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Interactive Art this week: Julio Le Parc, a foundational figure in kinetic and Op art, has died at 97.

Interactive Art this week: Julio Le Parc, the Franco-Argentine kinetic artist and last surviving founder of Groupe de Recherche d’Art Visuel; and Seattle gallerists Zoë Hensley and Sammy Skidmore launched ‘Once Removed,’ a project placing…

Film and TV Development this week: Warner Bros. Pictures co-chair Michael De Luca, speaking at the Produced By conference, framed studio development; and United Talent Agency has signed Barry Levinson for representation across all areas.

Film and TV Development this week: Warner Bros. Pictures chief Michael De Luca, speaking at the Produced By conference, framed studio development; and United Talent Agency has signed Barry Levinson for representation across all areas.

VFX Tools, Studios, and Industry News this week: Cannes 2026 served as a live audit of power shifts in film production and distribution, with AI-driven; and Tathastu Techno Solution, a regional training and services vendor, leveraged its…

AI’s Impact on VFX and Filmmaking this week: AI integration into VFX pipelines has moved from speculative R&D to operational reality in 2026, fundamentally; and Virtual production studios are integrating AI-generated environments…

Virtual Production and LED Volume Stages this week: Andreas Resch has developed ‘Das szenische Portal RT,’ a prototype real-time hybrid stage system built in Unreal; and MZed’s new course ‘Virtual Production for Beginners,’ taught by…

NANLUX has announced the Matrix 2500B and 2500C, IP66-rated, four-head 2500W fixtures designed for modular array use, shipping Q3 2026.

Calls for Artists & Upcoming Opportunities this week: The City of Parramatta has opened expressions of interest for outdoor performance and art installations for its 2026; and 4Culture has issued an open call for light-based art for the…

Digital & Tech-Forward Art Projects this week: ART on THE MART’s 2026 projection calendar outlines a full year of programming, revealing an institutional model; and Art collective teamLab will introduce a new interactive installation…