Halon Turns Around Rapid Previs Sequence for ‘The Great Wall’
Santa Monica-based studio Halon Entertainment helps ‘The Great Wall’ director Zhang Yimou explore the storytelling possibilities of previsualization.
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LAIKA Head Travis Knight Pivots to Live-Action with ‘Transformers’ Spinoff ‘Bumblebee’
Following his directorial debut with the twice-Oscar-nominated epic animated feature, ‘Kubo and the Two Strings,’ LAIKA CEO Travis Knight to helm Transformers spinoff ‘Bumblebee’ for Paramount Pictures.
Xsens Indie Program Brings Mocap to the Masses
New initiative gives indie creatives access to Hollywood-grade motion capture technology.
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Ray-Traced Volume Simulations Now Possible with V-Ray 3.5 for NUKE
Render OpenVDB simulations directly in Foundry’s industry-leading compositor; deep volumes now supported.
CalArts, USC, Ringling Top U.S. Animation School Rankings
CalArts, USC and Ringling are listed as the top three ranked programs -- comprising the top 1% of schools considered -- in the country in Animation Career Review’s 2017 rankings.
Epic Games, The Mill & Chevrolet Unveil Real-time Film at GDC 2017
The Unreal Engine, virtual production technology, and an iconic brand come together in ‘The Human Race,’ a real-time short film and AR presentation.
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Original Force Taps GFM for Distribution of ‘Duck Duck Goose’ Feature
CG-animated family adventure directed and co-written by Christopher Jenkins features a celebrity voice cast including Jim Gaffigan, Zendaya, Lance Lim, Greg Proops, Reggie Watts, Carl Reiner, Jennifer Grey, Stephen Fry, Natasha Leggero, Diedrich Bader, Rick Overton and Craig Ferguson.
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m4e’s ‘Wissper’ Picks Up New Broadcasters in Iberia
CG-animated preschool series created by London-based animation studio Cuckoo is licensed by Spain’s Clan TVE and Portugal’s RTP and Canal Panda.
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Studio 100, Cinema Republic Sign Multi-Picture Deal
Cinema Republic acquires theatrical, TV, and home video rights to ‘Maya the Bee’ films and ‘Princess Emmy – The Movie’ for the South Korean market.
Backstage at the 89th Academy Awards
AWN celebrates Hollywood’s biggest night out backstage at the 89th Academy Awards, gathering remarks from the Oscar-winning teams behind best animated feature ‘Zootopia,’ best animated short ‘Piper,’ and best visual effects for ‘The Jungle Book.’
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‘Zootopia,’ ‘Piper’ & ‘The Jungle Book’ Win Oscars at the 89th Academy Awards
Oscar gold: Walt Disney Animation Studios’ ‘Zootopia’ wins Best Animated Feature, Pixar’s ‘Piper’ wins Best Animated Short, and Disney’s live-action remake of ‘The Jungle Book’ wins Best Visual Effects at the 89th Academy Awards.
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Autodesk Helps Power Oscar-Nominated Features, Wins Sci-Tech Award
All five VFX Academy Award nominees employed Autodesk technology to help deliver Oscar-worthy visual effects; Arnold renderer honored with a 2017 Sci-Tech Award.
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Delve Behind the Scenes of the Animated Sequences from ‘A Monster Calls’
Barcelona-based animation studio Glassworks teams with Headless Productions to deliver two animated tales for J. A. Bayona’s new film.
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Worlds Apart: Artistic Effects, Invisible Effects, Spectacle & Fantasy at the 89th Academy Awards
The 2017 VFX Oscar-nominated films showcase the versatility and range of visual effects artists.
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Bangkok International Digital Content Festival Set for March 20-24
ASEAN’s biggest annual digital content event celebrates fourth year with ‘Digital Wonderland’ theme.
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Nelvana, Kids Can Press Partner for ‘The Most Magnificent Thing’
3D-animated short film based on Ashley Spire’s bestselling picture book of the same name to be directed by Arna Selznick.
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Disney Acquires Monster Entertainment’s ‘Harry & Bip’
Dialog-free CGI animated comedy shortform series is directed by Leevi Lemmetty and produced by Tamsin Lyons of Ink and Light and Muste ja Valo Oy in association with RTE, YLE, Finnish Film Foundation and the Irish Film Board.
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animago AWARD 2017 Now Accepting Submissions
Deadline for submissions of work in 3D Animation, Visual Effects, and Visualization spanning 11 categories for consideration at the animago AWARD 2017 is May 31st.
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Conductor Technologies Raises Series A Funding
Walden Venture Capital and Autodesk invest in revolutionary new cloud rendering platform behind the visual effects for 2016 blockbusters ‘Deadpool’ and ‘Star Trek Beyond.’
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Autodesk Announces CEO Transition
Carl Bass to step down as CEO, remain on Board of Directors; Board undergoing CEO search, institutes Office of the CEO during transition.
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Redshift Now Provides Integration with SideFX Houdini
New plugin brings the lightning-fast speed of GPU-accelerated render engine Redshift to SideFX’s powerful all-in-one 3D application combining modeling, animation, rigging and compositing.
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First Look: ‘Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs’ Series Set for March 6 Premiere
New Cartoon Network series based on the critically-acclaimed blockbuster film franchise from Sony Pictures Animation is produced by DHX Media and SPA in association with Corus Entertainment.
Allegorithmic Launches Substance Designer 6
Digital Material Authoring package expands into a comprehensive texture, scans and MDL Processing tool for game development, animation/VFX and design visualization.
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Tobeit Global Launching ‘Hanni and the Wild Woods’ at Kidscreen 2017
New CGI-animated franchise created by Minah Eom is produced by Tobeit Global, with Astro-Nomical Entertainment partners Jay Ahn and Chris Henderson handling U.S. and foreign sales at Kidscreen Summit 2017.
GALLERY: LAIKA’s ‘Kubo’ Visits China’s Forbidden City
The star of LAIKA’s BAFTA and VES Award-winning stop-motion/CG-animated feature travels to the Middle Kingdom for a special visit to the 15th Century Chinese imperial palace.
