ANIMATIONWorld Magazine

Veteran animator and story artist discusses the challenges of helming DreamWorks Animation’s latest hit in the ‘Kung Fu Panda’ feature film franchise.

AWN editor-in-chief Dan Sarto reports on the backstage antics at the 88th Academy Awards, talking to Oscar winners Gabriel Osorio and Pato Escala, ‘Inside Out’s Pete Docter and...

Oscar gold: Pixar Animation Studio’s ‘Inside Out’ wins best animated feature and Gabriel Osorio and Pato Escala’s ‘Bear Story’ wins best animated short; ‘Ex Machina’ wins VFX...

Awards Headline News

‘Inside Out,’ ‘Bear Story’ Win Big at the 88th Academy Awards

Oscar gold: Pixar Animation Studio’s ‘Inside Out’ wins best animated feature and Gabriel Osorio and Pato Escala’s ‘Bear Story’ wins best animated short; ‘Ex Machina’ wins VFX prize.

In Awards, Event, Films, People, Post-production, Short Films, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: Academy Awards | Geographic Region: North America

Autodesk Headline News

Autodesk Expands VR Support, Streamlines 3D Character Creation for Game Developers

Autodesk launches Stingray Game Engine v1.2 and Maya LT 2016 Extension 3 with feature improvements at GDC 2016.

In 3D, CG, Games | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: GDC | Geographic Region: North America

Allegorithmic Headline News

Allegorithmic Ships Substance Painter 2.0

AAA texturing tool powered by NVIDIA’s Iray renderer streamlines game asset pipeline; photorealistic rendering and curated asset store now available.

In 3D, CG, Games, Technology | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: GDC | Geographic Region: North America

Sony Pictures Entertainment Headline News

Sony Unveils New Red-Band Teaser for Seth Rogan’s ‘Sausage Party’

New NSFW teaser is timed to coincide with a work-in-progress screening at this year’s SXSW festival in Austin, TX.

In 3D, CG, Films, People, Voice Acting | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: North America

Jobs & Recruiting Headline News

IT Staffing Agency Breed Launches in Los Angeles

New IT staffing agency connects motion picture studios, gaming companies, visual effects houses, post-production facilities and other creative service providers with the industry’s best engineers, IT and pipeline specialists, and programmers.

In Business, Jobs & Recruiting, Technology | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America

Ireland Headline News

4th Annual Animation Dingle Kicks off March 18th

Running March 18 & 19, Ireland’s Animation Dingle to feature keynote addresses delivered by Tara Sorensen, Head of Kids Programming for Amazon Studios, USA, and David Levine, General Manager of Disney Channels UK & Ireland.

In Cartoons, Digital Media, Event, People, Places, Television | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: Europe

Aardman Nathan Love Headline News

Sean McClintock Joins Aardman Nathan Love

Director, designer and animator has formerly worked with high-profile production companies such as Psyop, Brand New School, The Mill, HUSH and Buck, working with top-tier brands including Nike, Google, Twitter, Coke Zero and Viacom.

In Business, Commercials, People | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: North America

Games Headline News

Geomerics Brings Enlighten to Open-World Gaming

Real-time global illumination technology now delivers large-scale dynamic lighting to open-world games.

In 3D, CG, Games, Technology, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Special Events: GDC | Geographic Region: Europe

The Jim Henson Company Headline News

Henson Signs New Media Partnerships for ‘Lily's Driftwood Bay’ and ‘Elias: Rescue Team’

Henson Independent Properties concludes a number of broadcast and digital license deals for hit preschool series with Vme TV, POD Worldwide, Media Corp, Tring TV, TG4, MTV Oy, SVT, United Home Entertainment and more.

In Business, Cartoons, Licensing, Television | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: North America

motion capture Headline News

Digic Pictures Delivers New Realms of Realism with Faceware

Hungarian studio creates 28 minutes of game cinematics for Activision’s 14th title in the top-rated series, ‘Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.’

In Technology | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Europe

Cartoon Network Headline News

CN Unveils All-New ‘Powerpuff Girls’ Episode on iTunes

New episode from the all-new, reimagined ‘The Powerpuff Girls’ series had its debut at a free, open-to-the-public event held Monday night at the SXSW festival in Austin, TX.

In Cartoons, Event, Festival, Places, Television | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: North America

SDCC Headline News

Comic-Con International, Lionsgate Launching SVOD Channel

New SVOD channel Comic-Con HQ to roll out with free beta access on May 7 and official launch in June.

In Business, Digital Media, Event, Internet and Interactive | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: North America

Reel FX Headline News

Reel FX Appoints Steve Nix Virtual Reality GM

Former CEO and co-founder of mobile gaming technology developer Yvolver to oversee all aspects of development, strategy and technology for the division.

In Business, People, Virtual Reality | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America

Faceware Headline News

The Sequence Group Gears Up with Faceware for ‘Halo: Fall of Reach’

The Sequence Group harnesses Faceware to deliver the emotive performances for animated ‘Halo’ series, ‘The Fall of Reach.’

In 3D, CG, Games, Short Films, Technology, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America

Walt Disney Animation Studios Headline News

Meet the Women Innovators Who Helped Bring Disney’s ‘Zootopia’ to Life

Look development supervisor Michelle Robinson, animation supervisor Kira Lehtomaki, technical director Heather Pritchett, and XGen leadership team member Ying Liu discuss the technology behind Walt Disney Animation Studios’ latest feature.

In 3D, CG, Films, People, Technology | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: North America

Paramount Headline News

Paramount Pulls ‘The Little Prince’ from U.S. Theaters

Director Mark Osborne confirms that France’s most expensive animated feature to date has been pulled from U.S. theaters one week ahead of its release.

In Business, CG, Films, People, Stop-Motion | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: North America

Hoho Entertainment Headline News

Hoho Rights Announces New International Sales

Commercial arm of kids’ production company Hoho Entertainment sets new international broadcast and SVOD deals for kids’ properties ‘Cloudbabies’ and ‘Everybody Loves a Moose.’

In Business, Cartoons, Digital Media, Licensing, Television | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: Europe

Post-production Headline News

Post Industry Veteran Reid Burns Joins Cognition

Former Reliance MediaWorks and Fotokem exec to expand hybrid post production facility’s Digital Intermediate finishing and color grading business.

In Business, People, Post-production | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America

Business Headline News

Jonathan Abraham Joins Portfolio Entertainment

Former international toy company and Kidscreen exec to lead acquisition of third-party content for Portfolio’s distribution catalogue of kids programming.

In Business, Cartoons, Digital Media, People, Television | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America

call for entries Headline News

Australia’s The Rookies Issues Call for Entries

Created to discover emerging talent and help launch graduates into careers at the world’s top studios, over the past six years The Rookies has placed more than 70 young artists with internships at companies such as Weta Digital, Double Negative, The Mill, Gameloft, Crytek, Framestore and Epic Games.

In Call for Entries, Education and Training, Jobs & Recruiting | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Australia

DHX Media Headline News

DHX Media and Ragdoll Productions Commissioned for Season Two of ‘Twirlywoos’

Twenty-five episodes of hit preschool series to be produced for U.K. broadcaster.

In Business, Cartoons, Television | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: North America

Google Spotlight Stories Headline News

Shannon Tindle’s ‘On Ice’ Now on YouTube

Created in collaboration with Google ATAP’s Spotlight Stories and Evil Eye Pictures, animated short made for mobile and VR devices contains hidden surprises, including a musical homage to Queen.

In 2D, Internet and Interactive, Mobile and Wireless, People, Short Films, Virtual Reality | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: North America

TeamTO Headline News

CAKE, TeamTO & Thuristar Launching ‘My Knight and Me’ at MIPTV

Kids entertainment specialist and top French CGI studio team with Belgian creative house on medieval animated comedy aimed at kids 6-11; series has already sold to broadcasters including France’s Canal+ Family and Teletoon+, Germany’s Super RTL, and Belgium’s VRT-Ketnet and RTBF-Ouftivi.

In Business, Cartoons, Event, Television | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: Europe

Music & Sound Headline News

Technicolor Appoints Scott Gershin Director of Sound and Editorial

Sound designer and feature film supervising sound editor to lead the company’s expansion into sound design for gaming and immersive experiences.

In Business, Films, Games, Internet and Interactive, People | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America

9 Story Media Group Headline News

9 Story Sells New Seasons of Three Hit shows to Australia’s ABC

9 Story Media Group signs licenses with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation for second seasons of ‘Camp Lakebottom,’ ‘Numb Chucks’ and ‘Peg + Cat.’