Director and designer Niels Prayer, has released his 2017 reel showcasing his latest works. Watch it on Vimeo.

The Embassy has posted a breakdown of the work they recently did on BMW - The Escape. Watch it on Vimeo.

Adobe has chosen V-Ray as the core rendering engine for Project Felix; a new tool that lets designers work with 2D models and make them 3D. You can read more about this story on the Adobe blog.

Mettle has released version 2 of Skybox Studio, their suite of After Effects tools for creating, importing, stitching and editing 360° content. The new release adds 3 new modules: SkyBox Composer brings view-based 360° editing to After Effects; SkyBox Project 2D allows you to add text, logos, and graphics onto 360 footage; finally SkyBox Rotate Sphere enables you to rotate 360 footage on the X, Y and Z axes. Find out more about the new features on Mettle's website.

The Goodbye Kansas Entertainment Group comprising Fido, Bläck, Imagination Studios and Infinity Entertainment have released an outstanding reel of commercial work featuring many CG critters. Watch it on Vimeo.

The Visual Effects Society has announced the nominees for 15th Annual VES Awards which will take place on February 7th, 2017. For the full list of categories and nominees, you can visit the VES website.

Fabian Nowak has released his latest reel featuring work from Passengers, The Jungle Book, and more, produced while working at MPC. Watch it on Vimeo.

Gnomon have launched their first accredited baccalaureate degree program, a BFA in Digital Production. Gnomon’s BFA in Digital Production is a full-time, 4 year program aimed at forming production-ready artists who are versed in general academic knowledge, foundational arts, and production skills. More info can be found on the Gnomon website.