‘Spider-Verse,’ ‘The Boy And The Heron,’ ‘Elemental,’ And ‘Chicken Run’ Score Animated Feature BAFTA Nominations
The BAFTAs unveiled its 2024 nominees today, including animated feature, British short animation, and vfx.
VFX
‘The Creator,’ ‘Across The Spider-Verse,’ ‘The Last Of Us,’ Lead 2024 VES Awards Nominations
The 22nd VES awards will be presented on February 21 at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.
The Animated Feature Race Narrows As ‘Spider-Verse’ Tops Critics Choice Awards
Netflix’s anime adaptation ‘Scott Pilgrim Takes Off’ won best animated series.
‘The Simpsons’ Scores 37th Primetime Emmy Win With “Treehouse Of Horror XXXIII”
Vfx awards went to ‘The Last of Us’ and ‘Five Days at Memorial,’ and Maya Rudolph won her third voice-acting Emmy.
Oscar Shortlists: Iran And Mexico Contend For 1st Time In Animated Shorts; ‘Boy And The Heron’ Considered For Score; ‘Spider-Verse’ Shortlisted For VFX
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the shortlists in 10 different categories, including animated short film and visual effects.
‘Avatar’ VFX Workers File For National Labor Board Unionization Election
Workers at James Cameron’s Lightstorm Entertainment follow in-house professionals at Marvel and Disney in seeking IATSE representation.
Critics Choice Awards Nominations Emphasize The Unpredictable Nature Of This Year’s Awards Season
‘Across the Spider-Verse’ scored three CCA nominations, the most of any animated film.
Seth MacFarlane’s Fuzzy Door Tech Launches Viewscreen Suite Of Real-Time Production Visualization Tools
Having used the tools on ‘The Orville’ and ‘Ted,’ MacFarlane says Viewscreen revolutionizes real-time production.
Pablo Berger’s ‘Robot Dreams’ Wins Best Animated Feature At The European Film Awards
‘Hardly Working’ won this year’s prize for a European animated short and ‘Society of the Snow’ won best European visual effects.
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.’
It’s Official, DNEG Vancouver Has Unionized After Labor Board Confirmation (Exclusive)
According to organizers, talks are underway at DNEG Montreal and Toronto to follow suit.
In A Huge Win For VFX Workers, DNEG Vancouver Employees Have Won A Union (Exclusive)
The tremendous breakthrough hails a new dawn for vfx workers in Canada.
Video Essay: Why Do Studios Refuse To Acknowledge That They Use CG
Vfx supervisor Jonas Ussing is releasing a series of video essays on the art of “invisible cgi” and why studios don’t acknowledge using it.
Is CG Addiction Killing Modern Blockbusters?
Youtuber Cody Johnston offers several reasons for the declining quality of modern blockbusters, including an overreliance on vfx.
Walt Disney Pictures VFX Workers Unanimously Vote To Unionize With IATSE
Walt Disney Pictures vfx workers have become the second such group to unionize with IATSE, joining their counterparts at Marvel Studios.
IATSE Working With DNEG Employees To Unionize Canadian Studios
IATSE is asking DNEG workers across the country to fill out in IATSE VFX Union Support Cards.
VFX Giant DNEG Puts Forth New Salary Reduction Proposal After Worker Backlash To Initial Proposal
The company says that the salary reductions will allow it to keep people employed instead of laying off workers.
In A Historic First, Marvel VFX Workers Have Voted Unanimously To Unionize With IATSE
This is the first time in IATSE’s history that a bargaining unit made up entirely of vfx workers has unionized with the organization.
‘One Piece’ VFX Supervisor Victor Scalise On How The Show Balanced Practical And CG Effects
Scalise told us when practical effects were preferrable, and when the digital artists at Framestore were required to deliver a scene.
VFX Workers At Walt Disney Pictures Move To Unionize With IATSE
Eighteen in-house vfx workers have filed for an NLRB election after Disney denied voluntary recognition of the group.
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