BEVERLY HILLS — This year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences expanded the Best Visual Effects category to five nominated films. All five relied on Nvidia Quadro professional graphics sol ...

February 15, 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

LOS ANGELES — Production company/design studio Brand New School (www.BrandNewSchool.com) recently completed work on a new spot promoting the 2011 Honda CR-V. Conceived by agency RPA, Forecast will deb ...

February 4, 2011

LOS ANGELES — The Mill LA (www.themill.com) has hired eight new CG artists. The studio reports that its 3D department has tripled in staff size from the start of 2010, and includes both generalists an ...

February 3, 2011

BEVERLY HILLS — It was, no doubt, a difficult decision: Which film deserved the top prize for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture. Also vying for the award at the Nint ...

February 2, 2011

NEW YORK — Intent to focus on the New York advertising, broadcast, content services and feature film markets, Prime Focus (www.primefocusworld.com) will open a new visual effects and post production f ...

February 1, 2011

LOS ANGELES — The Visual Effects Society (VES) has announced its newly-elected board of directors. Jeffrey A. Okun, VFX supervisor, was re-elected for a third one-year term as board chairman.

January 31, 2011

VANCOUVER, BC — Visual effects company Zoic Studios (www.zoicstudios.com) has expanded to a bigger loft space in Gastown. The new space is located on the sixth floor at 375 Water Street and can accomm ...

January 28, 2011

LONDON — The Foundry (www.thefoundry.co.uk) has opened up registration for this year's MasterClasses. The company will host events in three locations — Los Angeles (2/3), New York (2/7) and London (2/ ...

January 24, 2011

BURBANK — AlphaDogs Post Production (www.editorslounge.com) will host the first Editor’s Lounge of 2011 on Friday, January 28, at 6:30pm. The event will include a trio of product demonstrations from B ...

January 18, 2011