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It’s Pawsome! Headline News

Third ‘PAW Patrol’ Feature Film in Development

Spin Master celebrates PAW's 10-year anniversary with the announcement of ‘PAW Patrol 3,’ set for theatrical release in 2026, with the franchises second film, ‘PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie’ out September 29. 

Before the Hunger Games Headline News

New Trailer, Poster Drop for ‘The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes’

Witness the rise of power in the prequel to the ‘The Hunger Games’ trilogy, set 64 years before Katniss Everdeen volunteered as tribute, and decades before Coriolanus Snow became the tyrannical President of Panem, in theaters November 17.

Business Headline News

Integreon Launches Creo, Opens State-of-the-Art Design Studio in Manila

Leveraging generative AI technology, the new tool optimizes creation of slides, decks, and other presentation materials; new studio will further enhance its graphic design, illustration, animation, podcasts, video, and production capabilities, among other creative services.

Never Stop Evolving ANIMATIONWorld

President and Founder Paula Wallace Talks SCAD’s 45 Year Legacy and AnimationFest 2023

In the 45 years since 71 students made up the university’s first class, ‘Starship SCAD’ has grown to four locations, over 100 degree programs, more than 17,000 current students and 60,000 alumni, with more than 2,200 alone in the School of Animation and Motion… and a brand-new Midtown Atlanta expansion that includes a 700-seat theater, SCADshow, that will host the festival, running September 28-30.

Can’t Get Too Much Seth MacFarlane! Headline News

TBS Shares Exclusive ‘American Dad!: Productive Panic’ Clip

By Dan Sarto | Monday, September 25, 2023 at 9:12am

In the all-new episode airing Monday, September 25, Francine becomes an overnight sensation when a famous art dealer discovers her homemade pottery. 

Awards Headline News

‘Miserable Miracle,’ ‘When Adam Changes’ Top OIAF 2023 Winners

By Dan Sarto | Sunday, September 24, 2023 at 10:11am

Ryo Orikasa takes home the Grand Prize for short animation, while Joël Vaudreuil takes home the Grand Prize for feature animation, at the 47th annual Ottawa International Animation Festival.

Monitor of the Future Headline News

IQH3D Announces Groundbreaking Glasses-Free 3D Monitor

The 4k lenticular screen is specifically designed for gaming, Metaverse 3D modeling, design platforms, and film and special effects animation with AI-driven optical eye-tracking capabilities and an embedded dedicated FPGA board for better 3D image quality and faster visual response.

Kick Some Brass Headline News

Live-Action ‘Knuckle Girl’ Webtoon Adaptation Coming to Prime Video

The new film, directed by Chang (‘The Target’), stars Japanese actress Miyoshi Iyaka as Ran, a boxer who must break into the underworld to save her sister; debuts on streamer November 2.

The Strike Toll Keeps Growing Headline News

DNEG Staff Asked to Take Pay Cuts or Salary Loan Paybacks in Face of Strikes

After reportedly laying off 7.5% of its London HQ workforce in July, the prolific VFX firm has given its more than 10,000 employees the option of taking a pay cut up to 25%, join a salary loan payback program, or risk termination. 

No One Can Resist the Time Authority Headline News

The Trickster Returns - Disney+ Drops ‘Loki’ Season 2 Featurette

Tom Hiddleston, Sophia Di Martino, Ke Huy Quan and executive producer Kevin R. Wright look ahead to what it means to be Loki; new season set to debut October 5; VFX studios include Cantina Creative, ILM, Rising Sun Pictures, and Trixter.

Trouble in Atlantis Headline News

First Full-Length Trailer Drops for ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’

Arthur Curry and Orm flaunt the bromance of the year in the ‘Aquaman’ sequel as the duo team to save Atlantis from the dastardly Black Manta, hitting theaters December 20.

You’re Gonna Die Down Here Headline News

Universal Drops Second ‘The Exorcist: Believer’ Trailer

Ellen Burstyn reprises her iconic role as Chris MacNeil, a mother forever altered from the events of five decades earlier in the newest installment of the ‘Exorcist’ franchise, haunting theaters starting Friday, October 6. 

Feature Film VFX VFXWorld

Proof Shares ‘Chupa’ Previs/Postvis Reel

By Dan Sarto | Friday, September 15, 2023 at 1:30pm

The leading visualization studio handled extensive previs and postvis, enlisting live Maya sessions with director Jonás Cuarón to develop a key chupacabra kidnap sequence that included the film’s most VFX intense scenes, on a mythological creature and teenage boy’s adventure of a lifetime, now streaming on Netflix.

Countdown to More High Seas Adventure Headline News

‘One Piece’ Live-Action Series Gets Season 2 Netflix Pickup

Creator and illustrator Eiichiro Oda confirms the hugely popular show will return, hoisting its sails with more adventures.

animated short films Headline News

Dora the Explorer Makes Theatrical Debut in New Animated Short

‘Dora and the Fantastical Creatures,’ which follows Dora and Boots on their journey through the rainforest to save the alebrijes, to premiere ahead of ‘PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie’ starting September 29.

Let the AI Games Begin! Headline News

Adobe Releases New Firefly Generative AI Models and Web App

Now deeply integrated into creative workflows across Adobe Creative Cloud, Adobe Express and Adobe Experience Cloud, Firefly’s foundational generative AI models can be used to create stunning content safe for commercial use.   

Philip J. Fry Awakes! Headline News

Exclusive Clip: ‘Futurama: The Prince and The Product’

In the all-new episode streaming on Hulu September 18, the crew members, reborn as toys, find themselves in life-and-death situations – and someone may get left behind. 

In the Can? Headline News

Has Bad Bunny Stepped Away from Sony’s ‘El Muerto’?

The ‘Spider-Man’ spinoff following the son of a luchador set to inherit the ancestral superpowers of his bloodline may have lost its star after the film was scrubbed from the studio’s release calendar earlier this year.

Technology Advancing Art Headline News

NVIDIA Showcases Moment Factory’s Work Creating Immersive Events with OpenUSD and Omniverse

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at 2:49pm

For in-person visual production projects like Billie Eilish’s ‘Happier Than Ever’ world tour, the multimedia studio unified data from various DCC tools, forming digital twins of real-world environments that allowed artists to iterate on video, lighting, architecture, and interactive components without altering other elements.

Save Carmen Headline News

Sébastien Laudenbach Helming ‘Carmen’ at Folivari

The Annecy Crystal-winning ‘Chicken for Linda!’ director has joined the 2D feature film adaptation of the classic opera, currently in development, set for theatrical release in 2026, with Film Constellation now handling sales. 

The Traveling Extravaganza Headline News

‘Disney100: The Exhibition’ Opens November 18 in Chicago

Rarely seen treasures from the Walt Disney Archives to be showcased with visual, audio, and interactive elements at the 35,000-square-foot Exhibition Hub Art Center, debuting in the Windy City on Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse's birthday.

Here Kitty Kitty Headline News

‘Stray’ Animated Feature in Development at Annapurna Studio

Adaptation of the feline-centric post-apocalyptic adventure game, to be directed by ‘Nimona’ helmer Nick Bruno, will reflect the game’s ‘hopepunk’ themes of positivity and kindness against all odds.

Smashingly Good Atom Work VFXWorld

Exploring ‘Oppenheimer’ at the Subatomic Level

Production VFX supervisor Andrew Jackson gets quite ‘particular’ discussing the visual effects in Christopher Nolan’s hit biopic about J. Robert Oppenheimer, his life and work leading The Manhattan Project’s development of the world’s first nuclear bomb.

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