Based out of their Oakland office, Chu will oversee animation company-wide, bringing to bear 20 years of experience animating and supervising, after his most recent role as animation director at ILM.
Two new CG-animated series -- ‘Improbable Pirate Adventures’ and ‘Time Travelling Caveman Scientist’ -- to be produced at Montreal-based 3D and VFX studio using the Unreal 4 game engine.
Conjuring giant elephants, magical serpents and the out-of-this-world CG environments, London and Montréal studios contribute a total of 437 VFX shots to director Guy Ritchie’s Medieval adventure.
Festival Stop Motion Montreal invites directors, producers and stop motion animation film distributors to submit their short films for the 9th edition of the festival scheduled for September 15–17, 2017.
Festival Stop Motion Montreal, September 15 - 17, promotes all forms of stop motion animation; from puppet animation and Claymation to object animation and pixilation.
The One Club for Creativity awards has honored Framestore with 49 trophies across five projects, including 18 gold awards for ‘Field Trip to Mars,’ all for the production company’s innovative work in virtual and augmented reality.
Double Negative veteran to oversee leading VFX for feature film, including the upcoming ‘Blade Runner 2049.’
Montreal-based animation studio expanding with several animated preschool series and films in the works.
CG-animated French/Canadian co-production directed by Eric Summer and Éric Warin arrives in the U.S. on April 21.
Expansion of the Virtual Reality Studio headed by global head of VR Amy Small marks the proliferation of creative tech exploration.
Led by VFX supervisor Ferran Domenech, Montreal studio delivers more than 180 shots for director Juan Antonio Bayona’s fantasy film, including transformations and close-ups shots of the titular Monster.
CG-animated French/Canadian co-production directed by Eric Summer and Éric Warin arrives in the U.S. on March 3.
Former Rainmaker president to manage Cinesite Animation service work as the studio continues to grow its roster of animated feature films.
Montreal-based visual effects studio adds CG creatures to its repertoire of VFX expertise, delivering nearly 200 shots for director David Yates’ action-adventure that elevate animal sequences to the look of a nature documentary.
Free courses focusing on 2D skills offered to encourage growth of Montreal’s VFX community.
Paris-based company to increase production to one feature-length animated film every two years with plans to hire 300 animation specialists over the next three years.
Highlights of the eighth edition, taking place September 16-18, include Opening Night presentation from ‘Madame Tutli-Putli’ producers Clyde Henry Productions, a behind-the-scenes look at LAIKA’s ‘Kubo and the Two Strings,’ and indie stop-motion animator Chris Hopewell, who directed the music video for Radiohead’s ‘Burn the Witch.’
Former Illumination Entertainment vice president of talent to help grow the Montreal studio and harness a new phase of expansion, seeking out and cultivating new projects, artists, writers and directors.
Hand-drawn, 2D-animated graduation short by Canadian animator Myriam Obin explores themes of police brutality as seen through the eyes of a child.
Garnering a third Emmy nomination, award-winning Montreal studio delivers visual effects for the sixth season of HBO’s epic fantasy drama, including the creation of a vast CG Dothraki Horde and a pivotal battle scene at the gates of Meereen.
Cinesite recruitment team will be visiting Toronto August 8 & 9 to meet with talented individuals interested in roles at its Montreal studio.
Based on the book by Neil Gaiman, Starz miniseries is written by showrunners Bryan Fuller and Michael Green with David Slade set to direct the pilot and additional episodes.
Montreal-based visual effects house goes from wireframe to mayhem with a new VFX breakdown for director Tim Miller’s ‘Deadpool.’
In select U.S. theaters now, ‘Snowtime!’ is directed by Jean-François Pouliot and co-director François Brisson, and had its premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.
Cinesite delivers digital environments, digital make-up and prosthetics, decapitation and limb removal, crowds of computer generated rampaging zombies, and flashbacks to London burning during an attack for zombie-themed reimagined classic.
