NEW ORLEANS — TurboSquid (TurboSquid.com) has increased the capabilities of the StemCell automated 3D converter by adding compatibility with 12 file formats and applications. With StemCell, 3D models ...

December 5, 2019

LOS ANGELES — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (oscars.org) has announced that 20 films are in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 92nd Academy Awards. The Academy’s Visu ...

December 4, 2019

LONDON — Usama Al-Qassab has joined Moving Picture Company (www.moving-picture.com) in the newly-established position of chief growth officer. MPC created this position in an effort to accelerate grow ...

December 3, 2019

LOS ANGELES — Dneg (www.dneg.com), a provider of visual effects, animation and stereo conversion services, has bolstered its global client services team with the promotion of Lee Berger to executive v ...

December 3, 2019

LONDON — Soho-based VFX studio Freefolk (https://freefolk.com) recently announced a promotion, as well as made two new hires. Cheryl Payne has been promoted from senior producer to head of commercials ...

December 3, 2019

LOS ANGELES — Nominees for The 47th Annual Annie Awards were recently announced, honoring animated work in more than 30 categories. The Awards will take place on Saturday, January 25th at Royce Hall a ...

December 3, 2019

November 22, 2019

LOS ANGELES — Outdoor apparel company Patagonia (www.patagonia.com) has invested in a 384TB EditStor Omni storage system from Archion Technologies (www.archion.com). Patagonia makes clothes for climbi ...

November 22, 2019

NEW YORK CITY — Veteran colorist Anthony Raffaele, whose work includes Café Society, Mapplethorpe and Fahrenheit 11/9, has joined the finishing staff at Sim, New York (siminternational.com). With cred ...

November 21, 2019

LOS ANGELES — X2X Media Group (www.x2x.media) has formed X2X Labs, a technical team focused on developing specialized services and workflows in pre-production, on-set, and throughout the post process. ...

November 20, 2019