VFX category narrowed down to 10 films, animated shorts to 15; voting for nominations runs next month, January 12-16, with nomination announcements set for January 22, 2026.
Academy members will vote to determine five nominees for best animated feature film award at the 99th Oscars; films also qualify for other categories including best picture.
The most significant version release in a decade introduces RenderMan XPU final-frame renderer, replacing the current RIS architecture; the complete program rewrite takes full advantage of modern hardware platforms.
Slovenia’s weeklong animation festival promises to deliver the best and latest productions from the Eastern and Central European film scene
The 11th edition promises to bring an outstanding line up of international animation to Stockholm, November 17 to 22.
MAF 2025 returns November 9-13 to HOME, celebrating all things animation with exclusive panel sessions, guest lectures, and student-led programming.
Humanity’s first encounter with sophisticated, super strong and intelligent AI-generated soldiers that can simply be replaced if struck down stars Jared Leto and Jeff Bridges; featuring even deadlier light cycles and a fantastic color scheme, film hits theaters October 10.
The Oscar-winning sound designer walks through his process on Dean DeBlois’ hit live-action reimagining of the first film in DreamWorks Animation’s hugely successful animated franchise, including recording wind blowing through barns and around telephone wires.
The animated feature leaves crime-ridden Gotham City behind, infusing elements of Mesoamerican history and culture with the traditional template of the Batman myth; in Mexico theaters September 18, HBO Max on September 19.
The Academy Foundation Board comprises 12 trustees who also serve as members of the Academy Board of Governors; casting director Kim Taylor-Coleman was elected Board president.
Humanity’s first encounter with sophisticated, super strong and intelligent AI-generated soldiers that can simply be replaced if struck down stars Jared Leto and Jeff Bridges; featuring even deadlier light cycles and a fantastic color scheme, film hits theaters October 10.
VFX Supervisor Piotr Karwas and Senior Animation Supervisor Liz Bernard talk the challenges of honoring the hugely popular game’s blocky aesthetic while creating the visually appealing final battle filled with 500 Piglins fighting dozens of Iron Golems, much with keyframe animation, all obeying the laws of physics.
Amid alarm over the latest Pixar film’s weak box-office opening this week, and fears about films with ‘original’ stories vs. sequels, Andrew Osmond looks at how IPs co-exist with originality in anime movies.
Go behind-the-scenes in 4 new videos chronicling the return to the island of misfit dinosaurs in the latest ‘Jurassic’ franchise outing, set 5 years after the events of ‘Dominion;’ Gareth Edwards directs an all-star cast the includes Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey, Ruper Friend, and Mahershala Ali; in theaters July 2.
The list of new AMPAS member invitees includes 41 in Animation, 25 in Visual Effects, 29 in Production Design, and 25 in Production and Technology.
Ugo Bienvenu's 2D feature film and the pinscreen short by Pierre-Luc Granjon are among the 23 winners at the jam packed 49th festival edition that saw a record 18,200 accredited attendees from 118 countries.
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.
ASIFA-Hollywood celebrates the best the industry has to offer at animation’s most prestigious awards ceremony, February 21, 2026, at UCLA’s Royce Hall.
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.
What happens when a buoy and a satellite fall in love? Sam and Andy Zuchero share their process for creating avatars with stars Kristen Stewart and Steven Yeun on their indie feature, ‘Love Me.’
An 11-year-old space fanatic with an active imagination and huge alien obsession finally gets abducted by said aliens, though not as he imagined, as he’s mistaken for Earth’s leader and must deal with a truly galactic crisis; hits theaters June 20.
Animation supervisor Rich Smith discusses the studio’s extensive work on Jared Hess’ hit comedy adventure, delivering 650 visual effects shots that included piglin raids, a baby zombie riding a chicken fight, the Midport Village attack, and a frantic wingsuit canyon chase.
Invisible Narratives is producing, developing, and financing the project based on the hugely popular series of crazy shorts that boasts more than 110 million subscribers and 35 billion views on YouTube and Skibidi Creator Alliance network channels.
We return to the island of misfit dinosaurs in the latest ‘Jurassic’ franchise outing, set 5 years after the events of ‘Dominion;’ Gareth Edwards directs an all-star cast the includes Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey, Ruper Friend, and Mahershala Ali; in theaters July 2.
6th Monsterverse film will see the legendary Titans face off against a cataclysmic, world-ending event, with Dan Stevens reprising his role as Trapper alongside Sam Neill, Kaitlyn Dever, and Delroy Lindo; release set for 2027.
