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VFX

Better Man Better Man

Weta FX Expands Into Australia With New Permanent Melbourne Hub

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

By Amid Amidi | 2 months ago

Flow Flow

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.

By Amid Amidi | 3 months ago

Smurfs

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.

By Amid Amidi | 4 months ago

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

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.

By Amid Amidi | 4 months ago

The Most Precious of Cargoes

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.

By Joe Fordham | 5 months ago

The Wild Robot, Flow

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

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

By Amid Amidi | 5 months ago

Flow

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.

By Joe Fordham | 5 months ago

Anticipated vfx projects of 2025

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.

By Joe Fordham | 5 months ago

Better Man

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.

By Joe Fordham | 5 months ago

Oscar Shortlists

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

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

By Amid Amidi | 6 months ago

Paddington

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.

By Joe Fordham | 6 months ago

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

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!’

By Joe Fordham | 6 months ago

Basilic Fy and One of Us principals

Indian VFX Studio Basilic Fly Takes Majority Stake In London Studio One Of Us

The combination of the two companies lifts their workforce to over 900 artists.

By Amid Amidi | 11 months ago

Emmy nominations 2024

‘Blue Eye Samurai,’ ‘Scavengers Reign,’ ‘X-Men ’97’ Among 2024 Emmy Animation Nominations

The Emmy Awards will be presented in September.

By Amid Amidi | 11 months ago

Framestore

Framestore Will Shutter Vancouver Studio Citing ‘Industry-Wide Slowdown In Content Production’

The studio’s last day of operation will be July 5.

By Amid Amidi | 12 months ago

IF

How Framestore’s VFX And Animation Supervisors Collaborated To Create The Tangible World Of ‘IF’

Director John Krasinski wanted to create a tactile and tangible world for a whole host of diverse characters.

By Joe Fordham | 12 months ago

DNEG layoffs

DNEG To Lay Off Hundreds Of VFX Workers

Workers are bracing for layoffs to hit at the company’s studios in the U.K. and Canada.

By Amid Amidi | 1 year ago

3 Body Problem

‘3 Body Problem’ VFX Supervisor Stefen Fangmeier On Balancing Interplanetary Realities In Netflix’s Ambitious New Sci-Fi Series

Out today, ‘3 Body Problem’ promises to be a spectacle unlike anything the streamer has released so far.

By Joe Fordham | 1 year ago

Legends of Runeterra: Empires of the Ascended

L.A.-Based Real-Time VFX Studio Beyond-FX Purchased By Singaporean Gaming Giant Virtuos

The acquisition Real-time vfx is becoming an increasingly important part of game development.

By Jamie Lang | 1 year ago

Tippett Studio

Iconic VFX House Tippett Studio Acquired By India’s Phantom FX

According to Phantom, the acquisition will create 250-300 vfx job in India, the U.S., and Canada.

By Jamie Lang | 1 year ago

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