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Directors Conrad Vernon and Greg Tiernan Talk ‘The Addams Family’

By Dan Sarto | Friday, October 11, 2019 at 11:46am

Charles Addams’s iconic, subversively comedic family is back in MGM’s new animated feature, from the creative duo that brought us the raunchy, R-Rated romp, ‘Sausage Party.’

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SEE IT HERE: Ishan Shukla’s Dystopian Short, ‘Schirkoa’ Now Online

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 2:21pm

Award-winning fourteen-minute CG-animated film, now being developed as a feature film, was created in Autodesk Maya and Adobe CC and rendered in GPU renderer Redshift.

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VES Now Accepting Submissions for 18th Annual VES Awards

Submission forms now available for entering VFX projects in Film, Television, Special Venue, Games, Animation, VR and New Media created between January 1 and December 31, 2019.

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VES Adds New SPFX Category and Expands Animation Project Eligibility

Starting with upcoming 18th annual awards, Society will recognize special (practical) effects in photoreal projects and allow more category eligibility for animation projects.

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Method Studios’s Smashing ‘John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum’ Invisible VFX

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at 11:25am

Glass, glass and more glass… visual effects supervisor Glenn Melenhorst and team show their CG chops by shattering a ton of glass in Lionsgate’s hit neo-noir action thriller starring Keanu Reeves.

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Pixar’s First Intern, Scott Clark, Talks ‘Toy Story 4’ Challenges and Easter Eggs

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at 3:12pm

With today’s 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD release, the film’s supervising animator sheds light on both humorous and touching hidden gems. 

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WATCH: Netflix Drops First Official Trailer and Images for Sergio Pablos’ ‘Klaus’

By Dan Sarto | Monday, October 7, 2019 at 8:53am

With release of his long-awaited animated feature only a month away, renown director and ‘Despicable Me’ co-creators tells AWN, ‘The wait is almost over!’

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Halon Entertainment Helps Visualize James Gray’s ‘Ad Astra’

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, October 3, 2019 at 2:48pm

Casey Pyke discusses his company’s previs and postvis work on Plan B Entertainment’s thrilling space adventure, which stars Brad Pitt and Tommy Lee Jones.

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Kristine Belson Adds TV and Streaming to Her Role as Sony Pictures Animation President

Studio head's contract renewal expands her responsibilities to include production of animation for series and streaming. 

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Bill Plympton’s Feature Library Coming to Main Digital Platforms October 15

New HD transfers of ‘Hair High,’ ‘Mutant Aliens,’ and ‘I Married a Strange Person!’ among films Shout! Factory is making available for purchase or rental.

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DreamWorks’ ‘Marooned’ to Debut with ‘Abominable’ in Select LA and NY Theatres

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at 2:41pm

Andrew Erekson’s CG-animated short, the latest release from the studio’s Shorts Program, takes a stylized look at the not too distant future. 

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‘KONOSUBA! God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Legend of Crimson’ Debuts in Theaters November 12

Crunchyroll and Fathom team up to for an exclusive movie night in over 600 cinemas across the US.

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New ‘Frozen 2’ Trailer Only Deepens the Mystery of Elsa’s Powers

By Dan Sarto | Monday, September 23, 2019 at 12:07pm

While the voice that calls her may hold answers, the Queen’s journey of discovery puts her kingdom in peril in Walt Disney Animation Studios’ upcoming sequel to its 2013 smash hit, ‘Frozen,’ hitting theatres November 22.

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Martin Scorsese to Receive VES Lifetime Achievement Award

Legendary Academy, DGA and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker to be recognized for his valuable contributions to filmed entertainment at the upcoming January 29 VES Awards.

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Visual Effects Society Announces 2019 VES Fellows

This year’s class, honored for their exceptional achievements and sustained contributions to the industry, will be recognized at a special reception on October 2.

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Films to Watch: Ottawa Animation Festival Competition Highlights

Many notable shorts and features standout in a competition artistic director Chris Robinson calls ‘weird, disorienting and divisive.’

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Napster Co-Founder Sean Parker Makes ‘Significant’ Investment in Weta Digital

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at 3:00pm

Billionaire philanthropist and entrepreneur, Facebook’s first president, partners with VFX pioneer to help fund studio’s growth.

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