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Honoring Visionary Filmmakers Headline News

Douglas Wick, Lucy Fisher To Receive 2025 Harold Lloyd Award

The producers will be honored by The Advanced Imaging Society in recognition of their work on ‘Gladiator II’ at the 15th annual Lumiere Awards luncheon on February 7 at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

The Blue Blur Returns Headline News

‘Sonic the Hedgehog 4’ in Development at Paramount

As if this was in doubt… plot details are under wraps for the fourth cinematic installment, as ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3,’ which follows Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails as they reunite against the powerful adversary Shadow, quickly soars past $200 million at the global box office.

Pinkies Up! VFXWorld

Carey Jones Serves Up a Macabre Special Effects Brew for ‘Teacup’

The Emmy Award-winning EFX supervisor helped creator Ian McCulloch produce a series of gruesome human and animal bodies seemingly pulled apart in layers in the horror thriller series now streaming on Peacock.  

Beware The Sisterhood Headline News

HBO Renews ‘Dune: Prophecy’ for Season 2

The HBO Original drama, which follows two Harkonnen sisters as they establish the Bene Gesserit 10,000 years prior to the ascension of Paul Atreides, gets picked up for a second season; Season 1 streaming now on Max.

By the Power of Grayskull! Headline News

Skeletor and Cronies Join ‘Masters of the Universe’ Feature

Jared Leto boards as Skeletor, with Sam C. Wilson coming on as Trap Jaw, Kojo Attah as Tri-Klops, and Hafthor Bjornsson as Goat Man, in the live-action feature from Mattel Films and Amazon MGM Studios that hits theaters June 5, 2026.

A Luxury Holiday Party Headline News

Blinkink, Partner Films Team for Prada's Holiday Campaign

In a series of videos, the London based production studio’s directing duo Jonny & Will stage a dinner party for brand ambassadors Kelvin Harrison Jr, Maya Hawke, KARINA, Louis Partridge and some special guests.

Technology ANIMATIONWorld

Autodesk Reveals New Artist Tools and Workflows at AU 2024

At this year's Autodesk Univerisity, with the help of Mikros Animation, Digital Fish, and Wonder Studio, the tech giant demonstrated a slew of program feature updates and improvements across its product lineup, all designed to increase creative productivity and lower barriers for great storytelling.

TV is Healing Headline News

TV Academy, National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences to Share Members

In a groundbreaking new partnership, the former rivals will now share members in the peer groups Children’s Animation, Children’s Live Action, Daytime, and Documentary.

The Annies are Coming! Headline News

52nd Annual Annie Award Nominations Announced

By Dan Sarto | Friday, December 20, 2024 at 8:31am

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.

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.

The Proof is in the Great Work Headline News

Proof Shares ‘Something in the Water’ Previs Reel

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 2:12pm

The leading visualization studio’s work involved animating and editing a number of sequences, including a boat crash and shark chase, for the StudioCanal film about a group of friends who meet up for a wedding in the Caribbean and become stranded at sea after their boat sinks.

5DX for the Holidays Headline News

DREAMBOX360º Launches ‘A Christmas Dream’ 5D Projection Experience

The immersive event aims to bring the magic of the holidays to life with 5DX experiences, such as cutting-edge projection visuals, sound, and special effects.

The Man of Steel Returns! Headline News

DC Studios Drops ‘Superman’ Official Trailer

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 9:09am

He’s finally here! After all the rumors, conjecture, peeks, teases and furtive glances, we finally get to see the new man of steel, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor… and superpup Krypto! Hitting theaters next summer.

People Headline News

Eve Chauvet and Bertrand Cabrol Join The Yard VFX

The CG supervisors bring a combined 30 years of international experience at leading studios, with credits on films such as ‘Dumbo,’ ‘Blade Runner 2049,’ ‘Deadpool 2,’ ‘Star Wars: Skeleton Crew,’ ‘Fantastic Beasts,’ and more.

Oh Wilbur! VFXWorld

It’s Much More Than Horseplay for DNEG on ‘Venom: The Last Dance’ VFX

By Trevor Hogg | Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at 1:51pm

The leading creative studio delivers 500 shots across 11 sequences on the final film of the Marvel and Sony ‘Venom’ trilogy, including a Symbiote dance sequence, a battle atop an airplane, and the first non-human takeover… of a horse.

Feature Film VFX Headline News

JAMM Brings ‘Brothers’ Samuel the Orangutan to Life

Watch the breakdown reel; VFX Supervisor Andy Boyd and his team produced 202 final shots, from set supervision to delivery, via Houdini, Maya, Nuke Hiero, Shotgrid, and V-Ray.

Business Headline News

Apple TV+ Renews ‘Silo’ for 2 More Seasons

The fourth and final season of the sci-fi drama will complete the adaptation of Hugh Howey’s book trilogy; project stars and is executive produced by Rebecca Ferguson and created by Graham Yost.

On the Road to the Oscars Headline News

Academy Announces Shortlists in 10 Categories for 97th Oscars

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 11:38am

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.

Clayface Shifts into Theaters Headline News

DC Studios Greenlights ‘Clayface’ Feature

Mike Flanagan is penning the script while the hunt for a director is underway; plot details have not been revealed for the film which features the shapeshifting Batman villain last seen in Max’s animated ‘Harley Quinn’ series.

Return to Middle-earth VFXWorld

Crafting Tolkien’s Vision: Creating Epic VFX for ‘The Rings of Power’ Season 2

VFX supervisor Jason Smith and his bevy of VFX studios, including ILM, DNEG, and Rodeo FX, delivered roughly 8,000 visual effects shots including Ents, a Balrog, Barrow-wights, Shelob, and the Elven forge, on the sophomore outing of Prime Video’s return to J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth.

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