06 September 2023
VFX Weekly
The Visual Effects Society has selected writer-producer-director and Westworld co-creator Jonathan Nolan with its VES Visionary Award, to be bestowed at the 17th annual VES Awards on February 5 at the Beverly Hilton. (Deadline)
Ten films remain in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 91st Academy Awards. (The Hollywood Reporter)
TITO AND THE BIRDS Co-directors Gustavo Steinberg, Gabriel Bitar and André Catoto on combining oil paintings with digital drawings and graphic animation (VFX Voice)
Jim Henson‘s beloved fantasy film The Dark Crystal is getting a Netflix spinoff series. (Yahoo Entertainment)
No, it isn’t entirely real: Director Alfonso Cuaron takes a subtle tack in his black-and-white look at life in 1970s Mexico City than he did in 2013’s Gravity (The Hollywood Reporter)
Visual effects studio Rodeo FX on bringing to life the amazing animals and breathtaking cityscapes. (Digital Trends)
After years of studio closures, mass layoffs, and long, unpaid crunchtime, unionization is becoming the clear answer for developers looking for a seat at the table in the video game industry. (Variety)
Pioneering VFX house Digital Domain is opening a new location in Montreal, Québec, in conjunction with its 25th anniversary in March. (Animation Magazine)
In a blow to digital out-of-home entertainment (DOE) for the virtual reality (VR) industry, it has been revealed that IMAX Entertainment will now be closing its VR program, and with it the rest of its VR centers. (VR Focus)
Creative geniuses behind digital humans and human-like characters in Hollywood blockbusters Avatar, Blade Runner 2049, Maleficent, Furious 7, The Jungle Book, Ready Player One and others have U.S. Army-funded technology to thank for visual effects. (EurekAlert!)
Pixomondo, the VFX house behind the Game of Thrones dragons, has launched a North American ad division with full capabilities to produce content from script to screen. (Shoot Online)
Program is the first in the country to include widely used Perception Neuron, Maker Bot, Formlab and Houdini 3D software technologies in its curriculum. (Inc.)
Program is the first in the country to include widely used Perception Neuron, Maker Bot, Formlab and Houdini 3D software technologies in its curriculum. (Animation World Network)
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