator preps us for a brand-new season of adventures with our favorite misfit spymasters.
VFX Supervisor Stephane Paris Returns to Cinesite
Growing Montreal team to spearhead visual effects for Lionsgate’s forthcoming supernatural action film, ‘The Last Witch Hunter.’
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shade VFX Signs Exec Producer Camille Geier
ILM alum will oversee all work at the company’s newly expanded New York studio.
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