Calabash Gets Creative with ‘Sand-Mation’
Calabash Animation, the 3D Animation Studio, artfully captures the sand-sculpture look in ‘Magic in Your Hands’ for Spin Master’s Kinetic Sand.
Margaret M. Dean Joins Stoopid Buddy Stoodios
Stoopid Buddy Stoodios welcomes Daytime Emmy winner and veteran entertainment executive Margaret M. Dean as General Manager.
Pixar’s Universal Scene Description to be Open-Sourced
Pixar Animation Studios plans to release its USD software, which enables dramatically increased efficiency across workflows, as an open-source project by the summer of 2016.
Thinkbox Software Showcases Deadline at SIGGRAPH 2015
Thinkbox Software will preview on-demand, per-minute licensing for Deadline and third party rendering option, including The Foundry's NUKE Render.
Deluxe Names Jaclyn Paris Executive Producer
Jaclyn Paris joins Deluxe Creative Services as executive producer for its growing Atlanta facility.
MPC LA Expands Advertising 3D Division
Steward Burris, Zach Tucker, George Saavedra, Brian Broussard, Matthew Maude and Charles Trippe add major firepower to MPC LA Advertising 3D division.
IKinema Transforms Animation with a Natural Language Interface
IKinema announces INTiMATE, an innovative technology concept at SIGGRAPH 2015 that makes ‘animation for the masses’ a reality.
Autodesk Experts Demo with BOXX Workstations at SIGGRAPH 2015
BOXX Technologies will demonstrate a selection of software applications including creation software and rendering applications at SIGGRAPH 2015.
LightWave 3D Offers Free 90-Day LightWave Trial
During SIGGRAPH 2015, artists and animators can fully test the robust features of LightWave 2015 for 90 days without any limitations.
Kabillion Announces Distribution Deal with DISH, Hulu
Kabillion signs new distribution deals with DISH Network L.L.C. and Hulu for the classic animated properties El Chavo and Wendy.
Box Office Report: ‘Fantastic Four’ Flops, ‘M:I5’ Wins Weekend
After being rejected by critics and audiences alike, 20th Century Fox's ‘Fantastic Four’ sees one of the lowest openings of all time for a big-budget studio super hero movie.
SHVR Teams with HTC Vive for First-Ever Shanghai VR Jam
Pioneering VR group teams with HTC Vive -- an as-yet-unreleased virtual reality head-mounted display being developed in co-production between HTC and Valve Corporation -- to mount the first-ever VR jam in Shanghai.
FXX Orders ‘Cassius and Clay,’ Becomes New Home for ‘Archer’
From ‘Archer’ creator Adam Reed and ‘Modern Family’ producer Megan Ganz, ‘Cassius and Clay’ stars Kaitlin Olson and Lake Bell as female bandits in a futuristic, post-apocalyptic American South.
Animation and VFX Fall 2015 Movie Preview
Variety abounds in the animated and VFX-focused films headed our way this fall.
Sony Sets ‘Jumanji’ Reboot for December 25, 2016
Paul Feig's ‘Ghostbusters’ remake is moved up one week to July 15, 2016; Stephen King adaptation ‘The Dark Tower’ is set for January 13, 2017.
Learn How to Draw Snoopy from ‘Peanuts Movie’ Director Steve Martino
In honor of the iconic beagle’s 65th birthday on August 10, ‘The Peanuts Movie’ director Steve Martino shows fans how to #DrawSnoopy.
WATCH: ‘Bob the Builder’ Returns with Brand-New Look
Mattel subsidiary HIT Entertainment’s all-new looking ‘Bob the Builder’ series set to launch on Channel 5’s Milkshake beginning September 1, 2015.
Pixar Licenses NVIDIA Technology for Accelerating Film Production
Pixar Animation Studios licenses a suite of image rendering NVIDIA technologies to accelerate production of the studio’s computer-animated feature films and short film content.
DHX Media Teaming with AwesomenessTV
DHX Media and DreamWorks Animation-owned AwesomenessTV enter into an original development and production agreement with content to air on Family Channel in Canada.
On the Show Floor: Preview New Tools & Technology at SIGGRAPH 2015
Check out the offerings from technology developers at SIGGRAPH 2015, including product demonstrations, Exhibitor Tech Talks & Sessions and User Group meetings taking place throughout the show.
SIGGRAPH 2015’s STUDIO - Creative Disruption
This year’s Studio spotlights projects in alternative fields involving new foundations in computer graphics, particularly those using interesting UIs to interact with the physical world.
Aardman is Baaack in Cinemas with ‘Shaun the Sheep Movie'
Co-directors Richard Starzak and Mark Burton bring our favorite sheep and his cheeky hijinks to the big screen in their new stop-motion film.
R.I.P. Disney Animation Historian John Culhane 1934-2015
Animation historian John Culhane -- the inspiration for Mr. Snoops in ‘The Rescuers’ and Flying John in ‘Fantasia/2000’ -- dies in his home in Dobbs Ferry, NY at the age of 81.
Disney Launches ‘Descendants’ Short-Form Series
Animated short-form series executive-produced by ‘The Pirate Fairy’ producer Jennifer Magee-Cook and Aliki Grafft set in the fantastical world of Auradon and Isle of the Lost, is set to premiere September 18.
Isotropix to Showcase Clarisse iFX 2.0 at SIGGRAPH 2015
Isotropix teams with Fabric Software on a full schedule of presentations and events for SIGGRAPH 2015 to showcase the latest developments and new features in the company’s next-gen look development, lighting and rendering tool.
