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Remote working drives innovation at VFX facilities

The pandemic has led to the development of new working practices, security measures and technology that will continue to benefit us all Faced with...

Meet the Supervisor: Guy Hancock

Guy Hancock gives us an insight into his career path and job role as MGFX Supervisor at DNEG How would you describe the values and culture at DNEG...

Isotropix Releases Angie Renderer into Early Access

Hybrid CPU and GPU renderer delivers new levels of power, flexibility and performance to Clarisse users Isotropix, a privately held and pioneering...

Milk CEO Will Cohen to step down

Stays on as non-executive director Will Cohen, CEO and co-founder of award-winning VFX studio Milk, has today announced that he is stepping down a...

That’s three for CG at Absolute

Absolute welcomes Risto Puukko, Patrick Keogh and Rasel Hussain to their growing CG team Post-production studio Absolute, have appointed three new...

Nuke 13.1 released to streamline artists workflows

Foundry, the leading developer of creative software for the media and entertainment industries, today announces the release of Nuke 13.1. Nuke 13....

Mari 5 released with fundamental USD and feature upgrades to reduce pipeline friction

Foundry, the leading software developer for media and entertainment, today releases Mari 5.0. This pivotal release features fundamental USD advanceme...

Milk appoints Michelle Martin as Chief Business Development Officer

Award-winning VFX studio Milk has appointed Michelle Martin, Framestore’s Head of Business Development, Episodic to a newly created role as its Chi...

Industrial Light & Magic to expand StageCraft LED virtual production offering with new facility in Vancouver

Visual effects and virtual production pioneer Industrial Light & Magic has announced plans to expand its StageCraft LED virtual production servic...

Absolute warp time for Lidl’s forward-thinking Christmas corker

60-second Christmas advert is a collaboration between Karmarama, Gary Freedman and Absolute Lidl’s 2021 Christmas campaign, 'Always', teleports ...

How DNEG created a brand-new animation pipeline for Ron’s Gone Wrong

DNEG presents its very first feature animation film Ron’s Gone Wrong for Locksmith Animation and Twentieth Century Studios, co-produced by DNEG ani...

Harry Potter — 20 Years of Wizarding Wonder

Graham Edwards reflects on the franchise that put the UK visual effects industry on the map On 4 November, 2001, the Odeon Leicester Square hosted...

Framestore to host networking event for people of colour in VFX

ACCESS:VFX in partnership with We Are Stripes, are proud to finally launch XVFX with an evening of connection and networking at Framestore on Thu, 25...

Unity is buying Peter Jackson’s Weta Digital for $1.63 billion

Game-engine maker Unity Technologies is doubling down on Hollywood: Unity announced the intent to acquire the New Zealand-based visual effects powerh...

Live virtual production TechTalks from Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg to take place on 11 Nov

Join the livestream on 11 Nov to learn about film technologies in Unreal Engine 5 and the practicalities of shooting with LED screens and other virtu...