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Laika Headline News

Explore the World of ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ with New Interactive Map

Social media campaign for LAIKA’s most ambitious film to date includes an innovative mix of Instagram grids, story-based video loops, and an annotated and interactive map of Kubo’s journey.

Illumination Entertainment Headline News

Illumination’s ‘Secret Life of Pets’ Crosses $400M Globally, Sets Sequel

Director Chris Renaud will return to direct ‘The Secret Life of Pets 2’ with co-writer Brian Lynch returning to write the screenplay.

Trunk Animation Headline News

Rok Predin Creates Stunning Visual Library for Bingo Players

Trunk Animation director delivers ‘Yellow Takeover,’ a body of animation to be mixed by the superstar electronic dance music act’s VJ Pat Jagla during a live performance.

Shotgun Software Headline News

Shotgun Facilitates 300 Remote Artists for ‘The Squonk’ Short

Berlin-based filmmaker Jannis Funk relies on Shotgun to manage a team of 300 remote VFX artists, a library of 900 miniature models, and overall production tracking and review.

VIEW Conference Headline News

VIEW Conference Announces 2016 Workshops & Talks

Talks and workshops at the 2016 edition of Italy’s largest computer graphics conference to include ‘Finding Hank’ with Pixar supervising technical director John Halstead, The Visual Design of ‘The Good Dinosaur’ with director of photography Sharon Calahan, and The Making of ‘Open Season: Scared Silly’ with director David Feiss.

Animated Features Headline News

LA’s Cinefamily Hosting Sneak Peak of Seth Rogan’s ‘Sausage Party’

Get a sneak peek at the first R-rated CG-animated movie at The Cinefamily’s ‘Toons with ‘Tude Marathon’ on Saturday, August 6.

Brickyard VFX Headline News

Brickyard VFX Goes Off the Charts for Volkswagen Tiguan

Boutique VFX and animation studio taps Autodesk Maya and GPU-accelerated biased renderer Redshift to complete previs, design and animation for the new Volkswagen spot, ‘Graph.’

Commercials Headline News

Humble and Postal Deliver Seamless In-Camera Effects for LensCrafters Campaign

Bicoastal integrated content studio its in-house sister shop for design and VFX bring a new multi-spot campaign for LensCrafters to life through intricate in-camera effects.

Laika Headline News

WATCH: New Featurettes Delve into the Mythology of ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’

New behind-the-scenes videos from LAIKA's forthcoming stop-motion/CG-animated hybrid feature includes commentary from director Travis Knight and voice talent Charlize Theron and Matthew McConaughey.

SIGGRAPH 2016 Headline News

SIGGRAPH 2016 Wraps in Anaheim, CA!

World’s leading interdisciplinary educational experience showcasing the latest in computer graphics and interactive techniques plays host to more than 14,000 visitors from 74 countries around the globe.

call for entries Headline News

Reallusion Announces 2016 3D Character Design Contest

Prizes include the chance to win a share of $4,000 cash along with 3D software, hardware and content prizes from industry sponsors including PolyCount, Allegorithmic, ZBrush, Marvelous Designer, Marmoset, HTC Vive and Noitom motion capture.

Pixar Headline News

Pixar Animation Studios Open-Sources Universal Scene Description

Open source release of technology used for the interchange of 3D graphics data through various digital content creation tools provides an effective and scalable solution for the complex workflows of CG film and game industry studios.

Brown Bag Films Headline News

Brown Bag Films Recognized with Shotgun Pipeline Award

Dublin-headquartered animation studio Brown Bag Films takes home the Pipeline Shotty Award recognizing excellence in tool development at SIGGRAPH 2016.

Komixx Media Group Headline News

Milkshake Commissions Second Series of ‘Toby’s Travelling Circus’

Channel 5’s Milkshake taps U.K. and U.S.-based family and entertainment production company Komixx Media Group for a second season of the popular CG-animated preschool series.

Epic Games Headline News

Unreal Engine 4 Powers Real-Time Cinematography at SIGGRAPH 2016

Groundbreaking real-time cinematography demonstration from Epic Games receives the SIGGRAPH award for Best Real-Time Graphics and Interactivity at Real Time Live!

Shotgun Software Headline News

Shotgun Recognizes Pipeline Heroes at SIGGRAPH 2016

Mammal Studios pipeline technical director Janice Collier is honored with this year’s Hero Award for her outstanding contributions and the ongoing development of Shotgun’s Toolkit.

Blackmagic Design Headline News

Blackmagic Announces Fusion 8.2 for Linux

New free update brings Blackmagic Design’s visual effects and motion graphics software to Mac OS X, Windows and Linux platforms, allowing artists to run different platforms for the same job.

Massive Headline News

Massive Simplifies AI-Crowd Simulation with New Parts Library

During SIGGRAPH 2016, Massive debuts the single most significant improvement to its AI-crowd simulation software since it was first released along with updates to Ready to Run Agents.

Shotgun Headline News

Shotgun Software Announces Shotgun 7.0 at SIGGRAPH 2016

Latest update expands Shotgun's review capabilities by introducing editorial cut data into the review process, enabling teams to view their work at any time, in context with the latest cut.

Autodesk Headline News

Autodesk Unveils Arnold Integration for Maya 2017

Maya 2017 features integrated rendering with Arnold and new motion graphics tools; new MAXtoA plugin allows 3ds Max users to take advantage of Arnold's powerful, production proven rendering capabilities.

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