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TAAFI and CASO Announce 2017 Animation, VFX Job Fair
Industry event designed to attract top talent and employers.
Disney Makes $100 Million Settlement with Animation Workers in Hollywood Studio Antitrust Lawsuit
Settlement in the class-action lawsuit filed workers in December 2014 on behalf of animation and VFX workers covers Disney, Pixar, Lucasfilm and Two Pic MC, formerly known as ImageMovers.
DreamWorks Animation Faces 170 Additional Layoffs
Cuts come as DWA continues to be integrated into NBCUniversal following its acquisition by Comcast, and just two months after the studio eliminated 200 positions at its Glendale campus and in its distribution and consumer products operations.
In Business, CG, Films, Jobs & Recruiting | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: North America
Save the Date: FMX 2017 takes place May 2-5, 2017!
Begins: May 2, 2017
Art, Technology and Business meet at Europe's most influential conference for digital entertainment.
In 3D, Business, CG, Digital Media, Education and Training, Event, Games, Interactive, Jobs & Recruiting, Mobile and Wireless, People, Places, Transmedia, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | Event Types: Animation, Conferences, Discussion, Exhibits, Interactive, Seminars / Workshops, Transmedia, Visual Effects, Visualization, Web / Internet
Siggraph Asia 2017 Bangkok
Begins: November 27, 2017
SIGGRAPH Asia 2017's Host City has been officially announced: Bangkok, Thailand! The event will be heading to the land of smiles!
Siggraph Asia 2016 Macao
Begins: December 5, 2016
Asia’s largest computer graphics conference and exhibition features four days of research papers, demonstrations, and screenings featuring the community's latest technical achievements, and three days of commercial exhibits displaying the industry's current hardware, software, and services.
Universal, DreamWorks Animation Halt ‘Croods 2’
Universal Pictures chairman Donna Langley halts the sequel to the 2013 hit CG-animated feature directed by Chris Sanders and Kirk DeMicco.
In Business, CG, Films, Jobs & Recruiting, People | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: North America
DreamWorks Animation Makes $50 Million Settlement in Hollywood Studio Antitrust Lawsuit
Comcast-owned studio reaches a settlement in the class-action lawsuit filed in December 2014 claiming it and other Hollywood studios violated antitrust laws by conspiring to suppress the wages of animation and VFX artists.
Cinesite Seeking Animation & VFX Talent for Montréal Team
In addition to attending industry events like Spark Animation in Vancouver, CTN eXpo in Los Angeles and Journée Québec in Paris, Cinesite’s recruitment team will be visiting several major international cities throughout October and November to meet potential recruits.
In 3D, Business, CG, Films, Jobs & Recruiting, Places, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Disney Interactive & Consumer Products to Cut 250 Jobs
Five percent of the division’s total staff of 5,000 workers are laid off as Disney shifts to licensing characters to video-game producers rather than making games itself.
NBCU Eliminating 200 Jobs at DreamWorks Animation
Employees in marketing, distribution, consumer products and finance at DWA’s Glendale Campus to start receiving termination notices as early as this week.
In 3D, Business, CG, Films, Jobs & Recruiting, Places | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: North America
IATSE Issues Open Letter to Help VFX Workers Fight ‘Untenable’ Working Conditions
IATSE opens invitation to former Arc Productions and Nitrogen Studios employees to help recover lost wages and meet with legal counsel.
‘Sausage Party’ Animators Allege Unpaid & Uncredited Work
Contract workers at Vancouver-based Nitrogen Studios allege they were denied pay for overtime work, and, in many cases, denied credit for working on the film at all.
In 3D, Business, CG, Films, Jobs & Recruiting | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: North America
London VFX Industry Launches U.K. VFX Apprenticeship Program
Two new VFX-specific apprenticeships to be launched in Fall 2016 at five world-class studios including Framestore, Double Negative, Jellyfish, Lexhag and The Mill.
In 2D, 3D, CG, Jobs & Recruiting, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Europe
Cinesite Launching Toronto Talent Roadshow
Cinesite recruitment team will be visiting Toronto August 8 & 9 to meet with talented individuals interested in roles at its Montreal studio.
In 3D, Business, CG, Films, Jobs & Recruiting, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
The Rookies Announce 2016 Finalists
Nearly 2,000 entries were received for this year’s edition of The Rookies, formerly known as the CG Student Awards, with close to 500 academic facilities encouraging their students to submit work.
In 3D, Awards, CG, Education and Training, Games, Jobs & Recruiting, Short Films, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Australia
LCAD Event Showcases Recent Grads
Laguna College of Art and Design brings grads and industry pros together at industry open house.
In Education and Training, Event, Jobs & Recruiting | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: North America
Disney, DreamWorks Animation Appealing Hollywood Studio Antitrust Lawsuit
New petition raises questions about the statute of limitations for the class-action lawsuit alleging that studios violated antitrust laws by conspiring to suppress the wages of animation and VFX artists via non-poaching agreements.
Animal Logic to Recruit for ‘The LEGO Movie Sequel’ at Annecy
Award-winning digital animation and visual effects studio will be recruiting talent at Annecy 2016 for ‘The LEGO Movie Sequel’ currently in production in Vancouver.
In 3D, CG, Films, Jobs & Recruiting, Places, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Blogs: Animated Travels | Special Events: Annecy | Geographic Region: Australia, Europe, North America
ASIFA-Hollywood Announces $150K Funding Program
Professional nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the art of animation and celebrating the people who create it earmarks nearly $150,000 for animation-based community programs & events.
Australian International Animation Festival 2016
Begins: May 13, 2016
CSU Animation and Visual Effects present the 13th Anniversary of the Australian International Animation Festival, running Friday, May 13 through Sunday, May 15, 2016.
In 2D, 3D, Acting, Anime, Art, Cartoons, CG, Digital Media, Education and Training, Event, Festival, Films, Home Entertainment, Illustration, Jobs & Recruiting, Motion Graphics, People, Places, Post-production, Production, Short Films, Stop-Motion, Television, Tutorials, Visual Effects, Voice Acting | Event Types: Animation, Discussion, Documentaries, Live Action, New Media, Non-competitive Festivals, Screenings, Seminars / Workshops, Short Films, Special, Special Effects, Television, User Group Meetings, Visual Effects, Visualization, Web / Internet
WIA Welcomes Walt Disney Animation Studios as First Corporate Sponsor
Studio partnerships to broaden reach of mission and programming for professional organization aimed at bringing together a global community of animation professionals to empower and support women in the art, science and business of animation.
CG Folio Aims to Become a Global Directory of CG Artists
New online professional computer graphics directory opens its doors to studios and artists worldwide.
IT Staffing Agency Breed Launches in Los Angeles
New IT staffing agency connects motion picture studios, gaming companies, visual effects houses, post-production facilities and other creative service providers with the industry’s best engineers, IT and pipeline specialists, and programmers.
