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How two former ILM and Square Enix artists, Jeffery Dillinger and Christophe Rodo, navigated cultural and technological challenges, while enlisting new creative tools, to build a successful, cutting-edge, independent visual effects studio in Japan. The independent creative production studio’s new digital set is now par

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awn.com > news > hola-mexico-film-festival-screen-animated-la-marca-del-jaguar

Hola Mexico Film Festival to Screen Animated 'La Marca del Jaguar"

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (344+ words) Watch the trailer - 'Ted Lasso' star Cristo Fernández lends his voice to Víctor Mayorga's Spanish-language feature about a marked young warrior's descent into the realm of the dead; plays in the kids section September 26-27 at Regal LA Live. The Mexican…...

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awn.com > news > make-launches-2026-animation-thesis-grant

MAKE Launches 2026 Animation Thesis Grant

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (216+ words) Open globally to students in BFA, BA, MFA, and MA programs in animation, digital art, or related fields, the annual award backs original student films with cash, references, and promotional support; applications are open through November 6. MAKE has launched its…...

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awn.com > news > fuzzy-doors-viewscreen-virtual-production-tech-heads-sea-moana

Fuzzy Door's ViewScreen Virtual Production Tech Heads to Sea on 'Moana"

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (232+ words) Seth MacFarlane's technology division ran its real-time visualization suite on Disney's live-action remake, feeding oceans, skies, a treasure cave and a 500-foot lava monster into the camera so the production could judge blocking, lighting and framing against the finished world…...

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awn.com > news > saudi-animated-short-prostrate-and-draw-near-added-academy-film-archive

Saudi Animated Short ‘Prostrate and Draw Near’ Added to Academy Film Archive

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (377+ words) The 7-minute film from Suraya AlShehry and Nabila Abuljadayel has been added to the Academy Collection, with its poster and additional creative materials contributed to the Margaret Herrick Library. Prostrate and Draw Near, the award-winning Saudi animated short directed, produced,…...

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‘I Am Frankelda’: A Romantic, Elegant Nightmare of Dazzling Proportions

3+ mon, 1+ day ago   (755+ words) Roy and Arturo Ambriz discuss the Plato-inspired ideas, Renaissance monsters, and spooky elegance behind their new animated musical, Mexico’s first stop-motion feature; streams June 12 on Netflix. Since first releasing their stop-motion series, Frankelda’s Book of Spooks, Cinema Fantasma founders and…...

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awn.com > news > animasyros-2026-sets-agora-program-and-pitching-forum-call-submissions

ANIMASYROS 2026 Sets Agora Program and Pitching Forum Call for Submissions

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (292+ words) The 19th festival edition, which returns to Syros Island, Greece, September 21-27, announces its expanded program, an international lineup of animation professionals, and a July 1 submission deadline for its Agora Pitching Forum. ANIMASYROS 2026 has opened submissions for its Agora Pitching Forum through…...

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awn.com > news > netflix-drops-trailer-i-am-frankelda-mexicos-first-stop-motion-feature

Netflix Drops Trailer for ‘I Am Frankelda,’ Mexico’s First Stop-Motion Feature

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (192+ words) Arturo and Roy Ambriz’s Annie Award-nominated film follows an ignored 19th-century writer who must confront the monsters she created in her subconscious to restore the balance between fiction and reality; streams June 12. Netflix has just released a trailer and new…...

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awn.com > news > watch-untold-studios-fully-cg-octopus-remarkably-bright-creatures

Watch: Untold Studios Fully CG Octopus for ‘Remarkably Bright Creatures’

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (335+ words) The VFX house shares its incredible work creating Marcellus, the highly intelligent octopus at the center of the Netflix film adaptation of Shelby Van Pelt’s bestselling novel. Untold Studios has just shared with AWN and VFXWorld a breakdown reel highlighting…...

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awn.com > news > black-eye-technologies-launches-black-eye-20-unreal-engine

Black Eye Technologies Launches Black Eye 2.0 for Unreal Engine

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (254+ words) New release of dynamic camera system designed to give UE teams modular, adaptable tools for gameplay, cinematics, marketing content, virtual production, and in-engine storytelling is now available. Black Eye Technologies has just launched Black Eye 2.0, a major new release of…...

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awn.com > blog > call-submissions-animasyros-2026-agora-pitching-forum

Call for submissions: ANIMASYROS 2026 Agora Pitching Forum

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (340+ words) The ANIMASYROS International Animation Festival returns for its 19th edition from 21 to 27 September 2026 in the capital of the Cyclades. 200 years of Hermoupolis, Ireland in focus, major names from the audiovisual industry, and all the latest trends in international animation return to…...