Finland’s Animatricks Announces 2015 Festival Winners
The U.S.’s ‘Bottomfeeders’ by Matt Reynolds wins the international competition; ‘Valvoja’ directed by Pietari Bagge, Christer Hongisto, Elisa Ikonen and Inka Matilainen, is named the best Finnish animated short.
AWN Professional Spotlight: FMX 2014 – Animal Logic’s Damien Gray
CG supervisor Damien Gray discusses Animal Logic’s animated feature ‘The LEGO Movie’ as part of AWN’s series of exclusive video interviews from FMX 2014.
Snoop Dogg Gets Animated for ‘Sanjay and Craig’
Thirty-minute ‘Street Dogg’ episode featuring music icon Snoop Dogg to premiere on Nickelodeon on Sunday, May 17.
All-Star Voice Cast Set for ‘Arctic Justice: Thunder Squad’ Feature
John Cleese, Alec Baldwin, James Franco, Anjelica Huston, Heidi Klum and Omar Sy board AMBI Pictures’ 3D CGI animated family film ‘Arctic Justice: Thunder Squad,’ directed by veteran animator Dimos Vrysellas.
AWN Professional Spotlight: FMX 2014 – DreamWorks Animation’s Doug Cooper
Doug Cooper discusses the role of Visual Effects Supervisor at DreamWorks Animation’s as part of AWN’s series of exclusive video interviews from FMX 2014.
Disney Reports Q2 Revenues of $12.5 Billion
Fuelled by the company’s parks and resorts, Disney beats analysts’ predictions, pushing the company’s shares to new highs of more than $113.
AWN Professional Spotlight: FMX 2014 – Ed Hooks & Acting for Animators
Actor, teacher, and “Acting for Animators” author Ed Hooks discusses his transition from teaching actors to teaching animators and some of the common misconceptions about character performance as part of AWN’s series of exclusive video interviews from FMX 2014.
Emanuele Kabu Animates New Music Video for The Helio Sequence
Video for ‘Upward Mobility’ was created combining different techniques, including stop-motion animation, digital animation, and drawings on paper scanned and then animated digitally.
AWN Professional Spotlight: FMX 2014 – Microsoft Xbox’s Habib Zargarpour
Xbox creative director Habib Zargarpour talks about moving from the feature film business into the gaming industry as part of AWN’s series of exclusive video interviews from FMX 2014.
Michael Stevens to Deliver Keynote at 2015 Children’s Media Conference
Michael Stevens, creator of hit online YouTube channel Vsauce1, is set to deliver the keynote speech at this year’s Children’s Media Conference, taking place July 1-3, 2015 in Sheffield.
AWN Professional Spotlight: FMX 2014 – Juan Pablo Zaramella
Independent animation director Juan Pablo Zaramella discusses his beginnings as a filmmaker making animated shorts, his inspiration and his creative process.
Nexus Launches Virtual Reality Division
London-based animation and production studio signs Liviu Berechet Antoni and Alexandra Stancu, the co-creators of Altergaze VR headset, to bolster the studio’s VR offerings.
AWN Professional Spotlight: FMX 2014 – NYU Media Research Lab’s Ken Perlin
NYU Department of Computer Science Media Research Lab Professor Ken Perlin discusses the extensive use of graphical user interface technology in our daily lives and what types of innovative GUI applications he envisions for the future.
AWN Professional Spotlight: FMX 2014 – Sony Pictures Animation’s Kris Pearn
Sony Pictures Animation story artist and director Kris Pearn discusses the many different hats a big studio animated feature film director wears.
FMX at 20: The Enduring Legacy of Professor Thomas Haegele
Entering retirement, humility and grace continue to define the FMX Conference founder and creator of the world-renowned Animationinstitut in Baden-Wuerttemberg.
FOX Renews ‘The Simpsons’ for Two More Seasons
Taking the series to 625 episodes, ‘The Simpsons’ is renewed for unprecedented 27th and 28th seasons.
CGSociety Unveils New Look
Leading online community for computer graphic artists unveils redesigned home page, refreshed features and news pages, and renewed passion.
Fabric Engine Announces MODO Collaboration
Fabric Software announces Fabric Engine for MODO at FMX 2015.
OptiTrack Motion Capture Powers Al-Baydha World Building Project
5D Global Studio to showcase project at 2015 FMX Conference.
thenewBlank Takes PBS Anywhere
PBS and thenewBlank create signature brand campaign in animated brand campaign ‘PBS Anywhere.’
Benjamin Renner to Direct ‘The Big Bad Fox’
Superights and newly-launched prodco Folivari to produce three TV specials from the writer and director of the Oscar-nominated 2D animated feature, 'Ernest & Celestine.’
Gruppo Alcuni Signs New Deal for ‘Pet Pals’
Italian animation producer Gruppo Alcuni signs an exclusive deal with MCF MegaCom Film for two animated feature films, ‘Pet Pals – Marco Polo’s Code’ and ‘Pet Pals in Windland.’
AWN Professional Spotlight: FMX 2014 – Regina Pessoa
Independent animation filmmaker Regina Pessoa discusses the creative development process on her latest project, ‘Uncle Thomas and the Accounting of Days.’
AWN Professional Spotlight: FMX 2014 – DreamWorks Animation’s Scott Peterson
Co-head of fffects Scott Peterson discusses DreamWorks Animation’s CG-animated sequel, ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2,’ as part of AWN’s series of exclusive video interviews from FMX 2014.
Box Office Report: ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ No. 2 Domestic Opening of All Time
Joss Whedon's Marvel tentpole, ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron,’ opens to $191.3 million in North America, the number-two domestic opening of all time behind ‘The Avengers.’
