The Visual Effects Society published the Fourth Edition of its VES Handbook of Visual Effects , available for pre-order now with an official release date of December 18, 2025 from Routledge. New topics
Timur Bekmambetov ( Wanted ) has invested $5 million and over a decade into Stanislavsky, an AI system that directs digital characters using method acting techniques rather than simple emotion tags. According to V
Letterboxd is launching Video Store in early December, a film rental platform integrated directly into the app and website. No subscription required — just rent individual titles when you want to watch them. Key Details
Harry Potter Heads to Cosm's LED Domes November 22, 2025 Cosm and Warner Bros. Pictures announced that Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone will debut in their Shared Reality format at immersive venues in Los Angeles and Dallas, with tickets going on sale in early 2026.
Disney has confirmed plans to let Disney+ subscribers create and share short-form content using generative AI, according to The Hollywood Reporter . CEO Bob Iger described the initiative during the company's Q4 e
Canva's Launches Affinity...with a 'Forever Free' Model November 05, 2025 Canva has relaunched Affinity , consolidating its graphic, photo, and publishing tools into a unified workspace. And the biggest reveal - they say they're making it free forever. Key Details
Coca-Cola has released its new 2025 holiday ad - and like last year, it was produced with gen AI. The ad was created by Los Angeles-based AI studio Secret Level , featuring the classic Coca-Cola trucks, animat
30, 2025 GitHub co-founder Tom Preston-Werner is leading 180 Studios into software development , partnering with virtual production veterans Phil Ga
Stability AI and Electronic Arts announced a strategic partnership to co-develop generative AI models, tools, and workflows specifically for EA's game development teams—positioning this as a technical collaborat
Wonder Studios closed a $12 million seed round to build what it calls the entertainment studio for the AI era. The London-based company secured backing from Atomico , LocalGlobe , and Blackbird , alongside Ado
TIFF Panel: Industry Veterans Debate AI's Path to Mainstream Production September 10, 2025 At Toronto International Film Festival's Spotlight: AI on the Roof panel, Adobe and Moonvalley executives made their case for commercially safe AI models, while creators grappled wi
The Visual Effects Society has named Jon Favreau and Tim Sweeney as Honorary VES Members for 2025 , recognizing their transformative impact on real-time workflows and vi
Britain's Channel 4 aired a documentary on Monday with an AI-generated news anchor that viewers didn't realize was fake until the final reveal—a stunt designed to demonstrate how easily audiences can be deceive
Guillermo del Toro and Netflix are co-founding a new stop-motion animation studio that will function as both a production facility and educational center. The announcement came during the Venice Film Festival,
Framestore has contributed OpenQMC , its quasi-Monte Carlo rendering library, to the Academy Software Foundation , according to the foundation's announcement. The C++ library promises to reduce rendering noise wh
Is Tilly Norwood an 'AI Actress' or Just an Influencer? September 30, 2025 Talent agencies are reportedly in talks to represent Tilly Norwood , an AI-generated actress created by Eline Van der Velden's studio. According to Deadline , this would mark one of the first t
OpenAI is making two significant changes to Sora based on user feedback since the video generation tool's public launch, according to a blog post from CEO Sam Altman. Key Updates Enhanced rig
Adspective has signed a strategic partnership with FC Barcelona's Innovation Hub, becoming the first Polish company to collaborate with the football giant on advert
IMDb has launched comprehensive B2B data licensing solutions at IBC Show 2025, targeting entertainment industry professionals with cloud-based access to authoritative film and TV metada
iodyne launches its new Workflow Kitchen content series with an episode exploring how iPhone filmmaking , AI-powered post-production , and strategic data management
The Academy Color Encoding System (ACES) is moving under the governance of the Academy Software Foundation , marking a shift toward fully open source development for the industry-st
LumaTouch has unveiled a custom plugin architecture that enables third-party developers to create editing and VFX plugins for LumaFusion iOS for the first time. CoreMelt leads the charge with
Lightcraft's Spark Platform Aims to Unify Filmmaking from Pre to Post Production August 07, 2025 Lightcraft Technology has announced Spark , a browser-based collaborative platform designed to integrate AI, 3D tools, and traditional filmmaking workflows into a single system. N
Portland-based animation studio LAIKA has officially joined the Academy Software Foundation as a Premier Member, joining the ranks of Disney, Netflix, and Warn
