Feature Film VFX

‘GOAT’ Director Tyree Dillihay Joins VIEW Conference 2026 Lineup

Director set to attend and talk about the production of Sony Pictures Animation’s animated sports comedy; event runs October 12-16 in Turin, Italy.

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You Had Me at Skeletor VFXWorld

DNEG Gets Serious About Creating Fun VFX on ‘Masters of the Universe’

Led by Chris McLaughlin and Greg Fisher, the studio handled 746 shots across 17 sequences, creating Eternia, Castle Grayskull, Cringer, Zoar, Roboto and Skeletor’s skull, balancing the campy, cartoon-inspired fantasy with believable, realistic characters and environments.

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Solidarity! Headline News

’Star Wars’ Visual Effects Workers Join IATSE for Collective Bargaining

A group of U.S. VFX workers engaged directly by Lucasfilm’s franchise productions has joined the union and will begin negotiations for a first contract.

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Zoom Zoom Headline News

Apple TV Drops 'Matchbox The Movie' Trailer

The Mattel toy-inspired action adventure, directed by Sam Hargrave and starring John Cena, Jessica Biel and an ensemble cast, streams exclusively on October 9.

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Russos to the Rescue Headline News

Marvel Studios Reveals ‘Ghost Rider’ With Ryan Gosling, David Jonsson as New Black Panther

The studio’s SDCC presentation was filled with star-studded panels, new ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ material that included Dr. Doom cloaks and masks for attendees, plus Jon Bernthal sharing his role in ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day.’

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Technology Headline News

NVIDIA ‘Neural Rendering, World Models and Simulation’ Keynote Set for SIGGRAPH 2026

The company’s Research and Engineering leaders Neil Ashton, Ming-Yu Liu and Edward Liu will talk on advances in neural rendering, world models and AI-driven simulation next Monday, July 20; conference runs July 19-23 in Los Angeles.

Technology Headline News

SIGGRAPH 2026 Launches New Games Summit Track

The opening-day program, running July 19, brings studios and indies together for talks and networking on how games are made; sessions span accessibility, audio, VFX, performance capture, pipelines, and game development economics, with games programming continuing throughout the July 19-23 conference.

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On the Road to Turin Headline News

DreamWorks’ ‘Forgotten Island’ Writers/Directors Join VIEW Conference 2026

Joel Crawford and Januel P. Mercado will take the stage to share production insights and stories surrounding their new original animated comedy adventure hitting theaters on September 25; event runs October 12-16 in Turin, Italy.

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Viz Biz Headline News

Proof Opens New Brisbane Studio

The leading visualization company returns to Australia with a new operation led by executive producer Katrina Peers.

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Would You Like to Touch My Monkey? VFXWorld

How Outpost VFX Beat the Clock to Rebuild ‘Primate’s Killer Chimp

For the visual effects studio, the horror film’s biggest scare was the schedule after taking over when MPC shut down: a full CG chimp, 104 shots and 3 months to create a believable rampage.

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Awards Headline News

‘Apart’ Wins Best in Show at SIGGRAPH 2026 Computer Animation Festival

New Spike Lee short takes top prize; ‘Beyond Words’ and ‘18 Months’ also awarded; Production Sessions lineup to feature Wētā FX, Lightstorm, NASA, Pixar, ILM, and Google DeepMind.

Business Headline News

TransPerfect Combines MPC and The Mill as Single Global Studio

The AI and language solutions company’s 2 divisions will now operate as The Mill, bringing together film and series VFX, brand content production, localization, and AI-enabled production services under one organization.

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Pinocchio Meets The Meg Headline News

‘Whalefall’ Teaser Traps Austin Abrams Inside a Sperm Whale

The survival thriller follows a grieving diver swallowed by a massive cetacean with only an hour of oxygen left; directed by Brian Duffield and based on Daniel Kraus’ book, it hits theaters October 16.

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I’m Not Doing It… Really Headline News

BlueBolt Shares ‘Jack Ryan: Ghost War’ VFX Breakdown Reel

The studio delivered 365 shots for Prime Video’s feature-length continuation of the hit series, including the glass floor collapse, Dubai tower finale, CG environments, vehicles, explosions and boat chase enhancements.

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People Headline News

BOT VFX Names Srikanth Swaminathan CEO

The Chennai-based executive joins the Emmy-nominated global visual effects studio after leadership roles at Brillio, Investis Digital, and Cognizant.

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People Headline News

Untold Studios Adds Oscar-Winning VFX Supervisor Sara Bennett

The Milk visual effects studio co-founder, winner of a Best Visual Effects Academy Award for ‘Ex Machina,’ joins the independent creative studio’s expanding Film & Episodic team.

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We’re Suckers for Great Digital Octopuses Headline News

Watch: Untold Studios Fully CG Octopus for ‘Remarkably Bright Creatures’

The VFX house shares its incredible work creating Marcellus, the highly intelligent octopus at the center of the Netflix film adaptation of Shelby Van Pelt’s bestselling novel.

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On the Road to Turin Headline News

Holly Edwards, Michelle Grady and Janet Lewin Join VIEW Conference Lineup

The trio of women film studio presidents – Skydance Animation, Sony Pictures Imageworks, and ILM respectively - adds to the key conference’s growing roster of in-person speakers heading to Turin, Italy October 12-16.

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You Had Me at Skeletor Headline News

Trailer #3 Drops for Travis Knight’s ‘Masters of the Universe’

He’s got the power… and the abs to match! A new He-Man coming to theaters in the live-action fantasy adventure about 10-year-old Prince Adam re-uniting with his magical Sword of Grayskull to take on Skeletor; from Mattel Films and Amazon MGM Studios, in theaters June 5.

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Men are Men and Sheep are Scared! VFXWorld

Kyle Balda Brings an Animator’s Eye to Live-Action / Hybrid ‘The Sheep Detectives’

After years spent helming 3DCG ‘Minions’ films, the director tackles a family mystery that combines photoreal animated sheep, ensemble voice acting, and lots of whodunnit to adapt Leonie Swann’s bestselling novel; now in theaters.

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The Kids’ Juggernaut Continues! Headline News

Universal Shares First Look, Sets ‘CoComelon: The Movie’ Release

Nicholas Hoult, Ego Nwodim and SZA board the upcoming 3DCG film featuring JJ and his friends on a new music-filled adventure, from Moonbug Entertainment, Flywheel Media, Prime Focus Studios and DreamWorks Animation, in theaters February 2027.

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People Headline News

Rodeo FX Appoints Paul Salvini as CTO

The former SideFX and DNEG executive joins the company’s leadership team as the studio expands its investment in AI, scalable pipelines, and next-generation production technologies.

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Digital Domain Adds VFX Supervisor Jelmer Boskma

Industry veteran joins the senior creative teams, bringing experience across major film and episodic projects and strengthening the leading visual effects studio’s global visual effects capabilities.

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Beep Beep Headline News

Ketchup Entertainment Drops ‘Coyote vs Acme’ Trailer

Beep Beep! A roadrunner and some dynamite are coming to theaters on August 28 – finally – as the film that Warner Bros. gave up on arrives, starring John Cena, Will Forte, and a famous sad sack cartoon character headed to court.

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People Headline News

Vine FX Promotes Simon Carr to Creative Director

The veteran VFX supervisor, who joined the UK-based indie VFX house in 2024, assumes the leadership role to help build the company slate of high-end film and TV projects.