“Thrive” is the theme for the Siggraph 2019 tech conference (July 28-August 1), which gears up Monday at the La Convention Center with a keynote by Marvel executive producer Victoria Alonso about the importance of diversity in digital storytelling. Meanwhile, several CG awards contenders will be deconstructed, including the record-breaking “Avengers: Endgame,” “The Lion King,” “Toy Story 4,” “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World,” Season 8 of “Game of Thrones,” “Alita: Battle Angel,” and Netflix’s “The Umbrella Academy.”
Disney shorts will additionally be represented by Pixar’s “Purl,” Kristen Lester’s Best in Show animation winner about female empowerment in a male-dominated workplace, and Disney’s second Vr venture, “a kite’s tale,” about the clash between a puppy and a dragon, from effects animator Bruce Wright (“Frozen 2”).
“The concept of ‘thrive’ is multifaceted,” said conference chair Mikki Rose, Fur technical director at Blue Sky Studios (“Spies in Disguise”). “For some in our community,...
Disney shorts will additionally be represented by Pixar’s “Purl,” Kristen Lester’s Best in Show animation winner about female empowerment in a male-dominated workplace, and Disney’s second Vr venture, “a kite’s tale,” about the clash between a puppy and a dragon, from effects animator Bruce Wright (“Frozen 2”).
“The concept of ‘thrive’ is multifaceted,” said conference chair Mikki Rose, Fur technical director at Blue Sky Studios (“Spies in Disguise”). “For some in our community,...
- 7/27/2019
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
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