In this episode of Don’t Kill the Messenger, host Kevin Goetz interviews Scott Ross, a pioneering figure in the visual effects industry. As the former general manager of Industrial Light and Magic (ILM), Senior VP of LucasArts Entertainment, and co-founder of Digital Domain with James Cameron and Stan Winston, Scott Ross shares insights into the[…..] […]
The gaming market is dominated by mobile. Its audience spans across demographics, from younger hardcore FPS players with deep pockets to the women gamers flocking to casual games in record numbers. However, monetizing those games has traditionally been a challenge, until now. With recent regulations forcing app stores to release their death grip on the[…..] […]
“Shaping the Film Through Mutual Trust”: Interview with BAFTA-Awarded Antonin Niclass (Swiss Focus @ ITFS 2025) Swiss animation artist and director Antonin Niclass is one of the future indie talents to watch. He came to the forefront with the 2021 stop-motion ‘Do Not Feed the Pigeons’, a NFTS film and cardboard story in a coach[…..] […]
“They Wanted the World to Know What They Were Going Through”: Interview With Palestinians Haneen Koraz and Nour A-Jawad (Stop-Motion Animation Workshops) Works like the Palestinian anthology film From Ground Zero highlight cinema as an increasingly important and insightful two-way street for communicating beyond the sensationalized dimensions of life in Gaza today. Other projects have[…..] […]
A detailed and in-depth story about the making of ”Flow’ and the film’s journey to the top of world cinema. The documentary film “Dream Cat”, produced by the Latvian Television program “Forbidden technique” is now available in English. It introduces the animators, artists, music and sound designers, as well as the producers—Matīss Kaža from Latvia[…..] […]
Puppet-based stop-motion feature animation ‘Tales from the Magic Garden’ (by the Czech Republic’s Maurfilm, Slovakia’s Artichoke, Slovenia’s ZVVIKS, and France’s Vivement Lundi!) lit up the Berlinale’s Generation Kplus section with a vibrant three-stories-in-one film that made its world premiere at the festival. Based on the book Of Unwanted Things and People by Czech writer and[…..] […]
New SpongeBob spinoff feature film Plankton: The Movie debuted on Friday of March 7th on Netflix. Director Dave Needham (The Loud House Movie) and stars Mr. Lawrence (Plankton) and Jill Talley (the voice of Karen) join us for a deep dive into the latest Bikini Bottom adventure. Q: Last time we talked about “The Loud House[…..] […]
A mix of stop motion and 2D animation, La Vie, en gros , by Czech filmmaker Kristina Dufková is adapted from the autobiographical novel by Mikaël Ollivier. The film, which addresses issues such as bullying and self-acceptance, was produced between Slovakia, the Czech Republic and France. Marc Faye, creator of the production company Novanima, takes us behind[…..] […]
“Samuel”: This 2D animated series about childhood is a real phenomenon The short series “Samuel” immerses us in the childhood of a little boy full of vicissitudes. “Samuel” is a short series of 21 episodes created by Émilie Tronche. This creation narrates the daily life of a CM2 schoolboy named Samuel. Between the joys and[…..] […]
Image credit: © Universal Studios Did you catch the star-studded “Twisters” film this year? Take a deep dive behind the scenes of the film with SIGGRAPH 2024 Talks contributors Ben Snow and Florian Witzel. Here, Ben and Florian discuss the technological advancements of the new film, which evolved from the 1996 “Twister”. Find out how[…..] […]
