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March 27, 2020

Visual Effects Society Urges Employees to Work From Home

The Visual Effects Society urged its members to allow employees to work from home as the coronavirus crisis continues to impact the entertainment industry (Variety)

Global Animation & VFX Community Responds to COVID-19 Crisis

Over the past few weeks, the animation and VFX industries have banded together to face the challenges we are all confronting in these difficult times (Animation Magazine)

Coronavirus: UK Union Equity Pledges £1M To Support Members In Need

UK entertainment union Equity, which as close to 50,000 members, has pledged £1M ($1.2M) to a fund designed to support its struggling members during the coronavirus crisis (Deadline)

Hollywood Production Turns to Cloud and Remote Services Amid Coronavirus Crisis

“It is proving to be of even greater importance considering the circumstances,” says MTI Film CEO Larry Chernoff (The Hollywood Reporter)

Coronavirus is Offering Virtual Reality a Second Life

After years of failing to live up to the hype, coronavirus-induced lockdowns could see the ‘reality’ firmly put into VR (Telegraph)

German Production Services Firms Call for $400M Coronavirus Rescue Fund

Studio operators, tech rental and VFX companies are not covered under Germany’s recent bailout funding programs for companies hit by the pandemic (The Hollywood Reporter)

People on the Move

The Mill Adds Webb, Carroll to Creative Leadership Team in Chicago

To support The Mill’s broad range of creative services, each of the newly appointed creative directors will be focusing on the growth and development of their respective departments (SHOOT Online)

 

Alkemy X Adds VFX Supervisors Bilali Mack & Erin Nash

The hires come on the heels of a year of steady growth for the visual effects division (Shots)

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