Celebrating the Art, Craft and Business of Animation https://www.awn.com/ en-US 15 Mon, 10 Nov 2025 13:18:32 -0800 Mon, 10 Nov 2025 13:19:04 -0800 https://www.awn.com/news/disney-and-snap-launch-zootopia-2-activations-and-snapchat-ar-lenses New campaign includes in-person immersive experiences at Los Angeles locations like The Grove and The Americana as well as 7 new lenses based on characters from the film. Dan Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/disney-and-snap-launch-zootopia-2-activations-and-snapchat-ar-lenses Mon, 10 Nov 2025 13:18:32 PST Immersive https://www.awn.com/news/phantom-digital-effects-consolidates-studios-phantom-media-group Milk and Lola Post join the previously acquired Tippett Studio, PhantomFX, and Spectre Post under the new PMG creative collective; each studio will retain its approach and creative leadership, ensuring consistent experiences for clients across film, episodic, commercial and immersive content. Dan Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/phantom-digital-effects-consolidates-studios-phantom-media-group Tue, 04 Nov 2025 16:26:41 PST Immersive 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 Immersive https://www.awn.com/news/toei-animation-showcase-one-piece-digimon-beatbreak-nycc-2025 The studio’s programming celebrates both series with special guest panels, booth pop-ups, card giveaways, an autograph raffle, and others. L'Wren Alexa https://www.awn.com/news/toei-animation-showcase-one-piece-digimon-beatbreak-nycc-2025 Fri, 03 Oct 2025 13:14:55 PDT Immersive https://www.awn.com/event/infinity-festival-2025 The eighth annual festival returns to Los Angeles this October 9-10 to celebrate the convergence of art, technology, and entertainment; the Monolith Awards, hosted by Paul Debevec, Chief Research Officer of Eyeline Studios, will take place October 10. AWN Staff Editor https://www.awn.com/event/infinity-festival-2025 Mon, 29 Sep 2025 9:31:29 PDT Immersive https://www.awn.com/event/mipjunior-2025 The content market dedicated to kids’ entertainment returns to Cannes, France October 11-12 with networking, screenings, keynotes, and conferences. AWN Staff Editor https://www.awn.com/event/mipjunior-2025 Mon, 29 Sep 2025 9:11:01 PDT Immersive https://www.awn.com/news/infinity-festival-announces-2025-speaker-line Event to showcase the intersection of technology and entertainment with speakers from HP, NVIDIA, AMD, Sony Pictures Imageworks, Dolby, and The Belgium Economic Mission; event runs October 9–10. L'Wren Alexa https://www.awn.com/news/infinity-festival-announces-2025-speaker-line Wed, 24 Sep 2025 13:40:42 PDT Immersive https://www.awn.com/news/outsyders-reveals-ai-powered-immersive-projects-disney-imax-samsunggoogle-xr The creative-tech collective’s latest finished projects include a ‘Blue Angels’ IMAX 3D conversion, a ‘Lilo & Stitch’ 3D reimagining, and the ‘Asteroid’ 8K HFR VFX experience. L'Wren Alexa https://www.awn.com/news/outsyders-reveals-ai-powered-immersive-projects-disney-imax-samsunggoogle-xr Tue, 02 Sep 2025 12:32:18 PDT Immersive https://www.awn.com/news/82nd-venice-film-festival-hosts-1968-world-premiere The immersive XR work by Rose Bond explores the transformative power of protest through allusions to 1968. L'Wren Alexa https://www.awn.com/news/82nd-venice-film-festival-hosts-1968-world-premiere Thu, 28 Aug 2025 10:27:56 PDT Immersive https://www.awn.com/news/puget-systems-debut-rtx-pro-6000-blackwell-max-q-workstation-siggraph-2025 The high-performance workstation provider will also be demonstrating a ‘Virtual Rage Room’ immersive, interactive experience that leverages markerless mocap tech and a 10-foot LED volume. Dan Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/puget-systems-debut-rtx-pro-6000-blackwell-max-q-workstation-siggraph-2025 Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:25:19 PDT Immersive https://www.awn.com/blog/hitting-one-home-team The Cleveland Institute of Art’s new Interactive Media Lab has Disney DNA. Kevin Geiger https://www.awn.com/blog/hitting-one-home-team Mon, 04 Aug 2025 15:20:14 PDT Immersive https://www.awn.com/news/jeff-lehman-appointed-dneg-ixp-executive-producer With over 20 years of experience leading large-scale global projects for Universal Destinations & Experiences, the creative exec will help lead the company’s Immersive Experiences Division. L'Wren Alexa https://www.awn.com/news/jeff-lehman-appointed-dneg-ixp-executive-producer Tue, 29 Jul 2025 11:21:52 PDT Immersive https://www.awn.com/news/lingokids-bbc-earth-launch-walking-dinosaurs-learning-adventure The lesson explores the age of dinosaurs through interactive instruction, hands-on games, and challenges, with play-based learning moments about paleontology, dinosaur diets, habitats, extinction, and fossilization; released ahead of the series, which premiered June 16 on PBS. L'Wren Alexa https://www.awn.com/news/lingokids-bbc-earth-launch-walking-dinosaurs-learning-adventure Wed, 18 Jun 2025 11:59:08 PDT Immersive https://www.awn.com/news/week-celebration-hungarian-animation-annecy-2025 This year’s festival pays tribute to the country’s rich heritage of animated films dating back 110 years; program includes 10 curated film screenings, 4 heritage feature screenings, numerous films in competition, art installations throughout the city, and the Hungarian Dome immersive theater installation. Dan Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/week-celebration-hungarian-animation-annecy-2025 Sat, 07 Jun 2025 8:53:55 PDT Immersive https://www.awn.com/news/fmx-2025-program-explore-impact-ai The killer conference starts next Tuesday; a variety of panels related to this year’s ‘Rhythm of Change’ theme now set, from the state of the industry and growth of AI to updates on ‘The Art of Animation’ and ‘Expanding Realities’ tracks. L'Wren Alexa https://www.awn.com/news/fmx-2025-program-explore-impact-ai Thu, 01 May 2025 17:30:11 PDT Immersive https://www.awn.com/news/how-lenovo-equipping-me-professionals-right-tools-job-2025 Consumer demand for new entertainment experiences means artists and studios working in film, TV, games and immersive experiences require more compute power to handle ever-growing datasets while still delivering on time and on budget. Rob Hoffmann, Worldwide Head of Industry Strategy, Lenovo https://www.awn.com/news/how-lenovo-equipping-me-professionals-right-tools-job-2025 Thu, 01 May 2025 9:13:40 PDT Immersive https://www.awn.com/news/dancing-atoms-shares-groundbreaking-animation-filmmaking-competition-finalists Winners of the creative challenges in animation, VFX, virtual production, and AR/VR to be revealed at the inaugural WAVES Summit running May 1-4 at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai. Dan Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/dancing-atoms-shares-groundbreaking-animation-filmmaking-competition-finalists Wed, 30 Apr 2025 16:44:37 PDT Immersive https://www.awn.com/news/epic-storyworlds-unveils-fracterra-roblox-discovery-hub The collaborative and immersive world boasts multiple IPs and creative partnership, including Squeeze Productions’ animated comedy brand ‘Cracké.’ L'Wren Alexa https://www.awn.com/news/epic-storyworlds-unveils-fracterra-roblox-discovery-hub Fri, 11 Apr 2025 11:39:47 PDT Immersive https://www.awn.com/news/fmx-2025-program-now-online Lists of participating speakers and companies have also been published; presentation categories include VFX for Features, Feature Animation, Sound Design, Managing Change, and News. L'Wren Alexa https://www.awn.com/news/fmx-2025-program-now-online Thu, 20 Mar 2025 12:38:04 PDT Immersive https://www.awn.com/news/jali-research-partners-unveil-anim-revolution-gdc-2025 The digital animation tools and workflow collaborative initiative includes Immersive Enterprise Labs (IEL) and House of Moves; software technologies from JALI, Ozone Story Tech, and mGear; tablet displays from Xencelabs, with support from Vicon and Lenovo. L'Wren Alexa https://www.awn.com/news/jali-research-partners-unveil-anim-revolution-gdc-2025 Mon, 17 Mar 2025 16:12:55 PDT Immersive https://www.awn.com/news/cinesite-group-secures-us215-million-funding-package In a sign of support from the company’s financial backers, the leading independent VFX and animation studio group has announced a substantial investment to support ongoing operations and strategic expansion. Dan Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/cinesite-group-secures-us215-million-funding-package Thu, 13 Mar 2025 11:49:20 PDT Immersive https://www.awn.com/event/animayo-festival-2025 Established in 2006, the Oscar qualifying event returns to Canaria, Spain May 7-10, 2025; the event promotes creative development in animation, visual effects and new technologies. AWN Staff Editor https://www.awn.com/event/animayo-festival-2025 Wed, 12 Mar 2025 11:25:11 PDT Immersive https://www.awn.com/event/cartoons-bay-2025 International Festival of Animation, Transmedia and Meta-Arts returns to Pescara, Italy May 29 – June 1, 2025. AWN Staff Editor https://www.awn.com/event/cartoons-bay-2025 Tue, 11 Mar 2025 11:35:17 PDT Immersive https://www.awn.com/event/view-conference-2025 Italy’s premiere animation and visual effects event runs in-person October 12-17 in Torino, Italy with a focus on Computer Graphics, Interactive Techniques, Digital Cinema, 2D/3D Animation, VR and AR, Gaming and VFX. AWN Staff Editor https://www.awn.com/event/view-conference-2025 Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:02:51 PST Immersive https://www.awn.com/event/siggraph-asia-2025 The 18th ACM SIGGRAPH Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques in Asia will be held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre December 15-18, 2025. AWN Staff Editor https://www.awn.com/event/siggraph-asia-2025 Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:44:00 PST Immersive https://www.awn.com/event/siggraph-2025 The premier conference and exhibition on computer graphics and interactive techniques comes to Vancouver, BC August 10-14. AWN Staff Editor https://www.awn.com/event/siggraph-2025 Fri, 28 Feb 2025 14:50:46 PST Immersive https://www.awn.com/event/fmx-2025-rhythm-change The 4-day event returns to Stuttgart, kicking off May 6; on-demand presentations are available May 10 – June 10. AWN Staff Editor https://www.awn.com/event/fmx-2025-rhythm-change Fri, 28 Feb 2025 13:48:52 PST Immersive https://www.awn.com/news/next-lab-generation-2025-finalists-selected Four short films, one video game, and one feature film have been chosen from 14 projects; teasers created by the finalists to be shown during the event in Madrid on February 27-28. L'Wren Alexa https://www.awn.com/news/next-lab-generation-2025-finalists-selected Wed, 26 Feb 2025 11:25:40 PST Immersive https://www.awn.com/news/dune-part-two-wild-robot-take-top-honors-15th-annual-lumiere-awards Other feature film winners include ‘Wicked’ and ‘Alien: Romulus,’ while ‘Shōgun’ and ‘Arcane’ Season 2 nab wins for episodic. L'Wren Alexa https://www.awn.com/news/dune-part-two-wild-robot-take-top-honors-15th-annual-lumiere-awards Fri, 07 Feb 2025 9:00:44 PST Immersive https://www.awn.com/news/national-portrait-gallery-cinesite-and-frameless-team-uk-immersive-experience ‘National Portrait Gallery Unframed’ will launch with ‘Stories – Brought to Life,’ which explores the people who have shaped the UK’s history and culture; touring art experience premieres at MediaCity, Salford, Greater Manchester in May. L'Wren Alexa https://www.awn.com/news/national-portrait-gallery-cinesite-and-frameless-team-uk-immersive-experience Wed, 22 Jan 2025 16:49:10 PST Immersive