MPC Braves the Front Lines to Deliver VFX for Same Mendes’ ‘1917’
Studio’s digital skills are put to the test as they stitch the Oscar-nominated film’s lengthy, uninterrupted takes together into one long seemingly real-time sequence.
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Producers Jinko Gotoh and Marisa Román Talk ‘Klaus’ Crew Diversity
New featurette highlights how the filmmakers prioritized inclusion in building one of the most diverse crews in animation history.
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WATCH: New MPC ‘The Lion King’ VFX Breakdown Reel
Nominated for a Best Visual Effects Oscar, Jon Favreau’s VES Award-winning hit was a masterpiece of photorealistic animation and state-of-the-art virtual production.
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WATCH: 3 New ‘1917’ Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes
Sam Mendes’ BAFTA, PGA and Golden Globe Award-winning World War I epic heads into Oscar Sunday with 10 Academy Award nominations, including Best Visual Effects.
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GALLERY: 31 New Images from Oscar-Nominated ‘I Lost My Body’
Netflix has just shared with AWN an extended set of images from Jérémy Clapin and Marc du Pontavice’s Annie Award-winning animated feature film.
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‘I Lost My Body’ Pushes the Creative Boundaries of Feature Animation
Director and co-writer Jérémy Clapin talks about the narrative and technical challenges in making his Oscar-nominated, Annie Award-winning film.
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Kobe Bryant Killed in Helicopter Crash
TMZ Sports reports that the legendary basketball star and Oscar-winning writer and producer of the animated short, ‘Dear Basketball,’ died earlier this morning in Calabasas.
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Adobe Character Animator Receives Emmy Award for Breaking New Ground in TV Animation
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences honors pioneering software system used for live performance-based animation.
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Academy Announces Shortlists for Nine Categories for 92nd Oscars
Voting for nominations closes January 7; VFX and Animated Short Film categories whittled down to 10 films each.
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20 Films Announced as Contenders for VFX Oscar
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has just released their list of films to be considered in the race for the Best Visual Effects award at the upcoming 92nd Academy Awards.
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2019 Student Academy Award Winners Announced
16 directors, including four from animated films, will receive medals at upcoming October 17 ceremony.
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13 VR Projects to Compete at BIAF 2019
Festival unveils the official selection for its first VR competition, which includes Oscar-winning director John Kahr’s Oscar-nominated ‘Age of Sail.’
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114 Animated Films Selected to Compete at BIAF 2019
Festival unveils its official short film selection that includes Oscar-nominated Theodore Ushev’s latest film, ‘The Physics of Sorry’ and fellow nominee Konstantin Bronzit’s ‘He Can’t Live Without Cosmos.’
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Andrew Millstein and Clark Spencer Lead Disney Animation Executive Shakeup
Management changes at Walt Disney Animation and Blue Sky Studios signal Disney’s effort to more fully integrate former Fox film and TV assets is gaining strength.
David Rubin Named Motion Picture Academy President
Veteran casting director and board governor takes over for John Bailey.
The Academy Announces Newly Elected Board of Governors
Runoff election for Film Editors Branch set to begin Monday, June 17.
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WATCH: John Canemaker Talks Schultheis, Kahl, Tytla and Gertie History at FMX 2019
Oscar-winning animator, author, teacher and historian discusses Disney effects guru’s ‘lost notebook,’ ‘Golden Age’ Disney animation legends and Winsor McCay’s pioneering dinosaur.
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Rebecca Manning Joins Alkemy X as Compositing Supervisor
Veteran compositing supervisor brings with her more than 40 movie and TV credits including ‘Ghostbusters,’ ‘The Jungle Book,’ ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ and ‘Avatar.’
BIAF 2019 Reveals Official Poster by ‘Funan’ Director Denis Do
Annecy 2018 Cristal-winner and Gobelins graduate creates signature materials for upcoming 2019 edition of Bucheon International Animation Festival.
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Call for Entries: BIAF 2019
The 21st Bucheon International Animation Festival, which runs October 18-22 in Bucheon, South Korea, is now open for submissions.
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R.I.P. Google Spotlight Stories – 2013-2019
Award-winning experimental immersive storytelling studio behind the Academy Award-nominated short film ‘Pearl’ and last year’s Oscar-shortlisted ‘Age of Sail’ is no more.
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Chinese Culture Takes a ‘Bao’
And provides lessons for the Middle Kingdom.
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Halo VFX Bankrupt with ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Visual Effects Artists Still Unpaid
Media and entertainment trade union BECTU calls for new industry code of practice to better protect freelance workers when companies go into administration.
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‘Spider-Verse’ Co-Director Bob Persichetti Helming DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Puss In Boots 2’
Animation veteran Persichetti served as the head of story and voiced a role in the original 2011 Oscar-nominated feature.
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‘First Man’ Garners DNEG Fourth Oscar Win in Five Years
VFX supervisor Paul Lambert, DFX supervisor Tristan Myles, miniature effects supervisor Ian Hunter and special effects supervisor J.D. Schwalm receive Academy Awards for their contributions to director Damien Chazelle’s historical biopic.
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