Fireman Sam in CGI!
The beloved Welsh fire fighter escapes Pontypandy village to battle the smoky element in hi-def and CGI for a new series ...
Soho Shorts post shortlist for film festival
The festival has announced the shortlist for its short film competition and the full festival programme – which includes an animation category ...
Vicon announces MX-T Series
Leading mocap developer unveils new camera design and Giganet device, available in a variety of resolutions ...
Maxwell Render 1.7 released
Update to leading renderer includes a new Physical Sky System, surfacing enhancements and improved plug-in capability ...
Mainframe opens new studio
Design and animation company opens ‘Mainframe North‘ and recruits ex-Virgin Media head of design Lee Walker ...
Young animator's 'Life's Work'
Hot young college student pens Iron Giant-esque tale of an inventor and his robot ...
Luxology releases two new modo tutorials
‘Concept Car‘ and ‘Cartoon Kid‘ video albums assist use of modo software ...
Stan Winston RIP
Veteran special effects and make-up artist Stan Winston loses his fight with cancer ...
3D World 106 now on sale in the UK
Get more from free and open-source software with four tutorials; explore the new fur tools in Blender; create a commmercial game with open-source development tools; plus models and training worth $968 on the CD ...
Softimage announces 'Incubator' programme
New scheme for would-be games start-ups to offer XSI for free for a year ...
Win Antics 3.1 ProPacks
Answer a simple question, and you could win one of five copies of the Pro edition of this intuitive real-time animation package ...
Houdini 9.5 Public Beta released
First public beta release for Macs as well as a number of updates across all platforms, including FBX export capability ...
3D World 106's showreel
Fun Down Under is an animated short about a man and his pouch-riding ambitions. You‘ll never look at a kangaroo in the same way again… ...
Gnomon Workshop: Live!
If you‘re in the area over the weekend, why not drop by the Gnomon School of Visual Effects for their latest Workshop LIVE event ...


