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.
Latest version of the leading rendering system adds final-frame, real-time rendering in supported DCC viewports, Gaussian Splat relighting, expanded Chaos Arena tools for virtual production, faster CPU and GPU rendering, and broader hardware and platform support.
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.
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.’
What is more detrimental: moving data or moving an army?
Tech giant’s SIGGRAPH 2026 announcements of new animation and VFX workflow capabilities include MotionMaker Bring Your Own Data in Maya, 3D Gaussian Splats in 3ds Max, Review in Flow Production Tracking and real-time Arnold viewport rendering in Maya.
Available for Nuke, NukeX, Nuke Studio and Nuke Indie, the tool acts as a specialized roto assistant that moves and deforms splines from initial input frames; artists can refine generated shapes, lock splines and keep workflows inside Nuke’s existing Roto node.
Spatial Storytelling, the Immersive Pavilion, the Art Gallery, Emerging Technologies and the in-person Hands-On Courses track spotlight boundary-pushing tools and interactive techniques; conference runs July 19-23.
The VFX supervisor reflects on 8 years leading visual effects production on the hit Prime Video series; the final season pushed his teams through 1,600+ shots including Homelander’s CG death and Seth Rogan’s celebrity cameo explosion.
New tier adds studio-controlled licensing, project management and governance tools for high-end media production, giving pipeline supervisors control over which AI models artists use; studios can run workflows on-premises or in private cloud infrastructure to keep sensitive IP, prompts and training data inside the facility.
The trio join previously announced Peter Dinklage and returning stars, including Sydney Chandler, on the Noah Hawley, FX and Hulu hit series’ sophomore season production, now underway in London.
Eloi Champagne will lead the July 22 Birds of a Feather session with Jimmy Fournier, covering Gaussian-based animation workflows, hybrid pipelines and production uses from acquisition through delivery, with examples from NFB works in progress and technical explorations involving the NVIDIA Spatial Intelligence Lab and the Dynamic Graphics Project lab at the University of Toronto.
Ric Comline joins as executive creative director, Thierry Levy as executive producer and Sean Cooper as creative director; the London-based trio to focus on expanding advertising and brand work while supporting global episodic, immersive and film projects.
Distinguished VFX practitioners will be recognized at a September 4 celebration, including 2026 VES Founders Award recipient Susan Zwerman, VES Lifetime Member Jeff Kleiser, Honorary VES Members Sir William Sargent and Scott Stokdyk, VES Fellows Neishaw Ali, Rita Cahill, Barbara Ford Grant, and Susan Thurmond O'Neal, and the 2026 class of VES Hall of Fame inductees Jon Landau, Gerry Anderson, Ishiro Honda, and Tomoyuki Tanaka.
Mixing practical with partial and fully CG shots, the 4-part Netflix miniseries takes viewers back 235 million years to an Earth teeming with creatures big and small, feathered and scaled, all quite hungry.
‘Bob’s Burgers,’ ‘Rick and Morty,’ ‘The Simpsons,’ ‘Smiling Friends,’ ‘South Park,’ and ‘Star Wars: Visions’ are nominated for Outstanding Animated Program; main awards will be broadcast live on Monday, September 14, on NBC and stream on Peacock – Craft Awards set for September 5-6.
The leading visualization company returns to Australia with a new operation led by executive producer Katrina Peers.
Annual computer graphics conference brings professionals, academics, educators and students together to gain and share insights in cutting-edge technology across animation, VFX, gaming and immersive experiences.
SEC filing shows company has put money behind machine learning at Disney Research Studios and Walt Disney Imagineering, promising a creative process that stays 'human-centered' - pledge lands after job reductions at Pixar earlier this year, and follows the company's creation of an internal oversight unit for the technology.
ASIFA-Hollywood has opened its call for entries and added a Best International Anime Production for TV/Media category; entries close November 30.
Extensive new feature release lays groundwork for expanded Maya and DCC integrations, AI-assisted scene construction and agent-driven directing.
Studio space, a skilled local crew base, and a production record that includes ‘Peaky Blinders,’ ‘Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man,’ and an untitled sequel helped secure the designation; inward investment accounted for £5.8 billion of UK film and high-end TV spend in 2025.
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.
The award-winning creative studio has spent more than 3 decades working in live-action, animation, mixed media, visual effects and emerging technologies for brands including Coca-Cola, Apple, Microsoft, Disney/Pixar and Mastercard.
The tech company has launched a rolling beta of its interactive previs tool, with new features including a 3D asset library, real-time compositing, Spark Atlas and direct USD file loading.
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.
Latest version of the leading rendering system adds final-frame, real-time rendering in supported DCC viewports, Gaussian Splat relighting, expanded Chaos Arena tools for virtual production, faster CPU and GPU rendering, and broader hardware and platform support.
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.
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.’
What is more detrimental: moving data or moving an army?
Tech giant’s SIGGRAPH 2026 announcements of new animation and VFX workflow capabilities include MotionMaker Bring Your Own Data in Maya, 3D Gaussian Splats in 3ds Max, Review in Flow Production Tracking and real-time Arnold viewport rendering in Maya.
Available for Nuke, NukeX, Nuke Studio and Nuke Indie, the tool acts as a specialized roto assistant that moves and deforms splines from initial input frames; artists can refine generated shapes, lock splines and keep workflows inside Nuke’s existing Roto node.
Spatial Storytelling, the Immersive Pavilion, the Art Gallery, Emerging Technologies and the in-person Hands-On Courses track spotlight boundary-pushing tools and interactive techniques; conference runs July 19-23.
The VFX supervisor reflects on 8 years leading visual effects production on the hit Prime Video series; the final season pushed his teams through 1,600+ shots including Homelander’s CG death and Seth Rogan’s celebrity cameo explosion.
New tier adds studio-controlled licensing, project management and governance tools for high-end media production, giving pipeline supervisors control over which AI models artists use; studios can run workflows on-premises or in private cloud infrastructure to keep sensitive IP, prompts and training data inside the facility.
The trio join previously announced Peter Dinklage and returning stars, including Sydney Chandler, on the Noah Hawley, FX and Hulu hit series’ sophomore season production, now underway in London.
Eloi Champagne will lead the July 22 Birds of a Feather session with Jimmy Fournier, covering Gaussian-based animation workflows, hybrid pipelines and production uses from acquisition through delivery, with examples from NFB works in progress and technical explorations involving the NVIDIA Spatial Intelligence Lab and the Dynamic Graphics Project lab at the University of Toronto.
Ric Comline joins as executive creative director, Thierry Levy as executive producer and Sean Cooper as creative director; the London-based trio to focus on expanding advertising and brand work while supporting global episodic, immersive and film projects.
Distinguished VFX practitioners will be recognized at a September 4 celebration, including 2026 VES Founders Award recipient Susan Zwerman, VES Lifetime Member Jeff Kleiser, Honorary VES Members Sir William Sargent and Scott Stokdyk, VES Fellows Neishaw Ali, Rita Cahill, Barbara Ford Grant, and Susan Thurmond O'Neal, and the 2026 class of VES Hall of Fame inductees Jon Landau, Gerry Anderson, Ishiro Honda, and Tomoyuki Tanaka.
Mixing practical with partial and fully CG shots, the 4-part Netflix miniseries takes viewers back 235 million years to an Earth teeming with creatures big and small, feathered and scaled, all quite hungry.
‘Bob’s Burgers,’ ‘Rick and Morty,’ ‘The Simpsons,’ ‘Smiling Friends,’ ‘South Park,’ and ‘Star Wars: Visions’ are nominated for Outstanding Animated Program; main awards will be broadcast live on Monday, September 14, on NBC and stream on Peacock – Craft Awards set for September 5-6.
The leading visualization company returns to Australia with a new operation led by executive producer Katrina Peers.
Annual computer graphics conference brings professionals, academics, educators and students together to gain and share insights in cutting-edge technology across animation, VFX, gaming and immersive experiences.
SEC filing shows company has put money behind machine learning at Disney Research Studios and Walt Disney Imagineering, promising a creative process that stays 'human-centered' - pledge lands after job reductions at Pixar earlier this year, and follows the company's creation of an internal oversight unit for the technology.
ASIFA-Hollywood has opened its call for entries and added a Best International Anime Production for TV/Media category; entries close November 30.
Extensive new feature release lays groundwork for expanded Maya and DCC integrations, AI-assisted scene construction and agent-driven directing.
Studio space, a skilled local crew base, and a production record that includes ‘Peaky Blinders,’ ‘Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man,’ and an untitled sequel helped secure the designation; inward investment accounted for £5.8 billion of UK film and high-end TV spend in 2025.
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.
The award-winning creative studio has spent more than 3 decades working in live-action, animation, mixed media, visual effects and emerging technologies for brands including Coca-Cola, Apple, Microsoft, Disney/Pixar and Mastercard.
The tech company has launched a rolling beta of its interactive previs tool, with new features including a 3D asset library, real-time compositing, Spark Atlas and direct USD file loading.
