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SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 8 – SIGGRAPH Asia’s Pisut Wisessing and Marisa Ginger Tontaveetong

SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 8 – SIGGRAPH Asia’s Pisut Wisessing and Marisa Ginger Tontaveetong

In this latest SIGGRAPH Spotlight installment, ACM SIGGRAPH International Resources Committee (IRC) member Bektur Ryskeldiev (Ph.D. candidate, University of Aizu) sits down with SIGGRAPH Asia 2017 Student Volunteer Chair Pisut Wisessing (Ph.D. candidate, Trinity...

SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 5 – Animation in Asia with Juck Somsaman

SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 5 – Animation in Asia with Juck Somsaman

Image credit: © All rights reserved bkmagazine.com In the latest edition of the SIGGRAPH Spotlight podcast, ACM SIGGRAPH International Resources Committee member Rebecca Ko (founder, Rooftop Animation) sits down with SIGGRAPH Asia 2017 Computer Animation Festival...

Who’s Who: SIGGRAPH 2017 Award Winners

Who’s Who: SIGGRAPH 2017 Award Winners

Image source: Twitter It has been a big, amazing year for art, research, and technology and SIGGRAPH 2017 was there to award it all. Find out who won our top honors and learn more about the projects below. ACM SIGGRAPH Awards The ACM SIGGRAPH Awards program recognizes...

That’s a Wrap: SIGGRAPH 2017 Photo Recap

That’s a Wrap: SIGGRAPH 2017 Photo Recap

A very special thanks to photographers John Fujii and Kyle Espeleta Photography as well as the efforts of our SIGGRAPH 2017 Student Volunteers. [gallery size="medium" link="file"...

SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 2 – Computer Animation Festival ‘Song of a Toad’

SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 2 – Computer Animation Festival ‘Song of a Toad’

In the second episode of the SIGGRAPH Spotlight podcast, SIGGRAPH 2017 Computer Animation Festival Director Pol Jeremias sits down with three of the creators behind the Best in Show winning animated short "Song of a Toad," part of this year's Electronic Theater....

5 Things to Know About the 2017 Computer Animation Festival

5 Things to Know About the 2017 Computer Animation Festival

Scrambled Ⓒ 2017 Polder Animation The SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival is the leading annual festival for the world's most innovative, accomplished, and amazing digital film and video creators. Here's what's new at the 44th annual festival. 1. 2017 Award Winning...

What It Takes to Win SIGGRAPH: L3.0 Q&A

What It Takes to Win SIGGRAPH: L3.0 Q&A

The SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival is the leading annual festival for the world's most innovative, accomplished, and amazing digital film and video creators. In this series, we profile student award winners, a key distinction within this Academy Award-qualifying...

Meet the Jury for the 2017 SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival

Meet the Jury for the 2017 SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival

Photo: clockwise from top left: Rick Sayre, Polly Ing, Floyd Norman, Georgina Hayns, Till Nowak, Kim Libreri, Rita Street, Cristin Pescosolido. The submission deadline for the 2017 SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival is 21 March and if you're thinking about entering...

Your Computer Animation Festival Submission Questions, Answered

Your Computer Animation Festival Submission Questions, Answered

Taking Flight © 2016 Moonbot Studios The 2017 SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival has a lot of new and exciting aspects, including the brand-new VR Theater. Naturally, there are a lot of questions from animators who would like to enter their work in the festival....

Behind the Film: The Making of ‘Zootopia’

Behind the Film: The Making of ‘Zootopia’

© 2016 Walt Disney Animation Studios The journey to make the Golden Globe-winning "Zootopia" began six years ago when director Byron Howard finished "Tangled" and John Lasseter, chief creative officer for Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios, said to...

SIGGRAPH Asia 2016 – A Recap

SIGGRAPH Asia 2016 – A Recap

SIGGRAPH Asia 2016 successfully concluded its ninth edition, which brought together some of the biggest names and organizations in the computer graphics and interactive techniques industry. Held from 5 to 8 December 2016 at The Venetian Macao, Asia’s premier graphics,...