Category: People
MPC and Goodby Take to the Streets with Chevy Volt
MPC teamed up with Director Nick Gordon and Goodby, Silverstein & Partners for Chevy Volt “Morning in Hamtramck.”
All Together Now: Terrence Masson and the Coming Age of Collaboration
Terrence Masson talks about preparing educators and students through a pioneering new approach to interdisciplinary collaboration.
HIT Entertainment’s Top Management to Exit
HIT Entertainment, one of the world's leading independent children's entertainment producers and rights-owners, today announced that the company’s President & CEO, Jeffrey Dunn, and Chief Operating Officer, Sangeeta Desai, will be leaving the company after the closing of HIT’s acquisition by Mattel.
Charlex Promotes Ryan Dunn to Executive Creative Director
Ferris Bueller Super Bowl Commercial
Award-winning actor Matthew Broderick is starring in a fourth-quarter Super Bowl commercial to promote the all-new 2012 Honda CR-V.
Timothy Björklund Joins Kavaleer Productions
Animation studio Kavaleer Productions announced the appointment of Timothy Björklund as Director of its Dublin-based studios.
2012 SAG Awards: The Winners
Screen Actors Guild presented its awards for the outstanding motion picture and primetime television performances of 2011 at the “18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards” in ceremonies attended by film and television’s leading actors, held Sunday, January 29, at the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center.
72andSunny Create Call of Duty: Elite Campaign
Activision's Call of Duty continues its hot streak with the new campaign by 72andSunny for the game's Elite downloadable content subscription service.
Madoka Magica Meet and Greet
Celebrating the Release of Puella Magi Madoka Magica Vol. 1 in North America, Aniplex of America is having a special Meet and Greet Event with the English Voice Cast of the series.
Mothership’s David Rosenbaum Directs Robotarm for Cisco
Mothership director David Rosenbaum teamed with OgilvyWest for “Robotarm” for Cisco that broke during the NFC Championship broadcast on January 22.
Pixomondo Taps David Garber as Executive Producer of Motion Graphics
David Garber has joined international VFX company Pixomondo as Executive Producer of Motion Graphics where he will head up the newly formed design division in the Los Angeles office.
Nexus Signs Directorial Talents Philippe Gamer and Kris Hofmann
Leading production company Nexus is to expand its roster of international talent with the signing of top directors Philippe Gamer and Kris Hofmann.
Ed Lantz Named Keynote Speaker for Createasphere¹s Entertainment Technology Expo
Ed Lantz will give a keynote presentation, Dive Into Immersive Entertainment and the Transmedia Hub, at Createasphere¹s Entertainment Technology Expo on Thursday, March 1st, 2012.
Book Review: 'Rankin/Bass' Mad Monster Party'
There are coffee-table "The Art of …" and "The Making of …" books on just about every new American animated feature. Books about older movies are rarer. Here is one on a 1967 "classic": the stop-motion Mad Monster Party.
Jeffrey A. Okun Re-elected as VES Board Chair
The Visual Effects Society (VES), announced the 2012 Board of Director officers who were elected at the January 18, 2012 board meeting. The list of officials includes Jeffrey A. Okun, head of visual effects for Prana Studios, who was re-elected for a fourth one-year term as Board Chair.
FMX 2012: Conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Transmedia
Double Negative VFX Supervisor Nominated for VFX Oscar
Following on Double Negative's Oscar win for Inception in 2011, Dneg's work has again been nominated for a Visual Effects Oscar, this year for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2.
Pixomondo Recognized with Academy, BAFTA & VES Award Noms
Artists from international VFX company Pixomondo have earned the company's first-ever Academy Award nomination garnered for work on Martin Scorsese's 3D epic adventure, Hugo.
DreamWorks Animation Names Alex Schwartz Head of Development
Join Women In Animation Int’l at NYC’s KidScreen Summit
Women In Animation International is buying the first round of wine, courtesy of Toon Boom, the leader in animation technology, at KidScreen Summit in New York on Friday February 10.
The Crow Remake Gets Director, Writer
Days after settling a lawsuit regarding the long-gestating remake of The Crow, Relativity has closed a deal with F. Javier Gutierrez to direct the comic book adaptation. Jesse Wigutow has been signed to write the script.
Patton Oswalt Returns to Host The VES Awards
Patton Oswalt (Young Adult, Ratatouille) will host the 10th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Tuesday, February 7, 2012.
And the Race is On! 2012 Oscar Nominees Announced
3D animated feature Hugo leads the field with 11 nominations, including Best Picture, Art Direction, Cinematography, Costume Design, Directing, Film Editing, Music (Original Score), Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, Visual Effects and Writing.