Cinesite Has a Gas with ‘No Time to Die’ VFX
Montreal and London studios create iridescent weaponized gas that descends on James Bond as he’s caught in a beam of light surrounded by party goers in the hit MGM thriller.
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Cinesite Welcomes New London HQ GM and VFX Supervisor Hires
Joce Capper will oversee London studio, working in tandem with her Montreal colleagues; Rebecca Manning joins visual effects team following tenure at FuseFX as digital effects supervisor & head of 2D.
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Winners Revealed for 13th Festival Stop Motion Montreal
A virtual awards ceremony honored a multi-national list of films including ‘Fresh Breeze’ by Gabriella Coumau, Alyx Ecalle, Saliha Sittler and Constantin Rytz; ‘Love is Just a Death Away’ by Bára Anna Stejskalová; ‘Angakusajaujuq: The Shaman’s Apprentice’ by Zacharias Kunuk; and ‘Üks imeline mees’ (‘A Most Exquisite Man’) by Jonas Taul.
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Festival Stop Motion Montréal Returns with Spotlight on Indigenous Artists
The 13th edition runs September 10-19, and features the panel discussion, ‘Indigenous Stop-Motion Productions—Voices and Images,’ and a stop-motion character workshop by Jean-François Lévesque.
DNEG Animation Names Tom Jacomb President
Previous managing director will now oversee the studio’s worldwide expansion efforts; five new senior hires include VFX supervisors Freddy Chaleur and Yancy Lindquist, animation director Jay Boose, head of look development Sonja Burchard, and producer Audrey Ford.
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DNEG Announces Global Expansion Plans Including New Toronto Studio
Up to 200 new jobs to be created as part of opening fourth North American facility; 300 additional staff are being recruited for new jobs in Vancouver and Montreal offices, including 100 in new feature animation division.
Festival Stop Motion Montréal Reveals Short Film Selection and Poster
The 13th edition returns primarily online, September 10-19, with some in-person workshops; 93 films from 31 countries have been selected for this year’s short film competition.
Festival Stop Motion Montréal 2021 Issues Call for Entries
The event, running September 10-19, is accepting short film projects using puppet animation, object animation and/or pixilation; deadline for submissions is July 2.
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Winners Announced for 12th Festival Stop Motion Montreal
Top honors go to multi-national list of films including ‘The Silly Duck Wizard’ by Terry Ibele; ‘Une de Perdue’ by Marie Clerc; ‘Uzi’ by Dina Velikovskaya; and ‘Un Coeur d'Or’ by Simon Filliot.
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Online Festival Stop Motion Montreal Coming September 14-20
‘Home Sweet Home’ 12th edition will connect the international stop-motion animation community virtually.
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Framestore Selects Winning Internship VFX Competition Teams
Remote program mentors recent VFX grads competing for prizes and job opportunities at VFX studio’s Montreal or London office.
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Cinesite Bolsters Management Team with Three New Hires
Melissa Taylor, Siobhan Bentley and Tamara Boutcher will oversee feature animation and VFX services in London and Montreal studios.
Call for Entries: Festival Stop-Motion Montréal 2020
Submissions are now being accepted for the event’s 12th edition taking place September 14 - 20; deadline for entries is June 30, 2020.
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Squeeze Boards Marvel’s Animated ‘What If…?’
Québec City animation studio will produce five episodes of upcoming Disney+ anthology series that revisits and re-imagines key historic MCU moments.
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Digital Domain Opens Montreal Studio
130 artists now working at the company’s ninth location, bringing their employee total to over 1,500 worldwide.
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Amy Wixson Joins Outpost VFX as Executive Producer
Industry veteran will be based in LA and service studio’s US and international film, TV and SVOD production clients.
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Festival Stop-Motion Montreal 2019 Names New Co-Directors
Marie Valade and Dominique Côté take over for founder Érik Goulet, who joins the board of directors along with eight other new appointees.
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Outpost VFX Hires Ben Lock and Patric Roos to Further Global Expansion
Company expands its APAC footprint with two industry veterans who will lead the studios’ new regional visual effects operation.
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DNEG Expands TV Business in Vancouver and Montréal
Award-winning VFX house expands Vancouver and Montréal facilities, hires veteran television and VFX producer Michelle Eisenreich to lead Vancouver operations.
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Digital Dimension Appoints Frédérick Faubert Chief Creative Officer
Former Hibernum founder and president & CCO brings 20 years of experience in the animation, video game and the toy industries.
Outpost VFX Launches First International Facility in Montréal
VFX producer Becca Scott and VFX supervisor James Rustad to oversee new Montréal studio.
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VFX Supervisor João Sita Joins Framestore Montreal
Veteran artist previously earned VES Award and Primetime Emmy nominations for work on Netflix series ‘Lost in Space.’
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Digital Domain Adds Studio in Montréal
Global VFX studio celebrates 25 years with the opening of its ninth location.
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Seven NFB Films to Screen at 17th Annual Sommets du Cinéma D’animation
Oscar-winners Snowden and Fine’s hilarious ‘Animal Behaviour’ and pinscreen gem ‘Embraced’ lead National Film Board’s impressive festival roster.
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Pixomondo Announces Opening of Montréal Office
Slated to open in early 2019, Oscar-winning VFX company’s eighth international studio to enable the creation of 180 specialized jobs within the next three years.
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