There has been a lot of discussion concerning the 2011 films in the running for Best Picture, and the first major awards event, the Golden Globes, has set the stage for this and other categories durin ...
January 16, 2012
BEVERLY HILLS — Visual effects technologist Jonathan Erland has been voted the John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation by the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (www.os ...
January 13, 2012
LONDON — Framestore (www.framestore.com) has been nominated for three VES Awards. The VES awards, now in its tenth year, recognize and honor outstanding visual effects work.
HOLLYWOOD — Rob Marshall, who directed Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,” is set to direct a film adaptation of the Broadway musical “Into the Woods,” featuring Stephen Sondheim’s ...
January 12, 2012
CHICAGO — SIGGRAPH (www.siggraph.org), the conference for computer graphics and interactive techniques, has selected the sites for its 2013 and 2014 North American conferences. SIGGRAPH 2013 will retu ...
BEVERLY HILLS — The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences approved documentary and short films rules for the 85th Academy Awards at its most recent meeting.
KENT, UK — The Pixel Farm Ltd. (www.thepixelfarm.co.uk) is making its restoration and remastering products more available than before in response to trends and the business climate.
VANCOUVER — Image Engine’s work has been nominated for a VES Award. The 10th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards ceremony, set to take place February 7, recognizes outstanding visual effects in film, ...
To Brits, it’s horses for courses. For Yanks, it’s different strokes for different folks. If you’re French, it’s à chacun son gout. For Jen-Hsun Huang, it’s a tablet for every purpose.
January 11, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO — The 2012 Independent Games Festival (IGF) has announced the main competition finalists. The event, which takes place during the Game Developers Conference, celebrates the most influent ...