Jellyfish Pictures Appoints Matthew Bristowe as Director of Operations
Industry veteran with 20+ years of creative and commercial experience to bolster studio’s continued growth in animation and VFX.
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Nadine Westerbarkey and Chris Buckley Get Atomic Cartoon Promotions
New heads of 2D and 3D animation bring their extensive experience to lead kids and family division production teams.
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Box Office: ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Disappoints in Debut
$103 million domestic gross over the Memorial Day weekend fell short of studio expectations.
Framestore Names New Joint Heads of CG
Grant Walker and Ahmed Garraph join the leadership ranks for the studio’s advertising, television and immersive entertainment work.
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FMX Adds Spotlights on ‘Ready Player One,’ ‘Last Jedi’
Conference set for April 24-27 also will explore virtual product lifecycle and how expanded realities can make a valuable impact on society.
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'Black Panther' Posts Powerful $64M Third Weekend
Marvel Studios’ most-recent entry is the third-fastest film to reach the half-billion mark at the domestic box office.
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Autodesk Celebrates Awards Success for Projects Using its Tools
All five Oscars best visual effects nominees used software made by the company, whose employees also were honored by the Television Academy and at the Sci-Tech Awards.
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The 2018 VFX Nominees: Doubling Down on Digital Effects
Group of 20 nominees draws on two decades of experience and technological advances, delivering shots that were previously unimaginable.
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Do Digital Characters Deserve Academy Awards?
Academy governors Richard Edlund and Bill Kroyer weigh in on how to acknowledge and reward the growing number of stellar CG character performances.
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PETA's Oscats Recognize 'Ferdinand,' 'Last Jedi,' 'Jumanji'
Animal-rights group rewards films for storylines positive to animals and use of CG imagery instead of live creatures.
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'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' Comes Home in March
Digital and Blu-ray editions in HD and 4K include extensive bonuses including a feature-length making-of documentary and 14 deleted scenes.
The 90th Oscars: The Visuals of ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’
One of five films to receive a nomination for best visual effects in this year’s race for Oscar gold, ‘Episode VIII’ mixes new characters with those from the 1977-1983 films in wholly new environments.
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NVIDIA Celebrates a Decade of Powering Oscars Nominees
All five nominees for best visual effects for the past 10 years have used the company’s Quadro GPUs to create their work.
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Audiomotion's Vicon Creates Maz Kanata in 'The Last Jedi'
Mocap setup was brought to Pinewood to record Lupita Nyong’o’s scene in the Oscar-nominated ‘Star Wars’ film.
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ICG Publicists Name Andy Serkis Showman of the Year
Honor to be presented at 55th annual awards luncheon, set for March 2.
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Reinventing a Galaxy Far, Far Away: Kevin Jenkins on Designing ‘The Last Jedi’
From preproduction through postproduction, design supervisor Kevin Jenkins helps safeguard the visual language of the Star Wars universe for the eighth episode in the iconic franchise.
On the Road to the 90th Oscars: The Visual Effects Nominees
Leading up to March 4th, use our handy guide to catch up and keep up with AWN’s coverage of the films and creative teams nominated for Best Visual Effects at the 90th Academy Awards.
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Nominees for the 90th Oscars Announced
Studio entries ‘Boss Baby,’ ‘Coco’ and ‘Ferdinand’ face off against indies ‘The Breadwinner’ and ‘Loving Vincent’ for the Best Animated Feature Oscar.
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‘Blade Runner 2049,’ ‘Apes,’ ‘Despicable Me 3’ and ‘Thrones’ Top VES Noms
Winners in 24 categories will be announced Feb. 13 at a gala awards ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
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2018 Academy VFX Bake-Off: Presenting a Phantasmagoria of Imagery
Creative teams from 10 Oscar hopefuls present their contributions at the Academy’s annual Visual Effects Bake-off held on Saturday, January 6 at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, CA.
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Fotokem Creates New World of Post For ‘The Last Jedi’
Hand-in-hand with filmmakers, FotoKem’s creative and technical teams supported global production on a massive scale.
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Box Office: The Force Remains Strong With ‘Last Jedi’
Disney’s most-recent ‘Star Wars’ entry edges out ‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle’ in busy holiday weekend.
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10 Contenders Remain in 2017 VFX Oscar Race
Visual Effects Branch’s Executive Committee narrows down the list to 10 films that will be voted on for nominations for the 90th Academy Awards.
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Balancing Act: ILM Blends VFX Innovation with Franchise Consistency in ‘The Last Jedi’
Led by production VFX supervisor Ben Morris, visual effects powerhouse Industrial Light & Magic confidently seeks to honor the innovative spirit of the series without losing its heart.
The Animatronics Man: A Practical Take on Gustav Hoegen
Supervising Animatronics Designer with film credits including ‘Prometheus,’ and Star Wars movies ‘Rogue One,’ ‘The Force Awakens,’ ‘Solo,’ and director Rian Johnson’s ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi.’
