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....
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Behind the Film: The Making of ‘Zootopia’
21 February 2017 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Conferences, Film, Production
© 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
22 December 2016 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesConferences, Virtual Reality
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,...
Jury’s Choice: The Making of ‘Cosmos Laundromat’
8 December 2016 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Conferences, Film, Industry Leaders, Production
© Blender Foundation | gooseberry.blender.org SIGGRAPH 2016 Computer Animation Festival Jury's Choice winner "Cosmos Laundromat – First Cycle" — originally code-named "Project Gooseberry" by its Blender team — is one of the most unique projects the festival has seen....
Google and Facebook at SIGGRAPH Asia 2016
10 November 2016 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesACM SIGGRAPH, Animation, Conferences, Emerging Technologies, Virtual Reality, Visual Effects
Photos: Brian Cabral, Director of Engineering at Facebook (l); Paul Debevec, Senior Staff Engineer at Google VR (r) SIGGRAPH Asia 2016 promises to be a thrilling experience for attendees, who will witness the latest advancements in hardware, software and services at...
Behind ‘Borrowed Time’
8 November 2016 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Conferences, Film, Industry Leaders
This summer, the 43rd annual SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival awarded the animated short "Borrowed Time" its prestigious "Best of Show" award. As the end-of-year awards season approaches, our team sat down with the film's directors to learn more about their...
Bogotá ACM SIGGRAPH 2016
29 September 2016 • by ACM SIGGRAPHACM SIGGRAPH, Animation, Conferences, Production, Visual Effects
en español aquí Bogotá ACM SIGGRAPH has become one of the largest animation and visual effects (VFX) events in Latin America, counting more than 6,000 registered attendees in 2015 alone. Over the past six years, with support from the Ministry of Communications...
SIGGRAPH 2016: Tips for First-Time Attendees
21 July 2016 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Art, Augmented Reality, Conferences, Film, Virtual Reality, Visual Effects
photo credit: "Submergence," courtesy of Anthony Rowe, Gaz Bushell, Liam Birtles, Chris Bennewith, Oliver Brown - Squidsoup Whether you're in animation, research, production development, fine arts and design, or games, SIGGRAPH 2016 has something for everyone. The...
A Festival for the World: Innovative Animation at SIGGRAPH 2016
7 July 2016 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesACM SIGGRAPH, Animation, Visual Effects
Cosmos Laundromat © 2016 Blender Foundation When it comes to SIGGRAPH's Computer Animation Festival, there's always more than meets the eye. The leading annual festival for the world’s most innovative, accomplished, and amazing digital film and video creators, the...
Inside the Minds Behind ‘Inside Out’
16 February 2016 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Conferences, Film, Industry Leaders
"Inside Out" is the fifteenth feature film from Pixar Animation Studios and the third film by director Pete Docter. On Tuesday, 11 August 2015, a panel of the brilliant team behind the film came together to share with SIGGRAPH 2015 what it was like to make the...
Behind-the-Scenes: SIGGRAPH Asia 2015 Computer Animation Festival
5 October 2015 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Conferences, Film, Graphics
Image credit: © Digic Pictures, CD PROJECKTS. A. SIGGRAPH Asia 2015 Computer Animation Festival (CAF) Director Jinny H.J. Choo shares her thoughts on the future of the industry and what you can expect at the SIGGRAPH Asia 2015 CAF. SIGGRAPH Asia 2015 (SA2015): What...
Showcasing Innovation in Computer Animation
9 June 2015 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Conferences, Gaming, Visual Effects
Image: Best in Show winner "Citius, Altius, Fortius" by Felix Deimann - Independent Artist Transcendent. Magical. This year’s SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival brings together some of the world's most innovative, accomplished, and amazing digital film and video...