The simple new Adobe 3D Project Felix with V-Ray

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced 18 scientific and technical achievements represented by 34 individual award recipients, as well as five organizations, will be honored with Scientific and Technical Awards.

A new version of HDR Light Studio is out and we find out how the commercials team at Framestore NY puts the software to use.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 films remain in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 89th Academy Awards®.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the list of twenty films in the running for the Visual Effects Oscar.

The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) has announced the film nominees for the 22nd Annual Critics’ Choice Awards.

Technical look at the new tools Luma Pictures created for Doctor Strange Plus an Exclusive Insider Special podcast with Vince Cirelli.

The ten films in the running for the Oscar for Best Animated Short film

Andy Serkis’ The Imaginarium Studios via Xsens and a custom facial solution, provide a LIVE character on stage every night for the RSC. We explore the pipeline with an exclusive interview.

We talk to One of Us about their Face Hive.

Wecanfxit launched a the short: M.A.M.O.N., a satirical sci-fi look at what would happen if Donald Trump wins the US Election tomorrow.

The Visual Effects Society announces new members of the Board for the 2017/2018 term.

Inferno’s on set pipeline.

One great talk from the 2016 VIEW Conference was about Google’s upcoming Daydream VR and designing UI experiences for the platform.

Byron Howard, Director of Zootopia, opened up the 2016 VIEW Conference with his keynote covering the film.

Deluxe’s Method Studios visual effects for the IMAX Terrence Malick’s Voyage of Time.

The next stage in camera projection: warping video onto moving cloth in real time (Cirque du Soleil, your next illusion is waiting).

Update on the Wikihuman project

At Occulus Connect, Epic Games announced Robo Recall, the company’s new VR game for Oculus Touch.

Since Siggraph we have wanted to highlight the great work in V-Ray regarding an age old computer graphics problem. One that has remained remarkably resistant to the best efforts of the world’s render experts to solve.

We spoke to Paul Lacroix about the new face tracking technology used for Empara Mi: The Come Down.

In a last minute addition, Rob Legato will be presenting “The Art and Science behind creating a photo-realistic Jungle Book” at the VIEW Conference coming up in Turin, Italy.

See our latest WIRED video on Tatiana Maslany, who won an Emmy as Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her work on BBC America’s Orphan Black. VFX by Intelligent Creatures.

The MPAA issued a press release attacking a USC study about tax incentives. We have links to the release and a response from The Tax Foundation.

Watch our Exclusive WIRED DesignFx piece on Pete’s Dragon.

The 2016 Creative Arts Awards were presented over the weekend, here are the winners.

Deluxe exits post in Australia, focusing on cloud services and VFX moving forward.