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.
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Illumination Entertainment’s ‘Sing’ Headed to Retail
Global animated musical hit and three new mini-movies arrive on Digital HD on March 3, and on Special Edition on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand on March 21.
In 3D, CG, Films, Home Entertainment, Short Films | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: North America
Advanced Imaging Society, VR Society Bestow 28 Lumiere Awards
LAIKA’s ‘Kubo and the Two Strings,’ Disney’s ‘Inner Workings’ and ‘Zootopia,’ and Pixar’s ‘Finding Dory’ among 28 awards for distinguished achievement.
In 3D, Awards, CG, Films, People, Short Films, Stop-Motion, Technology, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All, North America
Australia’s ‘Blinky Bill’ Heads to Latin America & Scandinavia
Produced by Flying Bark Productions, CG-animated feature ‘Blinky Bill – The Movie’ picked up by Delta Films in Peru) and Myndform in Iceland.
Trailer: The Swan Princess Goes ‘Royally Undercover’ in Brand-New Adventure
The Swan Princess is back with an all-new feature length movie, ‘Swan Princess: Royally Undercover,’ available on DVD on March 28.
LAIKA’s ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ Wins Animated Feature BAFTA Award
LAIKA head and ‘Kubo’ director and producer Travis Knight receives the studio’s first BAFTA Award; Disney’s The Jungle Book awarded for Special Visual Effects.
In Awards, CG, Event, Films, People, Places, Short Films, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: BAFTAs | Geographic Region: Europe
Calling All ‘Toons! Cartoons on the Bay to be Held April 6-8 in Turin, Italy
Deadline for registration for International cross-media animation and children’s television festival featuring three days of screenings, workshops and competitions is March 10.
In Call for Entries, Cartoons, Festival, Films, Games, Places, Short Films, Transmedia | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Blogs: Animated Travels | Geographic Region: Europe
Nimble Collective’s Bruce Wilson Promoted to Chief Scientist
Digital media industry leader Rob DeMillo joins Mountain View, CA startup production platform aimed at revolutionizing the animation content market as Chief Technology Officer.
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WIA Voiceover Group Hosting Conversation with Laraine Newman February 28
Continuing series of ‘Inside the Actors Studio’-style interviews with notable female voice actors hosted by Amy Ulrich to feature Emmy and Annie Award-nominated performer.
Cartoons on the Bay Comes to Turin in April 2017
Begins: April 6, 2017
International Cross-media Animation and Children’s Television Festival featuring three days of screenings, workshops and competitions, April 6th – 8th, now open for registration.
Chris Edwards in Beijing - Part 1: Previs and Virtual Production in China
THE THIRD FLOOR founder talks about cutting edge production techniques and technology in a new global frontier.
LAIKA’s ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ Top Animated Feature Film at 15th Annual VES Awards
‘The Jungle Book’ named photoreal feature film winner with five awards; ‘Game of Thrones’ episode ‘Battle of the Bastards’ named best photoreal episode with five awards; John Lewis ‘Boxer the Buster’ wins top honors in the commercial field.
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CLIP: Going to the Chapel with Signe Baumane’s ‘My Love Affair With Marriage’
New clip from Brooklyn-based independent animator’s follow-up to ‘Rocks in My Pockets’ features the Mythology Sirens, shape-shifting creatures who lure young women into fantasies of everlasting love and blissful marriage.
Explore the VFX of LAIKA’s ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’
From environments spanning the Snowy Plains, the Underwater Garden of Eyes, and the mysterious Hall of Bones, to effects such as massive water simulations, disintegrating magical boats, and digital set extensions, explore the VFX of LAIKA head Travis Knight’s Oscar-nominated directorial debut.
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Disney’s ‘Zootopia’ Wins Best Animated Feature at 44th Annie Awards
Studio Ghibli-Wild Bunch-Why Not Productions co-production ‘The Red Turtle’ wins Best Independent Animated Feature; Pixar’s ‘Piper’ wins Best Animated Short Subject.
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Film Independent, LAIKA Announce Second Year of LAIKA Animation Fellowship for Project Involve
Fellowship provides $10,000 grant to an animation filmmaker from diversity mentorship program Project Involve.
John Cho and Leslie Mann Hosting Academy’s Sci-Tech Awards
Actors John Cho and Leslie Mann will host the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation on Saturday, February 11, at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills.
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Tim Miller, Pete Docter & Jonas Rivera to Host Oscar Week Events
‘Deadpool’ director Tim Miller to present short film program; Pixar director Pete Docter and producer Jonas Rivera to present animated features program.
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The Visual Effects of ‘Star Wars: Rogue One’: ILM Artists Take Us Back to a Galaxy Far, Far Away
ILM chief creative officer and senior visual effects supervisor John Knoll -- nominated for an Oscar alongside VFX supervisor Mohen Leo, animation supervisor Hal Hickel, and special effects supervisor Neil Corbould -- details the challenges of bringing the continuing saga of the Skywalker family to the big screen.
The Artery Helps Explore the Afterlife in ‘The Discovery’
New York-based boutique VFX and design studio provides more than 70 visual effect shots for the Sundance feature debuting on Netflix on March 31.
Matthew Modine Joins Signe Baumane’s ‘My Love Affair With Marriage’
Award-winning actor to voice role and serve as executive producer on the New York-based independent animator’s second feature.
Unity Announces Vision VR/AR Summit 2017
Leaders and upstarts from across the Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality industry will convene in Los Angeles May 1-2.
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Visualizing the Fantastic Worlds of ‘Doctor Strange’
The Third Floor’s previs and postvis supervisor Faraz Hameed describes the challenges of more than two years of work on Marvel’s hit supernatural superhero adventure.
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Disney Makes $100 Million Settlement with Animation Workers in Hollywood Studio Antitrust Lawsuit
Settlement in the class-action lawsuit filed workers in December 2014 on behalf of animation and VFX workers covers Disney, Pixar, Lucasfilm and Two Pic MC, formerly known as ImageMovers.
‘How Far I’ll Go’: The Incredible Journey Behind Disney’s ‘Moana’
‘Moana’ producer Osnat Shurer details the meticulous process of bringing Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Oscar-nominated Polynesian adventure to the big screen.
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