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David Vickery, VFX Supervisor Dneg nominated for Special VFX BAFTA
Following on from their BAFTA success last year, Double Negative VFX Supervisor, David Vickery, has been nominated for the Special Visual Effects BAFTA award this year for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2. Dneg's work on the film included the fully digital Hogwarts and its destruction, floating deatheaters,...
3 VES Nominations for Framestore
Framestore’s winning streak with the Visual Effects Society Awards may continue into 2012 with the news that some of the company’s highly talented artists have been nominated for three awards in categories stretching across features and commercials.
Rhythm & Hues Malaysia and the MSC Malaysia Animation Creative Content Center (MAC3) together would be conducting a series of Animation and Visual Effects Finishing Programs to train students and professionals in Malaysia to broaden their course specialties in the area of Animation and Visual Effects. The program is meant to compliment the formal education and bridge the gap towards...
Cinesite accepting entries for 2012 Inspire Internship Program
Cinesite, one of the world’s leading film visual effects houses, announced that it is now accepting applications for its highly successful annual internship program, Inspire. Now in its third year, a new technical effects strand has been added to Inspire, which specifically targets graduates with an interest in computer programming or...
Rhythm & Hues invests in 3 ventures with Taiwan
One of Hollywood's biggest animation and visual effects companies is about to begin an ambitious program of investment in Taiwanese technology and artistry.
Rhythm & Hues Studios, the Academy Award-winning animation and effects company headquartered in Los Angeles, will signed the memorandums of understanding...
Annecy 2012 -Sign up for the Call for Projects!
At the crossroads of the International Animation Film Festival and its Market, the Mifa,
the Creative Focus is a platform devoted to new talents in animation. The Creative Focus offers many events within the Event, including a Call for Projects for four categories:
Thinkbox Software Releases Deadline 5.1 & Krakatoa MX 2.0
Thinkbox Software has released new versions of its cross-platform render farm management and high-volume particle rendering, manipulation and management solutions. Deadline 5.1 and Krakatoa MX 2.0 are now available as no-cost upgrades to current customers.
Stan Lee to Create Indian Superhero ‘Chakra’ with Liquid Comics
Liquid Comics and POW! Entertainment announced today that legendary creator, Stan Lee, co-creator of some of the world’s leading superhero characters (Spider-Man, X-Men, Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Daredevil, Hulk, Thor, etc.), will be launching an original superhero for the Indian market..