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A great short film from the students at Filmakademie in Germany, follows a mother rushing to save her child amidst destruction and chaos. Watch it on YouTube.

A federal judge in San Francisco has issued a preliminary injunction against Digital Domain 3.0, that prevents them from using, and licensing out MOVA; a facial capture technology that they purchased back in 2013 from Greg LaSalle for $25,000. (more...)

Manuel Casasola Merkle and Moritz Schwind are Creative Director and Art Director respectively, at Munich based studio, Aix Sponza. The two have started up a new CG resource and tutorial site called Entagma, where they will be posting various tutorials, tips & tricks, and resources on computer graphics, with a special focus on Cinema4D and Houdini. The aim of Entagma is "for you and for us to become better designers." For more info, you can visit the Entagma website.

Inverse.com has posted an article discussing the visual effects used in the film, Independence Day: Resurgence. You can read the full article on the Inverse website.

Scanline VFX has posted their 2016 reel, featuring some incredible fluid & destruction simulations. Watch it on Vimeo.

Aladino Debert has posted a breakdown video of the vfx work Digital Domain did for episode 302 of Black Sails. Watch it on Vimeo.

Encore VFX has posted a VFX breakdown for the work they did on the television series Supergirl. Watch it on YouTube.

The Mill have introduced 'Blackbird', which is the first fully adjustable car rig for creating photo-real CG cars. Blackbird was awarded a Gold Award at the 2016 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. For more information on Black you can visit The Mill's website. Watch the demo video on YouTube.

Wired has posted a video showcasing the work done by WETA for the film Central Intelligence, where they swapped The Rock's face onto Vine star Sione’s body. Watch it on YouTube.

Vladimir Koylazov has posted a video showcasing V-Ray RT and Oculus Rift working together. Watch it on YouTube.