LONDON — CG academy Escape Studios (www.escapestudios.com), which plans on opening a campus in Los Angeles this spring, has brought on several advisory board members from studios such as Pixar, Sony P ...
March 16, 2011
HOLLYWOOD — The Lost Thing (www.thelostthing.com) was awarded the Oscar in the Best Animated Short Film category.
March 2, 2011
HOLLYWOOD — Let's Pollute is a sharp, satirical film that was nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Animated Short Film category. The film has a green message, a subject that filmmaker/director G ...
LAS VEGAS — Autodesk (www.autodesk.com) has introduced new releases in the company’s digital entertainment creation software and middleware. The 2012 versions are now shipping and enable iterative wor ...
March 1, 2011
HOLLYWOOD — To no one’s surprise, The King’s Speech took home the Oscar gold last night, earning the statuette in four categories, including Best Picture. In a more heated race, Inception won for Best ...
February 28, 2011
SAN RAFAEL, CA — Autodesk (www.autodesk.com) has announced its intention to acquire Scaleform Corporation, a privately held user interface tools and middleware company, for approximately $36 million. ...
February 17, 2011
BETHESDA, MD — Pixeldust Studios (www.pixeldust.tv) has created a dramatic presentation of prehistoric creatures that will be featured tonight in a one-hour special that’s part of National Geographic ...
February 14, 2011
SOFIA, BULGARIA — Chaos Group (www.chaosgroup.com), a developer of software solutions for the computer graphics industry, has acquired Baltimore, MD-based software developer and visualization firm ASG ...
February 10, 2011
HOLLYWOOD — Gnomon School of Visual Effects (www.gnomonschool.com) will digitally connect artists with esteemed professionals from the entertainment and visual effects industries via its 2011 Master C ...
VENICE, CA — VFX executive producer Michael Pardee recently launched The Mission (www.themissionstudio.com), here. He was previously head of Asylum’s commercial division. Pardee is joined at The Missi ...
February 8, 2011