Shane Acker’s “Plus Minus” trailer
Shane Acker (“9”) is back with a new sci-fi fantasy, now in production at Gnomon Studios – part of L.A.’s Gnomon School of Visual Effects …
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“Kung Fu Panda 2” Strong Overseas, Weak in US
The story of Kung Fu Panda 2’s second weekend is much like its first: a success overseas and an underperformer in the US. Around the …
“KFP 2” Stumbles in US, Audiences Avoid 3-D Version
Shares of DreamWorks Animation dropped today to their lowest point in two years, and equally significant, shares of 3D hardware firm Real …
Digital Domain Sets Up Florida Shop, Aims To Be Next Pixar
Visual effects house Digital Domain is building a $40 million, 120,000-square foot studio in Port St. Lucie, Florida. The plan: expand …
“La Detente” by Bertrand Bey and Pierre Ducos
La Détente, a new short by Bertrand Bey and Pierre Ducos of London’s Not To Scale, has been selected to compete at Annecy 2011. La …
“Chick” by Michal Socha
One of my favorite student films from a few years back — 2008, to be exact — has finally appeared on-line: Michal Socha’s Chick (Laska) …
Happy Easter: Superbook in CG!
Just in time for Easter, Christian Broadcasting Network has announced a computer-animated remake of their 1980s series Superbook. If CGI …
“The Pirate” by Meindbender
Once in a blue moon I see a piece of animation that plain knocks me out. “The Pirate by Trollhättan, Sweden-based Meindbender is one …
CG Squash and Stretch Just Got a Little Easier
To paraphrase Patrick Henry, Give me squash and stretch or give me death. As an outsider to the CG animation production process, I’m …
3D Modeling Software on iPad
Need to do some pre-viz work at the coffeeshop or airport but don’t have your laptop with you? Verto Studio 3D is new modeling software …
“Tron: Uprising” Series Trailer
A promising first look at Tron: Uprising which will begin airing on Disney XD in summer 2012. A ten-part micro-series will precede it …
“Matatoro” by Mauro Carraro, Raphaël Calamote and Jérémy Pasquet
Matatoro takes on “the hermetic world of bullfighting and its public, here reinvented and reinterpreted.” The short was made at …
TONIGHT: Computer-Animated “Adventure Time” by Ke Jiang
A new episode of Adventure Time airs tonight on Cartoon Network, and the show will feature a 5-1/2 minute long computer animated segment. …
“The Backwater Gospel”
The Animation Workshop, a school in Viborg, Denmark, has posted this year’s crop of student films onto their Vimeo page. The school has …
‘The External World’ by David OReilly
David OReilly debuted his latest film on-line this afternoon. The External World premiered last September at the Venice Film Festival and …
“The Prodigies” trailer
Opening in France next May via Warner Bros., is this epic, Akira-like feature film, directed by video game veteran Antoine Charreyron …
De Blob 2 Trailers by PRA
The People’s Republic of Animation recently produced these slick vinyl toy-styled launch trailers ahead of the release of de Blob 2, a …
“Enthiran” Is A Crazy Live-Action/CGI Film from India
Check out this insane footage from the Tamil film Enthiran, which is the most expensive film ever made in India. Keep watching and the CG …
“Tous des Monstres” Will Keep You Awake Tonight
Tous des Monstres (All of the Monsters) is a student film from Supinfocom directed by Nicolas Deprez, Laurent Jaffier, Pierre Lippens and …
TONIGHT: “The Gruffalo” Premieres in the US
The Gruffalo, a holiday special based on a children’s book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, makes its US debut TONIGHT on ABC …
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