VFX

Maxon Improves Creative Capabilities, Speed, Interactivity for Artists at IBC2026

Maxon reviewed a year of motion graphics, modelling and pipeline updates delivered for motion artists, animators and VFX artists, and gave IBC visitors a look at what's coming next.

VFX

Maxon Improves Creative Capabilities, Speed, Interactivity for Artists at IBC2026

VFX

New Animation and Modelling Tools Update Workflows in Maya and 3ds Max

Autodesk has added new functionality to Autodesk Maya, 3ds Max, Flow Production Tracking and Arnold that helps save time on animation and visual effects production.

Chaos Rendering performance improvements

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Chaos V-Ray 7, Update 4, Connects Real-Time Workflows with Final Renders

V-Ray 7’s Update 4 supports real-time rendering in the DCC viewport, preserves scenes and assets throughout production and closely integrates virtual production for more interactivity.

VFX

Digital Domain Appoints Patrick Davenport as Executive VP Operations

Digital Domain welcomes Patrick Davenport as Executive Vice President, Operations. After over 30 years in VFX and creative services, Patrick will lead the company's operations strategy.

VFX

Digital Domain’s DDAI Brings AI-Integrated Infrastructure to Visual Storytelling

Digital Domain’s DDAI is specifically designed to meet the demands of film and episodic production, combining the precision of CGI pipelines with the expression of generative AI.

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Digital Domain Welcomes Award-Nominated VFX Supervisor Jelmer Boskma

Digital Domain has appointed VFX Supervisor and Art Director Jelmer Boskma bringing credits on projects including Star Wars: Andor, Marvel's Eternals and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.

VFX

Maxon One Spring 2026 Extends ZBrush and Cinema 4D Further Across Mobile

Cinema 4D now runs professional 3D workflows on iPad, ZBrush expands to Windows on Arm, Autograph re-emerges as a free app.

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Autodesk Maya and 3ds Max Add AI and OpenUSD Tools, and a New Sequencer

Autodesk’s Maya, 3ds Max and Arnold updates combine new AI features with improvements like a procedural RBD workflow for Bifrost and automated horse motion in MotionMaker.

VFX

Foundry Nuke 17.0 Releases USD-based 3D System, Integrates Gaussian Splats

Nuke 17.0 introduces native Gaussian Splat support, launches a new USD-based 3D system, expands machine learning capabilities, and extends its Machine Learning tools.

VFX

JFX Expands Senior Creative Team with New Hires Ingo Putze and Jenn Epstein

VFX studio JFX has expanded its senior creative leadership team with the appointment of Ingo Putze as VFX Supervisor and Jenn Epstein as Associate VFX Supervisor.

VFX

Digital Domain Welcomes Pete Dionne as Visual Effects Supervisor

Digital Domain hired Pete Dionne as Visual Effects Supervisor, recognised for his technical expertise, creative leadership and strong record in digital creatures and complex CG environments.

VFX

Foundry Acquires Griptape to Further Integrate AI across VFX Pipelines

Foundry’s acquisition of Griptape will help speed up its AI strategy by augmenting Foundry's AI-based features with orchestration capabilities for better customisation and control.

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Katana 9.0 Adds New UsdSuperLayer and UsdGaffer for Creative Lighting Control

Katana 9.0’s native USD support gives lighting artists flexibility and control over lighting in USD workflows for scenes of any size, while maintaining data integrity all along the pipeline.

Maxon Cinebench 2026 Assesses New NVIDIA, AMD and Apple Hardware

Maxon's new release of Cinebench is updated to the most recent Redshift Rendering engine and adds support for the new NVIDIA and AMD GPUs,…

Chaos Vantage Delivers Real-time Viewport Renders to Maya and Houdini

Chaos Vantage's real-time feedback is now accessible in the viewport, speeding up layout, previs and lookdev for VFX and animation teams,…

AI in Virtual Production – Navigating the Future

GenAI Generalist Sami Ling at Dimension Studio shares interesting ideas on the role of AI in filmmaking, particularly in virtual…

Foundry Mari 7.5 introduces Multi-Paint Support and Texture Transfer

Mari 7.5 has a new Multi-Paint feature developed as a collaboration between Foundry and Wētā FX, a Texture Transfer system, an expanded…

Maxon One's Cinema 4D Gains Fluids, Redshift Controls Texture Displacement

The December Maxon One release delivers improvements to Cinema 4D, Redshift, ZBrush and Red Giant, upgrading workflows for sculpting,…

Boris FX Sapphire 2026 Takes Inspiration from Physical Media

The new Boris FX Sapphire 2026 release introduces an authentic film burn effect and transition, an AI-driven whiplash cutout transition,…

Digital Domain Appoints Sudhir Reddy President of Global VFX Business

Digital Domain has appointed Sudhir Reddy as President of its Global VFX Business, with 27 years of industry experience in India, New…

Das Element Enhances 3D Workflow Support and Customisation for Asset Libraries

Das Element, asset library software built for VFX and animation studios, now has stronger support for 3D workflows, new permission controls…

Academy’s ASWF Shows New Projects and Members at Open Source Days

The Academy Software Foundation held its annual Open Source Days event in August, helping to further open source software development for…

The TWIN Group to Specialise in Digital Character Development and Creation

Christopher Jaques and Theo Facey, formerly of DNEG, launched The TWIN Group, a collective of visual experts specialising in the…

Chaos V-Ray 7 for 3ds Max Adds AI Tools, Accurate Night Skies and Cloud Sharing

Chaos V-Ray 7 for 3ds Max now features AI-driven tools for materials creation and automated scene enhancement, shifting scenes from day to…

Ingenuity Studios Names Armen Kevorkian President

Ingenuity Studios announced the appointment of Armen Kevorkian as president. A visual effects industry leader, Armen brings high-profile…

Chaos Brings V-Ray Lighting, FX and Materials to Blender for 3D Creation

Chaos Group V-Ray for Blender now makes the V-Ray renderer available to Blender users, working in animation, VFX, archviz and game…

Tippett Studio Hires Marc Morissette as Visual Effects Supervisor

Tippett Studio, award-winning Animation and Visual Effects studio founded by Phil Tippet, announced the hiring of Marc Morissette as Visual…

ZEISS Develops One-Click Approach to Virtual Lenses for VFX and Compositing

ZEISS’ virtual lenses replicate looks and animated behaviour of physical lenses to use in Nuke compositing software for CG content, helping…

Digital Domain Creates the Character Connection in ‘The Electric State’

Digital Domain contributed 61 robot builds and 859 shots to The Electric State, based on Simon Stålenhag’s graphic novel, developing the…

Milk VFX and Lola Post Expand Leadership Team with Key Strategic Hires

Industry veterans Sarah Essam and Jonny Vale join as Business Development Producer and Head of Marketing and Communications, building the…

Autodesk Maya and 3ds Max Introduce Golaem Crowds and AI Interactivity

Autodesk’s Media & Entertainment 2026 updates incorporate Golaem crowd tools, integrate AI and improve Flow-connected workflows for…

Nuke 16.0 Adds Multishot Compositing, Updates BlinkScript and Timelines

Nuke 16.0 has new features for compositing and review workflows that speed up review and reduce the time spent on repetitive tasks to make…

Boris FX SynthEyes 2025 Updates 3D Tracking with AI/ML Efficiency and Speed

The new SynthEyes 2025 release adds AI masking for fast object isolation, customisable multiple-exports, a head mesh asset and a dedicated…

Wētā FX Appoints New Chief Executive Officer Daniel Seah

Wētā FX has appointed VFX executive, Daniel Seah, as new CEO, after serving as CEO, Chairman and Executive Director of major VFX companies…

V-Ray 7 for Maya and Houdini Supports Gaussian Splats, Volumetric Shading

V-Ray 7 includes native support for ray-traced Gaussian Splats, and improves shading and texturing with OpenPBR compliance in Maya and…

FOLKS Expands with the Launch of FOLKS USA

FOLKS is proud to welcome the teams in Los Angeles, Atlanta, New York and Vancouver with the rebranding of FuseFX.

ZibraVDB for Houdini Supports Real-time Volumetric VFX Workflows

Zibra AI’s collaboration with SideFX Labs brings real-time volumetric compression to Houdini, optimising storage and bandwidth and enabling…

Foundry Extends USD Workflows in Katana, Develops 2D Mode for Mari

Foundry has developed more USD-native workflows for Katana's look development and lighting environment, a new 2D Painting Mode in Mari and…

Maxon Winter Release Updates Boolean Generator, Contour Renders, ZBrush

The Winter Release of the Maxon One software suite includes new features in Cinema 4D, Redshift, ZBrush and ZBrush for iPad, and Red Giant…

Technicolor Group Appoints David Conley as New MPC President

Technicolor Group announced the appointment of David Conley as the new President of MPC, coming from his former role as Executive Producer…

Digital Domain Welcomes Gabrielle Gourrier as Executive Vice President of VFX

Digital Domain appointed Gabrielle Gourrier as Executive Vice President of VFX Business. In this role, Gabby will focus on expanding client…

V-Ray 7 for 3ds Max Supports 3D Gaussian Splats, Virtual Tours and Luminaires

Chaos V-Ray 7 for 3ds Max brings Gaussian Splat support for fast photoreal environments, new ways to create interactive virtual tours and…

Impossible Objects Visualises Mexico’s Sport Heritage for UFC at Sphere Las Vegas

VFX Supervisor Morgan McDermott at Impossible Objects talks about making their immersive film for UFC’s debut at the Sphere, combining…

Chaos Project Arena Brings Real-time Ray Tracing to the Wild West

Chaos puts Project Arena’s Virtual Production tools to the test in a new short film, achieving accurate ICVFX with real-time raytracing and…

Digital Domain Relaunches Advertising Experiences Group With New Hires

Digital Domain announced the strategic addition of two industry veterans to its newly formed Advertising Experiences group.

MPC Welcomes Lucinda Keeler as Head of Production for London

Moving Picture Company (MPC)has appointed Lucinda Keeler as Head of Production for its London studio, bringing over 20 years of experience…

REALTIME Launches New Virtual Production and Development Division

REALTIME studio has launched a Virtual Production division, following its grant from Media City Immersive Technologies Innovation Hub to…

ZibraVDB Delivers Real-Time Volumetric VFX for Unreal Engine and Houdini

ZibraVDB plugin for Virtual Production and CG studios delivers high compression rates and fast render times, making it possible to work…

Maxon Releases ZBrush for iPad, Enhances Precision, Speed, Control for All Tools

Maxon One 2025 updates Cinema 4D, Redshift, Red Giant and Cineware, and releases ZBrush for iPad, putting ZBrush sculpting tools into a…

Das Element 2.1 Adds Control and Convenience to VFX Asset Libraries

Das Element asset library software version 2.1 has new video playback controls, hierarchy tree customisation for libraries, faster set-up…

Autodesk AI Workflows Move into Maya, Flame and Production Schedules

Autodesk returned to SIGGRAPH 2024 to show software updates that include generative AI and cloud workflows for 3D animation in Maya,…

Shutterstock Launches a Generative 3D API for 3D Scene Building with AI

Shutterstock launched a cloud-based generative 3D API, built on NVIDIA Edify AI architecture, trained on licensed Shutterstock content, as…

Double Promotion Raises the Profile at Freefolk

Freefolk has promoted Rob Sheridan to VFX Supervisor in their Film and Episodic division and Paul Wight is now the company’s first Chief…

Golaem 9 Improves Hero Character Quality, Control and Animation

Golaem 9 includes a new animation engine, helps create new shots without simulations, and has better crowd control, helping artist improve…

Adobe Lightroom Adds Generative Remove and Lens Blur Based on Firefly AI

Adobe’s Generative Remove feature, based on the Firefly AI model, is now part of Lightroom, and the AI-powered Lens Blur tool has now…

Chaos V-Ray 6 Benchmark Updates CPU/GPU Testing, Adds a New Test Scene

V-Ray 6 Benchmark updates Chaos’ software for comparing CPU and GPU render capabilities, with test looping and a new test scene for direct…

Maxon One Spring 2024 Brings Particle Simulations and Non-Photoeal Renders

Maxon One 3D software for motion design, broadcast and VFX has undergone an upgrade with new tools including Cinema 4D Particles, NPR…

Pitch Black Appoints New Vice President of Operations

Pitch Black, parent company of VFX studios FuseFX, FOLKS, Rising Sun Pictures and El Ranchito, has announced the appointment of Mikaël…

Autodesk Maya, 3ds Max, Arnold, Production Tracking Stay on the Edge for 2025

Autodesk has prioritised connected assets, data and workflows, and efficient new time-saving tools for the 2025 versions of its content…

Adobe Substance 3D Workflows Now Include Firefly Generative AI Features

In Substance 3D’s most recent releases, two new Firefly-supported features have been integrated directly into Adobe Substance 3D design and…

Alvin Cruz Joins JAMM Visual as New Creative Director

JAMM VFX and colour studio in Los Angeles is welcoming Alvin Cruz to serve as creative lead on projects across their client roster.…

Chaos Plans its AI Future for Visualisation and Storytelling

Chaos announced the company’s first foray into AI tools through three new features, as well as the first look at a new visual storytelling…

Modo 17.0 Prioritises Performance and Interactivity, Bundles OctaneRender

Foundry Modo 17.0 comes with performance updates to accelerate modelling, rigging, animation and interactivity, and a bundled Prime version…

The Mill and Kawasaki Wear Mullets to the Super Bowl

The Mill created an edgy Super Bowl ad titled ‘Mullets’ for Kawasaki’s first Super Bowl entry with a pipeline featuring Autodesk Maya,…

SIGGRAPH Asia 2023 – Looking Back at Sydney and Ahead to Tokyo

SIGGRAPH Asia 2023 conference and exhibition in Sydney attracted 5,690 attendees from over 40 countries, making a key contribution to the…

Maxon One Accelerates Mograph, Scene Navigation, Texture Rendering

Cinema 4D’s MoGraph tools and Redshift’s RT real-time camera and shading get a performance push. Redshift can also tap into Apple M3 chips’…

Alliance for OpenUSD Presents Next Roadmap, Welcomes 12 New Members

At SIGGRAPH Asia in Sydney AOUSD presented its new roadmap toward developing USD as a standard, as well as a new collaboration with Khronos…

Maxon One Improves Integrations for Substance 3D, Unreal, glTF Animations

Maxon One’s end of 2023 updates improve Cinema 4D’s integration with Adobe Substance 3D materials and increase users’ control in Redshift,…

V-Ray 6 for 3ds Max, update 2 Completes USD Pipelines with Material X Support

Chaos V-Ray 6 for 3ds Max, update 2 eases rendering and shader exchanges, speeds up workflows, extends V-Ray Frame Buffer and GPU…

Mari 7.0 Updates Texture Palette with Map Baking Engine, New USD Import

Mari 7.0’s new internal map baking engine allows users to bake texture maps without leaving Mari. Importing USD files into pipelines is now…

Maxon ZBrush 2024 Updates Mesh, Brush and Masking Controls

Maxon ZBrush digital sculpting software is now available in a new 2024 version. It includes updates to brushes and strokes, new mesh…

𝗱𝗮𝘀 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 Defines A𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘁 Li𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿ies for 𝗩𝗙𝗫 Elements

das element VFX asset library software is now released in version 2.0, a major upgrade with automated features designed to make digital…

Katana 7.0 Works with USD Native Workflows, Adds Multi-Threaded Live Renders

Foundry’s Katana 7.0 makes it possible to work with USD native scenes and workflows while using Katana’s lookdev and lighting tools,…

Foundry Nuke 15.0 Goes for Speed with Apple Silicon, ML and USD 3D Updates

Updates to Nuke 15.0 help artists iterate faster and more efficiently, due to native Apple silicon support, faster training in Nuke’s…

Maxon Upgrades Cinema 4D, Red Giant, Redshift Performance and Workflows

Maxon’s 2024 Release extends updates across Cinema 4D, Red Giant and Redshift with optimised Cinema 4D core, art directable Pyro sims, new…

Maxon Cinebench 2024 Adopts Redshift, Re-introduces GPU Benchmarking

Cinebench 2024 now uses Redshift, the default renderer in Cinema 4D, and returns to GPU benchmarking for an accurate, relevant…

Dimension and MRMC Take Volumetric Video into Orbit for Avenue 5

Dimension and MRMC put their skills together to bring intriguing holographic effects to life in Season 2 of HBO’s Avenue 5, starting with…

Adobe Joins Pixar, Apple, Autodesk, NVIDIA to Create Alliance for OpenUSD

Adobe is working with Pixar, Apple, Autodesk, NVIDIA and the Joint Development Foundation (JDF) to create the Alliance for OpenUSD.

Maxon One Extends Tools and Control in Redshift, Forger, Trapcode for 3D Artists

Redshift rendering enhances randomisation and stylised materials, Trapcode workflows add parent-child particle options and gradient…

Union VFX Opens First International VFX Facility in Montréal

Union has announced the launch of its first international studio in Montréal, with a recruitment drive already in full swing to grow its…

Autodesk Turns to Open Standards for M&E Software Updates and Workflows

Updates to Autodesk Maya, 3ds Max, Bifrost and Arnold make further use of open standards, and support artist-driven animation, modelling…

Maxon One Upgrades from 3D Modelling to Motion Design to Unreal Integration

Maxon One’s new 2023 release updates all software including Cinema 4D, Red Giant, Redshift and ZBrush, with new Capsules and a Cineware…

DreamWorks Animation Releases MoonRay as Open Source Software

DreamWorks Animation’s MoonRay renderer is now available as open source for general access, and ready to be built outside of the DreamWorks…

Academy Award Recognises Substance 3D for Transformative VFX and Animation

Four 3D pioneers behind Adobe Substance 3D Designer and the Substance Engine, tools used to create VFX in hundreds of projects, have been…

NVIZ Expands Senior Team to Launch a New Phase of Development

Visualisation and VFX company, NVIZ has announced the expansion of its senior VFX team as the company enters an exciting new phase.

Maxon One Update Introduces New Maxon Capsules and Redshift Shaders

Maxon One has two new node-based spline effects in the Capsules collection, new Redshift shaders and 21 detailed fabric materials to use…

V-Ray 6 for 3ds Max, update 1, Enhances Artist Control and GPU Rendering

Chaos V-Ray 6 for 3ds Max, update 1 upgrades post-processing of scene lighting, decal tools and use of V-Ray GPU, to help 3D artists and…

Alex Lovejoy Joins Black Kite

Black Kite Studios announce that Alex Lovejoy has joined the company as Creative Director, supporting the growth and expansion of the…

Academy Software Foundation Launches Open Source Forum 2023

ASWF hosts the Open Source Forum to gather business and technical leaders to discuss the current state of open source software, and also…

NVIZ Welcomes Luke Kaile and Chris Lunney to Top Leadership Roles

London based VFX and Visualisation studio NVIZ has appointed Head of Studio, Luke Kaile, as Managing Director to run NVIZ alongside…

CoreWeave Acquires Conductor Technologies to Expand Services to VFX Studios

CoreWeave, specialised cloud provider for GPU-accelerated workloads, has acquired Conductor Technologies cloud-based task management…

Autodesk Releases Open RV on Academy Software Foundation GitHub

The new open source RV allows users to review media with many of the commercial features, and customise, modify and implement core…

Foundry Launches Annual Subscription for Nuke Software

Foundry is now making new licenses of Nuke family products, including Nuke, NukeX, Nuke Studio, Hiero, HieroPlayer and Nuke Render,…

Maxon One Integrates Redshift with ZBrush, Optimises Trapcode Particles

The new Maxon One updates move Redshift rendering directly inside ZBrush, upgrade the sculpting tools, especially ZRemesher, and optimise…

Conductor Cloud Render Platform Now Supports SideFX Houdini

Conductor Technologies cloud-based platform is now accessible to Houdini artists via a plug-in integration that gives users direct access…

Mari 6.0 Makes Texturing Pipelines USD-ready, Adds Teleport Node

Foundry Mari 6.0 3D painting and texturing tool has two new USD Exports, a new Roller Brush paint mode, Python snippets as Shelf items and…

DNEG Hires Alaric McAusland as Managing Director of New Sydney Studio

Alaric McAusland, former Executive Director for Australia’s Directors’ Guild, joins DNEG’s new VFX and animation studio in Sydney,…

Katana 6.0 Improves Look Dev with Visibility into Materials and Scene Processing

Foundry’s look development and lighting tool Katana 6.0 has new performance monitoring tools and visibility into material set-ups to speed…

V-Ray 6 for Houdini Advances with Solaris, Volumetrics and Lighting Developments

V-Ray 6 addresses SideFX’s USD tools in Solaris, moving to a Hydra delegate. It improves render efficiency, realism in volumetric FX,…

Autodesk Develops Open Source Bifrost-USD Integration for Maya

Autodesk’s update improves many simulation and procedural workflows in Bifrost, including a new Bifrost-USD integration as an open-source…

Freefolk Strengthen Their Film & Episodic Division with Two Key Hires

Freefolk announce two significant hires that expand and diversify their film and episodic VFX offering – VFX Supervisor David Bowman and…

DNEG Hires Oscar and BAFTA Winner Guillaume Rocheron as VFX Supervisor

DNEG has hired multiple Oscar and BAFTA-winner Guillaume Rocheron as VFX Supervisor, bringing 20 years of VFX experience from Nope to 1917…

Nuke 14.0 Re-invents its 3D System on USD, Upgrades AI/ML Tools

Foundry’s first Nuke 14 series release has a reconstructed, updated 3D system, now in beta, a free library of 3rd-party ML models, updates…

VFX Supervisor Julian Hutchens at RSP Wins AACTA Visual Effects Award for ‘Elvis’

RSP’ VFX Supervisor Julian Hutchens with fellow nominees Tom Wood, Fiona Crawford, Joshua Simmonds and Adam Hammond won the AACTA Award for…

Jellyfish Pictures Positions for Growth With New Leadership Team

VFX and animation company Jellyfish Pictures restructured its leadership team with new appointments supporting the company’s plans for…

AWS Thinkbox Krakatoa MY and XMesh MY Are Now Available as Open Source

Source code for Krakatoa and XMesh for Maya is now available from GitHub, making AWS Thinkbox software more accessible to studios and more…

DNEG Announces New Visual Effects and Animation Studio in Sydney

DNEG and the NSW Government are planning a VFX and animation facility in Pyrmont opening in 2023, led by VFX Supervisor Andrew Jackson,…

Maxon Upgrades 3D Tools with New Simulations, Lens Looks, Curve Controls

Maxon’s Cinema 4D adds Pyro for fire, smoke, explosion simulations and a Redshift Camera; Red Giant VFX tools finalise Real Lens Flares;…

Framestore Welcomes New VFX Supervisor Ross Wilkinson

Framestore is pleased to announce the arrival of Ross Wilkinson as VFX Supervisor to work on advertising and episodic projects across the…

European ACCESS:VFX Launches New European Chapter with Sponsorship from Netflix

ACCESS:VFX launched a new European chapter, making practical tools available for new creators across Europe who want to succeed in the…

RSP Co-Founder Tony Clark Named VES Fellow

Rising Sun Pictures Co-Founder and Managing Director Tony Clark has been named a VES Fellow by the Visual Effects Society, the first…

Chaos Corona 9 for 3ds Max and Cinema 4D Redefines 3D Design and Animation

Chaos Corona 9 for 3ds Max and Cinema 4D features new tools for clouds, patterns and motion blur for 3D design, improving memory efficiency…

Chaos Group and Greyscalegorilla Release Render Inspiration for Cinema 4D

Chaos Group and Greyscalegorilla released software that enhance the render quality from Cinema 4D -- Chaos V-Ray 6 for Cinema 4D and…

Rising Sun Pictures Co-Founder and Managing Director Tony Clark has been named a VES Fellow by the Visual Effects Society, the first Australian to receive this honour.

Details: Published: 15 December 2022

Chaos Corona 9 for 3ds Max and Cinema 4D features new tools for clouds, patterns and motion blur for 3D design, improving memory efficiency and speed, realism and camera effects.

Details: Published: 15 December 2022

Chaos Group and Greyscalegorilla released software that enhance the render quality from Cinema 4D -- Chaos V-Ray 6 for Cinema 4D and Tactile, specialised materials for 3D designers.

Details: Published: 15 December 2022

Technicolor Creative Studios is now a global network of studios – MPC, The Mill, Mikros and Technicolor Games – focussed on creating film, episodic, gaming and advertising content.

Details: Published: 15 December 2022

Digital Domain names Lala Gavgavian as Global President of Visual Effects Studios to oversee their VFX services, which has achieved impressive growth with many award nominations and wins in recent years.

Details: Published: 15 December 2022

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