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FMX gehts a new head for the 30th Birthday
FMX celebrates its 30th edition with a planned handover: Mario Müller steps down after 2026 and Agon Ushaku takes over the mantle for 2027 and onwards.
VES Awards 2026 names winners and honours
VES Awards 2026 winners named across 24 categories, with Bruckheimer and Taylor receiving top honours.
Oscars: ‘Flow’ and ‘In the Shadow of the Cypress’ Take the Spotlight
Latvia’s Flow wins Best Animated Feature, while Iran’s In the Shadow of the Cypress takes Best Animated Short at the Academy Awards.
VES Awards 2025: Apes Ascend, Dune Dazzles, Robots Rule
Visual Effects Society Awards, VES Awards 2025, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes VFX, Dune Part Two visual effects, The Wild Robot animation, Shōgun TV series VFX, VES, Awards, VFX, Animation
VES Awards 2025: Nominees Unveiled—Prepare Your Applause (and Renders)!
The Visual Effects Society has announced the nominees for the 23rd Annual VES Awards, celebrating excellence in visual effects across film, television, animation, and more.
Visual Effects Society announces nominees!
Avatar breaks its own record: A total of 14 nominations for the James Cameron sequel! New Emerging Technology Award category nominated for the first time.
Two student Oscars go to HFF film projects!
Students of the Munich University of Television and Film win Student Academy Awards. Which films from the next generation of filmmakers were able to impress?
Winners of the Rookie Awards 2022 announced!
Over 4,400 artists from more than 90 countries took part with their entries - almost 150 jurors weighed up the entries. Exclusion criteria included: Creativity, complexity & technology.
Winners of the BAFTA Games Awards 2022 announced!
And daily greetings... perhaps the best third-person shooter of the year? The sci-fi actioner "Returnal" won over the judges - which other titles were able to dust off prize trophies?
These are the winners of the 20th VES Awards!
Which films are among the winners of this year's Visual Effects Society awards? Were the hopefuls "Dune" and "Encanto" able to convince?
British Animation Awards finalists announced!
Shaa(r)fe animated films from the British Isles: At the "BAA", the kingdom mows and bleats and scratches among the animation locations.
Visual Effects Society announces the nominees
VES Awards host Patton Oswalt & Friends are delighted: "Dune" is one of the big winners!
73rd Engineering Emmy Award Winners Announced
The Television Academy announced its 73rd Engineering Emmy recipients, honouring Reed Hastings and technologies from Dolby, ARRI, Golaem, Massive, Chaos and others.
Visual Effects Society Names 2021 Special Honourees
The Visual Effects Society named James Cameron and Gary Demos honorary members, announced four new VES Fellows and revealed its 2021 Hall of Fame class.
Colour Award | Competition
Show your colours: Film Light presents its own award. Colourists wanted!
ITFS 2021 Streams Animation Programme and Awards Live
The Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film streamed family and adult animation programmes, interviews and an awards presentation from 4–9 May 2021.
Tenet Wins BAFTA for Special Visual Effects
Tenet won the 2021 BAFTA for Special Visual Effects, while Sound of Metal, Soul and Nomadland received awards in editing, animation and cinematography.
19th VES Awards Honour 2020’s Visual Effects
The 19th VES Awards recognised work across film, episodic production, animation, games, commercials and special-venue projects.
93rd Academy Awards Visual Effects Shortlist Announced
The Academy names ten films on the Visual Effects shortlist for the 93rd Academy Awards, ahead of the final five nominations.
Television Academy Names 2020 Engineering Emmy Recipients
The 72nd Engineering Emmy Awards recognised Apple ProRes, Codex Raw Workflow, Unreal Engine, Nuke and other production technologies.
Emmys 2020 | VFX Winner
The Mandalorian won over the viewers - but did it win over the jury?
The Beauty | Student Academy Award
The award goes to Animago and Visual Effects Society winners.
Emmys 2020: VFX Nominees
The 72nd Emmy Awards nominations included ten episodes across the two visual-effects categories.
The Beauty wins VES Award
Deep Dive with "The Beauty" - the short film from the Animation Institute of the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg now also wins the VES Award - read the making-of from the DP.
Cinema 4D | MoGraph Toolset at Sci-Tech Awards
Peter-Anders received an award for the initial design and development of the MoGraph toolset in Cinema 4D for motion graphics.
White Square Submission Deadline Ends in Less Than Two Weeks
In less than two weeks, the submission deadline ends for one of the largest creative festivals in Central and Eastern Europe - White Square.
animago AWARD: Deadline in 9 Days!
It is time to really step on the gas once again! Push down the pedals and get going! The deadline for this year’s submissions to the animago AWARD & CONFERENCE 2018 is July 20!
VES Awards 2018: The Winners
The winners of yesterday's 16th annual VES Awards 2018: Planet of the Apes and Coco with four awards. Here is an overview of the 24 categories.
Oscars 2018: Preliminary VFX Selection
The Academy has published a shortlist of 20 films eligible for a nomination in the Visual Effects category at the 2018 Oscars.
VES Awards 2018: Submission Deadline
Anyone who still wants to submit a project for the VES Awards 2018 has until the end of November: The deadline is November 30.
Call for Entries: KLIK Amsterdam Animation Festival
Submissions can now be made to the Dutch KLICK Animation Festival until June 1. Professional filmmakers as well as students may take part.
99 Fire Films Award – Now Also with 360° Films
Quickly register by January 25! Then, on January 26, make a 99-second short film in a production time of 99 hours.
Winners of the Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards
The winners of the 7th Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards were honoured yesterday. A total of 177 entries were delighted to receive dolphin statues.
SAE Alumni & SAE Students Awards 2016
SAE alumni and current SAE students can submit their work to the SAE Award until 10 August 2016.
animago Impressions in 360 Degrees
The animago AWARD & CONFERENCE 2014 in pictures. Insights in the truest sense “all around” the setup, trade fair and, of course, the animago award ceremony.
Fruit Making-of
The French studio Unit Image has published a making-of clip about the campaign for the soft-drink brand Oasis, which is also nominated for an animago AWARD.
“Game of Thrones” – Breakdown
Little by little, the studios are showing their work on the Emmy-winning series. Rodeo FX has also published a clip.
animago AWARD 2014: Nominations
The jury has met and the nominees have been finalised. Here you can find an overview of this year's nominated entries.
View Conference and Award
The Turin VFX conference is entering its 15th round, the topics have been set, and submissions for the award are still possible.
animago 2014 – Submission Deadline Extended!
The submission deadline for the animago AWARD 2014 has been extended by three weeks. Work can be submitted online until July 21.
French Tides
Has your graduation project just been completed? Then submit it straight away to this year's animago AWARD. Among last year's entries: the film “Contre temps” from Supinfocom Arles.
Annie Awards Presented
The 41st Annie Awards were presented in Los Angeles this Saturday. Included: animago nominee and Film Academy graduate Viola Baier with "Wedding Cake".
Call for Entries—Annie Awards
A small reminder for the upcoming festival season: The submission deadline for the Annie Awards ends on November 4. At midnight.
Nominated Entries for the animago AWARD 2013
The animago jury has met and selected five nominees in each category. Congratulations, and the suspense remains until the awards are presented on October 24.
Driven Creative Award
G-Technology has announced the 2013 Driven Creativity Award. Amateur and professional projects can be submitted in five categories until October 29, 2013.
UK Award for “The Downfall”
"The Downfall" by Ungleich Kollektiv has won the music video award at the UK Film Festival—here is the making-of article to download.
Vimeo Awards
Vimeo is the YouTube of professionals – accordingly, the finalists and winners of the awards are also very good. A must-see!
Sony World Photography Award – First-Class 3D
Anyone who believes they have a great 3D image should submit it to the Sony World Photography Award. The world championship of image makers is opening up this year with a 3D category.
RTT Wins Two Design Awards at the Automotive Brand Contest 2011
On September 13, RTT was honored as a prizewinner in the first Automotive Brand Contest for its design work during the Automotive Designers´ Night at IAA 2011.
Disney and Pixar Reunited with the Annie Awards
There was great anger at the last Annie Awards in Los Angeles in February. Animation giant Disney/Pixar boycotted the festival and did not attend the ceremony. The company was protesting the Annie rules and the ASIFA jury’s assessment. But the wind now seems to have shifted again.
Adobe Design Achievement Awards 2011
Industry leader Adobe is once again inviting entries for the “Adobe Design Achievement Awards (ADAA)”. For the tenth time, students from around the world will be honoured in animation, digital film production, development, graphic design, photography, illustration and computer art.
Vote Now for the animago Readers’ Award!
animago is drawing ever closer, and now it is your turn: voting for the 2010 Readers’ Award. Help decide who most deserves the coveted prize – aliens, children’s toys, stop-motion perfection or the animal hordes after all?
News from Babelsberg
The animago AWARD & CONFERENCE again takes place at Studio Babelsberg's fx.Center, part of one of the world's largest production sites.
Versatile: Platige Image
Polish studio Platige Image has already won three animago AWARDs with “Cathedral”, “Fallen Art” and “The Kinematograph”.
SAE Institute Launches the Alumni Awards 2010
It is that time again: the starting signal has been given for the sixth SAE Alumni Awards. SAE Institute graduates can register for the competition from now through August 15 and submit creative projects they completed after their studies.
German Animation Screenplay Award Goes to “Lars Lemming”
Screenwriter Heiko Martens receives EUR 5,000 at the 17th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film
Studio Hamburg Young Talent Award 2010: Nominees Announced
An independent expert jury has now selected this year’s nominees for the Studio Hamburg Young Talent Award in the screenplay, directing, production and short film (audience award) categories.
Sony PROduction Awards with NXCAM and hackermovies.com
Sony Professional film competition on hackermovies.com with the motto "The Boundless Memory" / Community selects the winner through online voting
Fame and Fortune in 99 Seconds: MyVideo.de and 99FIRE-FILMS Launch Creative Film Competition
99FIRE-FILMS-AWARD 2010: the best 99-second film can win 9,999 euros as well as jobs and contacts in the film and media world. The film-award ceremony takes place on February 18, 2010, parallel to the Berlinale at Berlin's Admiralspalast.
ARRI Celebrates Its 16th Technical Oscar
On February 20, 2010, the ARRISCAN digital film scanner from long-established Munich company Arnold & Richter Cine Technik (ARRI) will receive an Academy Award (Oscar) in the Scientific & Technical category.
Adobe Launches 2010 Design Achievement Awards
Adobe is looking for the best digital creatives among students and trainees.
‘Little Krishna’ Receives Best Animation Award
The award was presented at the Asian TV Awards event in Singapore.
Autodesk Presents BIM Experience Award to Universities
RWTH Aachen is one of three universities worldwide recognised for its innovative and exemplary use of Building Information Modeling in teaching.
First animago AWARD & CONFERENCE Image Gallery Online
Anyone unable to attend the fx.Center Potsdam-Babelsberg in person on October 29–30, 2009, can still gain a visual impression of the events here.
Quest3D Conference and Awards 2009
The fourth conference focuses entirely on real-time 3D, with presentations on current productions and technologies from the 3D visualisation industry.
animago CONFERENCE: High-Calibre Exhibitors
Alongside the animago AWARD and CONFERENCE programme, renowned exhibitors gather for two days at the fx.Center in Potsdam-Babelsberg.
Premiere in Babelsberg: animago AWARD & CONFERENCE on October 29 and 30
The first Babelsberg animago AWARD & CONFERENCE brings more than 450 international developers, producers and digital artists to the media city.
animago AWARD & CONFERENCE: Recruiting Boards
An internship is often recommended for entering the profession. But how can you obtain one?
German IPTV Award: New Symposium, New Date
The presentation will now follow a full-day symposium, extending the submission deadline for competition entries.
Avid Technology Sponsors animago 2009
Avid Technology is supporting the animago AWARD 2009 in the category of Best Post-production.
Quest3D Conference and Awards 09: Call for Entries
Entries for the fourth Quest3D Conference and Awards can be submitted now.
StarCraft II – Wings of Liberty Honored
The game wins the “Best of Show Award” at gamescom 2009.
ZDF Director-General Receives 2009 Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement
Markus Schächter: “Major recognition for ZDF’s international successes.”
animago AWARD: fx.Center Babelsberg Is the New animago Venue
The venue for the animago AWARD 2009 has been confirmed. The 13th event will take place on Thursday, October 29 at the fx.Center in Babelsberg.
animago CONFERENCE 2009 – come and join 3D in Babelsberg
For the first time, the animago AWARD will take place as part of the two-day training event “animago CONFERENCE.”
animago AWARD 2009 Goes Babelsberg
The most important European animation award in 2009 will be presented in Potsdam-Babelsberg, with sponsorship from the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg.
animago AWARD: Submission Deadline Extended
Artists from across Europe are invited to enter the animago AWARD 2009. Work can now be submitted until July 31, 2009. The animago AWARD is Europe’s leading DCC prize.
DMMA 2009: F_BOX Picture Shooter Honoured
Mackevision receives the 2009 German Multimedia Award for a new web application that creates 3D images.
Board of Ideas—VDW AWARD 09
VDW AWARD 09 launches on June 15. With three new categories, the competition organised by VDW e.V. is open to entrants from Austria and Switzerland for the first time.
Adobe Acrobat Award 2009 Winners Announced
Adobe recognizes innovative PDF Portfolio projects combining documents, animation, photography, video, audio, and 3D content.
Acholiland Wins Three College Television Awards
FFF-supported short film Acholiland wins drama, directing, and humanitarian honors at the College Television Awards.
Hollywood Award for Stereoscopic 3D Technology
Quantel receives the HPA Engineering Excellence Award for the Pablo stereoscopic 3D system.
4th International Video Journalism Awards
The 4th International Video Journalism Awards is an international competition for documentary short films and contributions. Independent authors, civil journalists as well as video journalists working in print and television submit their films. This year, the awards are being organised together with ZDF in Mainz - films can be submitted online until 15 October.
Picture Gallery: Hot Photos from the animago Party Online
Hot photos from the animago AWARD party have just arrived, and we are putting them online immediately. They show the atmosphere at the important networking party in Karlsruhe's Konzerthaus.
animago AWARD 2008 – the winners have been announced
On the 12th of November at the digital creation days, the winners of the most important competition for digital content creation (DCC) were recognised
Winners of the Silverlight Gadget Awards Announced
At Xtopia 08, Microsoft today honoured the most original Windows Vista Sidebar gadgets for the first time with the “Silverlight Gadget Awards.”
TietoEnator Supports Young Media Artists
The winners of the “Swan Lake: Moving Image & Music Award 2008” (SL:MIMA) were announced yesterday at a gala. The winners of this competition, which honors the best music videos by young media artists, are Markus Loeper (Animation category) and Kamil Goerlich (Digital Film category). For the second time, the main sponsor was TietoEnator, one of Europe’s largest IT service providers.
Picture Gallery: Photos from the animago AWARD Event 2008
The photos from the animago AWARD event 2008 are online. The most important DCC competition in the German-speaking region took place again this year at the Konzerthaus in Karlsruhe. We have the hottest pictures of the event with the winners onlne.
animago AWARD 2008 Winners Announced
This evening at digital creation days, the winners of the most important competition for Digital Content Creation (DCC) were honored.
digital creation days / animago AWARD 2008
The digital creation days are designed as a networking event for German-speaking content creators. Established in 2007, the dc days return to Karlsruhe for a second edition together with the animago AWARD ceremony. The event reflects the industry’s rapid technical development and combines an exhibition, workshops, a recruiting area and the animago EVENT 2008.
Three Wins and 13 Honors for ProSiebenSat.1 Produktion’s Creative Team
Creative Solutions scores strongly at the Eyes & Ears Awards of Europe.
Preview of the animago Trailer
A preview of the new animago AWARD trailer has recently gone online.
animago AWARD 2008: Interview with MACKEVISION’s Armin Pohl
For the first time, MACKEVISION supported the animago AWARD as a sponsor rather than a participant. DP editor-in-chief Matthias J. Lange spoke with MACKEVISION CEO Armin Pohl.
German IPTV Award 2008 Ceremony
The German IPTV Association’s German IPTV Award will be presented for the second time on 30 October 2008 from 7 p.m., this year in Munich during Munich Media Days at the International Congress Center.
dc Days: A Platform for the Computer Graphics Community
Autodesk has supported the animago AWARD since its inception. DP Editor-in-Chief Matthias J. Lange asked Autodesk Marketing Director Thomas Müller how Autodesk views the animago AWARD.