Motion graphics systems, digital paint systems, facial geometry capture, rotoscoping and more under investigation for the 2018 Academy Sci-Tech Awards.
Short Film and Feature Animation branch adds 105 new members; 52 new members added to the Visual Effects branch.
Short film Oscar winner Kobe Bryant barred entry into film academy.
Bulgarian-Canadian animator earned an Oscar nomination for his film ‘Blind Vaysha’ and will present a master class at the festival in Slovakia.
Deal with the Ireland-based studio that made Oscar-nominated ‘The Secret of Kells,’ ‘Song of the Sea’ and ‘The Breadwinner’ would be the tech company’s first for a feature film.
Lucasfilm division also promotes Gretchen Libby to VP, marketing and production.
Rules for animated feature contenders now allow more than one producer to be designated as the nominee.
Schedule will culminate Feb. 24 with the live televised Academy Awards ceremony.
Former Fox executive writes the organization has mishandled diversity issue, let Oscars ratings and relevance slide and failing to keep the Academy Museum project on schedule and budget.
Winners of the event qualify for Oscars consideration; submissions deadline is June 1.
AMPAS statement explains the steps taken to investigate the claim and concludes that no further action is required.
Marvel Studios’ smash hit hangs on to title for the fourth weekend in a row and passes the $1 billion mark in worldwide ticket sales.
Producer of Oscar-winning hits ‘Toy Story 3’ and ‘Coco’ plans to pursue other creative and philanthropic endeavors.
Production company Anonymous Content and VFX studio MPC team for sci-fi short.
The Miscweant offers his "late" Oscar prediction for best animated short film.
Great animated shorts and feature films produced in Europe may garner nominations from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, but nary a win.
Glen Keane’s ‘Dear Basketball,’ Pixar’s ‘Coco’ win animation Oscars; ‘Blade Runner 2049’ wins VFX and cinematography awards.
The overall VFX supervisor riffs on witness cameras, bleak L.A. cityscapes and the super-secret digital recreation of Rachael in Denis Villeneuve’s mesmerizing ‘Blade Runner’ sequel.
In which Chris Robinson asks animation professionals profoundly inane questions about the inner workings of their existence. Today's guests are the Oscar nominated duo, Max Porter and Ru Kuwahata ('Negative Space').
Honor is the most-recent for the visual-effects house in a busy awards season.
All five Oscars best visual effects nominees used software made by the company, whose employees also were honored by the Television Academy and at the Sci-Tech Awards.
American duo’s short film ‘Negative Space’ is nominated for best animated short film at the 2018 Oscars.
The legendary animator finds his game and garners an Oscar nomination alongside legendary hoopster Kobe Bryant with their animated ‘love letter’ short film tribute to the sport.
Every Wednesday, Chris Robinson takes a look at short animation films. Today, a look at 'Something Left, Something Taken' (2010), the first film by 2018 Oscar nominees, Max Porter and Ru Kuwahata.
Weta’s four-time Oscar-winning senior VFX supervisor talks about the complexities of creating believable digital ape performances in the final film in Fox’s ‘Apes’ trilogy reboot, director Matt Reeves’ futuristic action adventure ‘War for the Planet of the Apes.’
