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Education & Training Headline News

Vancouver Animation School Launches New Digital Matte Painting Program

First-of-its-kind specialized diploma program features industry-standard curriculum implementing the process and pipeline used at MPC and other Vancouver-area visual effects studios.

Business Headline News

DQ Entertainment, iStory Teaming on New ‘Peg Heads’ Series

Laser Pegs spinoff iStory Animation teams with global entertainment production and distribution company DQ Entertainment to develop and produce CGI animated series ‘Peg Heads.’

CG Headline News

Iloura Brings CG Expertise to ‘The SpongeBob Movie’

Australian animation and visual effects studio completes 550 shots for the 3D/2D/live-action hybrid feature, including building and animating the SpongeBob entourage for their big-screen CG debut.

Thinkbox Software Headline News

Thinkbox Opens Beta for Deadline Cloud Wizard for Google Cloud Platform

New Deadline feature simplifies the creation of cloud-based render farms; Beta access comes with $500 credit for Google Cloud Platform render resources.

Short Films Headline News

House Special’s ‘Tale of Momentum & Inertia’ Wins One Screen Award

Global short film and video competition for the film and advertising industries recognizes House Special’s ‘A Tale of Momentum & Inertia,’A Girl Named Elastika’ directed by Guillaume Blanchet, and NYOD ‘Long Live New York’ by Y&R New York.

Technology Headline News

HP DreamColor Display Developers Receive Academy’s Sci-Tech Award

HP DreamColor Display used in production of Oscar-nominated films, including DreamWorks Animation’s ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2.’

Dreamworks Headline News

DreamWorks Animation Wins Two Academy Sci-Tech Awards

DreamWorks' Foliage System and OpenVDB -- most recently used in the Academy Award- nominated and Golden Globe Award-winning 'How to Train Your Dragon 2' -- recognized for its innovation in CGI filmmaking.

Framestore Headline News

Framestore Helps Create a Wachowski World for ‘Jupiter Ascending’

Framestore's London and Montreal teams deliver over 500 shots to help realize the Wachowski’s lavish and beautifully designed sci-fi universe, including CG hero characters, CG environments, digital doubles, and a host of CG space ships and planets, along with all manner of explosions, fireballs, shattering glass and liquid nano-technology.

Home Entertainment Headline News

Coming Soon…to Your Living Room: Disney’s ‘101 Dalmatians,’ ‘Sailor Moon’

Disney’s ‘101 Dalmatians,’ ‘Sailor Moon’ and LEGO super heroes all team up on store shelves for this week's home entertainment releases on Blu-Ray and DVD.

Awards Headline News

‘The LEGO Movie’ Takes Home BAFTA for Outstanding Animated Film

Interstellar’ is given the award for outstanding special effects; ‘The Bigger Picture,’ by Chris Hees, Daisy Jacobs and Jennifer Majka, wins the prize for best British short animation. 

box office Headline News

Box Office Report: ‘SpongeBob’ Crushes ‘Jupiter Ascending’

In one of the best debuts ever for the month of February, Paramount and Nickelodeon Movies’ ‘The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water’ soaks up $56 million for its domestic opening.

Technology Headline News

Ingenuity Engine Taps Cospective's Frankie for Qoros Ad

Hollywood-based VFX facility completes production on a new commercial for Chinese car manufacturer Qoros Automotive using Cospective’s Frankie and cineSync to help cross The Great Firewall.

Awards Headline News

‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ Tops 13th Annual VES Awards

Big Hero 6’ garners five awards; ‘Games of Thrones’ and SSE “Maya” lead in broadcast and commercial wins.

Animal Logic Entertainment Headline News

Animal Logic Blasting off with ‘Astro Boy’

Animal Logic Entertainment partners with Japan’s Tezuka Productions to develop a live-action sci-fi superhero feature based on the iconic 'Astro Boy' comic book franchise.

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