DNEG Montreal Becomes The Company’s Second Canadian VFX Outfit To Unionize
IATSE organizers say that workers at DNEG Toronto have already filed for union certification and are waiting for the labor board confirmation.
The latest industry news from Canada’s largest animation hub with over 21,000 workers in 2D, 3D, VFX, video games, and VR/AR.
IATSE organizers say that workers at DNEG Toronto have already filed for union certification and are waiting for the labor board confirmation.
Displaced to London and Montreal by the Russian invasion, the siblings made the Ukrainian Academy Award-nominated 2022 short ‘Little Wings.’
Gaming giant Embracer continues a restructuring made necessary by the collapse of a $2b investment deal in mid-2023.
The Harmony and Storyboard Pro developer was purchased by New York-based investment firm Integrated Media Company earlier this year.
Softimage was a key piece of cg animation software in the 1990s and used to make films like ‘Jurassic Park,’ ‘Titanic,’ and ‘The Matrix.’
The new owner, Integrated Media Company, plans to “expand [Toon Boom’s] platform into new markets and to introduce ground-breaking products.”
The studio is currently assembling a staff of 25 including a production manager, capture tech, real-time operator, and more
The company has also appointed Ngenious founder Éric Gervais-Després as its head of R&D and pipeline development.
Netflix also shared upcoming release dates for ‘Sonic Prime,’ ‘Supa Team 4,’ and ‘Gabby’s Dollhouse.’
Starting salary for animators, lighters, and compositors is US$22.50/hour.
Simard’s multi-layered works eschew straightforward narratives and explore overlapping sensations wide open to interpretation.
The latest from ‘Interace’ filmmaker Justin Tomchuck is a surreal look into the near-future.
Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ reboot has been given an official title, title treatment, and theatrical release date.
Cinesite is making a big bet on Quebec animation by its second Montreal studio in as many months.
At 91 years young, the animation legend keeps plenty busy at his farm near the U.S.-Canada border.
The festival’s opening night film is Anne-Laure Daffis and Léo Marchand’s Les voisins de mes voisins sont mes voisins.
Oasis animators voted to unionize in 2019, and will now be joined by comp, rigging, scene planning, storyboards, and layout and color workers.
“Things will never be the same again for our teams,” says the company.
Gagnon was also an influential educator, teaching animation at Cégep du Vieux-Montréal for over two decades.
After years of delays, reschedulings, and stretches of radio silence, “The Bob’s Burgers Movie” is gearing up for a release on May 27.