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‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,’ ‘The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse’ Win Big at 50th Annie Awards

Netflix’s hit stop-motion tale takes home five awards, while the Apple TV+ and BBC short takes home four; 'Love, Death + Robots’ also snags four awards, while ‘Marcel the Shell with Shoes On’ wins 3 at the 50^th annual celebration, held Saturday night at Royce Hall on the UCLA campus.

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Business Headline News

Harry Butt to Lead Nexus Studios’ New Motion Design Studio

The division will offer 'disruptive design-first campaigns for brands' based on typographic-led motion design, CG product films and bespoke motion brand identities.

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The Need for Speed… Again! VFXWorld

Setting VFX on Cruise Control for ‘Top Gun: Maverick’

Production VFX Supervisor Ryan Tudhope helped marshal 2,400 shots that seamlessly blended live-action plate photography with practical and digital effects, including full CG jet replacements and the addition of various armaments, for Joseph Kosinski’s hit ‘Top Gun’ sequel starring Tom Cruise.

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Meow! ANIMATIONWorld

Mark Edwards Talks the Visual Development of ‘Puss in Boots: The Last Wish’

With an exclusive ‘Wishing Star Battle’ breakdown reel to help illustrate, the visual effects supervisor takes us behind the digital curtain, sharing lookdev mandates, design directives, and production realities on how our titular feline hero, as well as the Wolf, Perrito and other characters came to life, on the Oscar-nominated 3DCG animated feature.

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Business Headline News

DNEG Acquires Key Production and Post-Production Facilities in India

The leading VFX and animation studio’s deal with parent company Prime Focus Limited for India-based integrated film and TV studio assets includes PF Studios, Digital Intermediate, Equipment Rental Services (EQR), and PFL’s Advertising post-production business.

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Because Of Course! Headline News

Atari Signs with APA for Representation

Yep… that Atari - the classic video game brand known for changing the entire gaming landscape with its console back in 1977 will now develop live-action, animation, and non-scripted film and television projects.

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Technology Headline News

Autodesk Releases Moxion Rooms Real-Time Camera-to-Cloud Production Review System

The forensically secure solution for creative team review, developed to specifications and based on requirements from ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,’ is now commercially available.

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Anime on Stage Headline News

GKIDS Scores ‘SPIRITED AWAY: Live On Stage’ Distribution Rights

Directed and adapted by Tony Award-winner John Caird and filmed at the stage production’s 2022 run at the Imperial Theatre in Tokyo, Japan, the movie featuring this live performance comes to theaters in Spring 2023.

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People Headline News

Framestore Pictures Adds Directors Rich Lee and Jennifer Stafford

Company to represent both filmmakers in North America and the UK; Lee’s recent credits include multi-award-winning project ‘The Hiring Chain,’ while Stafford’s include Emmy Award-winning short ‘One Shot.’

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People Headline News

Live-Action ‘Lilo & Stitch’ Adds Zach Galifianakis

Disney’s upcoming hybrid live-action/CG feature, helmed by ‘Marcel the Shell with Shoes On’ director Dean Fleischer-Camp, has added ‘The Hangover’ actor in an undisclosed role.

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Take a Walk Through Entertainment History Headline News

‘Disney 100: The Exhibition’ Debuts, Features AI-Generated Walt Disney Hologram

The Walt Disney Company utilized AI tools to transform archival videos of the iconic founder into a realistic, life-sized hologram that speaks to guests.

In 3D, AI, CG, People, Technology, Theme Parks - Installations, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America

Awards Headline News

‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’ and ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Nab Wins at 2023 BAFTA Awards

The two hit films continue their award-winning ways; ‘The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse’ wins for Best British Short Animation at the Sunday night ceremony.

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All This for a Dog Headline News

Lionsgate Drops Final ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ Trailer

In the fourth installment of the shoot ‘em up in volume franchise, Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table that turns old friends into foes, hitting theaters March 24.

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People Headline News

Rising Sun Pictures Appoints Phil Barrenger as Head of Operations

The newly created position will oversee artistic and technological aspects of RSP and report to President Jennie Zeiher.

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Live-Action Dragons? Headline News

Dean DeBlois to Write and Direct ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Live-Action Feature

The award-winning filmmaker returns to the franchise he made famous with DreamWorks Animation to helm a new ‘Dragons’ adaptation set to fly into theaters in 2025.

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Madness of Two Headline News

First Look - Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn in ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’

In a Valentine’s Day reveal, director Todd Phillips shared an image of the infamous vixen locked in an intense embrace with Phoenix’s Joker; the sequel hits theaters in 2024.

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The Sea Witch Returns! Headline News

New ‘The Little Mermaid’ Teaser Reveals Ursula First Look

Melissa McCarthy is all cackles as the evil sea witch in the live-action adaptation of Disney’s classic animated musical that stars Halle Bailey as Ariel and swims into theaters May 26.

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Awards Headline News

‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ and ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’ Top 21st Annual VES Awards

Awards-season magic continues for both films, with James Cameron’s blockbuster ‘Avatar’ sequel taking home 9 awards, while the ‘Nightmare Alley’ director’s stop-motion tale takes home 3; ‘The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power’ led all episodics with 3 wins as well.

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Super Bowl LVII Headline News

Watch: CrowdStrike’s ‘Troy’ Super Bowl TV Spot

The cybersecurity company’s in-house creative team and VFX studio Framestore use a not-so-metaphorical ‘Trojan horse’ to deliver a message to millions about the real and pervasive threat of cyberattacks.

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Business Headline News

Cantina Creative Launches Vancouver Studio

Industry veteran Jason Dowdeswell, named Executive Producer and Studio Manager, will oversee work at the new location.

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Technology Headline News

BOXX Upgrades High-End APEXX W4 with New Intel Xeon W-3400 Processor

First-to-Market workstation is purpose-built to optimize GPU-centric workflows for creative professionals across the M&E space; platform is available with up to 4TB of memory and can run up to 4 NVIDIA® RTX™ 6000 Ada Generation GPUs.

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Technology Headline News

NVIDIA and Intel Reveal New Workstations with Breakthrough Computing Architecture

Platforms powered by the latest Intel Xeon CPUs, NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada GPUs, and NVIDIA SmartNICs revolutionize performance for data-intensive workflows including AI-augmented applications, photorealistic rendering, and simulations.

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Technology Headline News

Chaos Releases V-Ray 6 for 3ds Max – Update 1

Upgrade brings more artist/designer-friendly tools to the rendering solution; photorealistic ray tracer adds denoiser/lens making, cylindrical decal tools, and time-saving GPU enhancements.

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People Headline News

Philippe Denis Named Creative Director for DNEG Animation

The VFX Supervisor on ‘Ron’s Gone Wrong’ and upcoming ‘Under the Boardwalk’ will now oversee all the division’s global creative output while developing long-term strategy for its creative direction.

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Innovations in Virtual Production and VFX VFXWorld

James Knight Talks the Exploding World of Digital Filmmaking Technology

The veteran visual effects and performance-capture expert, and current M&E director at AMD, talks about exciting, seismic changes taking place in visual effects and virtual production.