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38th Annie Awards Winners Announced
DreamWorks Animation's ‘How To Train Your Dragon’ won the Best Animated Feature 
award at the 38th Annual Annie Awards on 5 February, and Best Animated Short
Subject went to Pixar's 'Day & Night'.
Boogie Studio Animates Interactive Mobile Plans for Videotron
Audio and VFX studio Boogie Studio in Montreal recently developed CG character 
animation for an in-store interactive sales display for Videotron telecommunications
in Quebec.
E-on Vue 9 Builds Environments for 3D Artists
Following the release of Vue 9 for CG, e-on software’s Vue 9 products for 3D artists and 
enthusiasts are now available also, as modular applications for creating realistic 3D
environments and landscapes.
Sixty40 Welcomes Angus Chad as New Director
Sixty40 design and animation company in Sydney has appointed Angus Chad as the 
company's new director, working with founders Mark Simpson and Matt Taylor.
Bunkspeed Accelerates Animations with SHOT Pro
Bunkspeed 3D rendering and animation software has released Bunkspeed SHOT Pro, a 
physically correct, real-time 3D rendering application used to quickly explore design
concepts and communicate their intent to customers and colleagues.
Imagina 2011 Awards Recognise Digital Entertainment
imagina 2011’s Awards ceremony was held at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco on 
2 February 2011. The Digital Entertainment category included prizes for Best
Commercial, Short Film, Student Project and Special Effects.
Oktobor Animation Starts Work for Nickelodeon
Omnilab Media and Oktobor, its visual effects, animation and digital arts studio, have 
officially opened their new CG animation studio, Oktobor Animation, in Auckland.
Quantel 3D Systems Go to Work for PACE Projects
PACE 3D systems in California recently added three more Quantel SID Stereo3D 
workstations to its stereo production equipment to support several films now in
production.
NewTek LightWave Drives Animations in ‘Capturing Avatar’
The new ‘Avatar’ Collector’s Edition DVD and Blu-ray includes a documentary titled 
‘Capturing Avatar’ showing an early six-legged creature animation test using
LightWave 3D.
DVS Spycer Unites Animals for Stereo Animation
The Spycer Content Control System from DVS supported 3D animated film ‘Animals United’ 
as an element of the 3D workflow at production company Ambient Entertainment.
dirtgirlworld Cleans Up BAFTA Nomination
‘dirtgirlworld’, an Australian children’s TV series from Hackett Films, has recently 
earned a British Academy of Film and Television Arts Children’s Awards 2010
nomination in the International category.
Luxology modo 501 Takes on Pixar Subdivision Surfaces
modo 501, the latest version of the 3D content creation software from Luxology, has 
now been released with upgrades to modelling and sculpting, and faster
rendering speeds.
Mixamo and DAZ 3D Enhance 3D Modelling and Animation
DAZ 3D and Mixamo have added Mixamo's animations 
and real-time customization facility to the DAZ 3D character model portfolio.
Maxwell Render 2.5 Brings Fast Interactive Rendering
Next Limit has released Maxwell Render version 2.5 with the Maxwell Fire interactive 
rendering tool, now integrated into their line of plug-ins and Maxwell Studio.
Framestore Gets Behind FIFA 11
Framestore created a two-minute commercial showing the spirit of a global football 
tournament to promote EA Sports' new FIFA 11 game. The spot pits nine teams
of global superstars and everyday fans against each other in a computer game match
played out in a CG stadium.
XYZ Open Shop in Manhattan
Animation house XYZ Studios, based in Melbourne, are ready to open a new office space 
in New York City.
uFX Creates Small Heroes on Whitehall
Post studio uFX has just completed work on ‘Jackboots On Whitehall’, a satirical 
history of WW2 played by 1/6th-scale puppets, delivering over 1,200 VFX shots,
the DI grade and multiple deliverables for theatrical release.
