‘Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures’ Season 2 Headed to Disney+ and Disney Jr.
New season of Lucasfilm’s original animated series arrives Wednesday, August 14, with new shorts on August 2 and new digital series, ‘Fun With Nubs’ available online now.
Category: 3D
10th Annual VES NY Empire Awards Honorees Announced
Adding to the list of previously announced honorees, VES NY members nominated or awarded VES Awards for work completed in 2021-2024 will receive special recognition at the June 27 event; tickets now on sale.
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Call for Submissions: 2024 Reallusion 3D Character Contest
$45,000 in cash along with various physical prizes to be awarded to winners in multiple categories including ‘Best Character Design,’ ‘Best Character Animation’ and ‘Best AccuRIG Character;’ submission deadline is September 1, 2024.
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HBO Renews ‘House of The Dragon’ for Season 3
HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel series, based on George R.R. Martin’s ‘Fire & Blood,’ gets a third season pickup, announced ahead of last Sunday's Season 2 premier; watch on HBO and Max.
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Evercoast Acquires DepthKit Volumetric Capture Company
The end-to-end 3D spatial video software provider announces deal that expands its efforts in race to capture and generate 3D digital humans and spatial video while marking an evolution of generative AI from 2D to 3D creation.
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Finding the Right VFX Equation for ‘Foundation’ Season 2
VFX supervisor Chris MacLean talks about the stunning visuals – 3,215 shots in all - that depict the worlds, characters, ships, and creatures of the hit sci-fi series, based on Isaac Asimov’s famed Hugo Award-winning sci-fi trilogy about Dr. Hari Seldon’s mathematical ‘psychohistory’ predictions; now streaming on Apple TV+.
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Trailer Drops for ‘Nelly Jelly’ Animated Series
NJ World and British creative animation studio 3Megos team on the upcoming preschool comedy fantasy based on the Lithuanian brand and its best-selling book series.
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'Memoir of a Snail,' 'Percebes' Take Top Awards at Annecy 2024
Adam Elliot's stop-motion feature and the 2D short by Alexandra Ramires and Laura GonÇalves among the 22 winners at the jam packed 48th festival edition that saw a record 17,440 accredited attendees from 103 countries.
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VFX Helps Up the Post-Apocalyptic Humor in the Genre-Shifting ‘Fallout’
Creators and co-showrunners Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham Wagner, and VFX supervisor Jay Worth, discuss how they integrated 50’s B-Movie Sci-Fi, Spaghetti Western, and Future War tones and designs into their darkly satirical hit series adaptation of Bethesda’s best-selling video game, now streaming on Prime Video.
Moonbug Entertainment Names Courtney Holt Managing Director, Americas
Former Spotify exec will lead the North American commercial team responsible for ‘CoComelon,’ ‘Blippi,’ and other Moonbug brands.
Rainbow Studios Unwraps ‘Mermaid Magic’ Trailer
New CG-animated kids series from ‘Winx Club’ creator and director Iginio Straffi and animation studio Rainbow/Bardel is scheduled for release on Netflix in August.
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Ankama Acquires Minority Stake in Animation Studio Inthebox
The deal will allow the French company behind ‘MFKZ’ and ‘Wakfu’ to expand its production pipeline and benefit from Inthebox’s 3D animation expertise.
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With ‘Ultraman: Rising,’ a Japanese Cultural Icon Reaches a New Audience
Writer/Director Shannon Tindle and co-director John Aoshima talk about the many creative synergies that fueled their journey in bringing a venerable superhero - forced to care for a baby kaiju - to a new generation of viewers; film debuts today on Netflix.
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2 Trailers Drop for ‘Avatar Legends: Realms Collide’
Get a glimpse of the dark spirit, Father Glowworm… new multiplayer strategy game from Tilting Point and AN Games takes place in the hugely popular world of Nickelodeon’s ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender;’ pre-orders now available on Google Play and iOS.
GKIDS Acquires Global Video, Transactional Rights to ‘Arcane’
First season of the Emmy Award-winning series from Riot Games to be released on videogram and home entertainment platforms worldwide in 2024.
Chalkdust Animation Studios Launches in Atlanta, Announces New TV Series
Former Paramount Exec Jared Mass launches real-time virtual production studio, partners with Noble Road Media to produce and finance C.S. Lewis animated series ‘Boxen.’
‘Ha Ha, You Clowns’ and More ‘Smiling Friends’ Coming to Adult Swim
At its ‘Defying Expectations’ Annecy 2024 panel, the network also reveals a new series order for ‘Oh My God, Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable Circumstances’ produced by Six Point Harness.
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Jellyfish Pictures Expands VFX Operations to Toronto
Canadian move supports regional client demand and offers access to local talent, coming on the heels of company’s 2023 Mumbai studio launch.
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‘Inside Out 2’: The Anxiety About Making an Appealing Anxiety
For production designer Jason Deamer and animation supervisors Dovi Anderson and Evan Bonifacio, finding the right look, and energy level, for a frenetic character in constant motion was a considerable challenge; the highly anticipated sequel to Pete Docter’s Oscar-winning 2015 ‘Inside Out’ hits theaters June 14.
Mark Andrews to Showrun Animated Dinosaur Series ‘Kyōryū’
The show, in development with animation and VFX studio Floating Rock, follows a genetically-engineered samurai dinosaurs in a postapocalyptic Japan.
Crunchyroll Reveals 2024 Anime Expo Lineup
Animation destination hosting more than 20 panels and premieres runs July 4-7 with early looks at the next wave of anime.
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Epic Games' Free ‘Game Animation Sample Project’ Now Available
Animation database features over 500 AAA-quality animations and a fully functional character and animation Blueprint, everything needed to get a character up and running using the new Motion Matching toolset.
MPC Shares ‘Halo’ Season 2 VFX Breakdown Reel, Concept Art
The company delivered 97 shots for the popular action-adventure sci-fi series’ second season, including futuristic set extensions, full CG city environments, hologram inserts, and destruction FX simulations for battle scenes, vehicles, and crowds.
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Netflix Presents Sneak Peeks of Upcoming Films, Series at Annecy
The streamer showcases upcoming animated films and series in an event packed with top-tier talent, works-in-progress and exciting first looks.
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Smurfs Rights Holder Announces Rebrand to Peyo Company
Plans for two new TV series inspired by the original comic books by Peyo, ‘The Tales of Johan & Peewit’ and ‘Benny Breakiron,’ were revealed at Annecy.
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