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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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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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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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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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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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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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Autodesk at Annecy Animation Festival 2026: Everything Going On

Every June, the lakeside town of Annecy becomes the heartbeat of global animation. Studios, artists, dreamers, and rabbits (the beloved unofficial Annecy mascots) descend on France for a week of talks, screenings, and the kind of conversations that make the animation industry so impossibly easy to love. Join Autodesk at the Annecy International Animation Film…

Animation
Inside the VFX of Oscar-Nominated Frankenstein with Mr. X

Visionary director Guillermo del Toro had been dreaming about making his own adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein for more than three decades. Best known for projects like the 2006 film Pan’s Labyrinth and The Shape of Water in 2017, Frankenstein was, he said as early as 2007, a film he “would kill to make.” The film launched on Netflix on November 7th, and was…

Case Studies
What’s new in Maya and 3ds Max? AI-powered horses, a modern sequencer, and much more

The latest releases across Maya, 3ds Max, Flow Studio, and Arnold introduce new AI features and powerful updates across the toolset with a simple goal: make the path to great moments a little shorter. “We’re focused on making content creation easier, and AI is one way we can do that,” says Kamal Mistry, Senior Director of Product at Autodesk. “What matters…

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