ADAPT (Asso­ci­a­tion of Dig­i­tal Artists, Pro­fes­sion­als & Tech­ni­cians) has released a video titled “Corporate Welfare For Hollywood?”

The MPAA wants trade courts to consider the use of electronic means to distribute intellectual property to be treated the same as physical goods, LA City Council hears testimony, Life After Pi has been released and ADAPT is announced.

See behind the scenes of the wonderful short film ‘Silent’ made by Dolby and Moonbot Studios. UPDATED with exclusive breakdown video and original artwork.

A documentary following the bankruptcy of Rhythm & Hues as it won the Oscar for Life of Pi and plans for a second protest march at the Oscars.

Gravity took out the visual effects gong at the 2014 BAFTA Awards.

In this special gallery we feature images taken by fxguide at the Scientific and Technical Awards.

We talk to one of the original developers of FiLMBOX, which became MotionBuilder, and is soon to be recognized with a SciTech Award.

LIVE COVERAGE: fxguide is at the VES Awards in Los Angeles tonight, and we’ll be updating this post with all the winners plus photos from the evening.

Exclusive Weta Digital breakdowns of Smaug, one of the animated characters featured in this year’s Visual Effects Awards nominations. Plus see our ‘Desolation of Smaug’ eBook.

New Autodesk 3ds Max product manager Eddie Perberg discusses the future of the software package. Plus a look at where 3ds Max is being used.

We talk to Cinesite MD Antony Hunt about the VFX studio’s expansion to Montréal.

Sci-Tech awards include recognition of effects simulation software, VFX toolkits, color workflows, practical fx systems and more.