Submissions Open: ASIFA-Hollywood’s 2024 Student Animation Showcase
The organization’s Animation Educator’s Forum showcases and celebrates graduates’ final projects and provides exposure to industry recruiters; the submission deadline is June 13.
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Creative Career Coach: Don’t Fool Around
Use your time wisely – don’t delay trying something you’ve wanted to do because the opportunity may soon be gone.
Exceptional Minds Announces Summer 2024 Workshops
The academy prepares young adults on the autism spectrum for careers in animation, visual effects and 3D gaming; summer registration deadline is April 19.
Pitch Black Names Mikaël Damant-Sirois VP of Operations
The parent company of VFX studios FuseFX, FOLKS, Rising Sun Pictures, and El Ranchito brings onboard the former Rodeo FX VP of Creative Operations to promote cross-brand integration, streamline processes, enhance collaboration between teams, and optimize global operations.
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Steamroller Animation Names Shawn Dunn CTO
Hailing from Epic Games, Original Force and Wētā FX, the 28-year industry veteran will oversee and guide the studio’s technological vision and exploration of real-time workflows to produce feature-quality animation.
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Creative Career Coach: Rejection Without Dejection
Everyone faces rejection, which is part of the career journey; it’s what you do after getting turned down that makes the difference.
Creative Career Coach: Take This Job and Love It
Whatever job you have, act with enthusiasm, commitment, and passion – that includes volunteering with industry organizations like ASIFA, Women in Animation, and ACM SIGGRAPH.
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Warner Bros. Animation Expands Executive Team
Kim Mackey and Jessie Carbonaro join the studio as EVP of Production Talent and VP of Production Talent, respectively, while company executive Susan Akinbola is promoted to VP of Development.
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Jorge Gutierrez to Keynote 1st ‘Autism in Entertainment Conference’
The award-winning ‘Maya and the Three’ and ‘The Book of Life’ director will speak at the April 5 event that seeks to connect industry employers and talented neurodivergent individuals; conference features panel discussions, breakout sessions and entertainment.
California VFX Studio Whiskytree Expands to Georgia
New location doubles the company’s size and expands its scope and capabilities; updated pipeline taps AWS cloud computing for secure remote collaboration between both artists and clients.
Nickelodeon Announces 6 New ‘Artist Program’ Participants
New group selected for the 6-month program, now in its 13th year, which offers emerging talent from underrepresented backgrounds a chance to work on productions, participate in workshops, and learn from lead artists working across Storyboard, Visual Development, and CG Generalist tracks.
2024 BFI Future Film Festival Reveals Program and Nominees
A selection of 55 short films will screen including 5 nominated for Best Animation; the event runs in-person and online February 15-18.
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Corus Restructures Original Content Leadership Team
Original Programming and Corus Studios VP Lisa Godfrey, Nelvana president Pam Westman, and head of Waterside Studios Jeff Norton exit the company as Rachel Nelson and Mellany Welsh are appointed to key leadership roles.
4th Annual AfroAnimation Summit Returns to Burbank
The conference, running April 10-12, promotes diversity and inclusion throughout the entertainment industry, welcoming a coalition of industry speakers, studio execs, students, creatives and young professionals.
Creative Career Coach: It’s a New Year – Get Your Career in Gear
Commit to your career in 2024 – make it a priority to continue taking the time to learn, improve, and develop your skills.
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Jellyfish Bolsters VFX Division with Veteran Hires
The animation and VFX studio taps ILM and NVIX alum Jamie Wood as Head of Compositing, also names Peter Seager as Head of CG.
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The Impact of AI on Hollywood in 2024: 12 Predictions
The use of AI will provide significant advantages and present serious challenges.
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DNEG Animation Ups Crosby Clyse, Adds David Park
Pair assume the roles of Managing Director and Head of Production, respectively, as the studio prepares to announce new titles and add 300 people worldwide in 2024.
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DNEG Adds Emmy-Nominated Producers Ron Ames and Jesse Kobayashi
Company taps the pair to advance and improve its service offerings and provide creative technological solutions to filmmaking challenges.
Creative Career Coach: Decision Time
The end of the year is a great time to make decisions - decide to make a great life and career for yourself in 2024 and beyond.
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God’s Gang Ltd. Adds Animation Veteran Bruce Daitch
Ex-DreamWorks COO and CFO joins advisory board of company behind ‘God’s Gang’ animated series, led by former Disney exec Nimrod Avraham May; the group’s multinational team is committed to projects free of AI-generated content.
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Technicolor Creative Studios Names Bill Polson CTO
The longtime Pixar technologist, who joined TCS in 2019, takes on new role to drive development of new technology platforms, enhancing the company’s digital capabilities.
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The Yard Names Tom Fonvillars Head of CG
French VFX studio adds digital visual effects veteran to oversee all graphic creation for films and series.
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Podcast EP 234: Money Coach Victoria Mateo Shares Finance Tips for Artists
The certified money coach discusses how she merged the worlds of film and finance to launch a practice catering to creative professionals.
Metaphysic Names Ed Ulbrich CCO
As chief content officer and EVP of production, the 30+ year VFX veteran will oversee all production, new business development, and content partnerships.
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