World Animation and VFX Summit Announces 2025 Hall of Fame Honorees
Panelist lineup also released for upcoming event that runs November 17-19 at the Garland Hotel in North Hollywood, California.
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Danny Lin Elected The Animation Guild President
The 6 executive board officers selected include former president Jeanette Moreno King, who did not seek re-election but will assume a different role.
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Disney and Snap Launch ‘Zootopia 2’ Activations and Snapchat AR Lenses
New campaign includes in-person immersive experiences at Los Angeles locations like The Grove and The Americana as well as 7 new lenses based on characters from the film.
Netflix, Sony Finalize ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Sequel Deal
It appears everyone’s favorite badass demon huntresses will return in a new animated installment slated to hit the streamer in 2029, with original directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans reportedly in talks to return.
Oscar Winner Peter Ramsey Boards ‘Popsicle’ Animated Short as Executive Producer
The ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ director, who has supported the project for the last 2 years, joins the production, from visionary filmmaker Vani Balgam, about a South Indian teenage tennis prodigy whose game changes when her father falls into a coma; the Kickstarter campaign is now live.
Previs Pro Releases Update with User-Requested Refinements
Software introduces Pose Mode, Hand Pose presets, and a series of community-suggested workflow mods to make storyboarding and scene creation more expressive and precise.
Phantom Digital Effects Consolidates Studios into Phantom Media Group
Milk and Lola Post join the previously acquired Tippett Studio, PhantomFX, and Spectre Post under the new PMG creative collective; each studio will retain its approach and creative leadership, ensuring consistent experiences for clients across film, episodic, commercial and immersive content.
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Teaser Drops for ‘Baahubali: The Eternal War – Part 1’ Animated Feature
The upcoming 3D epic from director Ishan Shukla serves as a spin-off of the original 2 ‘Baahubali’ live-action movies; the film, from Aniventure, Zaratan, Alcyde and Arka Productions, releases in 2027.
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New Animated Short ‘Disarm,’ Set After 2021 Atlanta Spa Shooting, Seeks Funding
Running through November 6, the film’s Seed&Spark campaign offers supporters a tiered set of incentives; the film, which addresses anti-Asian hate, is slated for submission to festivals in 2026.
Freefolk Promotes Harin Hirani to VFX Supervisor
In his new dual role, which also includes Head of 3D, the artist will collaborate closely with Head of Film and Episodic Steve Murgatroyd and VFX Executive Producer Meg Guidon.
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Keanu Reeves and Tim Miller Teaming Up on ‘Shiver’ Sci-Fi Feature
The pair, who recently worked together on Prime Video’s ‘Secret Level’ anthology short ‘Asset Management,’ are attached to the film about a smuggler who is double-crossed on the Caribbean Sea; Warner Bros. is in talks to acquire.
Ella Purnell and Rita Ora Board ‘ViQueens’ Animated Feature
Directed by Harald Zwart (‘The Karate Kid,’ ‘Agent Cody Banks’) the 3DCG comedy adventure about 2 fearless Viking girls returning a stowaway boy to China is set to release in late 2026; teaser to be unveiled by Sola Media at AFM.
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Cinesite Group Appoints 2 VFX Supervisors to Senior Team
Christian Irles transfers from Image Engine to London HQ, while Andy Walker joins the Montreal team from Image Engine New York.
‘The Turning Door’ Animated Feature Gets Underway, Announces Cast
Oscar winner Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl), Jamie Dornan (Belfast), Jodie Turner-Smith (Tron: Ares), Oscar-nominated Bill Nighy (Living) and Emmy winner Gillian Anderson (Sex Education) have boarded Nicholas Ashe Bateman’s upcoming family fantasy, now in production.
Hulu Renews ‘King of the Hill’ for Seasons 16 and 17
Mike Judge and Greg Daniels’ Emmy and Annie Award-winning comedy gets a 20-episode order after its successful return this past August for the first of 2 new seasons on the streamer.
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Ramsey Naito Exits as President of Paramount Animation
Following the Skydance buyout and appointment of new Paramount CEO David Ellison, the senior executive leaves the post she assumed in 2021; 1,000 employees were let go at the studio this week.
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World VFX Day 2025
Begins: December 8, 2025
Framestore’s free livestream event December 8 showcases the art, craft, and innovation of visual effects in filmmaking.
Al Jean Steps Down as ‘The Simpsons’ Showrunner
Part of the show’s creative team since Season 1, the longtime animation writer, producer and EP took to X to bid adieu after the November 2 episode.
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Untold Studios Presents Ciclope 2025 Keynote, Wins Animation Company of the Year
The VFX and animation company’s Co-founders Darren O’Kelly and Rochelle Palmer delivered ‘The Decade of the Independents,’ a reflection on how independence has become a creative advantage in today’s industry.
How Vertical Content and VFX Are Transforming the Way Audiences Engage
Producers for mobile-native, vertical formats are including VFX as a core creative tool, not just a post-production step, as they build cross-platform entertainment that surprises and captivates viewers.
The Studio of One
How artist-driven AI is rewriting the economics of animation.
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Framestore to Host World VFX Day 2025
The free livestream event, set for December 8, will showcase the art, craft, and innovation of visual effects in filmmaking.
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Kidscreen Summit 2026
Begins: February 22, 2026
The annual global media conference, dedicated exclusively to the kids’ entertainment sector, takes place February 22-25, 2026 in San Diego.
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FOVOTEC Opens Dynamic Projection Technology Early Access
The real-time plug-in for video game developers utilizes the Unreal and Unity engines for distortion-free, human-like vision.
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Deemos Launches Groundbreaking Rodin Gen-2 GenAI for Intuitive 3D Creation
The pioneering AI 3D research company unveils its most advanced model to date, a 10B-parameter 3D generative AI built on the BANG architecture, geared for professional uses across film, TV and games.
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