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Double Negative Opens New TV Branch

April 24, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

VFX company Double Negative has launched Double Negative TV, a new division of Dneg dedicated to visual effects creation for television. Dneg TV will be headed up by 20-year VFX veteran Jonathan Privett, previously head of Film & TV/VFX supervisor at Rushes, VFX producer Louise Hussey and VFX supervisor Hayden [...]

‘Hobbit’ Tops Saturn Award Nominees List

February 20, 2013 by Mercedes Milligan 1 Comment divider image

The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films has revealed the list of nominees for the 39th annual Saturn Awards, with Peter Jackson’s vfx blockbuster The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey garnering the most nods with nine nominations. Other top contenders are Ang Lee’s Life of Pi and Sam Mendes’ [...]

Four Animated Titles Are Up for ACE Eddies

January 11, 2013 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

Four animated features received nominations for ACE Eddie Awards. The honors, which are given by the American Society of Editors, are slated for February 16th at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The nominated editors are: Nicolas C. Smith (Brave) Chris Lebenzon, Mark Solomon (Frankenweenie) Joyce Arrastia (Rise of the Guardians) [...]

Three Animated Pics Get BAFTA Noms

January 9, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Three animated features received BAFTA nominations today. The three titles up for the Best Animated Feature of 2012 are: • Disney/Pixar’s Brave (directed by Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman) • Disney’s Frankenweenie (Tim Burton) • LAIKA’s ParaNorman (Sam Fell, Chris Butler) Among the films that didn’t get any BAFTA love were [...]

Five Animated Pics Nab Golden Globe Noms

December 13, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

The Golden Globes 2013 nominations were announced this morning (Dec. 13). The five animated features up for the award are: The big surprise was the absence of critical favorites such as LAIKA’s ParaNorman and any of GKIDS’ stylish imports such as The Rabbi’s Cat, Zarafa, The Painting and [...]