2022 Spark Animation Festival Jury Announced
The annual event returns in-person as well as online, running October 27 to November 30; the deadline to submit films is September 16.
The annual event returns in-person as well as online, running October 27 to November 30; the deadline to submit films is September 16.
The studio’s Canada-based VFX supervisor roster expands with former Rodeo FX supe; this follows the integration of Method Studios’ team, which recently added 6 VFX supervisors across the company’s Montreal and Vancouver locations.
The 3rd annual livestream event celebrates all things ‘Star Trek’ featuring a full line-up of back-to-back conversations with cast members from across the storied franchise’s universe, announcements and reveals, and a tribute to Nichelle Nichols, coming in September.
VFX veteran takes the reins from current creative director and two-time Oscar-winning VFX supervisor Paul Franklin, who will continue providing visual effects consulting to the company on features as well as develop and direct new projects.
Production VFX supervisor and cat enthusiast Jake Morrison talks lighting breakthroughs, VR magic, how to differentiate your shadow creatures, and how to make a dumpling god – all in a day’s work on Marvel Studios’ fourth outing in the Norse god franchise, now playing in theaters.
Shooting on the second half of Warner Bros. and Legendary’s still-unfolding sci-fi saga is now underway; planned locations include Budapest, Abu Dhabi, Jordan, and Italy.
The final integration phase of the November 2020 purchase is underway, with the Melbourne-based team set to finish its tech pipeline migration as of January 2023; Method’s Canadian film and episodic teams have already made the move - overall company production capacity has increased by 40%.
The film adaptation of ‘First Blood’ author David Morrell’s novel of the same name marks the feature directorial debut of Marc Klasfield.
The filmmaker’s burgeoning body of work includes another franchise gig, ‘The Cloverfield Paradox,’ as well as the Spirit Award-nominated drama ‘Luce.’
New name reflects the full-service VFX work offered as company works to meet growing industry demand; recent credits include Lucasfilm's ‘The Book of Boba Fett,’ ‘The Mandalorian,’ and Marvel Studios’ ‘Hawkeye.’
To create dynamic vampires and immersive battle scenes, the award-winning FX hub made improvements to the same tech it used to make Thanos in the ‘Avengers’ films.
The second half of Denis Villeneuve’s hit two-part sci-fi saga will now arrive a month later than expected, while Adam Wingard’s ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ follow-up finally gets a theatrical release date.
The web3 collective strikes deal to produce animated short series based on the real-life love story of Oscar-nominated ‘Anomalisa’ producer Rosa Tran and Emmy Award-winning VFX artist Derek Smith.
The anime series, coming to Netflix, follows shipwrecked characters desperate to escape the most dangerous place on Earth.
Joyce Boll named EVP of Features & Episodics; east coast post-production veteran will spearhead VFX house’s growth and presence in New York.
Tasked with recreating the late Harold Ramis in ‘Ghost Busters: Afterlife,’ the VFX studio referenced earlier movies, concept art, and libraries of skin maps and photos, to deliver a digital character that was satisfying to both audiences and the actor’s family.
Studio was the sole visual effects vendor on the Warner Bros. feature - about Great Britain’s successful deception operation prior to the 1943 Allied invasion of Sicily - providing key CG ships and vehicles, wartime London environments, and troops storming into battle.
The streamer drops new online spot with Benedict Cumberbatch, Benedict Wong, and Elizabeth Olsen, thanking fans and announcing that the mystical allies will join forces again… in your living room; Marvel Studios’ latest MCU outing, with all its ‘strangeness,’ streams June 22.
Studio’s doors opened May 13 with 150+ new hires; studio’s latest Canadian expansion comes amidst tremendous growth in worldwide demand for VFX and animation services.
Leading VFX and animation company expands previous agreement with streamer in an extension worth a minimum of $350 million.
The actor will join director Wingard for the first time since their acclaimed work on ‘The Guest’ to write the next chapter in Legendary’s Monsterverse.
PXO and William F. White International’s Vancouver virtual production stage, at 22,000 square foot - 80 ft x 27 ft 6 in, lined with 2,500 LED wall panels and 760 LED ceiling panels – has been confirmed as the largest such facility in the world.
We learn that life not only ‘finds a way,’ but dinosaurs are everywhere! Get up-to-date reports on dinosaur encounters and vital public information from The Department of Prehistoric Wildlife’s new Dinotracker - the epic conclusion to the Jurassic era hits theaters June 10.
Both films, due from Marvel Studios in 2023, have traded opening dates based on their respective progress through production.