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Framestore Reimagines Medieval England for ‘King Arthur: Legend of the Sword’

Conjuring giant elephants, magical serpents and the out-of-this-world CG environments, London and Montréal studios contribute a total of 437 VFX shots to director Guy Ritchie’s Medieval adventure.

KLIK Amsterdam Animation Festival Headline News

KLIK Sets ‘Never Grow Up’ Theme for 2017

Special guest Daron Nefcy, creator and executive producer of the hit Disney series ‘Star vs. the Forces of Evil,’ to attend 2017 edition of the KLIK Amsterdam Animation Festival running October 17–22.

Home Entertainment Headline News

Sony’s ‘Smurfs: The Lost Village’ Finds its Way to Blu-ray July 11

Packed with extras, director Kelly Asbury’s CG-animated return to world of Peyo debuts on digital June 20 and on 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray and DVD July 11.

Home Entertainment Headline News

‘A Stork’s Journey’ Now Available on Google Play

Family adventure starring the voice talents of Drake Bell, Justine ‘iJustine’ Ezarik and Jane Lynch available now for free through June 28 on Google Play.

Illumination Entertainment Headline News

Final Trailer Drops for Illumination’s ‘Despicable Me 3’

Third and final trailer for Illumination Entertainment’s forthcoming ‘Despicable Me 3’ shows Gru at loose ends in the wake of a disastrous encounter with mega-villain Balthazar Bratt.

Awards Events

Annecy International Animated Film Festival

Begins: June 12, 2017

Over 50 years of honoring the best in animation - Anncey International Film Festival is coming up June 12 – 17.

Home Entertainment Headline News

Paramount’s ‘Ghost in the Shell’ arrives on Blu-ray July 7

‘Ghost in the Shell’ will be available on 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack, Blu-ray 3D Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand July 25, 2017 from Paramount Home Media Distribution, with the Digital HD version dropping early on July 7.

call for entries Headline News

animago AWARD Extends Submission Deadline, Announces 2017 Jury

Deadline for entries in Germany’s annual 3D Animation & Still, Visual Effects, Visualization and Design competition extended to Monday, June 19.

Sony Pictures Animation Headline News

Sony Unwraps New Poster for Genndy Tartakovsky Short, ‘Puppy!’

New CG-animated short from the director of ‘Samurai Jack’ and the ‘Hotel Transylvania’ franchise to play in theaters ahead of Sony Pictures Animation’s ‘The Emoji Movie.’

Feature Film VFX VFXWorld

Weta Digital Confronts the Monstrous Ego of ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’

The New Zealand studio tackles 600 shots including the Final Battle, Ego, Rocket, Baby Groot and a host of explosions in Marvel’s latest sci-fi action adventure.

National Film Board of Canada Headline News

NFB Appoints Firefly Books Official Book Publisher

Two children’s books adapted from Oscar-nominated NFB animated films, ‘The Cat Came Back’ by Cordell Barker and ‘My Grandmother Ironed the King’s Shirts’ by Torill Kove, to launch inaugural publishing program.

SIGGRAPH 2017 Headline News

SIGGRAPH 2017 Talk to Explore VFX Production in the Middle East & Syria

In one of the many SIGGRAPH 2017 TALKS, Hind Wakil and Eli Saliba of Damascus-based Lighthouse VFX will discuss how they worked and survived in a war zone.

FMX Blogs

WATCH: Co-Founder David Sproxton Shares 40 Years of Aardman’s Animation Excellence and More at FMX 2017

By Dan Sarto | Friday, May 26, 2017 at 3:38pm

The veteran producer talks about creating some of the world’s funniest, most popular and endearing animated films, TV series, shorts and commercials as well as new challenges like storytelling in VR. 

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