Celebrating the Art, Craft and Business of Animation https://www.awn.com/ en-US 15 Wed, 08 Oct 2025 16:32:07 -0700 Wed, 08 Oct 2025 16:34:02 -0700 https://www.awn.com/news/frankenstein-cinematographer-dan-laustsen-set-view-2025 It’s less than one week away… the person behind the camera on Guillermo del Toro’s highly anticipated film joins more than 150 award-winning speakers from the world of animation, VFX, games and AI who will take part in a packed schedule of keynotes, talks, panels, workshops and masterclasses; event runs October 12-17 in Turin, Italy. Dan Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/frankenstein-cinematographer-dan-laustsen-set-view-2025 Wed, 08 Oct 2025 16:32:07 PDT Heading to Turin This October https://www.awn.com/news/wicked-good-vfx-presentation-set-view-2025 ILM’s 4-time Oscar-nominated production VFX supervisor Pablo Helman and VES Award-winning Framestore animation supervisor Dale Newton will dive deep into the visual effects of Jon M. Chu’s 2-part musical blockbuster that concludes this November; conference runs October 12-17 in Turin, Italy. Dan Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/wicked-good-vfx-presentation-set-view-2025 Thu, 04 Sep 2025 10:12:20 PDT Heading to Turin This October https://www.awn.com/news/talks-kpop-demon-hunters-f1-and-fantastic-four-set-view-2025 Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans, directors of the biggest Netflix film ever, plus VFX supervisors Ryan Tudhope and Daniele Bigi, will present their films in-person at the upcoming conference that runs October 12-17 in Turin, Italy. Dan Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/talks-kpop-demon-hunters-f1-and-fantastic-four-set-view-2025 Thu, 28 Aug 2025 14:45:21 PDT Heading to Turin This October https://www.awn.com/news/ian-hunter-talk-fantastic-four-first-steps-practical-fx-view-2025 The Oscar-winning VFX supervisor and a team from Pro Machina will discuss their miniature work on the Excelsior retro rocketship; Emmy winner Alex Woo will present his upcoming 3DCG feature, ‘In Your Dreams,’ that hits Netflix November 14; conference runs October 12-17 in Turin, Italy. Dan Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/ian-hunter-talk-fantastic-four-first-steps-practical-fx-view-2025 Thu, 14 Aug 2025 10:02:43 PDT Heading to Turin This October https://www.awn.com/news/pierre-perifel-and-matt-baer-present-bad-guys-2-view-2025 The hilarious new DreamWorks Animation comedy’s director and VFX supervisor will share an in-depth look at the creative process behind the production of their film, now showing in theaters; conference runs October 12-17 in Turin, Italy. Dan Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/pierre-perifel-and-matt-baer-present-bad-guys-2-view-2025 Wed, 06 Aug 2025 10:30:26 PDT Heading to Turin This October https://www.awn.com/news/alessandro-carloni-present-cat-hat-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. Dan Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/alessandro-carloni-present-cat-hat-view-2025 Thu, 31 Jul 2025 9:18:33 PDT Heading to Turin This October https://www.awn.com/news/dean-deblois-and-christian-m-nz-present-how-train-your-dragon-view-2025 The acclaimed writer/director and VFX supervisor will both be on hand in-person to talk about their work on the hit live-action film, now in theaters, based on DreamWorks’ 2010 animated comedy adventure; conference runs October 12-17 in Turin, Italy. Dan Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/dean-deblois-and-christian-m-nz-present-how-train-your-dragon-view-2025 Thu, 26 Jun 2025 17:14:27 PDT Heading to Turin This October https://www.awn.com/news/elio-directors-domee-shi-and-madeline-sharafian-present-view-2025 2 of the Disney and Pixar film’s directors will be attending the conference and talk about their upcoming animated ‘cosmic misadventure’ that releases in theaters June 20; event runs October 12-17 in Turin, Italy. Dan Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/elio-directors-domee-shi-and-madeline-sharafian-present-view-2025 Thu, 05 Jun 2025 15:01:45 PDT Heading to Turin This October https://www.awn.com/news/phil-tippett-bringing-star-wars-view-conference-2025 The legendary director, animator and VFX supervisor will host ‘Stop Motion: Bring the Goods,’ presenting with Tom Gibbons, Mark Dubeau and Gary Mundell their work on ‘Star Wars’ projects; Marc Morissette will then join to give sneak peek at Tippett’s upcoming ‘Sentinel.’ L'Wren Alexa https://www.awn.com/news/phil-tippett-bringing-star-wars-view-conference-2025 Thu, 29 May 2025 7:33:09 PDT Heading to Turin This October