Tag: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Disney+ Brings Extra Magic to Apple Vision Pro’s In-Home 3D Environments
Beginning February 2, fans will be able to experience Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm stories like never before with Disney+ on Apple Vision Pro. Apple’s...
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...
TV & Streaming News: Trailers, Casting, Sales & the Marvel Toon That Never Was
Brad Graeber, co-founder, CEO & CCO of Powerhouse Animation (Castlevania, Seis Manos, Blood of Zeus) took to Twitter this weekend to reveal the studio's...
BRON Media Launches Digital Division Headed by Jason Chen
BRON Media, producer of hit CGI Netflix original The Willoughbys, is growing its animation footprint and making strategic evasive moves around the COVID-19 production/distribution...
VFX Jedi Tricks Still Impress in ‘Rise of Skywalker’
***This article was written for the March ‘20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 298)***
When the ninth and final chapter of the core Star Wars...
Insight Editions & HBO Proclaim Two ‘Game of Thrones’ Art Books
If you’re feeling homesick for Westeros, here’s something to look forward to! Insight Editions and HBO have teamed up to create two fascinating behind-the-scenes...
News Bytes: KyoAni Fire Update, Eisner Award Winners, BO Records for ‘Lion King’ & ‘Endgame’ & More
WATCH: Oscar-Nominated Animation ‘Negative Space’
Max Porter & Ru Kuwahata’s multi-award-winning, stop-motion adaptation of the Ron Koertge poem has launched on Vimeo, where it is...
News Bytes: ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Smashes Presales, ‘Archer: Fyre Island’, ‘Toy Story 4’ Easter Eggs & More
Animator Don Morgan Has Died
Starting his career in the 1960s, Don Morgan worked with Dave Dietige, UPA (on the Mr. Magoo Show), at Hanna-Barbera...
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...
Polygon Pictures Producing New ‘Star Wars Resistance’ Series
Tokyo-based Polygon Pictures has been tapped to produce the animation for Star Wars Resistance -- the newest animated series set in George Lucas’ iconic...
Oscar Winner Lupita Nyong’o Voicing Live Animation ‘Jack’ for Baobab
Immersive animation powerhouse Baobab Studios (INVASION!) announced Friday that Academy Award-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years a Slave, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Black...
Disney Channels Orders Anime-Inspired ‘Star Wars Resistance’
Production has begun on another exciting animated extension of the Lucasfilm universe, Star Wars Resistance. Exploring the uncharted timeframe prior to The Force Awakens,...
‘Peter Rabbit’ Is Sony’s Biggest Non-Bond U.K. Hit
Sony’s Peter Rabbit is hopping way ahead of all its competition in the U.K. The charming CG/live-action hybrid hit the big £38,475,923 (about $54...
Mattel and Bad Robot Launch Monster Plans for ‘Beastlies’
L.A.-based sculptor Leslie Levings’ charming monsters The Beastlies are coming to animated or hybrid life, thanks to a new plan launched by Mattel and...
Sony Moves Lin-Manuel Miranda Project ‘Vivo’ Up
If you're one of the many who couldn't get the tunes from Moana out of your head, you'll be pleased to hear that the...
Lucasfilm & ILM Launch Open Source MaterialX Library
Lucasfilm and Industrial Light & Magic announced the inaugural open source release of MaterialX Library, a CG tool developed by Lucasfilm's Advanced Development Group...
FMX Adds ‘Valerian,’ ‘Rogue One’ to VFX Track; Plus ‘LEGO Batman,’ ‘Moana,’ ‘Smurfs’
The audiovisual confab FMX is rapidly approaching, with the organizers announcing even more cutting edge additions to its informative tracks on animation, effects, VR,...
Liz Laine Reps. Signs Tippett Studio to Roster
Liz Lain Reps, Inc. announces that acclaimed animation and VFX house Tippett Studio (www.tippett.com) has signed on to their roster of varied and talented...
FMX 2017 Conference Spotlights Oscar Honorees
The international conference on animation, VFX, VR, games and transmedia known as FMX is gearing up for its 2017 edition, set for May 2-5...
‘Kubo,’ ‘Moana’ & ‘Zootopia’ Nominated for ACE Eddie Award
American Cinema Editors (ACE) has announced the nominees for the 67th annual ACE Eddie Awards, recognizing the best editing of the year in film,...
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