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Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Headline News

The Academy Extends Invitations to 683 New Members

List of new members invited to join the Academy includes 28 previous Oscar recipients and 98 nominees, as well as 283 new international members from 60 countries.

Awards Headline News

The Rookies Announce 2016 Finalists

Nearly 2,000 entries were received for this year’s edition of The Rookies, formerly known as the CG Student Awards, with close to 500 academic facilities encouraging their students to submit work.

call for entries Headline News

animago AWARD Extends Submission Deadline to July 19

Deadlines for submissions of 3D animation & stills, visual effects and visualization extended to July 19; 20th anniversary edition to be held in Munich October 27-28.

lawsuits Headline News

Digital Domain Blocked from Using MOVA Tech

District Court Judge John S. Tigar issues preliminary injunction blocking the use of the Academy Award-winning facial motion capture technology by all its licensees, including Digital Domain.

Thinkbox Software Headline News

New Holland Creative Delivers Knockout Design with Deadline

Sydney-based studio specializing in design and motion graphics taps Thinkbox Software’s high-volume compute management software Deadline to help implement a GPU-based technology pipeline.

Visual Effects Headline News

Iloura Creates Crescendo VFX for GoT’s ‘Battle of the Bastards’

Deluxe-owned Australian animation and visual effects studio delivers a significant suite of work for the recent ‘Battle of the Bastards’ episode of HBO’s tentpole series ‘Game of Thrones.’

Awards Headline News

Justin Lin’s 'HELP' Wins Two Digital Craft Lions Awards

Groundbreaking collaboration between Google ATAP, creative studio Bullitt, VFX house The Mill and director Justin Lin honored with two Gold Digital Craft Lions at the 2016 Cannes Lions Awards Show.

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Luma Pictures Gears Up for ‘Captain America: Civil War’

CG supervisor Oded Raz and assistant VFX supervisor Jared Simeth discuss the making of Iron Man’s new glove, the Stark Protective Gauntlet, and other visual effects work the Santa Monica-based studio handled on Marvel’s latest super hero blockbuster.

Framestore Headline News

Framestore Appoints James Whitlam Executive Producer, Film

Visual effects veteran with 25 years of experience as a producer has contributed to films including ‘Mad Max: Fury Road,’ ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,’ ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ and ‘Batman Begins.’

Axis Headline News

Axis Appoints Jon Neill as Head of Lighting, Rendering & Compositing

Industry veteran has held senior roles at MPC and Cinesite, working on projects such as ‘Jungle Book,’ ‘Skyfall’ and ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.’

Allegorithmic Headline News

Allegorithmic Launches Inaugural ‘Substance Days’ Event

Two days of masterclasses, an evening keynote, and a day of free conference sessions to be held at Gnomon School of Visual Effects, Games and Animation.

Ed Ulbrich Headline News

Ed Ulbrich Joins Deluxe to Lead Visual Effects and Virtual Reality

Former Digital Domain CEO joins the company as President and General Manager, Deluxe Visual Effects, responsible for leading Deluxe's Method Studios and Iloura, and unifying global VFX operations.

SIGGRAPH 2016 Headline News

Production Sessions Announced for SIGGRAPH 2016

Production sessions at s2016 to include 20th Century Fox’s ‘Deadpool,’ Disney’s ‘Zootopia,’ Lucasfilm’s ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens,’ Pixar’s ‘Finding Dory’ and LAIKA’s ‘Kubo and the Two Strings.’

SIGGRAPH 2016 Headline News

WATCH: ACM SIGGRAPH Unveils 2016 Festival Animation Trailer

Selections for the Oscar-qualifying festival include outstanding achievements in animated feature and short films, scientific visualization, visual effects, real-time graphics, game excerpts, and many others.

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