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Review: Aardman’s ‘Early Man’ Arrives on Disc
AWN’s resident Miscweant weighs in on the Home Entertainment release of Oscar-winning director Nick Park’s stop-motion football feature.
Giveaway: Win Aardman’s ‘Early Man’ on Blu-ray!
Oscar-winning director Nick Park’s prehistoric romp available now on Digital and on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand on May 22.
WATCH: Esben Toft Jacobsen Talks Post-Apocalyptic Series ‘The Rain’ and More at FMX 2018
The creator and visual supervisor discusses his world-building and design work on the upcoming VFX-driven Netflix Original Series.
Hulu Makes First-Ever Deal with DreamWorks Animation
Agreement covering features and original series is the streaming service’s largest deal to date for kids and family licensing.
WATCH: Phil Tippett Talks Tough on 40 Years of VFX, Movies and More at FMX 2018
The legendary industry pioneer shares his insights as an artist, director, visual effects supervisor and survivor, including thoughts on digital character performance and conflicts with studio executives.
Review: A Tale of Two Dogtoons - ‘Isle of Dogs’ and 'Lady and the Tramp’
More than 60 years separate these animated films featuring Wes Anderson and Walt Disney’s very different takes on man’s best friend.
Proof Helps Plan Ahead for ‘A Wrinkle in Time’
L.A.-based visualization studio handles previs and postvis on Ava DuVernay and Disney’s new fantasy-adventure film.
The Rookies Opens its 2018 Competition
Young creatives in film, animation, games, VR, motion graphics and 3D visualization offered evaluation by top professionals and exposure to the industry.
A Team Effort: Bringing Aardman’s ‘Early Man’ to the Big Screen
Animation directors Will Beecher and Merlin Crossingham detail their journey transporting Dug, Hobnob and Goona from the Stone Age to the football stadium.
Gallery Nucleus Event to Present the Making of Aardman’s ‘Early Man’
Aardman animation directors Will Becher and Merlin Crossingham to present ‘The Making of Early Man’ at Gallery Nucleus in Los Angeles on February 10th.
WATCH: Lionsgate Unveils New Clips from Aardman’s ‘Early Man’
First solo feature from four-time Oscar-winning director Nick Park pits caveman against caveman in stone-age football comedy adventure arriving in U.S. theatres on February 16th.
Nick Park Goes Neanderthal in Aardman’s ‘Early Man’
Four-time Oscar-winner’s first solo-directed feature pits caveman against caveman in a stone-age football comedy adventure.
Animated Women U.K.’s Achieve Program Open for Entries
Now in its second year, the program provides targeted career development to women across the VFX and animation industries.
Nickelodeon’s ‘Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie’ Premieres Nov. 24
Animated film to be simulcast on Nickelodeon, TeenNick and Nicktoons, picks up where the original series left off.
Nexus Studios Launches L.A. office
Oscar-nominated animation, film and interactive company to offer commercial, film and VR/AR services in the Los Angeles downtown arts district.
WOMAN POWER AT THE VOLDA ANIMATION FESTIVAL - 14 – 17 September 2017 Volda, Norway
Volda, Norway is home to the Volda University College Animation Department and the Volda Animation Festival. The festival is a completely student run undertaking and this year the four festival organizers were women as befits this year’s theme, Women In Animation.
Three Keys to Compelling VR
WATCH: Hugh Welchman Talks ‘Loving Vincent’ at FMX 2017
The Oscar-winning director details the exhausting and exacting oil painting on canvass stop-motion technique he used for his latest animated feature about Vincent van Gogh.
WATCH: Pixar’s John Halstead Talks Hank and ‘Finding Dory’ Production at VIEW
The supervising technical director discusses production on Disney and Pixar’s long-awaited hit animated sequel, Finding Dory, including the design and animation of the film’s eight-legged heroic cephalopod.
WATCH: Mike Mitchell and Walt Dohrn Talk ‘Trolls’ Production at VIEW
The co-directors discuss design and production challenges on DreamWorks Animation’s fuzzy animated musical comedy, Trolls.
WATCH: Weta Digital’s Brendan Keys Talks Recruiting Challenges and More at FMX 2017
The studio’s human resources manager discusses recruiting challenges and goals as well as recommendations for young professionals looking for a job.
MPC Hires Antar Walker as Design Creative Director
Veteran of advertising, design, animation, film and digital joins London-based company from ManvsMachine.

























































