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    The Barriers to Storytelling Are Coming Down: New AI Tools from AU 2026

    There’s never been a better time to have a story you want to tell.  Not because storytelling got easy. It didn’t. Building a world. Animating a performance. Getting a shot right on set. Learning a complicated piece of software. All of it still takes real craftsmanship. But it’s starting to take a little less of something else: the years, and…

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  • Character Animation on a Deadline: How Pigmalion Animation Studio Uses Autodesk Flow Studio

    Starting an animation studio at 22 is ambitious anywhere. Doing it in Colombia, far from the industry’s traditional production hubs, adds another layer to the challenge. But Felipe Fierro has been finding his own way into animation for most of his life. He began studying Autodesk 3ds Max at an Autodesk Authorized Training Center at just 12…

    Flow Studio

  • Autodesk at TIFF: The Market – Making the Leap into Bigger Stories

    Emerging filmmakers are creating incredible work with small budgets, tight timelines, and a lot of ingenuity. But what happens when the opportunity comes to go bigger? Your dream project gets greenlit, the scale grows, and suddenly you need the tools and workflows to match your ambition. That’s what makes the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF):…

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    What’s next for animation in Autodesk Maya?

    Learn how new and forthcoming enhancements to Autodesk Maya can unlock more animator freedom, speed up workflows with AI, and improve decision-making through valuable context.  The annual Annecy International Animation Film Festival in Annecy, France, brings the animation world together for one glorious week. It’s a reflection of the state of the industry and where it’s headed, from what…

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  • Kpop Demo Hunters

    Sony Pictures Imageworks shows 25 years of character evolution with Autodesk Maya

    From Stuart Little to the Spider-Verse films to KPop Demon Hunters, learn how Maya helps artists create performances that resonate with audiences around the globe.  It all started with Stuart Little in 1999. For Sony Pictures Imageworks, the film marked an early turning point in its character pipeline, as the studio used a prerelease version of Autodesk Maya to build Stuart’s modeling, rigging…

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  • Actor on motion capture stage to collect animation data for Maya's Bring Your Own Data feature

    AI Doesn’t Have to Mean Generic Output: How MotionMaker’s ‘Bring Your Own Data’ Amplifies Stylized Animation

    Animation has always been about more than movement. It’s about style. The little details that make an artist’s or a studio’s work recognizable as their own. And that’s exactly what’s at stake as AI animation tools start showing up in professional pipelines, where there’s a real risk everything starts to feel the same.  But what if AI could amplify your style, rather than homogenize it?…

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  • 4 panelists discussing AI in animation on stage at Annecy 2026

    Can we all win? GOBELINS Paris, Wētā FX, and Autodesk discuss AI in animation

    Hear from GOBELINS Paris, Wētā FX, and Autodesk about how AI is changing day-to-day workflows while the magic of animation and storytelling remains inherently human.  AI is reshaping animation, from the tools artists use to the creative decisions studios make and the guidelines that define responsible adoption. As AI becomes part of the production pipeline, a bigger question…

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  • Mr. Incredible with his gloved hands on his black mask

    Pixar evolves its legendary characters from ‘The Incredibles’ with Autodesk Maya

    Learn how character lead and film director Lou Hamou-Lhadj has refined character modeling and rigging, and how he approached updating the beloved Mr. Incredible for Incredibles 2.  When Pixar released the original The Incredibles in 2004, it immediately set a new standard for animation style and technical prowess while bringing a fresh spin to the superhero genre. The film was both a…

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  • Promotional poster for Buster Boone, featuring the animated cowboy character pointing a revolver-style weapon toward the viewer, along with film festival selections and animation credits for Giovanni Crocco.

    AI motion capture for beginners: How Autodesk Flow Studio helped a NJIT student gain portfolio recognition

    AI-assisted motion capture is changing how animation students learn and create. This article explores how New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) student Giovanni “Gio” Crocco used Autodesk Flow Studio and Autodesk Maya to streamline his animation workflow, iterate faster, and build a standout portfolio project using markerless motion capture.  With the Autodesk Flow Studio Education plan, eligible university students (18+) get access to everything included in the Lite tier, plus USD exports.  …

    Visual Effects

  • From Dream to Screen: Autodesk Film, TV & Games Showreel 2026

    This past year, dream projects stopped being dreams. They became stories we could see, play, and experience.  The return of a fox-and-bunny cop duo after a decade. A Super Bowl spot that brought the kind of creature work that usually only lives in film. A trailer for an original game IP about a definitely-not-haunted hotel, made by a team of ten.  Behind every project was a story artist, an…

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