Deadline for submissions for Production Sessions is February 6, 2017; entries for the Computer Animation Festival close March 21, 2017.
Six-minute short directed by ‘WALL•E’ and ‘Brave’ supervising animator Alan Barillaro began as a series of tests conducted to create more painterly CG animation tools.
Interactive cloud sculpting and rendering plugin for Autodesk Maya supports rendering in modern render tools including Arnold and RenderMan.
Trailer for the 22nd edition of Europe’s most influential computer graphics conference created by third-year Animationsinstitut students at the Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg.
New CG-animated special, ‘The Great Race,’ kicks off the 20th season of ‘Thomas & Friends.’
Former Rainmaker president to manage Cinesite Animation service work as the studio continues to grow its roster of animated feature films.
First teaser trailer for Sony Pictures Animation’s ‘The Emoji Movie’ optimized in vertical format to be viewed on the tiniest screens of all.
Latest version boasts faster workflows for large development teams and a second streaming system to handle all texture content efficiently.
New release includes new import libraries and expanded support for the latest releases of Autodesk Alias, Inventor and Maya, Siemens NX and Solid Edge, and SOLIDWORKS.
BAFTA-winning studio turns around festive animation in just four weeks using GPU-accelerated renderer Redshift.
Montreal-based visual effects studio delivers 126 VFX shots for Harry Potter spinoff, including many featured creatures and their environments, the magical reconstruction of a destroyed room, and the elaborate MACUSA wizard headquarters.
New CGI-animated series based on the famous baby toy manufactured by Vulli set to premiere online in 2017.
Hidden away since 2014, Bent’s Dragon tech demo demonstrates that 3D animated characters can move freely while interacting with objects in real time.
Multi-faceted creature/character designer and master sculptor joins Spin VFX as Supervisor of Creature and Concept Design.
New video spotlights the water effects created for LAIKA head Travis Knight’s directorial debut shortlisted in this year's VFX Oscar race.
Digital material authoring software introduces new tools and filters for photogrammetric workflows.
Academy’s Visual Effects Branch to view 10-minute excerpts from each of the shortlisted films at the VFX Bake-Off held Saturday, January 7, 2017.
YouTube Space LA, Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures partner for ‘Sing Presents a Holiday Remix Live on YouTube’ concert; livestream begins at 5:00 PM PT/8:00 PM ET.
New trailer for the forthcoming CG-animated feature directed by Tom McGrath unwraps a story about sibling rivalry gone amuck.
First fully Middle Eastern-funded and produced CG-animated film produced by Dubai-based animation and VFX studio Barajoun Entertainment among 27 features submitted for consideration for an Oscar nomination.
Led by VFX supervisor Andrew Morley, Cinesite delivers just under 100 shots for ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,’ including environments of prohibition-era Manhattan, set extensions and the creation of a magical dinner.
Trunk directors Layla Atkinson and Jock Mooney join forces for the first time to co-direct new video for the 25th anniversary of Julian Lennon’s ‘Saltwater.’
Render farm management software lets VFS students take charge of the school’s render farm to create International, award-winning visual effects and animation projects.
Linear and SVOD deals close in 22 territories for new CG-animated kids series produced by New Zealand-based Huhu Studios.
Led by executive producer Joey Cade, Infinite Fiction will focus on high-end motion design and visual effects for all platforms.
