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Glassworks VFX Closes After Nearly 30 Years, Citing ‘Exceptionally Challenging Market Conditions’

Influential VFX studio Glassworks, known for its standout work on films, TV, and global ad campaigns, shuts down after nearly 30 years in the industry.

‘Saturday Night Live’ VFX Workers Ratify First Union Contract

SNL’s VFX team unanimously ratified their first union contract with IATSE, securing wages, benefits, and AI protections.

Hot Wheels: Creating The Toy-Car Titles For JJ Abrams and LaToya Morgan’s Crime Thriller Series ‘Duster’

‘We treated the cars like characters’: Kevin Van Der Meiren and David Nicolas on the show’s surreal Hot Wheels-inspired titles.

Weta FX Expands Into Australia With New Permanent Melbourne Hub

The company’s Melbourne outpost is expected to create 80 jobs.

Underdogs Win! Latvia’s ‘Flow’ And Iran’s ‘In The Shadow Of The Cypress’ Win Oscars

Both the feature and short animation categories were huge upsets by little films that weren’t backed by money, celebrity, or power.

VFX And Animation Conglomerate Cinesite Reports $29 Million Loss In Annual Report

The company said in its annual report that it expects its current fiscal year to also be negatively impacted by the ongoing fallout from the Hollywood writers’ and actors’ strikes.

VES Awards: ‘The Wild Robot’ Dominates Animation Side; ‘Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes’ Upsets ‘Dune: Part Two’

‘The Wild Robot’ and ‘Dune: Part Two’ led the pack with four wins apiece.

Michel Hazanavicius’ Animated Feature ‘The Most Precious Of Cargoes’ Nominated For 3 César Awards

Gints Zilbalodis’ Oscar-nominated ‘Flow’ is also among the nominees in the feature animation category.

‘The Wild Robot’ Earns Three Oscar Nominations, ‘Flow’ Is Nominated Twice

It is a big day for animated films at the Oscars.

The Custom Blender Plug-in That Was Used To Create The Water Scenes In ‘Flow’ Is Now Available Publicly

‘Flow’ director Gints Zilbalodis and plug-in developer Mārtiņš Upītis talk about the development of the water plug-in used to create the Golden Globe-winning film.

VFX-Driven Projects That We Can’t Wait To See In 2025

A subjective guide to this year’s vfx tentpoles, franchise entries, outliers, and streaming content.

Why ‘Better Man’ Became A ‘Passion Piece’ For Director Michael Gracey And VFX Supervisor Luke Millar

The director and vfx supervisor spoke about how they learned not to obsess over single shots, reducing the amount of work for everyone involved.

Oscars Shortlists Announced: Animation Projects Compete In Record 7 Shortlist Categories

The animated short film shortlist is led by films from France and Japan.

Framestore Asked Directors Like Spike Jonze And James Gunn To Discuss Their Collaboration With Animators

The new online video series, called ‘Directing The Invisible Art,’ explores how film directors work with animators on hybrid productions.

David Conley Appointed President Of VFX/Animation Powerhouse MPC

Conley was most recently executive producer at Wētā FX, where he worked on projects such as ‘Avatar: The Way of Water,’ ‘The Last of Us’ series, and the Oscar-winning short ‘War is Over!’