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Category: Arts & Entertainment News
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Roundup: Government Incentives and Production, Animated Films Including Simpsons, and more.
Government Incentives and Production Support this week: The California Film Commission has extended its tax credit program to include animated feature films, a first for; and California’s expanded production incentive program has…
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Roundup: Writers Guild New Contract Ratified, Writers Guild members ratify, and more.
Writers Guild New Contract Ratified this week: The Writers Guild of America has ratified a new four-year contract with the AMPTP, securing a significant increase; and The WGA has ratified a new four-year Minimum Basic Agreement with the…
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Roundup: Sci-Fi Franchise Flux, Star Trek set auctioned off, and more.
Science Fiction this week: A Canadian auction house has begun selling off set pieces and props from the dismantled ‘Starfleet Academy’; and A TrekMovie podcast episode featuring actors Jonathan Frakes, Armin Shimerman, and Kitty Swink…
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Roundup: New Film and TV Projects Announced, Naomi Ackie Alison Oliver, and more.
New Film and TV Projects Announced this week: Luna Carmoon’s second feature, ‘To Make Ends Meat,’ has completed principal photography with a cast led by Naomi; and Warner Bros.
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Roundup: VFX artistry under the hood, the science of creature animation, and more.
Industry insights and VFX artist spotlights this week: Senior animation directors from DNEG and Framestore detail the practical constraints and creative compromises in; and A retrospective on three landmark VFX achievements—Terminator 2’s…
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Roundup: VFX & 3D Tools, Maxon ships C4D 2026.2 with iPad beta, and more.
New software and tools for 3D and VFX artists this week: Maxon has released Cinema 4D 2026.
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Roundup: VFX Breakdowns, How One Piece’s CG Chopper Sailed In, and more.
Behind-the-scenes VFX breakdowns for films and shows this week: The second season of Netflix’s ‘One Piece’ expands the visual effects scope with 3,800 shots, up from 2,300 in; and The Third Floor has released a previs and postvis reel for…
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Roundup: Media Tech Upgrades, Beef Season 2 shoots on 65mm digital, and more.
Media Production this week: Cinematographer James Laxton selected the ARRI 265, a 65mm large-format digital camera, for ‘Beef’ Season 2, marking; and Frame.
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Roundup: Gallery Expansions, Opera Gallery opens a curated Houston space, and more.
Opera Gallery has opened a new location in Houston, Texas, marking a step in its global expansion.
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Roundup: California Tax Credits & Film Projects, April 28, 2026
California Tax Credits & Film Projects this week: The California Film Commission has expanded its tax credit program to include animated feature films for the first; and California’s expanded production incentive program has allocated…