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Charlex Promotes Ryan Dunn to Executive Creative Director
Following a run of high-profile projects, Charlex is promoting director/CD Ryan Dunn to executive creative director. While Dunn will continue to direct, he will increase his focus on expanding the staff and sharpening the overall creative direction of the Charlex brand, working with his team of producers and creatives on any given job. »
Alex Frisch and Vico Sharabani Team up to Launch Unique New VFX Studio
VFX artists Vico Sharabani and Alex Frisch have teamed up to launch COPA (Co-Op of Artists), a global collective of high-end VFX artists working in the commercial and feature film industries. »
David Lipman Joins Digital Domain
Digital Domain Productions, a subsidiary of Digital Domain Media Group, has named David Lipman vice president of features visual effects production. The 30-year industry veteran, a former executive at DreamWorks Animation, Framestore and USAnimation, brings expertise in visual effects, animation, production and development to the company. He will be based in Digital Domain's Venice,... »
Motion504 Delivers Poetic Animations for Motionpoems
Following its successful participation in Motionpoems last year, broadcast design and animation studio motion504 was, once again, invited to create original animated pieces for the 3rd annual event, which showcases visual explorations of previously published poetry. Motion504 creative directors Scott Wenner and Amy Schmitt, as well as 3D artist Adam Tow contributed their creative... »
VFX Producer Lauren Shawe Joins Leviathan
Chicago-based design studio Leviathan has added VFX producer Lauren Shawe to its full-time staff, effective immediately. »
Patton Oswalt to Host 39th Annual Annie Awards
Patton Oswalt, who was recently nominated by the Chicago, Toronto and Los Angeles Film Critics’ Associations for his performance in the film Young Adult will host this year’s 39th Annual Annie Awards on Feb. 4, at UCLA’s Royce Hall. »
Unfolding the World of Bunraku
Bunraku, the second film from director Guy Moshe, is a unique blend of cutting-edge computer graphics and choreographed live action, comic book and video game styles, gritty reality and fantasy, and samurai and spaghetti western genres. »
Motion504 Delivers Vivid Promo for Remains
Broadcast design and animation studio motion504 recently teamed with NBC-owned network, Chiller, to create a comic-book-influenced promo for the upcoming movie, Remains, based on the graphic novel of the same name by Steven Niles. The movie premieres on Chiller on Dec. 16. »
Starz Animation Creates a Big World for a Small Cast
Based on the classic Shakespearean tale, the animated feature Gnomeo and Juliet, re-imagined the story of star-crossed lovers in the world of garden gnomes. Overcoming obstacles such as the balance between a realistic aesthetic and the playfulness of live garden gnomes, Toronto-based Starz Animation gave depth and character to a world so small, it... »
39th Annual Annie Award Nominations Announced
The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood announced the nominations and award recipients for the 38th Annual Annie Awards. Award recipients will claim their trophies at the 39th Annual Annie Awards scheduled for Feb. 4 at UCLA's Royce Hall in Los Angeles, California. »
Director Series
Iran’s Best Foreign Film Nominee: Asghar Farhadi’s A SeparationJanuary 2012 | By Jack Egan
One of the surprises of this awards season is A Separation, a highly lauded film from Iran that has captivated reviewers and moviegoers and... »
Danish Director Nicolas Windng Refn Pushes Drive into High Gear
January 2012 | By Jack Egan
Nicolas Windng Refn, director of Drive, doesn’t himself drive. He has failed his driver’s license test eight times. Yet the heralded Danish director came... »