Tag: King Kong
BFI Partners with LAIKA for Major ‘Stop Motion’ Celebration
The BFI (British Film Institute) today announces details of Stop Motion: Celebrating Hand-Crafted Animation on the Big Screen, supported by Headline Partner LAIKA, a major new...
VES Announces Hall of Fame Inductees for 2023
The Visual Effects Society (VES), the VFX industry’s professional global honorary society, announced the Society’s newest inductees into the VES Hall of Fame. These,...
Netflix Uncovers ‘Skull Island’ Cast List & Premiere Date
Netflix today confirmed the premiere date and star-studded cast for its upcoming King Kong adventure, Skull Island, from Legendary Television. The all-new animated series...
‘Bambi,’ ‘Totoro’ & ‘Toy Story’ Make Variety’s 100 Greatest Movies List
With the end of 2022 just a couple weeks away, many an outlet and tastemaker is reviewing how more recent releases, cinema legacies and...
People on the Move: BBC Children’s Taps Persson, Annecy Residents, Academy Sci-Tech Council & More
BBC Studios, the BBC’s main commercial arm, has announced the appointment of Cecilia Persson as Managing Director of Children’s. She will take up the...
Digital Dimension Appoints New Animation Production Execs
Following a year of significant growth, Digital Dimension Entertainment Group (DDEG), a company focusing on the creation and production of original animated content and...
2021’s Virtual VES Awards Crown ‘Soul,’ ‘Midnight Sky’, ‘Mandalorian’
The Visual Effects Society presented the 19th Annual VES Awards on Tuesday night in a virtual ceremony, celebrating outstanding visual effects artistry and innovation...
VES Names Peter Jackson Lifetime Achievement Awardee
Today, the Visual Effects Society (VES), the industry’s professional global honorary society, named Sir Peter Jackson, Academy, DGA, PGA and VES Award-winning director-producer-screenwriter, as...
Epic Games Releases ‘Meerkat’ Hair & Fur Sample Project for All Creators
Epic Games today announced that the Meerkat short film recently created by Weta Digital, that showcases Unreal Engine’s new production-ready Hair and Fur system,...
Nick Jr. Premieres Stylish & Sympathetic ‘Made By Maddie’ Sept. 13
Family, friendship and fashionable fun drive Nickelodeon’s brand-new animated preschool series, Made by Maddie (formerly known as Fashion Ally), premiering Sunday, Sept. 13 at...
Peacock to Stream All Eight ‘Harry Potter’ Films
Peacock today announced all eight Harry Potter films will be available to stream in windows over the next six months starting later this year...
Director David Silverman on His New Simpsons Short ‘Playdate with Destiny’
Fans of The Simpsons are in for a special treat when the new short Playdate with Destiny premieres on Disney+ this Friday (April 11)....
VFX & Animation Icons React: Original ‘King Kong’ Returns to Theaters
For the first time in more than 60 years, the original 1933 King Kong is returning to movie theaters across the country for one...
Mind-Altering: French Animator Bruno Collet Discusses His Oscar-Nominated Short ‘Memorable’
French animator Bruno Collet’s stop-motion short Memorable has been receiving accolades and awards since it debuted at Annecy last June. The powerful short, which...
John Leonhardt Joins Crunchyroll as Head of Consumer Products
Crunchyroll has brought on board licensing veteran John Leonhardt as its new Head of Consumer Products. In this roll, Leonhardt is responsible for leading...
Visual Effects Society Announces Special 2018 Honorees
Today, the Visual Effects Society (VES) announced the 2018 inductees into the VES Hall of Fame, the newest Lifetime and Honorary members and this year’s...
Meet the New Hybrid Dinos of ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’
***This article originally appeared in the June/July issue of Animation Magazine (No. 281)***
Dealing with the pressure of fan expectations for an established cinematic franchise...
JAMM Hires Steward Burris as Animation Supervisor
Santa Monica-based creative visual effects studio JAMM has hired on animation veteran and longtime collaborator Steward Burris as Animation Supervisor. Burris has been working...
Joe Letteri Named 2018 VES George Melies Award Recipient
Following the announcement of its first Hall of Fame inductees, the Visual Effects Society has named Senior Visual Effects Supervisor Joe Letteri as the...
VES Announces Inaugural Hall of Fame Honorees
Marking its milestone 20th anniversary, the Visual Effects Society has announced the inaugural VES Hall of Fame, and the industry luminaries set for the...
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