Thursday, August 24, 2017
12 Projects Selected for Cinekid Script LAB
The 4th edition of Cinekid Script LAB — taking place this October in Amsterdam and Berlin — will be welcoming 14 writers from seven different countries to develop their ... Continue Reading →
Adult Swim Adds 6 More Stops for ‘On the Green’ Tour
As the summer season begins to run out the clock, Adult Swim is offering fans a last hurrah with six Eastern US stops added to its Adult Swim on the Green tour — a fun-filled ... Continue Reading →
11 Areas Under Sci-Tech Oscar Consideration
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced it has launched 11 distinct scientific and technical investigations in preparation for the Oscars’ Scientific and Technical ... Continue Reading →
Academy Sets Panelists for Evening with Women Animators
As previously announced, the Academy will be spotlighting female animators with a special event on Monday, August 7: “An Invisible History: Trailblazing Women of Animation.” The ... Continue Reading →
Virtual Reality Toons Steal the Spotlight at SIGGRAPH
“Working in VR is like jumping out of a plane,” said acclaimed animation director Jorge Gutierrez (The Book of Life, El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera). “Then, when ... Continue Reading →
SIGGRAPH: Winners & Wrap-Up, Pixar Peeks RenderMan 22 & Giraffe-gate
SIGGRAPH 2017 has come to a close, having attracted more than 16,500 attendees to the Los Angeles CGI confab. The conference covered over 600 papers, courses, lectures, panels, installations, ... Continue Reading →
Fantasia Announces 2017 Winners
Montreal’s Fantasia Film Festival (fantasiafestival.com) wrapped up its three-week event on Wednesday, toasting its 21st and most successful edition ever with nearly 100,000 attendees ... Continue Reading →
Encounters Fest Reveals 2017 Program
Encounters Film Festival has issued the program lineup for the 2017 edition, taking place in Bristol from September 19-24. Over 3,000 submissions have been narrowed down to 247 films ... Continue Reading →
SIGGRAPH: Facial Animation Advances, Fabric Engine & the French Contingent
Adobe Research has built on its Project StyLit experiments to develop a new project called “Stylized Facial Animation” — a tool for automating rotoscopy which can apply any ... Continue Reading →
SIGGRAPH: Shotgun Announces Pipeline Awards Winners
At SIGGRAPH 2017 in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Shotgun Software announced the winners of its fourth annual Pipeline Awards, recognizing outstanding achievement in pipeline tool development. ... Continue Reading →
