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New behind-the-scenes video examines how Walt Disney Animation Studios used Maya and Flow Production Tracking across more than 2,000 shots to build...

The visual generative AI platform announced its latest availability across major creative tools, including the leading 2D animation software platform.

Lions and Tigers and 9.6 Million Giraffe Hairs Oh My! Headline News

Autodesk Shares ‘The Making of Zootopia 2’ Featurette

New behind-the-scenes video examines how Walt Disney Animation Studios used Maya and Flow Production Tracking across more than 2,000 shots to build expansive environments and manage large-scale production on the Oscar-nominated, BAFTA Award-winning animated comedy adventure.

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AI in Animation Headline News

Bria Expands Integration with Toon Boom, Named HPA Awards Finalist

The visual generative AI platform announced its latest availability across major creative tools, including the leading 2D animation software platform.

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Business Headline News

Clear Angle Studios Acquires DI4D Technology, Launches TopoTrack Service

The leading 3D and 4D capture company has integrated DI4D’s facial imaging technology, introducing TopoTrack across its global infrastructure and appointing Dr. Colin Urquhart as Strategic Advisor.

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Honoring Tech That Makes Movies Great Headline News

15 Scientific & Technical Achievements to be Honored at Academy Sci-Tech Awards

Ceremony, scheduled for April 28 at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, celebrates individuals and companies whose discoveries and innovations have contributed in significant and lasting ways to the motion picture industry.

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Business Headline News

Foundry Acquires Griptape AI Orchestration Platform

Leading industry software developer completes deal for technology that helps users accelerate and expand secure, production-ready model integration across professional VFX and animation workflows.

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Awards Headline News

'Thanksgiving Day' Takes Top Prize at Frame Forward AI Animated Film Festival

Kazakhstani filmmaker Igor Alferov’s short earns national theatrical run through Screenvision Media and immersive expansion via Modern Uprising Studios’ Celeste engine.

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Why Create When You Can Steal Headline News

Hollywood Swiftly Condemns ByteDance’s Seedance 2.0 AI Video Creation Model

The Chinese tech giant today says it will strengthen safeguards to prevent unauthorized IP and likeness use, though how, and how quickly, were not announced.

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I Can See it in Your Face Headline News

JALI Research to Present 3D Facial Animation Tools at 2026 HPA Tech Retreat

The Toronto-based developer will showcase automated facial animation workflows and audio-driven character performance systems during the February 15–19 industry gathering; CEO Sarah Watling will also moderate a February 17 Breakfast Roundtable.

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Awards Headline News

‘Zootopia 2,’ ‘Sinners’ Take Top Honors at 16th Annual Lumiere Awards

‘Wicked: For Good,’ ‘Andor,’ ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash,’ and ‘Stranger Things’ also win at The Advanced Imaging Society celebration, often called the ‘Oscars for Geeks,’ held earlier this afternoon at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

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Zoom Zoom VFXWorld

Shifting VFX Gears for ‘F1: The Movie’

Visual Effects Supervisor Ryan Tudhope produced 2,500 shots on Joseph Kosinski’s high-octane racing film, employing LiDAR-scanned track circuits, digitally re-skinned and augmented race cars, and tightly integrated practical photography to maintain realism at speed.

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A Quantum Leap in Computing Power Headline News

Aerith Corp Unveils Avé Quantum Visualization Engine

Set to end ‘render lag,’ middleware app integrates genAI and quantum computing directly into existing professional workflows, such as Universal Scene Description (USD), Houdini, Maya, and Unreal Engine.

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You Had Me at Na’vi VFXWorld

Wētā FX’s Dan Barrett and Eric Saindon Talk ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’

The Oscar and BAFTA-winning Senior Animation Supervisor and Senior VFX Supervisor discuss their team’s groundbreaking animation and visual effects work, including the challenging Tsyong and Medusoid creatures, on the latest record-shattering ‘Avatar’ sequel, now in theaters.

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AI Blogs

AI-pocalypse Now: The Animation Moat is Vanishing

AI animation is reaching studio quality. A Disney veteran thinks that’s all for the good.

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Generative AI for Creators Headline News

Adobe Expands Firefly with Unlimited Image and Video Generations

The company’s creative AI platform now offers unlimited image and video generations for subscribers, increasing access across its web, mobile, and collaborative tools.

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VFX for Film VFXWorld

Charlie Noble Talks the Scorching VFX of ‘The Lost Bus’

The visual effects supervisor details the Apple TV film’s dramatic, incredibly realistic portrayal of a school bus driver trying to get his passengers to safety as the entire town of Paradise, California is engulfed in flames that eventually claimed 85 lives in 2018, the deadliest wildfire in state history.

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What’s Next for GenAI in 3D? ANIMATIONWorld

Beyond Generation: Hyper3D.AI CTO Zhang Qixuan on Rodin Gen-2 Edit and the Future of 3D AI Workflows

Following the launch of Rodin Gen-2 Edit - the world’s first true 3D GenAI editing platform - Hyper3D.AI CTO Zhang Qixuan discusses the shift from one-shot generation to iterative professional workflows, exploring the ethics, challenges, and opportunities within this groundbreaking frontier of 3D GenAI technology.

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On the Road to the Oscars VFXWorld

The Devilishly Clever Visual Effects of ‘Sinners’

VFX supervisor and Oscar-nominee Michael Ralla discusses the challenges of ‘twinning’ brothers Smoke and Stack, both played by Michael B. Jordan, and recreating Mississippi – and its fields of cotton - in Louisiana, on Ryan Coogler and Warner Bros.’ horror drama, just nominated for a record 16 Academy Awards.

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Honoring Excellence in VFX Headline News

‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Leads VES Awards Nominations

James Cameron’s latest epic garnered 10 nominations, while ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ ‘Elio,’ and ‘Zootopia 2’ each snagged 5, as nominees are announced in 25 categories across film, television, real-time, and special venue projects; ceremony set for February 25 at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in LA.

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AI in VFX VFXWorld

How AI is Rewriting VFX Pipelines

Animated Company founder and CEO Douglas McGinness III examines how AI tools are reshaping traditional visual effects workflows, from concept design and previs through roto, matchmove, and final delivery, while raising critical questions about authorship, copyright, and the preservation of storytelling craft.

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In-Passing Headline News

Con Pederson, Visual Effects and Computer Graphics Pioneer, Dies at 91

The trailblazing VFX artist, who co-founded Robert Abel and Associates, helped usher in modern effects with his seminal work on Stanley Kubrick’s ‘2001: A Space Odyssey.’

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Technology Headline News

Foundry Launches Nuke 17.0 Open Beta

The offering includes native support for Gaussian Splats, which allows users to import, view, manipulate, and render with a range of new Field nodes.

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It’s Got a Dutchman Who Flies! ANIMATIONWorld

Reel FX Talks ‘The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants’

The leading animation studio translated the iconic property’s 2D origins into a fully realized 3DCG feature, exploring character deformation, lightweight rigs, and Houdini-driven workflows, balancing between stylization and realism for a look that still feels unmistakably SpongeBob.

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Your Next Read ANIMATIONWorld

Career Coach: Gift Ideas for Animation Fans

Consider these books for animation enthusiasts.

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AI Tools for Animation Headline News

Masterpiece X Launches WorldEngen AI Copilot

Built for real 3D production workflows, the program unifies fragmented generative AI tools into a single copilot editor for building production-ready 3D scenes.

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Generative AI for Creators Headline News

Adobe, Runway Partner For Next Generation of AI Video

Adobe will serve as generative AI video company’s preferred API creativity partner to offer creators exclusive early access to new models, starting with Gen-4.5; now available in the Adobe Firefly app.