Pixar Short ‘LAVA’ Now on Disney Movies Anywhere
Directed by James Ford Murphy, Pixar’s newest short ‘LAVA’ is currently in theaters playing ahead of Pete Docter’s ‘Inside Out.’
‘The Exquisite Corpse Project 2’ is a Global Design Game Among Friends
Collaborative short film from 19 different artists and companies debuts at the 2015 motion conference in Santa Fe.
Northwest Animation Festival Issues 2015 Call for Entries
The 2016 festival takes place on May 9-15 in Portland; entries can be made for free through September 1, 2015.
Xsens Boosts ‘The Inheritance’ Real-Time Live! Performance at SIGGRAPH 2015
Innovative visual sculpture piece to be shown for first time in the U.S. at SIGGRAPH 2015 alongside presentations from Autodesk, Dynamixyz, Morph3d and Unity.
Patrick Osborne to Direct ‘Battling Boy’ for Paramount
Action/adventure comic book adaptation, based on the hit graphic novel from Eisner award-winner Paul Pope, is written by David Gordon Green and Josh Parkinson.
LOOK: DreamWorks Animation Releases ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ Concept Art
‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ concept art reveals the hidden panda village as seen at the end of the 2011 movie.
Nickelodeon to Debut ‘Shimmer and Shine’ August 24
Nickelodeon takes preschoolers on a magical genie adventure with animated preschool series ‘Shimmer and Shine,’ created by ‘Dora the Explorer’ production supervisor Farnaz Esnaashari-Charmatz.
Josh Frankel & Sridhar Reddy Launch Modern Prometheus
‘Welcome to Showside’ animated pilot featuring Henry Rollins and a feature film adaptation of Paul Pope’s ‘One Trick Rip-Off’ in preproduction phase.
leftchannel Adds Character to ‘Brussels + Muscles’ Wellness Spots
Working with agency Karsh Hagan, award-winning design studio animates ‘Brussels + Muscles’ campaign for the University Of Colorado Health and Welfare Plan initiative.
Edit 1 Creates New Music Video for Electropop Songstress BECA
NYC-based previs studio stretches creative boundaries with ‘Bayonet’ music video tapping company’s strengths in motion capture, 3D animation, visual effects, editorial, and more.
PipelineFX to Preview Qube! 6.8 at SIGGRAPH 2015
New UI part of demos in Booth #801; “Straight Talk on Cloud Rendering” theme of organized Birds of a Feather event.
LIMA Releases Global Licensing Industry Survey Results
Report delivers detailed breakdowns of the $241.5 billion industry by property type, product category and geography; Extensive analysis reveals rapid growth in e-commerce, significant increase in products predominantly purchased and distributed digitally, and expected surge in Asia-Pacific region.
Latest ‘Naruto’ Feature to See Theatrical Run
VIZ Media and Eleven Arts debut ‘Boruto: Naruto The Movie’ in over 80 major U.S. CITIES this October; Action-filled new anime adventure features the rebellious son of the legendary ninja Naruto who seeks to become an even greater ninja.
Mixtape Club Creates New Music Video for They Might Be Giants
‘Walkin' My Cat Named Dog’ marks Mixtape Club’s second collaboration with They Might Be Giants, including a suite of visual content for the band’s 2011 tour.
LCAD Students Bring ‘A Boy and His Beast’ to Life in Stop-Motion Animation Master Class
Led by producer Stephanie Alexander and director Calley MacDonald, 15 Laguna College of Art + Design students tackle story development, character design, puppet fabrication, scenery, filming, editing and scoring of a stop-motion animated short in just 10 weeks.
Cooper Hewitt to Present Pixar Exhibit This Fall
Examining the collaborative design process behind Pixar Animation Studios, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum presents ‘Pixar: The Design of Story” from Oct. 8 through Aug. 7, 2016.
Chaos Group Releases V-Ray 3.1 for Maya
Latest free update boasts 100 new and modified features including Maya 2016 support and advanced VR rendering.
Vicon Vantage to See U.S. Debut at SIGGRAPH 2015
Attendees will see Vantage in action with presentations by Vicon customers including ILM, Digital Domain and Epic Games, and virtual reality demos powered by Vicon systems.
Allegorithmic Launches Substance Share at SIGGRAPH 2015
New material exchange platform initially open to Substance Live users; Substance textures and smart materials can be distributed for free.
Technicolor Bolsters Animation and Games Division
Company appoints Sean Mullen as creative director and David Kern as games technical director based at the animation studio in Bangalore, India.
Cogswell Brings VR Mobile Game ‘WeR3’ To SIGGRAPH 2015’s ‘Appy Hour’
Originally prototyped during the 2015 Global Game Jam by Cogswell students Christian Sasso and Steven Ulrich, ‘We Are Cubed’ is the next evolution of 3D puzzle game.
ShortsHD Rolls out Spike & Mike Animation Showcase
Animation icons Spike & Mike set for special showcase on August 19; Academy Award-winning shorts ‘Mr. Hublot’ and ‘The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore’ also slated to air.
China’s Light Chaser Animation Sets Release Date for ‘Little Door Gods’
Directed and written by Beijing-based Light Chaser Animation founder Gary Wang, animated feature ‘Little Door Gods’ will be released in China on January 1, 2016.
‘Wishenpoof’ Launching on Amazon Prime
Animated preschool series created by Angela C. Santomero and produced by Out of the Blue Enterprises launches in the U.S., U.K. and Germany on Friday, August 14.
Mary Nittolo Receives ASIFA-East’s First-Ever ‘Women in Animation’ Award
NYC-based design/animation company the STUDIO’s ‘Give Luci’ PSA wins organization’s Independent Animation Award.
