SIGGRAPH Asia Reveals Sessions, Speakers

October 9, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments

The 2012 SIGGRAPH Asia event, set to take place in Singapore this November 28 thru December 1, will bring together leading names from the animation, graphics, digital art and tech worlds for a series of informative sessions and presentation. The Special Sessions will feature Oscar-winning VFX supervisor Paul Franklin (Double [...]

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Sony, DWA, Pixar Directors Top VIEW 2012 Slate in Italy

September 12, 2012 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments

Top animators Genndy Tartakovsky, Eric Darnell and Mark Walsh will take the lead at the VIEW digital technology conference, set for Oct. 16-19 in Turin, Italy. The 13th annual event, which is dedicated to assemble experts in computer graphics, also will feature TV director Daniel Attias and Oscar-winning sound designer [...]

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13 Animators, 12 VFX Artists Invited to Join AMPAS

June 17, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 2 Comments

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 13 animators, 12 visual effects artists and a total of 178 filmmakers and film industry executives to join its ranks. Animators on the invite list includes such high-profile names as Sylvain Chomet, Tomm Moore, Teddy Newton and Bob Peterson. Visual [...]

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