Panel discussion with John Lasseter and Ed Catmull moderated by Jon Favreau celebrates the world’s first entirely computer-animated feature film on Thursday, October 1.
Oscar-winning director John Lasseter, along with ‘Big Hero 6’ filmmakers Roy Conli, Don Hall and Chris Williams, will be presenters at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 42nd Student Academy Awards on Thursday, September 17.
Winners of the 42nd Student Academy Awards competition in the animation category are ‘An Object at Rest’ by Seth Boyden ‘Soar’ by Alyce Tzue, and ‘Taking the Plunge’ by Nicholas Manfredi and Elizabeth Ku-Herrero.
Twenty scientific and technical achievements involving 11 distinct investigations are selected for further consideration for 2015 Academy Awards.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences celebrates the work of Aardman Animations with three programs featuring the studio’s Oscar-winning and nominated ‘Wallace and Gromit’ shorts.
John Knoll is re-elected to Visual Effects branch of the Academy’s Board of Governors; Bill Kroyer is re-elected to the Short Films and Feature Animation branch.
Submission deadline for Scientific and Technical Awards is Friday, July 10; Animated Short Film submissions must be made by Thursday, October 1; Animated Feature submissions are due Friday, October 30.
The Academy invites 26 new members to join the Short Films and Feature Animation branch; 23 new members are invited to join the Visual Effects branch.
Chris Wedge, Carlos Saldanha, John Donkin and Tom Cardone talk all things “Blue Sky” at the Motion Picture Academy’s New York event.
Chief creative officer of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios and principal creative advisor for Walt Disney Imagineering to speak about the human need for narrative that underlies all forms of visual storytelling.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces show dates for 2016, 2017, 2018.
Running April 24 - May 29 in New York City, ‘Animation Showcase: From Celluloid to CGI’ to include panel with LAIKA and sneak peek of Disney-Pixar’s ‘Inside Out.’
Color management and image interchange system targets production, mastering and long-term archiving of motion pictures.
Special guests to include Disney directors Don Hall and Chris Williams, producer Roy Conli, visual effects supervisor Kyle Odermatt, head of animation Zach Parrish, and director of cinematography lighting Adolph Lusinsky.
Actors Robbie and Teller to host the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation on Saturday, February 7.
Nominees for Best Animated Feature are Disney’s ‘Big Hero 6,’ LAIKA’s ‘The Boxtrolls,’ DreamWorks Animation’s ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2,’ Cartoon Saloon’s ‘Song of the Sea,’ and Studio Ghibli’s ‘The Tale of the Princess Kaguya.’
Honorees for the Academy’s 87th Scientific & Technical Awards include Dolby's David Gray, recipient of the Gordon E. Sawyer Award, and Larry Hornbeck, a key inventor behind Texas Instruments’ DLP Cinema.
Three films will be selected for consideration for the 87th Academy Awards on Saturday, January 10.
The 87th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 15, 2015, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
The 87th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 15, 2015, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
Honorary Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences is presented by Pixar’s John Lasseter.
Ten animated short films -- out of an original 58 that had qualified in the category -- will advance in the voting process for the 87th Academy Awards.
Films submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 87th Academy Awards range from CG studio ‘toons to independent, hand-drawn features.
John Bailey, Gale Anne Hurd, John Knoll and Michael Tronick accept invitations to join the Science and Technology Council of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Presentation by Academy film scholar Jan-Christopher Horak to be held on Monday, October 20 at the Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood.
