Category: AI

Intensive Hands-On Animation Training Headline News

ANOMALIA Ramping Up for its 2026 Summer Bootcamps for Animation Creatives

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 11:27am

Starting June 22, mentor-led on-site production residency programs in the Czech Republic offer intensive, hands-on project-based collaborative instruction emphasizing direct feedback, network building, and adapting to changing, AI-driven production models; applications now being accepted. 

Cutting Edge Previs On the Horizon Headline News

Lightcraft Technology Unveils Spark Story Interactive Previs Tool

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 8:58am

New real-time virtual shot system enables filmmakers to visualize and develop projects collaboratively in 3D from the earliest stages of production.

Is This How Empathy Ends? ANIMATIONWorld

Sean Ono Lennon and Rich Ragsdale Talk ‘The Great Parrot-Ox and the Golden Egg of Empathy’

The pair discusses the Claypool Lennon Delirium’s expansive new hand-crafted transmedia project, a cautionary tale of a dystopian, AI ruled world woven into 3 animated shorts, a 24-page comic book, and 14-song album, releasing today, May 1.

AI in Animation Headline News

Nura Studios Launches Showcraft AI-Assisted Animation Platform

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 11:43am

Early Access begins May 19 on the company’s production system designed to help studios turn existing assets into episodic series and films while maintaining artistic control and IP integrity.

AI Animation at Scale Headline News

Huace and Utopai Studios Partner on Long-Form AI-Driven Content Creation

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 6:09pm

One of China’s leading film and TV companies will deploy the PAI cinematic AI system across its production operations, marking a large-scale commitment to AI-assisted storytelling and global content development.

Technology Headline News

Autodesk Announces AI Rigging and Neural Layer in Flow Studio

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 11:10am

New features designed to help creators quickly and efficiently move from model to motion, compressing key aspects of the complex, time-consuming animation production workflow into mere minutes.

A New Creative Learning Ecosystem Headline News

ADAPT Launches //ACADEMY Learning Ecosystem

By Dan Sarto | Monday, April 20, 2026 at 1:25pm

New educational initiative departs from traditional education models by focusing not only on tools and output but on how artists make decisions and work within real production constraints.

Hey… Cut it Out Headline News

Beeble Launches AI-Powered Background Remover

By Dan Sarto | Friday, April 17, 2026 at 3:29pm

New rotoscoping tool is designed to generate detailed alpha mattes in seconds, enabling creators to quickly and precisely isolate objects in complex footage.

We Love Misfit Animal Athletes Headline News

India-Based Digikore Studios Releases ‘Kingdom Games’ Trailer

By Dan Sarto | Friday, April 17, 2026 at 2:21pm

The 90-minute 3DCG film about a misfit team of animal athletes, created with an AI-assisted pipeline that touched every stage of the animation production, hits theaters worldwide on July 24.

Business Headline News

Zee Entertainment Announces Strategic Investment in PhantomFX

By Dan Sarto | Friday, April 17, 2026 at 10:04am

Deal with group that includes Tippett Studio and Milk VFX designed to strengthen synergies and content creation efforts across platforms in animation, VFX, gaming and comics markets.

AI in Animation Headline News

'DRAGGLiNS' Solo Artist-Created AI-Animated Kids’ Series Launches on YouTube

By Dan Sarto | Friday, April 10, 2026 at 2:10pm

Created by Brandon Craig on his own using an AI production pipeline, the 3D animated show debuted April 5; next weekly episode streams April 11.

Heading to Toronto Headline News

TAAFI 2026 Returns with Expansive Program Running April 8-12

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 2:28pm

The Toronto Animation Arts Festival International is coming to the TIFF Lightbox with over 100 animated films and an expanded focus on industry access, education, and career development.

It’s Wicked Cool! VFXWorld

We’re Off to See the VFX: Pablo Helman Talks ‘Wicked: For Good’

The four-time Oscar-nominated visual effects supervisor discusses his work on Jon M. Chu’s tour de force 2-part adaptation of the 2003 hit Broadway musical, touching on previs, capturing action in-camera, new AI production tools, and how no matter what, you have to work with what the director shot; now streaming on Peacock.

Technology Headline News

Boris FX Acquires Vegas Pro, Sound Forge, and Acid Pro

By Dan Sarto | Monday, March 30, 2026 at 4:18pm

The acclaimed VFX developer bolsters its award-winning product family with popular professional video editing, content creation, and audio applications.

Dept. of And Here We Are… Headline News

IvyBears Launches AI-Animated Children’s TV Series

By Dan Sarto | Monday, March 2, 2026 at 11:46am

European vitamin gummy brand expands into entertainment with what it claims is the first children’s TV series produced through an AI-driven animation pipeline, with episodes debuting in April.

Technology Headline News

Adobe Firefly Introduces Quick Cut AI Video Feature for First-Cut Assembly

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 2:03pm

The new tool allows editors to use natural language prompts to assemble uploaded or generated footage into a structured first draft within the Firefly video editor.

Business Headline News

Foundry Acquires Griptape AI Orchestration Platform

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 9:33am

Leading industry software developer completes deal for technology that helps users accelerate and expand secure, production-ready model integration across professional VFX and animation workflows.

Awards Headline News

'Thanksgiving Day' Takes Top Prize at Frame Forward AI Animated Film Festival

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 7:47am

Kazakhstani filmmaker Igor Alferov’s short earns national theatrical run through Screenvision Media and immersive expansion via Modern Uprising Studios’ Celeste engine.

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