Post-production

Heading to Turin This October Headline News

Alessandro Carloni to Present ‘The Cat in the Hat’ at VIEW 2025

The writer/director will share a behind-the-scenes look in-person at Warner Bros. Pictures Animation’s upcoming animated feature, which hits theaters next February; conference runs October 12-17 in Turin, Italy.

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Business Headline News

Phantom Digital Effects to Acquire Milk and Lola Post VFX Studios

After deal closes, the studios will continue to operate under their respective names; moves follow recent addition of Tippett Studio and launch of Spectre Post and Phantom China.

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The Ultimate Snow Day VFXWorld

ReDefine Produces Unreal Visual Effects for ‘The Eternaut’

VFX Supervisor Jordi Cardus Civit details how the studio balanced real-time workflows in Unreal Engine and complex simulations to help tackle snowstorms, CG creatures, and virtual environments in Netflix’s ambitious live-action adaptation of the iconic Latin American sci-fi graphic novel.

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Business Headline News

Powerhouse VFX Rebrands as Curated

The company’s new identity includes new leadership additions and strategic hires; will work closely with post-production partner Company 3.

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Revisiting A Tragic Massacre Headline News

FutureWorks Helps Bring Indian History to Life in ‘Kesari: Chapter 2’

Working from the earliest pre-production to final delivery, the VFX studio delivered over 2,000 shots on the historical drama about the true story of lawyer and statesman Chettur Sankaran Nair’s pursuit of justice in the wake of the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre.

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Business Headline News

BrightFrame Studios Opens Atmos Post-Production Facility in Burbank

Company’s second location extends service offerings, featuring a PMC-powered 9.1.4 Dolby Atmos mixing room with an Avid S6 console; includes curated selection of premium microphones, preamps, and outboard equipment bookable now ahead of its July 17 launch.

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Business Headline News

Alkemy X Expands Operations to Toronto

Building on its existing presence in Vancouver, the post-production and VFX studio moves to reinforce its ‘long-term investment in and commitment to the Canadian market, and to the varying needs’ of its clients.

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Postvis Magic Headline News

Proof Shares ‘Wheel of Time’ Season 3 Postvis Reel

The studio delivered 35 minutes of visualization across all 8 episodes using a unique Sketchvis pipeline to create the ‘channeling’ of different powers before final effects were in place.

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18’s the Charm VFXWorld

Clone. Kill. Repeat: Framestore Shares its ‘Mickey 17’ Visual Effects

VFX supervisor Stuart Penn discusses the quirky, grisly mayhem, including the Niflheim ice cavern, native creatures known as Creepers, and our hero’s multiple deaths and subsequent regenerations, in Bong Joon-ho’s dark, sci-fi comedy.

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Innovations in VFX Pipelines Headline News

How Vivid VFX used AYON for Wes Anderson’s ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ – Without Crunch

The studio shares how the flexible, customizable pipeline helped them deliver 700-800 mostly invisible VFX shots, including editorial splits, performance tweaks and background cleanups, on the iconic filmmaker's latest movie, now in theaters.

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Virtual Chicken and Lava VFXWorld

Behind the Virtual Scenes: ‘A Minecraft Movie’

Disguise Creative Services spent 52 weeks on Jared Hess’ hit action comedy, working as a virtual art department to create 20 digital environments in Unreal Engine that were used in pre-production, production and post.

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Who Doesn’t Love Dennis the Wolf? VFXWorld

‘A Minecraft Movie’: Wētā FX Helps Adapt an Iconic Game One Block at a Time

VFX Supervisor Sheldon Stopsack and Animation Supervisor Kevin Estey discuss the studio’s extensive world building and character design / animation work on Jared Hess’ hit comedy adventure, delivering 450 visual effects shots that wove together the game’s block-based aesthetic with live-action photography; work included villain Malgosha, The Overworld, The Nether, 12 different Piglin variants, zombies, skeletons, and loveable wolf Dennis.

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The Increasing Need for Entertainment Content ANIMATIONWorld

Smarter Tools from Lenovo with AMD Power Creatives in Media and Entertainment

Consumers continue to expect fresh and innovative experiences across film, TV, games and interactive experiences, in greater quantity with higher fidelity, which means artists and studios require more compute power to handle ever-growing datasets while still delivering on time and on budget.

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We Are Not Alone VFXWorld

How Lighting FX Influenced Visual Storytelling in ‘The Manhattan Alien Abduction’

VFX studio Lux Aeterna delivered hyper-realistic shots for the Netflix docuseries on the famous 1989 Linda Napolitano story of her abduction, keeping in line with an 80s cinematic feel.

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Heading to Stuttgart Headline News

FMX 2025 Program Now Online

Lists of participating speakers and companies have also been published; presentation categories include VFX for Features, Feature Animation, Sound Design, Managing Change, and News.

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It’s Wicked Cool! VFXWorld

Nathan Crowley Goes Big and Practical on ‘Wicked’ Production Design

Fresh off his Oscar win for Jon M. Chu and Universal’s hit musical adventure, the production designer talks real trains, Unreal Engine digital fly-bys, and growing 9 million tulips.

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Honoring the Best in Kids and Family TV Animation Headline News

‘Percy Jackson,’ ‘Orion and the Dark’ Win Big at 3rd Annual Children’s & Family Emmy Awards

‘Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur,’ ‘Merry Little Batman’ and ‘StoryBots: Answer Time’ were three of the top shows among other winners at this weekend's two separate awards ceremonies.

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It’s Wicked Cool! VFXWorld

From Start to Finish, Framestore Visualizes ‘Wicked’

Visualization supervisors Christopher McDonald and Maike Fiene discuss their teams’ expansive and extensive efforts, from previs to postvis and final, including helping devise camera angles and character movements, on Nessarose Thropp’s levitating wheelchair, Elphaba taking flight, and Doctor Dillamond sequences, on Jon M. Chu’s hit musical adventure.

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No Artist Left Behind Events

CTNX 2025

Begins: November 20, 2025

The 4-day event transforms the city’s ‘Animation Week’ into a hub for seasoned and emerging creators to recharge, inspire, celebrate, and ignite their passion for storytelling, running November 20-23 in Burbank, California.

Innovations in Virtual Production Headline News

Door G Launches New England’s Tallest Virtual Production LED Wall

The independent creative production studio’s new digital set is now part of its pipeline to build immersive video experiences leveraging virtual production, AI, and agile workflows.

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Conferences Events

SIGGRAPH Asia 2025

Begins: December 15, 2025

The 18th ACM SIGGRAPH Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques in Asia will be held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre December 15-18, 2025.

Business Headline News

Brompton Technology Powers FINAS ICVFX Virtual Production Studio

Now fully operational, the Malaysian studio includes a curved LED wall, side panels, and ceiling displays, powered by three 4K Tessera SX40 LED video processors; INFiLED p2.5, p3.91, and p5.9 LED panels deliver HDR-ready visuals to meet the growing demands of the country’s filmmakers and content creators.

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Heading to Stuttgart Events

FMX 2025: Rhythm of Change

Begins: May 6, 2025

The 4-day event returns to Stuttgart, kicking off May 6; on-demand presentations are available May 10 – June 10.

Technology Headline News

Foundry Releases Nuke 16.0

Latest version of industry-leading compositing software allows changes to multiple shots at the same time, faster large-scale roto work, and updated timeline tools for faster shot approval and delivery.

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TV VFX VFXWorld

It’s a Ho Ho Whodunnit for Hallmark+’s ‘Mistletoe Murders’ VFX

Visual effects supervisor Aaron Wright and his Blue Rain Productions team created various effects for the all-new Hallmark+ holiday mystery series, including scene enhancements, photo replacements, a breaking sleigh, and a big warehouse explosion.