Audiomotion Creates Ice-Free Skating Rink for ‘The Nutcracker and the Four Realms’
Vicon motion capture system helps add life to crowd scenes, ice skating sequences and attacking Polichinelle clowns in Disney’s new live-action fantasy feature.
Geographical Region: Europe
Blue Zoo Opens New 2D Animation Studio in London
Creating more than 60 new jobs, Blue Zoo announces new dedicated 2D animation studio across the road from its central London head office.
In 2D, 3D, Business, CG, Commercials, People, Places, Production, Television | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: Europe
Second Annual Animation First Festival Puts France in the Spotlight
Legendary director Michel Ocelot the guest of honor at the second annual edition of the only U.S. festival dedicated to French animation.
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GKIDS Acquires ‘Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles’
Co-written and directed by Salvador Simó, and produced by Manuel Cristobal, ‘Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles’ received the Special Jury Prize at this year’s Animation Is Film Festival.
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Blue Zoo Unleashes Comedy Mayhem with New Holiday Short
Directed by Will Cook, ‘Christmas with The Moonies’ employs real-time rendering using Unreal Engine.
Call for Entries - Anibar 2019 Tenth Edition in Peja, Kosovo
The deadline to submit your project to Anibar 2019 is April 30, 2019.
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TRAILER: StudioCanal Drops First Teaser for Aardman’s ‘Farmageddon’
It’s close encounters of the herd kind in the first official teaser trailer for Aardman’s new out-of-this-world animated feature, ‘Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon.’
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‘The Breadwinner’ and ‘The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe’ Take Home Emile Awards
Director Nora Twomey and co-directors Christian Bøving-Andersen and Eva Lee Wallberg among animation artists honored at second annual ceremony in Lille, France.
TRAILER: James McAvoy Leads Rabbit Rebellion in New ‘Watership Down’ Adaptation
Four-part CG animated miniseries based on the classic 1972 novel by Richard Adams arrives on Netflix on December 23.
Nick Park Stays True to His Early Style in ‘Early Man’
Four-time Oscar winner maximizes more organic, stone-age look with targeted CG and no 3D printing on Aardman Animations’ Annie Award-nominated stop-motion feature.
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Chris Rose Appointed VP, Int’l Animation Production & Development at Nickelodeon
Former Beano Studios exec to lead internal and external animation development and production teams for Nickelodeon International.
MPC Creates an Enchanting World for Disney’s ‘Nutcracker and the Four Realms’
Lead by VFX supervisor Richard Clegg, MPC’s artists craft more than 1,000 shots for Disney’s live-action remake, from CG environments including palaces, forests and rivers, to large-scale FX work and extensive digital character animation.
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Netflix Announces Slate of Roald Dahl Adaptations
Streaming giant to reimagine and extend some of the world’s most beloved stories including ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,’ ‘Matilda,’ ‘The BFG,’ ‘The Twits,’ and more.
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Render Legion Releases Corona Renderer 3 for 3ds Max
Faster interactive rendering, improved displacement, and new AI denoising bring even more power to artist-friendly renderer.
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Art&Graft Sign With Final Frontier in Asia
London-based studio specializes in character-driven 2D and 3D narrative animation, character design and channel rebrands.
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‘Hey Duggee’ Tops British Academy’s 2018 Children’s Awards with Three Wins
Nickelodeon’s ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ wins Children’s BAFTA for international animation; Amazon Studios’ ‘Tumble Leaf’ wins international preschool award.
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Manchester Animation Festival Announces 2018 Winners
‘Bloeistraat 11’ by Nienke Deutz and ‘Travelogue Tel Aviv’ By Samuel Patthey win awards at MAF2018.
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Xsens Releases MVN Analyze and MVN Animate 2019
New update to industry-leading inertial motion capture solution adds a suite of enhancements including support for multi-level scenario capture.
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‘44 Cats’ Sets Rai Yoyo Debut Ratings Record
Premiere of new CGI animated series, an all-Italian production inspired by the ‘Zecchino d'Oro’ song, exceeds 520,000 viewers.
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Aardman Employees To Receive 75% Ownership Stake
Aardman Animations founders Peter Lord and David Sproxton transfer ownership of the famed Bristol-U.K. stop-motion studio to employees in a bid to retain its independent status.
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WATCH: Ryan Reynolds is Uncannily Adorable in First ‘Detective Pikachu’ Trailer
With VFX provided by MPC and Framestore, first-ever live-action movie based on the iconic face of the global Pokémon brand arrives in theaters on May 10, 2019.
Nominees Announced for 2018 Emile Awards
‘Another Day of Life,’ ‘Captain Morten and the Spider Queen,’ ‘Funan,’ ‘Teheran Tabu’ and ‘The Breadwinner’ receive Emile Award nominations for best direction in a feature film.
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State of Mind: Exploring Memory in Louise Bagnall’s ‘Late Afternoon’
Oscar-qualified short film produced by Cartoon Saloon uses hand-drawn digital animation to poignantly depict the internal landscape of a woman with memory loss.
Fortnum & Mason Tap Aardman for ‘Masters of Merry’ Christmas Campaign
45-second spot celebrates department store’s legacy as the ultimate Christmas destination for over 300 years.
Framestore Delivers Spectacular Character Effects for Disney’s ‘Christopher Robin’
Oscar-winning VFX supervisor Chris Lawrence and animation director Michael Eames oversee 727 VFX shots -- including 677 featuring creature animation -- for director Marc Forster’s heartwarming return to the Hundred Acre Wood.
