Oscars Shortlists Announced: Animation Projects Compete In Record 7 Shortlist Categories
The animated short film shortlist is led by films from France and Japan.
VFX
Framestore Asked Directors Like Spike Jonze And James Gunn To Discuss Their Collaboration With Animators
The new online video series, called ‘Directing The Invisible Art,’ explores how film directors work with animators on hybrid productions.
David Conley Appointed President Of VFX/Animation Powerhouse MPC
Conley was most recently executive producer at Wētā FX, where he worked on projects such as ‘Avatar: The Way of Water,’ ‘The Last of Us’ series, and the Oscar-winning short ‘War is Over!’
Indian VFX Studio Basilic Fly Takes Majority Stake In London Studio One Of Us
The combination of the two companies lifts their workforce to over 900 artists.
‘Blue Eye Samurai,’ ‘Scavengers Reign,’ ‘X-Men ’97’ Among 2024 Emmy Animation Nominations
The Emmy Awards will be presented in September.
Framestore Will Shutter Vancouver Studio Citing ‘Industry-Wide Slowdown In Content Production’
The studio’s last day of operation will be July 5.
How Framestore’s VFX And Animation Supervisors Collaborated To Create The Tangible World Of ‘IF’
Director John Krasinski wanted to create a tactile and tangible world for a whole host of diverse characters.
DNEG To Lay Off Hundreds Of VFX Workers
Workers are bracing for layoffs to hit at the company’s studios in the U.K. and Canada.
‘3 Body Problem’ VFX Supervisor Stefen Fangmeier On Balancing Interplanetary Realities In Netflix’s Ambitious New Sci-Fi Series
Out today, ‘3 Body Problem’ promises to be a spectacle unlike anything the streamer has released so far.
L.A.-Based Real-Time VFX Studio Beyond-FX Purchased By Singaporean Gaming Giant Virtuos
The acquisition Real-time vfx is becoming an increasingly important part of game development.
Iconic VFX House Tippett Studio Acquired By India’s Phantom FX
According to Phantom, the acquisition will create 250-300 vfx job in India, the U.S., and Canada.
‘Boy And The Heron’ Is The First Hand-Drawn Animated Feature To Win Oscar In 21 Years
It also marks the first time that a PG-13 film has won the category.
UK Screen Alliance Says New Tax Credit Could Create 2,000 VFX Jobs
VFX and animation studios across the U.K. are celebrating an increased expenditure credit included in the country’s spring budget.
DNEG Montreal Becomes The Company’s Second Canadian VFX Outfit To Unionize
IATSE organizers say that workers at DNEG Toronto have already filed for union certification and are waiting for the labor board confirmation.
‘The Creator,’ ‘Spider-Verse,’ ‘The Last Of Us’ Win Big At 2024 VES Awards
Since the VES Awards introduced its visual effects in an animation prize in 2008, 11 of the 15 winners went on to win the animated feature Oscar.
‘Elemental’ VFX Supervisor Sanjay Bakshi Discusses The Combustible Elements Behind Pixar’s Oscar-Nominated Feature
Bakshi also gave us access to a trove of behind-the-scenes artwork and explained how his team brought life to Element City and its characters.
‘The Boy And The Heron’ Becomes First Non-U.S. Film To Win Animated Feature BAFTA, Set Up Oscars Faceoff With ‘Spider-Man’
Ross Stringer’s coming-of-age short ‘Crab Day’ won best British short animation and ‘Poor Things’ won best effects.
Oscar Nominee ‘Robot Dreams’ Wins Animated Feature, Adapted Screenplay Prizes At Spain’s Goya Awards
‘To Bird or Not to Bird’ won best animated short and ‘The Society of the Snow’ won best special effects.
Bring On The Night: A Detailed Look At The Stunning Lighting And VFX Work In Dreamwork’s ‘Orion And The Dark’
Visual effects supervisor M. Scott McKee shares insights and artwork from behind the scenes of Netflix’s upcoming feature.
‘No Dogs Or Italians Allowed,’ ‘Chicken For Linda!’ ‘Mars Express’ Score César Award Nominations
The year’s race features a 1920s-set stop-motion immigration tale, a vibrant mother-daughter story, and a sci-fi noir thriller.
