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Autodesk Unveils Flame 2021
New release expands A.I. capabilities, simplifies finishing for streaming services and accelerates creative workflows while adding Dolby Vision HDR authoring and display.
Official Short Form Selections Unveiled for Annecy 2020 Online Festival
37 shorts, 44 graduate films, 21 TV films and 35 commissioned films will compete as festival moves online for June 15-20 digital event.
Adobe Releases Substance Source Parametric Decals
Coming on the heels of last Wednesday's livestreamed Substance Day keynote, company announces new features to easily add unique variations of isolated details to a model.
Adobe Announces Substance Designer and Painter Updates
In livestreamed keynote, Sébastien Deguy discusses new software features that improve workflow and capabilities of 3D and VFX artists.
Pixar’s ‘Soul’ and Disney’s ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ Release Dates Pushed
Disney has updated its feature film release schedule yet again in response to continued uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 Film and TV Emergency Relief Fund Applications Now Open
Relief fund launches to provide urgently needed support for workers and freelancers hit by UK production closures.
Marvel, Lucasfilm, Pixar, Other Disney Units Hit with Furloughs
Previously announced Walt Disney Company move begins as employees whose jobs aren’t deemed necessary will be temporarily dismissed April 19.
CG Pioneers Paul Debevec and Donald Greenberg to Keynote VIEW 2020
Award-winning computer graphics researchers and professors are the first announced presenters at upcoming October 18-23 digital media conference in Turin, Italy.
Call for Entries: VIEW Awards 2020
Italy’s premier animation, VFX, games and immersive storytelling conference is now accepting submissions for its 2020 film competition, with a €2,000 first prize.
FXhome’s ‘Pay What You Want’ Initiative to Support COVID-19 Response
Campaign to provide financial support to those on the front lines providing care and healing to individuals and communities impacted by the global pandemic.
WATCH: MOJO FX Breakdown Reel and Images from ‘Rise of Empires: Ottoman’
Led by VFX supervisor Serkan Semiz, Turkish studio delivered over 600 shots, including nearly 150 in full CG, on Karga Seven’s six-episode docu-drama released worldwide on Netflix.
Halon Entertainment Now Up and Running with Full Remote Workforce
CEO Chris Ferriter, in an open letter, announces that for the past three weeks, the studio has been successfully operating with a 100% remote workforce
WATCH: Pixomondo Breakdown Reel from ‘I’ve Never Been to New York’
Led by VFX supervisor Sven Martin, the studio handled all visual effects production on Philipp Stölzl’s colorful feature film adaptation of the stage musical of the same name.
‘Black Widow’ and Other Disney Films Get New Release Dates
‘Eternals,’ ‘Mulan,’ and ‘Indiana Jones 5’ among films getting the ‘shift’ as the studio announces major changes to its theatrical release calendar.
‘Birds of Prey and the Fabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn,’ Arrives May 12 on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD
Margot Robbie is back in the title role of Warner Bros.’ latest DC comic book-inspired action-adventure, now available on digital platforms.
Jason Kilar Named WarnerMedia CEO
‘Red Giant Complete’ Now Free for Students and Teachers
Platform provides up-to-date versions of Red Giant’s motion graphics, VFX and filmmaking software suites.
Bilali Mack and Erin Nash Join Alkemy X
After a year of steady growth, visual effects house bolsters its NYC office roster with hiring of two new VFX supervisors.
BOXX Announces NVIDIA-Powered Data Center System at GTC Digital
New FLEXX data center platform features NVIDIA GPUs and multiple CPUs, and supports virtualization software for remote workstations.
TurboSquid Launches Kraken Pro 3D Asset Management Platform
Using an AI sorting tool, the new software quickly processes thousands of models, generating categories, keywords and tags.
Autodesk Releases 3ds Max 2021
New version includes fully scriptable baking, integrated Python 3 support, viewport and rendering improvements.
Scanline VFX Successfully Converts Entire Global Operations to Work Remotely
Universal’s Monsterverse Resurrecting ‘Dracula’
With recent success of ‘The Invisible Man,’ Universal and Blumhouse Productions announce movie featuring the famed bloodsucker is in development.