Epic Games lays off 16% of its employees
Epic Games, the publisher of Fortnite and the Unreal Engine game engine, has announced the layoffs of 16% of its employees worldwide, which is approximately...
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Writers strike is over: here is what’s inside the agreement
After announcing a preliminary agreement and the end of the strike pickets, the Writers Guild of America (the union of American screenwriters) now announces that...
Writers strike: towards a historic agreement – picketing suspended
Above: writers on strike, September 24 – Photo: WGA At last! Following an almost 5 months long strike, the Writers Guild of America (WGA, syndicat...
Studio Ghibli to become a subsidiary of Nippon TV
Studio Ghibli, the famous Japanese animation studio, will become a subsidiary of Nippon Television Network Corp. The two companies announced that under their agreement, Nippon...
$100,000 for Godot and FNA: a bold move by Re-Logic, the studio behind Terraria
Re-Logic, the videogame studio behind Terraria, announced they are going to donate $100,000 to each of the two following open source game engines: Godot and...
Marvel Studios VFX Workers unanimously vote to unionize: is this a revolution?
Marvel Studios’ visual effects workers are making history: they have unanimously voted to unionize. This comes after years of challenging working conditions, including tight deadlines...
SIGGRAPH 2023: Manus on motion capture, AI, mocap market trends
At SIGGRAPH 2023, we had the opportunity to meet Bart Loosman, Manus CEO. This company is specialized in creating motion capture gloves. We asked Manus...
Lucasfilm/ILM to close VFX/animation facility in Singapore, 300 jobs lost
Disney announces that Lucasfilm/Industrial Light & Magic Singapore will close its doors in the coming months. The company explains that “Over the next several months,...
Actors & actresses are on strike: here’s why, and what consequences this could have on the industry.
Above: Fran Drescher – President, SAG-AFTRA (and known as an actress for shows such as The Nanny), announcing the launch of the strike. The speech...
France Télévisions acquires a majority stake in Dwarf Animation Studio
france.tv studio, the production arm of France Télévisions, has acquired a majority stake in Dwarf Animation Studio. They are known for their work on My...