NEW YORK — VFX/design house Phosphene (www.phosphenefx.com) has named Rebecca Dunn head of operations and strategy, a newly-created position. She moved to the United States from Australia in 2012 and ...
January 29, 2015
January 28, 2015
GLENDALE, CA — DreamWorks Animation (www.dreamworksanimation.com) has announced that it is implementing a new strategic plan to restructure its core feature animation business to ensure the consistent ...
January 23, 2015
LOS ANGELES — Directors Alfonso Cuarón and J.J. Abrams, actor Chris Pine and Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs announced the nominations for the 87th Academy Awards (www.oscar.com) this morning. A ...
January 15, 2015
CHICAGO — VFX studio The Mill (www.themill.com) is moving its Chicago studio to its own premises in the West Loop. The move will take place during Q3 of 2015, and the new studio will double its curren ...
January 14, 2015
LOS ANGELES – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will honor 21 scientific and technical achievements, represented by 58 individual award recipients, at its annual Scientific and Technical ...
January 13, 2015
LOS ANGELES — The VES recently announced the nominees for the 13th Annual VES Awards. The yearly celebration recognizes outstanding visual effects artistry and innovation in film, animation, televisio ...
PORTLAND, OR — Laika is teaming up with Heritage Auctions (www.HA.com) to auction off over 250 props and models from some of its successful stop-motion films, including The Boxtrolls, Coraline and Par ...
January 6, 2015
BOSTON — Boris FX (www.borisfx.com) has signed an agreement to acquire Imagineer Systems Ltd. ( www.imagineersystems.com) , the UK-based developer of the Planar Tracking and masking tools. Imagineer’s ...
December 29, 2014