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FMX 2019 Headline News

Lucasfilm’s Doug Chiang to Lead FMX 2019 Concept Art Track

Noted Oscar-winning production designer will be joined by Patrick Hanenberger from ‘The LEGO Movie 2’ in sharing their latest work.

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FMX 2019 Headline News

FMX 2019 Announces ‘Spider-Man’ Talk, Indie Animation Track and ‘CatPlanets’ Trailer Reveal

Sony Pictures Imageworks VFX supervisor Danny Dimian will present work on hit animated feature; animators Sophie Koto Gate, Michael Frei, Boris Labbé and Tomek Popakul will share their distinctive work.

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FMX 2019 Headline News

ILM’s Rob Bredow to Present ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ at FMX 2019

Studio’s head and executive creative director will share inner workings of their visual and physical effects work on Disney's BAFTA and VES-nominated sci-fi adventure.

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FMX 2019 Headline News

FMX 2019 Releases First Trailer and Program Confirmations

Keynote by Oscar-winner and Google Spotlight Stories creative director Jan Pinkava one of initial set of events confirmed for upcoming animation and VFX conference.

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Technology Headline News

Foundry Ships Nuke 11.3

New version includes major improvements to the Live Group feature, boosts to the particle system, multi-file stereo workflows for Nuke Studio, Hiero and HieroPlayer, as well as enhancements to the UI.

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SIGGRAPH Headline News

‘L’oiseau Qui Danse’ Wins Best in Show at SIGGRAPH Asia Computer Animation Festival

Jean-Marie Marbach’s abstract short, inspired by Visual Music and made entirely with Trapcode Suite, takes top prize at annual showcase for excellence in computer animation.

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SIGGRAPH Headline News

SIGGRAPH Asia 2018 Announces Full Conference Program

Presentations on Pixar’s ‘Incredibles 2,’ Weta’s history of digital characters and latest advances in virtual humans part of four packed days of computer graphics-related events running December 4-7 in Tokyo.

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Technology Headline News

Foundry Releases Katana 3.1

Latest version, now available, includes significant performance enhancements, 3Delight ^NSI integrated rendering and full VFXRP 2017 standard compliance.

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Netflix Headline News

Netflix Greenlights 4-Part Animated World War II Series ‘The Liberator’

Harrowing drama about U.S. Army officer Felix Sparks will be first ever produced using Trioscope enhanced hybrid animation technology.

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Unity and Autodesk Collaboration to Deliver Real-Time 3D Solutions in 2019

Companies working to release tools that ensure full data interoperability between key products by fall of next year.

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Chaos Group Releases V-Ray for Unreal

Software brings V-Ray scenes directly into the Unreal Editor, letting artists tap into the game engine’s power to create immersive experiences.

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FMX 2019 Headline News

FMX 2019 Announces ‘Bridging the Gap’ Theme

Animation and VFX conference, set for next April 30-May 3, will highlight worldviews and workflows that inspire artistic exchange.

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VIEW Conference Blogs

VIEW Conference 2018: History You’re Happy to See Repeat Itself

Sharing new stories with old friends, while sharing old stories with new friends, makes this annual celebration of the best in animation, VFX and visual storytelling one of my year’s most enjoyable events.

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People Headline News

MAXON Announces Extensive Executive Leadership Moves

New management team appointments part of growth plan to transform developer of Cinema 4D into globally-focused software company.

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VIEW Adds WIA Panel, ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ and ‘Game of Thrones’ Presentations

October 22-26 conference additions also include WETA technology and Glenn Entis game financing talks.

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Troy Saliba to Present VFX of ‘Venom’ at VIEW Conference 2018

The veteran animation director, along with DFX supervisor Aharon Bourland, will detail DNEG’s work on Marvel and Sony’s upcoming superhero-adventure film at next month’s Turin event.

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It’s UltraWide Time!

Share your UltraWide time.

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Is NVIDIA’s New RTX Real-Time Ray Tracing Technology Really a Game Changer?

Industry analyst Jon Peddie weighs in on the significance of NVIDIA’s recently announced Turing GPU architecture and AI-enhanced photorealistic rendering.

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People Headline News

Method Studios Promotes Andrew Bell

Former senior EP and VP takes new role as managing director, overseeing operations for integrated advertising and immersive experiences at the Los Angeles facility.