Films

52nd Annual Annie Award Nominations Announced

Best Animated Feature nominees ‘Inside Out 2,’ ‘Kung Fu Panda 4,’ ‘That Christmas,’ ‘The Wild Robot,’ ‘Ultraman: Rising,’ and ‘Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’ top the expansive list of category nominations; animation’s biggest awards ceremony is scheduled to return live on Saturday, February 8 at UCLA’s Royce Hall.

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No Screaming in Space Please VFXWorld

From Miniatures to Machine Learning: Crafting the VFX of ‘Alien: Romulus’

Focusing on seamless integration of cutting-edge VFX with analog craftsmanship that included stop-motion, animatronics, and models, Oscar-winning VFX supervisor Eric Barba helped director Fede Alvarez ramp up the terror and suspense in his haunting deep space saga.

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On the Road to the Oscars Headline News

Academy Announces Shortlists in 10 Categories for 97th Oscars

VFX category narrowed down to 10 films, animated shorts to 15; voting for nominations runs next month, January 8-12, with nomination announcements set for January 17, 2025.

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Awards Headline News

31 Animated Features Eligible for Academy Awards Consideration

Academy members will vote to determine five nominees for best animated feature film award at the 97th Oscars; films also qualify for other categories including best picture.

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Here There Be Dragons… and Vikings Headline News

DreamWorks Drops ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Featurette

Go behind-the-scenes with three-time Oscar nominee and Golden Globe winner Dean DeBlois to get a first glimpse of his passion project, a live-action reimagining of the first film of the studio’s hugely successful animated trilogy that first hit theaters in 2010.

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Here There Be Dragons… and Vikings Headline News

Hiccup and Toothless Return in Live-Action ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Teaser Trailer

Three-time Oscar nominee and Golden Globe winner Dean DeBlois write, produces and directs the reimagined first film of DreamWorks Animation's hugely successful animated trilogy that first hit theaters in 2010.

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Arakis Beckons VFXWorld

Paul Lambert Returns to Arrakis for ‘Dune: Part Two’ VFX

The Oscar-winning VFX supervisor once again teams up with filmmaker Denis Villeneuve for the second of three adaptations of Frank Herbert’s seminal sci-fi tome, shooting practical wherever possible to capture the right desert light, shadow and tone.

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Heading to Stuttgart Headline News

FMX 2025 Shares First Program Updates

Paul Debevic named chair of the 4-day conference on animation, VFX, interactive and immersive, which runs May 6-9, 2025 in Stuttgart.

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The Third Coming VFXWorld

Framestore Serves Big Plate of Spaghettification for ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’

From previs, techvis, and postvis to a 5,000-frame street fight ‘oner,’ 3^rd act Time Ripper disintegration, and our villain’s hand rummaging around a person’s head – think pinkie out the nose – VFX supervisor Matt Twyford, senior visualisation supervisor Kaya Jabar, and their teams delivered some of the most impressive visual effects seen of late on Shawn Levy’s hilarious and bloody new Marvel blockbuster.

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‘Tis the Season Headline News

Eoin Colfer’s ‘Juniper’s Christmas’ to Get Feature Adaptation

Bonnie Arnold and Louise Goodsill are teaming up on the film, which follows 11-year-old Juniper Lane as she’s thrown into a Christmas adventure after a mysterious woodsman exposes her to North Pole magic; could the man be Santa in disguise?

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The Place to Be for Designers and Artists Headline News

LightBox Expo Reveals ‘The Wild Robot: Art & Technical Strategies Behind the Scenes’ Panel

In this new addition to the show’s already expansive lineup, the October 26 panel will share with audiences some of the artistic and technical strategies used to create DreamWorks Animation’s beautifully animated and emotionally compelling new feature.

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From Game to Cinema Headline News

Universal Pictures to Adapt Sega’s ‘Shinobi’

New live-action film will be directed by Sam Hargrave; the video game franchise follows modern-day ninja Joe Musashi as he fights evil.

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On the Road to Ottawa! Blogs

Ottawa International Animation Festival 2024 Highlights

Exuberant self-expression dotted with wrestling self-reflection.

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Awards Headline News

‘La Voix des Sirènes,’ ‘Flow’ Lead OIAF 2024 Winners

Gianluigi Toccafondo takes home the Grand Prize for short animation, while Gintz Zilbalodis takes home the Grand Prize for feature animation, at the 48th annual Ottawa International Animation Festival.

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Vengeance Has A New Name Headline News

Lionsgate Shares First ‘Ballerina’ Trailer

Ana de Armas joins the murky, fiendish and bloody world of assassins, circa ‘John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum,’ in the action-packed origin story of Eve Macarro and the traditions of the Ruska Roma; hitting theaters June 5, 2025.

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The Sims in Real Life Headline News

‘The Sims’ Heading to the Silver Screen

Ahead of the prolific video game franchise’s 25^th anniversary, Amazon MGM Studios confirms its first film adaptation is in the works.

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The Place to Be for Designers and Artists Headline News

LightBox Expo Reveals Expansive 2024 Program Lineup

The 3-day event, a celebration of the best in Animation, Live Action, Illustration and Video Games, returns to Pasadena October 25-27; over 200 hours of featured programming includes presentations, panels and workshops from leading industry talent.

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Animation Festivals Events

Animest International Animation Film Festival 2024

Begins: October 4, 2024

The 19^th edition of Animest, the only Oscar qualifying event in Romania, will take place October 4-13.

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One Block at a Time Headline News

Bizarre Teaser Trailer Drops for ‘A Minecraft Movie’

Reaction is mixed for the big-screen adaptation of Mojang’s best-selling video game, directed by Jared Hess and starring Jack Black, Danielle Brooks, Sebastian Eugene Hansen, and Jason Momoa; film hits theaters April 4, 2025.

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The Third Coming VFXWorld

Wētā FX Helps the Merc with a Mouth Get Expressive in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’

VFX Supervisor Dan Macarin dissects his team’s intricate work enhancing the motion of Deadpool’s mask to match Ryan Reynolds' emotions, comedic timing, and dialogue, along with digitally enhancing Wolverine’s corpse, on Marvel Studios’ blockbuster superhero adventure, now playing in theaters.

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A Furious Road Home VFXWorld

DNEG’s Fury in the Wasteland: Key VFX on ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’

VFX supervisor Dan Bethell helped the studio deliver 880 shots on famed director George Miller’s latest post-apocalyptic romp, including work on the Citadel Battle, the Bullet Farm ambush, the Stowaway to Nowhere, and the titular character’s mechanical arm.

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Birth of a Villain Headline News

Sony Drops ‘Kraven the Hunter’ Trailer #2

Iconic villains aren’t born. They’re made… especially for film! Aaron Taylor-Johnson stars alongside Russell Crowe in the visceral origin story of the the world’s greatest, and most feared hunter… with a vendetta against Spider-Man. Film hits theaters December 13.

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It’s Anime-zing Headline News

Crunchyroll Surpasses 15M Subscribers

Streaming service boasts 50,000 episodes and over 25,000 hours of anime series, music, and films with content dubs in 12 languages; new bold brand identity reflects genre’s dynamic nature and popularity.

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What Me Worry? Headline News

Disney and Pixar Drop ‘Inside Out 2’ Home Release Trailer

The highest-grossing animated movie of all time comes to digital August 20 and 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD on September 10; film returns to Riley’s now teenage mind, where HQ must make room for unexpected new emotions: Anxiety, Envy, Ennui, and Embarrassment.

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Save the Date Headline News

FMX YouTube Channel Launches with 2024 Talks, 2025 Event Dates Set

Save the date - FMX 2025 will run May 6-9, 2025; free content from this year’s conference is now available to stream, kicking off with ‘AI is now at the Gates of VFX and Animation’ panel.