Google Spotlight Stories Debuts ‘Rain or Shine’
Nexus Studios’s Chris O’Reilly and Felix Massie discuss their slick and adorable new 360 interactive story about a little girl determined to find, and enjoy her sunny day.
Category: 3D
Studio Smack Reinvents Garden of Earthly Delights with ‘Paradise’
Contemporary reinterpretation of Early Dutch master Hieronymus Bosch’s iconic painting was commissioned by the MOTI Museum for its New Delights exhibition on display through December 31st.
Siggraph Asia 2017 Bangkok
Begins: November 27, 2017
SIGGRAPH Asia 2017's Host City has been officially announced: Bangkok, Thailand! The event will be heading to the land of smiles!
Siggraph Asia 2016 Macao
Begins: December 5, 2016
Asia’s largest computer graphics conference and exhibition features four days of research papers, demonstrations, and screenings featuring the community's latest technical achievements, and three days of commercial exhibits displaying the industry's current hardware, software, and services.
The CTN animation eXpo comes to Burbank
Begins: November 18, 2016
A unique opportunity to share resources for education, employment, inspiration, business opportunities and most of all FUN!
Unreal Engine 4.14 Now Available
New release from Epic Games introduces new forward shading renderer, native automatic LOD generation, multiple static lighting scenarios, built-in support for NVIDIA Ansel Photography, and more.
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Warner Bros.’ ‘Storks’ Arrives on Blu-ray December 6
CG-animated adventure directed by Nicholas Stoller and Doug Sweetland was executive produced by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller.
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Nimble Collective Invites Animation Artists to Apply as Beta Testers
Startup aimed at building the world’s largest online animation community seeks individual animators or small teams to collaborate and test virtual streaming pipeline capabilities.
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Paramount Drops New Trailer for Chris Wedge’s ‘Monster Trucks’ Feature
New live-action feature from the director of ‘Ice Age,’ ‘Robots’ and ‘Epic’ drives into theaters January 13, 2017.
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Wacom Launches New Cintiq Pro Creative Pen Displays
New Cintiq Pro 13 and Cintiq Pro 16 bridges the gap between inspiration and expression, empowering professional and serious creators of digital content to take their artistry to the next level.
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Tonko House & 20th Century Fox Developing ‘The Dam Keeper’ Feature
CG-animated feature to be directed by Oscar-nominated directors Robert Kondo and Daisuke “Dice” Tsutsumi and produced by former Blue Sky Studios producer Kane Lee.
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SIGGRAPH Asia Announces 2016 Computer Animation Festival Winners
India’s ‘Schirkoa,’ Germany’s ‘BreakingPoint’ and New Zealand’s ‘Accidents, Blunders and Calamities’ awarded top honors.
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Luxion Releases New Plugins for Autodesk Fusion 360, Revit 2017, 3ds Max 2017 & Maya 2017
Developer of the first real-time ray-tracing and global illumination program for 3D rendering and animation announces new and updated plugins that further integrate KeyShot with Autodesk’s line of 3D modeling applications.
Nimble Collective Launches 3D Animation Contest
Animate the Chicken and win prizes including a one-hour one-on-one project review with Nimble Collective co-founder Jason Schleifer, subscriptions to CG Cookie, gift cards for the Blender Market and Nimble Collective t-shirts.
In 3D, Call for Entries, CG, Short Films, Technology | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All, North America
NVIDIA mental ray for Maya Now Faster, Easier & Free
Beginning November 30, CG artists using Autodesk Maya can tap NVIDIA’s GPU-accelerated renderer, mental ray, directly within Maya for free.
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AWN Giveaway: Win ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ on Blu-ray!
Stunning stop-motion/CG-animated feature from LAIKA Animation Studios lands on Blu-ray from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment on November 22.
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Method Studios Gets Psychedelic for Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange’
Method Studios tackles the ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ sequence, a mind-bending journey through parallel dimensions that guides Doctor Strange through the multiverse.
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Hybride Brings Director Denis Villeneuve’s Vision to the Big Screen for ‘Arrival’
Quebec visual effects studio teams with VFX Supervisor Louis Morin to craft 245 shots for a total of 25 minutes of screen time, including all the alien shots seen in the movie.
Nickelodeon to Debut Holiday TV Movie ‘Albert’ on December 9
First original animated TV movie from Nickelodeon features the voices of comedians Bobby Moynihan, Sasheer Zamata, Judah Friedlander and Rob Riggle.
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Studio Ghibli Director Hayao Miyazaki Returning for ‘Boro The Caterpillar’ Feature
Legendary anime director announces plans to adapt CG-animated short, ‘Boro the Caterpillar,’ into a feature-length animated film.
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Framestore Returns with More VFX Magic for Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange’
Framestore provides more than 365 shots for the Marvel Studios blockbuster directed by Scott Derrickson, with work spanning CG environments and complex ‘Mandlebrot’ sets, digi-doubles of key characters, and the creation of Doctor Strange’s astral form used throughout the film.
Blur Studio Teams with RESET on Epic Spot for ‘Titanfall 2’
Culver City, CA-based production studio provides editorial, VFX and finishing for new ad combining naturalistic landscapes and sophisticated character animation.
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Disney’s ‘Pete’s Dragon’ Headed Home for the Holidays
Reimagined Disney classic with visual effects provided by Weta Digital available on Digital HD, Blu-ray and Disney Movies Anywhere on November 29.
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Oscar Watch: 27 Animated Features Submitted for 89th Academy Awards
With some projects yet to complete their qualifying run, a record 27 features are submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 89th Academy Awards.
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Karni and Saul Create a ‘Perfect World’ for Katie Melua
BAFTA-nominated animators direct CG-animated music video for the U.K. chart-topping musical artist’s seventh album, ‘In Winter.’
In 3D, CG, Music and Sound, People, Places, Short Films | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: Europe
