March 13, 2020

Coronavirus Cancellations: Every Film, TV Show, and Event Affected by the Outbreak

A full rundown of all the ways the coronavirus is changing the entertainment landscape around the world (IndieWire)

VR Takes The Stage As Conferences Cancel

“This crisis is good for VR, because we need to be apart, but we want to be together” (Forbes)

Rising Sun Pictures’ Female Artists Making Strides In An Industry Once Dominated By Men

Even as female-led blockbusters have taken the box office by storm, women have begun to turn up with greater frequency on VFX studio credits (SHOOT Online)

Unity Technologies Acquires ArtEngine Creator Artomatix

Irish software company’s AI-assisted software helps 3D artists accelerate and streamline creative workflows (Animation World Network)

VES Blazes a Trail of Meetups Across India to Aggregate the VFX Community

VES India recently organized meetups at Mumbai and Bangalore which saw attendees from all spheres of the AVGC industry ranging from VFX artists to animators to technology aficionados (Animation Xpress)

UK Researchers Employ Virtual Reality for Designing New Drugs

Researchers at the University of Bristol are employing virtual reality (VR) technology as a new tool for designing the next generation of drug treatments (Government Computing)

People on the Move

Flavor Adds VFX Director Rob Churchill to Chicago Studio

Veteran hire to partner with creative studio and parent company, Cutter Studios, on still undisclosed production venture (Animation World Network)

Framestore Taps Christian Nielsen to Lead CG in Los Angeles

Nielsen brings with him over 20 years of industry experience in commercial and film work (Shots)

Ronan McCabe Appointed Chief Executive Of Animation Ireland

Veteran producer Ronan McCabe has been appointed chief executive of trade body Animation Ireland, at a time of rapid growth for the country’s animation industry (Cartoon Brew)

One of Us Announces New CTO

Benoit Leveau joins from Milk (Broadcast)