FuseFX Goes Otherworldly on NBC’s ‘Debris’
Award-winning visual effects company creates a mysterious alien ship, its crash wreckage, and a dimensional window, all obviously engineered by beings not of this world, for the new sci-fi mystery series.
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MastersFX Celebrates 5 Years in Toronto
Since new studio launched in 2016, facility has done makeup FX for a number of popular TV series including ‘Handmaid’s Tale,’ ‘Umbrella Academy,’ ‘The Boys’ and ‘Coroner;’ next up is SYFY series ‘Day of the Dead’ slated for release in Fall 2021.
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Animal Logic Begins Work on Animated Musical ‘Toto’ for Warner Bros.
Pre-production begins at studio’s Vancouver facility on adaptation of Michael Morpurgo and Emma Chichester Clark’s 2017 book, ‘Toto: The Dog-Gone Amazing Story of the Wizard of Oz.’
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‘The Torture Letters’ Takes Best in Show at SPARK Animation 2020
‘BoxsBallet,’ ‘My friend who shines in the night,’ and ‘Seoulsori,’ also take home awards in an online ceremony from the 12th annual festival, running through November 8; WIA Diversity Award winners also announced.
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Titmouse Adds 2 Senior Hires to Vancouver Studio
Kramer Hoehn and Jody Jessop join Emmy Award-winning animation studio as head of production, Titmouse Canada, and the studio’s first recruiter, respectively; Jen Ray returns to LA as a director of series production.
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Women in Animation Announces WIA Diversity Award Honorees
In a Spark Animation 2020 virtual ceremony, Kyoto Animation, Laurence Ralph’s ‘The Torture Letters,’ and Maria Trénor’s ‘Where Were You?’ are recognized for making a significant impact in expanding diversity of voices in animation.
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Ghost VFX Opens Vancouver B.C. Studio as Part of Global Expansion Strategy
Visual effects veteran Gillian Pearson named lead studio manager at new Vancouver state-of-the-art facility.
Tanya Green Joins Mainframe as Head of Preschool
Studio seeks to expand global preschool presence with hire of award-winning producer who oversaw hundreds of hours of animated TV projects.
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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.
The Embassy Hires Kenny Solomon to Head New LA Operations
Industry veteran and entrepreneur will be direct point of contact for VFX studio’s growing U.S. client base.
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SIGGRAPH Returning to Vancouver in 2022
SCAD’s Munkhtsetseg “Muunuu” Nandigjav named Conference Chair; event set for August 7-11, 2022 at the Vancouver Convention Centre.
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IATSE and ABAS Offering Free Legal Support for Laid Off MPC Vancouver Workers
Offer made to provide support for those workers affected by the studio’s abrupt closure on December 11.
MPC Shuts Down Vancouver Facility
One of the VFX industry’s leading studios abruptly closes the doors at one of its locations.
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Women in Animation Announces 3rd Annual WIA Diversity Award Winners
Sony Pictures Animation, Netflix’s Melissa Cobb and director Brenda Lopez’s ‘Abeo’ will be honored at upcoming Spark Animation 2019, which runs October 24-27 in Vancouver.
‘Sister,’ ‘Zog,’ and ‘The Seahorse Trainer’ Among Winners at Spark Animation 2019
Films by Siqi Song, Daniel Snaddon & Max Lang, and Babak Bina & Ricardo Bonisoli take top honors at 11th annual Spark CG festival in Vancouver, Canada.
Nadine Westerbarkey and Chris Buckley Get Atomic Cartoon Promotions
New heads of 2D and 3D animation bring their extensive experience to lead kids and family division production teams.
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Spark Animation Festival Returns October 24 - 27
Begins: October 24, 2019
Spark CG hosts the 11th annual Spark Animation Festival in Vancouver, promising a window into the leading minds of GC and animation.
Former Illumination Exec Amir Nasrabadi to Head DHX Media’s Vancouver Animation Studio
Industry veteran, with long stints at Illumination, Paramount Animation and DisneyToon Studios, is named executive vice president and general manager of the Canadian production house.
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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VFX Breakdown: Method Studios Helps Santa’s Reindeer Take Flight in ‘The Christmas Chronicles’
Led by VFX supervisor Hamish Schumacher, Method Studios Vancouver delivers holiday cheer for the Netflix Christmas movie with everything from photoreal reindeer taking flight through a Northern Lights night sky to a sprightly cast of CG elves.
Digital Domain Adds Studio in Montréal
Global VFX studio celebrates 25 years with the opening of its ninth location.
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Women in Animation Announces WIA Diversity Award Honorees at Spark ANIMATION 2018
Women in Animation honoring Michael Fukushima of the National Film Board Of Canada, animation legend Brenda Banks, and director Alex Widdowson’s ‘Music & Clowns’ with its second annual WIA Diversity Awards at Spark ANIMATION 2018.
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Aardman’s Nick Park To be Honored at SPARK ANIMATION 2018
Four-time Oscar-winning director to receive Lifetime Achievement Award, deliver closing keynote address.
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EagleTree Capital Buys Majority Stake in FuseFX
Visual effects company with locations in Los Angeles, New York and Vancouver to expand to Atlanta.
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SPARK ANIMATION Announces 2018 Festival Jury
Call for submissions for Vancouver conference and festival running October 25-28 extended to September 10.
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