‘Pan’ Could Lead to $150M Write-Down for Warner Bros.
Made for $150 million, Joe Wright's big-budget Neverland origins story could lose between $130 million to $150 million for Warner Bros.
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New CG-Animated Feature, ‘Where’s the Dragon?’ Launching in China
CG-animated family adventure from China is set to premiere in Beijing on October 14; nationwide release follows beginning October 23.
MPC Creates Out-of-This-World Effects for ‘The Martian’
As the lead VFX vendor, the Moving Picture Company delivers 425 shots for Ridley Scott’s space epic, including shuttle launch sequences, storm sequence, and scenes on Mars.
Absolutely Cuckoo Receives Commission for ‘Dave’s Dinosaurs’
London based character design and animation studio receives a commission from Channel 5’s Milkshake to produce its new CG-animated comedy series.
Method Delivers Apocalyptic Destruction in TV Campaign for ‘Halo 5: Guardians’
Working with agency twofifteenmccann and Microsoft Xbox, Method artists deliver complex effects introducing the next installment of the ‘Halo’ franchise.
Maxwell Render V3.2 Now Available
Version 3.2 update of standalone render engine includes new VR-ready stereo lenses, massive speed improvements on Subsurface Scattering, and new channel upgrades and additions.
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Walt Disney Animation Studios’ ‘Moana’ Finds Her Voice
Disney casts 14-year-old native Hawaiian newcomer Auli’i Cravalho as the voice of the title character in its forthcoming animated feature, ‘Moana.’
Studio 100 Sends ‘Blinky Bill’ Series to Finland
New CG-animated adventure comedy series, ‘The Wild Adventures of Blinky Bill,’ is set for delivery by 2017.
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Bläck Envisions PostApocalyptic Stockholm with ftrack
Stockholm-based studio Bläck transforms Stockholm into a postapocalyptic nightmare in ‘State Zero,’ a live-action short film directed by Andrée Wallin.
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Illumination’s ‘Minions’ Arrives on Blu-ray Dec. 8
Bonus features include three all-new original mini-movies, deleted scene and behind-the scenes interviews, artwork, image galleries and more.
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VIEW 2015 Celebrating LAIKA’s 10th Anniversary
Special presentations on the future of video games and ‘Everest’ planned for remarkable gathering of talent in Turin, Italy.
In 3D, CG, Digital Media, Event, Films, Games, People, Places, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Blogs: Animated Travels, VIEW Conference Spotlight | Special Events: VIEW Conference | Geographic Region: Europe
WATCH: New Trailer for Pixar’s ‘Good Dinosaur’ Introduces Talking Dinos
New trailer for Pixar Animation Studio’s second film of 2015 provides a look at Arlo’s origin story, taking viewers through a sequence of events that leads him to the little boy who becomes a friend.
‘Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs’ Series Going Global
Produced by DHX Media and Sony Pictures Animation, animated series commissioned by Canada’s TELETOON has been picked up by Turner Broadcasting for its second flagship kids channel, Boomerang, across EMEA, APAC and Latin America.
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Jamie Foxx Joins ‘Groove Tails’ Voice Cast
New CG-animated family film from AMBI Group and Imprint Entertainment to be directed by Cameron Hood and produced by Foxx at Toronto-based AIC Studios.
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Framestore Delivers Stellar VFX for ‘The Martian’
Framestore delivers 338 out-of-this-world visual effects sequences for Ridley Scott’s ‘The Martian,’ including the space ship Hermes, CG environments on Mars, and a dazzling ending sequence.
SIGGRAPH Asia 2015 to Shine World Spotlight on Japan
Set to draw 7,000 participants from more than 50 countries, SIGGRAPH Asia 2015 introduces two new programs, the Symposium on Education and the Symposium on Visualization in High Performance Computing.
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Thinkbox Software Releases Deadline 7.2
High-volume data management solution provides new Quick Draft options, NIM integration and support for SideFX Software’s Houdini.
‘PJ Masks’ Sees Strong U.S. Debut
Entertainment One’s new CG-animated preschool series airs on Disney Channel and Disney Junior, attracting 1.6 million viewers.
Nick Jr. Orders Second Season of ‘Zack And Quack’
CG-animated preschool series is produced by creators QQD Ltd. in partnership with U.K. producers Belly Up Productions, Israel’s Candy Bear Studios, and Singapore’s Infinite Frameworks.
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Allegorithmic’s Substance Designer 5.3 is Now Here!
New 5.3 update provides one-click switch between real-time and Iray rendering, real-time post processing with Yebis, complex real life and emissive materials, and the ability to render at unlimited resolution.
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Jens Pohl Joins Germany's Mackevision
German animation and VFX studio grows global management team with the appointment of COO Jens Pohl.
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NVIDIA Launches New Quadro Graphics Line for Mobile Workstations
New generation of Quadro processors allows artists to run the same professional applications as desktop workstations at nearly the same level of performance.
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‘Maya the Bee’ Feature and Series Headed to Sprout
Studio 100 Media signs deal with NBCUniversal’s preschool TV network Sprout for the rights to CG-animated series and Stereoscopic 3D feature, ‘Maya the Bee.’
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animago CONFERENCE Announces 2015 Program Highlights
Animation Experts and VFX Luminaries behind ‘Minions,’ ‘Terminator: Genisys,’ ‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘The Hobbit,’ ‘Paddington,’ ‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E,’ and more will be guests at the animago AWARD & CONFERENCE running October 15 & 16, 2015.
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Burst Licensing Helps PipelineFX Hit Education License Milestone
Two-thousand rendering servers and workstations now managed by Qube! render farm management software; burst licensing new hallmark of finals routine.
