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Educating Artists about AI in Animation
How five higher education courses in different universities are teaching students about new applications of artificial intelligence in their fields.
Every week now, we hear...
Kid Koala Takes Us on an Interstellar Animated Journey in ‘Space Cadet’
Director Eric San's (a.k.a. Kid Koala) debut animated feature film Space Cadet is among the titles premiering at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival...
Chaos Boosts World-Building Power with V-Ray 7 for Maya and Houdini
Chaos has launched V-Ray 7 for Maya and V-Ray 7 for Houdini with new features that accelerate everything from fast 3D environment creation to...
Future Quest: Elizabeth Cox Discusses Her Fascinating New Show ‘Ada’ on TED-Ed
The upcoming five-episode animated series Ada follows a young girl who juggles her life as a library assistant and her imaginary world as she...
Michel Gondry to Receive Annecy Honorary Cristal as Special Guest of the Fest
Visionary filmmaker Michel Gondry will be attending the Annecy International Animation Film Festival for the first time, honored as a special guest of the...
Noel Time Like the Present! Unwrapping ‘That Christmas’ with a Visit to London’s Locksmith Studio
'I love the fact that Locksmith has allowed us all to make such an intimate movie; that we can enjoy the ‘little’ stories packed...
International Flavors: A Look at This Year’s Student Oscar Animation Winners
The Student Academy Awards changed things up in more ways than one this year. The 2024 ceremony was held in London, far across the...
Autodesk Introduces AI Video-to-3D Scene Solution Wonder Animation
In a blog posted by Nikola Todorovic, Co-Founder of Wonder Dynamics (an Autodesk company), the industry was introduced to a new tool that uses...
How the ‘Mighty Monsterwheelies’ Showrunners Rolled Classic Ghoulies into an Accessibly Spooky Pre-K Show
It's October, and all-things Halloween reign supreme across our screens this month! One charming trick-or-treat morsel is the new DreamWorks Animation series Mighty Monsterwheelies, which...
Poetry in Motion: ‘The Art of Weightlessness’ Director Moshe Mahler Discusses His Award-Winning Animated Documentary
Seven years ago, writer-director Moshe Mahler became interested in using motion-capture technology to explore the world of Bill Shannon, a performance artist who was...
SIGGRAPH: Autodesk Intros New AI-Powered Tools for Artists & Producers
Autodesk returns to SIGGRAPH this year to unveil its latest advances in generative AI and cloud-enabled workflows to support the creative and production processes....
Autodesk Launches May the Fourth Droid Design Contest with Disney and Lucasfilm
For the first time, global technology and software company Autodesk has teamed up with Disney and Lucasfilm to launch a month-long contest for people...
She’s Back! ‘Dora’ Dives into All-New Adventures on Paramount+
It’s been 24 years since Nickelodeon’s clever, bilingual heroine Dora the Explorer and her best monkey-pal Boots changed the preschool animation landscape forever. Created...
Autodesk Launches Maya & 3ds Max 2025, Autodesk Flow Cloud Platform
Autodesk today unveiled the latest iterations of two of its popular Design & Make solutions, Maya 2025 and 3ds Max 2025, highlighting the company's...
Teaching Toons & VFX in a Changing World: Spotlight on Six Popular College Courses Across the U.S.
An “alphabet soup” of new technologies is coursing through college classes these days: AI, AR, XR and VR are affecting curricula in increasingly interesting...
‘Awakening: The First Day’ Directors Discuss Their Oscar-Qualified Tale of Light & Darkness (EXCLUSIVE CLIP)
Santiago Carrasquilla and Jos Diaz Contreras’ visually stunning new short Awakening: The First Day combines state-of-the-art 3D animation with finished hand-painted layer. The short,...
Student Academy Awards: All About the Animation Medalists
It’s hard to believe that the Student Academy Awards, the pinnacle of recognition for young filmmakers, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. The...
Director Julio Soto Gurpide Spins a Tale of Mystery in ‘Inspector Sun’
A mysterious web of intrigue is spun in the new CG-animated movie Inspector Sun. The feature, which is set in the 1930s, aboard a...
How the Duo Behind ‘Curses!’ Combined History & Humor in One Spooky Series (New Clip)
Animated shows playing with horror themes and spooky characters seem to be quite the rage this fall. Premiering only a few weeks after DreamWorks’...
Fika Ent.’s Principals Talk about their New Real-Time ‘Teletubbies’ Series and the Shift in the Animation & VFX Business
Brisbane-based studio Fika Entertainment has produced over 260 hours of animated digital-first content, which includes Teletubbies Let’s Go! and two digital first series for...
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