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Netflix Becomes Maximum-Level Patron Of Blender’s Development Fund
The streamer pledged at least €240,000/year, reinforcing Blender’s position as a professional, open-source tool for high-end animation pipelines.
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Savva Tsekmes Channels Gene Wilder’s Psychedelic Willy Wonka Boat Ride In Environmental Short ‘Home Again’
Melbourne-based animator Savva Tsekmes channels Gene Wilder’s iconic Willy Wonka boat monologue into a haunting, self-produced environmental short.
Remembering The Animated Universes Of Con Pederson (1934–2026)
Pederson, credited as special photographic effects supervisor on ‘2001: A Space Odyssey,’ leaves an incredible legacy of animation and FX work.
2026 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Forevergreen’ Directors Nathan Engelhardt And Jeremy Spears (EXCLUSIVE BTS)
The gorgeous CG short follows an orphaned bear cub taken in by a paternal tree, before a hunger for human leftovers leads to disaster.
Computer Animation Before ‘Toy Story’: The Wild, Brilliant Experiments That Built CGI Animation
Explore the groundbreaking experiments and innovations in computer animation that paved the way for Pixar’s ‘Toy Story,’ released 30 years ago this weekend.
‘Baahubali: The Eternal War’ CG Feature Looks To Redefine The Future Of Indian Animation: First Trailer Released
Ishan Shukla (‘Star wars: Visions’) directs ‘Baahubali: The Eternal War,’ an ambitious CG-animated epic expanding SS Rajamouli’s blockbuster universe.
2026 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘No Vacancy’ Director Miguel Rodrick
Miguel Rodrick’s neon-drenched short ‘No Vacancy’ delves into a man’s unraveling mind in a decaying motel and earns 2026 Oscar qualification.
KitBash3D And Greyscalegorilla Merge To Expand 3D Tools And Assets
KitBash3D and Greyscalegorilla join forces to expand 3D assets, plugins, and workflows, promising to speed up the creative process.
‘Small Town Madness’ Is A Wild And Hallucinogenic Music Video By Sujin Kim
In the video for the band Kiwi Hug, icky green snail creatures try to devour the band members.
‘The Eclipse’ Short Film Is A Magical Directorial Debut For Gabriel Schemoul
Schemoul, an animation industry artist in France, worked nights and weekends for nine months to create this stunning, dreamlike film.
Haunting Canadian Short ‘Return To Hairy Hill,’ Made With Experimental Production Techniques, Debuts Online
The film blends traditional and digital methods to achieve its unique stop-motion inspired aesthetic.
In ‘Freelance,’ A Weary Knight Deals With A Fickle Client
This fast-paced, minimalist animated comedy pays homage to classic cartoons while tackling a topic that will resonate with anyone who has ever dealt with indecisive clients.
‘Under The Thicket’ Is A Reflective Exploration Of Nature And The Transience Of Life
A ghost goes for a walk in the woods.
Lillian Schwartz, Pioneering CG Animation Filmmaker, Dies At 97
Schwartz was a trailblazing filmmaker and animator who was among the handful of people to regularly make cg-animated films in the 1970s.
Takeshi Murata And Christopher Rutledge’s ‘Larry’ Lets The Dogs Out (To Play Basketball)
‘Larry’ is everything you want and rarely get in animation: an absurd, hilarious, philosophical work that ignores all manner of reality and physics.
Autodesk Unveils Project Bernini, A New Generative AI Tool That Creates 3D Shapes
The experimental project developed by Autodesk AI Lab is not available for public use.
Pedro Conti’s Stop-Motion-Inspired CG Is A Perfect Fit For The ‘Acabou, Mas Tem…’ Music Video
Clockwork toy characters and sets experience chaos mirroring the song’s unsettled narrative.
Indie CG Artist Julian Glander Shares An Early Look At His Debut Feature ‘Boys Go To Jupiter’ – Exclusive
Glander spoke with Cartoon Brew about the joys and challenges of self-producing an animated feature.
Multiple People In Custody After Softimage Founder And Computer Graphics Pioneer Daniel Langlois Found Dead In Dominica
Softimage was a key piece of cg animation software in the 1990s and used to make films like ‘Jurassic Park,’ ‘Titanic,’ and ‘The Matrix.’
Pixar, Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, And Nvidia Ally On OpenUSD
The alliance will work to standardize the cg ecosystem by advancing the capabilities of Open Universal Scene Description.