Tag "Boardwalk Empire"

Buscemi, Noni Rose Join ‘Khumba’s’ Voice Cast

April 24, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

South Africa’s Triggerfish Animation Studios announced this week that Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire) and Anika Noni Rose (The Princess and the Frog) have joined the voice cast of its upcoming feature Khumba. The 3-D, CG-animated feature, which will make its debut at the Annecy Festival in June, also showcases the [...]

The Foundry and Luxology Team Up

September 25, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

U.K.’s leading visual effects software developer, The Foundry has today announced a merger with US- based technology company, Luxology LLC for an undisclosed sum. The combined portfolio of the two will open doors to new ways of working, providing artists and designers with increased creative choice. The Foundry, with its stable of award-winning [...]

‘Rango,’ ‘Hugo’ Win Big at VES Awards

February 8, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Gore Verbinski’s underdog hero Rango continued its winning streak last night at the 10th Annual VES Awards. Only a few nights after taking home four Annie Awards, the Paramount/ILM feature added four VES Awards to its list of wins, including the honors for Supporting VFX, Virtual Cinematography, Animated Character and [...]

‘Futurama’ Wins Emmy for Best Animated Show

September 12, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Mark another win for Bender, Fry and the hard-working gang at Comedy Central’s Futurama. Exec produced by Matt Groening, David X. Cohen and Ken Keeler, the episode “The Late Philip J. Fry” took home the Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program on Saturday (Sep. 10) at the Creative Emmy Award ceremony. [...]

‘Inception,’ ‘Dragon’ Top VES Awards

February 2, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Christopher Nolan’s Inception was the big winner at last night’s Visual Effects Society Awards, taking home four honors, including Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture. DreamWorks’ How to Train Your Dragon came in close behind with three awards (Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature, Outstanding Animated [...]