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AI Business, Creativity and Jobs Take Center Stage at HPA Tech Retreat: ‘What We’re Trying to Be Is Pixar’

It was fitting that the acquisition of generative AI tech company Metaphysic by DNEG Group’s Brahma AI arm was announced on Tuesday, as a large part of the annual HPA Tech...

AI Production Studio Asteria Continues To Grow; Hires VFX Vet Benjamin Lock (EXCLUSIVE)

Generative AI film and animation studio Asteria, founded last fall by filmmaker and entrepreneur Bryn Mooser, is growing its team with the addition of VFX pro Benjamin Lock, who has...

A Quarter of All Broadcasters Now Using AI, More Than Doubling Last Year, New Report Finds

AI adoption in the broadcast industry has accelerated, according to findings in Haivision’s 2025 Broadcast Transformation Report, a survey of broadcasters from around the world that was released Wednesday. ...

AI is a Potential ‘Goldmine’ and a ‘Ticking Time Bomb,’ Says SMPTE Chief at HPA Tech Retreat

AI is both a potential “goldmine” and a “ticking time bomb,” in the words of Rich Welsh, Deluxe senior VP of innovation, who also serves as president of the Society of...

How Sound Oscar Nominees From ‘Wicked’ to ‘Emilia Perez’ Created Emotion

From “Defying Gravity” to “Like a Rolling Stone,” music was a thread through many of this year’s sound Oscar nominees as “A Complete Unknown,” “Emilia Perez” and “Wicked” all involved live...

How a Lone Feline Upended the Feature Animation Oscar Race With ‘Flow’

One of the surprises of the awards season is Gints Zilbalodis’ “Flow” — the dialog-free tale of a solitary cat’s emotional journey as it learns to survive after a great flood...

‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ Takes Top VFX Society Award; ‘Dune 2’ Claims Three Trophies as VES Spreads the Wealth

“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” won the top Visual Effects Society Award for outstanding VFX in a photoreal feature at the 23rd Visual Effects Society Awards. Yet Tuesday at...

Visual Effects Society Awards Preview: Apes, Sandworms and a Chimp Pop Star

A trio of VFX Oscar nominees lead the feature competition nominations for the 23rd Visual Effects Society Awards, which will be handed out Feb. 11 at the Beverly Hilton. Denis Villeneuve’s...

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