Imagination Workshops and the World at Large: Part 5
Continuing reflections on how society has a critical need for igniting and cultivating imagination as the origin of all ideation, inspiration, invention and innovation.
VIEW Award 2015 Issues Call for Entries
VIEW Award 2015 widens its scope with new themes, new subjects and new contestants.
Box Office Report: ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Makes $60.2M Debut
Universal's N.W.A. biopic ‘Straight Outta Compton’ leads the pack at the North American box office with a $60.2 million debut, helping to push Universal past the $2 billion mark domestically.
The Animation and VFX of China's 'Monster Hunt'
Beijing’s BaseFX founder and CEO Chris Bremble discusses the process and challenges of producing animation and visual effects for the most successful feature film in Chinese history.
John Lasseter Reveals Details from Disney & Pixar’s Upcoming Feature Slate
Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios chief welcomes filmmakers and voice talent to D23 EXPO 2015 stage to reveal new details about ‘The Good Dinosaur,’ ‘Finding Dory,’ ‘Zootopia,’ ‘Moana,’ ‘Gigantic,’ ‘Coco,’ and more.
Pixar Debuts ‘Inside Out’ Short at D23 EXPO
New short film, ‘Riley’s First Date?,’ will be included as a bonus feature in the digital HD & Blu-ray releases of Pixar’s ‘Inside Out,’ available digitally October 13 and on Blu-ray November 3, 2015.
Disney’s ‘Moana’ Rocks D23 EXPO 2015
Directed by John Musker and Ron Clements, Disney’s ‘Moana’ to feature music from Tony-winner Lin-Manuel Miranda, Grammy-winning composer Mark Mancina and Opetaia Foa’I, founder and lead singer of the award-winning world music band Te Vaka.
Disney Announces ‘Gigantic’ Animated Feature
Disney reveals plans for an animated feature based on the ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ story to be directed by Nathan Greno (‘Tangled’) and produced by ‘Get A Horse!’ producer Dorothy McKim.
Shakira Shaking Up Disney’s ‘Zootopia’
International pop star Shakira lends her Grammy-winning voice to Gazelle, the biggest pop star in Zootopia, teasing the all-new original song for the film, ‘Try Everything.’
Plympton’s ‘Cheatin’ Available on Blu-ray
Plympton recently contributed to the new compilation animated feature, ‘Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet,’ based on the world-famous book by the Lebanese poet; his latest short, ‘The Loneliest Stoplight,’ is also now in theaters.
Fantasia Meets Philosophy in Kahlil Gibran’s ‘The Prophet’
Director Roger Allers reflects on his own challenging journey bringing the famous book of poetry to the big screen.
Dinosaurs and Trucks Collide in DreamWorks' New Netflix Kid Series ‘DinoTrux’
DreamWorks brings mechanical / organic hybrid characters and their tales of friendship and adventure together in a Netflix original series.
Unity Technologies Unveils Vision Virtual and Augmented Reality Summit
Vision Summit will feature talks and panels on Virtual and Augmented Reality hardware and software development such as Oculus, Qualcomm Connected Experiences Inc., Sony Computer Entertainment and Valve.
animago AWARD 2015 Nominees Unveiled
Forty-five short film projects in nine categories are selected from a pool of more than 1,000 submissions to the animago AWARD & CONFERENCE running October 15 & 16, 2015.
5th Annual Streamy Awards Nominees Announced
Nominees in the Animated Series category include Frederator’s ‘Bee and Puppycat,’ PBS digital studios series ‘Blank on Blank,’ webcomic ‘Cyanide & Happiness,’ Rooster Teeth’s ‘RWBY’ and YouTube animator ‘sWooZie.’
Psyop’s ‘Grandma’s Cats’ Launches on DreamWorksTV
New short-form web series, ‘Grandma’s Cats Are Trying to Kill Her!’ marks commercial production company Psyop’s first foray into original programming.
China’s Original Force Animation Launches into Int’l Feature Production
Veteran animation executives Penney Finkelman Cox and Sandra Rabins to lead the Chinese animation company’s expansion into Hollywood with three features currently in production and an ambitious plan to complete a new feature every 18 months.
SIGGRAPH 2015 Report: Day 2 & 3
Teapots, Snickers and Virtual Reality are definitely ruling this year’s show.
JAPIC Announces “Animation Artist in Residence Tokyo 2016”
JAPIC is now accepting application for the 2016 residency program.
SIGGRAPH 2015 Report: Day 1
While there's no Vanilla Ice or Ron Jeremy this year, lots of VR and related goodies about.
‘Rick and Morty’ Renewed for Third Season
The series continues Adult Swim’s original programming success with season two triple-digit growth.
‘The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar’ to Premiere November 2015
Disney's 'Lion King' spinoff, 'The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar,' starring Rob Lowe, Gabrielle Union and James Earl Jones, will premiere in November on the Disney Channel.
The Foundry Introduces MARI 3
With MARI 3, 3D paint artists can iterate faster, manage complexity better and produce higher quality results.
Trollbäck + Company Welcomes New Talent to the Creative Team
Trollbäck + Company adds Chace Hartman as Creative Director and Art Director Tom Edwards to their team.
Shotgun Announces New Review, Pipeline Features at SIGGRAPH
Shotgun 6.3 includes a new set of features and updates that will make it easier for teams to review, share and provide feedback on creative projects.
