Cinesite appoints Eamonn Butler as animation director to head up its expanding animation division.
Method Studios, the main visual effects vendor on the current Warner Bros. release, “Cloud Atlas,” announces the completion of 398 shots for the film.
The inaugural edition of The World Animated Feature Films and VFX Summit kicks off October 28-30 at the California Yacht Club in Marina del Rey, CA.
Catherine Morrissey reports on the growing importance of second screen and new media platforms for TV animation producers.
Margarita Mix has added sound mixer Paul Hurtubise to its talent roster
DreamWorks Animation announces that Roger Enrico has resigned as Chairman of the company’s Board of Directors.
The Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival announces the 2012 list of winners, including Public Prize recipient “My Strange Grandfather” by Dina Velikovskaya.
“Hotel Transylvania” director Genndy Tartakovsky unveils a new short film about the ghoulish retreat called “Goodnight Mr. Foot.”
Director David Rosenbaum of Mothership reunites with Nike to create spots for Nike's Pro Combat "Hyperwarm" and "Hypershield" cold-weather and water-resistant clothing.
The Jilin Animation Institute is an incredible undertaking. It’s now celebrating over ten years of operation. The student base is over 10,500. That’s NOT a typo. 10,500 students.
Motion Theory announces the addition of award-winning commercial director Guillaume de Fontenay to its roster.
Reel FX has signed Senior VFX Artist Jason Cunningham, who comes to Reel FX from Suspect Inc., Spontaneous and Pure.
a52 continues to bolster its roster with the signing of Andrew Bate as VFX Supervisor/Flame Artist.
The untold story of the greatest animated film never made premieres at the Starz Denver Film Festival.
The 14th annual Animation Show of Shows, a traveling selection of the year’s best animated short films, is underway with dates across the U.S.
iartists’ Danixa Diaz to moderate “In Broadcast, Life’s A Pitch!” panel at the Style Frames New York Conference.
British animator Run Wrake dies at the age of 47.
Digital media vet to oversee GameSpot, Giant Bomb, GameFAQs and eSports initiatives.
Loyalkaspar, the creative agency led by David Herbruck and Beat Baudenbacher, launches a Los Angeles office with Richard Eng as the office’s Creative Director and Mandy Novak as Executive Producer.
Commercial production company Motion Theory adds French directorial team Akama to its roster.
The Los Angeles Chapter of Woman In Animation (WIA) presents Storyboard Pitch Night at this month’s general meeting, to be held Thursday, October 23, at The Animation Guild in Burbank, CA.
Emmy-nominated animated children’s series “Sid the Science Kid,” will premiere four new episodes in November, including “Sid’s Pet Project” featuring Emmy award-winning actress America Ferrera as the voice of marine biologist Dr. Rosalinda Cordova.
Just in time for Halloween, former Digital Domain senior VFX artists Miguel Ortega and Tran Ma create a fun and magical animated short, 'The Green Ruby Pumpkin.'
Pixar senior development executive Mary Coleman announces the hire of writer Marti Noxon for an unspecified project.
The Imaginarium secures the film rights to the highly anticipated book series “The Bone Season,” by Samantha Shannon, as well as the film rights to adapt George Orwell’s seminal novel “Animal Farm.”
