Thursday, September 21, 2017
Viva El Festival Pixelatl!
The town of Cuernavaca in Mexico will once again host another highly anticipated edition of Pixelatl’s El Festival September 5 thru 10. The 2017 edition showcases a wide variety ... 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 →
Jorge Gutierrez Clicks with LEGO ‘Billion Brick Race’ Flick
Warner Bros. has signed on The Book of Life helmer Jorge Gutierrez to build up its LEGO movie project The Billion Brick Race through development, and take over in the director’s chair.
The ... Continue Reading →
SIGGRAPH: Cloud Rendering, Real-Time, MoCap & VR Developments
Conductor Technologies launched its Conductor cloud rendering platform for VFX, VR and animation studios. The first enterprise-grade rendering service of its kind, Conductor is able ... Continue Reading →
Toon Veterans Offer Career Tips During Animag’s Comic-Con Panel
Write and draw every day. Work well with your peers. Get used to getting lots and lots of criticism, and put your work out there for everyone to see. These were only some of the helpful ... Continue Reading →
SIGGRAPH ’17 Details 11 Production Sessions
The SIGGRAPH 2017 conference & exhibition will take over the Los Angeles Convention Center from July 30 to August 3, offering papers and presentations, engaging speakers (like keynoter ... Continue Reading →
SIGGRAPH Electronic Theater & New VR Program Revealed
SIGGRAPH’s prestigious Computer Animation Festival has slated its Electronic Theater screenings for the 2017 event, taking place in Los Angeles from July 30-August 3. This year, the ... Continue Reading →
Daily News Bytes
TRIBUTE: Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti lit up the sky Thursday night to remember late Batman star and voice actor Adam West.
SEQUEL: Reel FX and director Jorge Gutierrez announced ... Continue Reading →
Schedule for 1st Women in Animation World Summit at Annecy Revealed
Next month, the first ever Women in Animation World Summit will be held in conjunction with the Annecy International Festival and MIFA. Presented by Women in Animation and Les Femmes ... Continue Reading →
Next from Google Spotlight Stories: Jorge Gutierrez’s ‘Son of Jaguar’
The Google Spotlight Stories crew has revealed that work has begun on the initiative’s next immersive animated short, Son of Jaguar from director and artist Jorge Gutierrez (The ... Continue Reading →
