Animation


  • Drawing outside the lines: Mikros Animation captivates global audiences with innovative animation styles

    Collaboration between the creative and technical teams at Mikros Animation allows them to create distinctive animation styles for iconic films like ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem’. Autodesk Design and Make software fuels their innovation and ensures they meet production deadlines with precision. Mikros Animation is a global animation studio bringing together industry-leading talent with…


  • Celebrating the storytelling visionaries of Media & Entertainment

    Autodesk media and entertainment customers are more than just creators; they are the visionaries shaping the future of animation, visual effects, games, and visualization. Our annual showreel serves as a testament to their talent, creativity, and technical prowess. It spotlights the visual storytelling and passion that goes into making immersive games, binge-worthy TV shows, and…


  • LOCUS Crafts Exceptional Korean Animation with a Customizable Pipeline

    LOCUS Animation Studio is making its mark on the industry by leveraging the flexibility and customization capabilities of Autodesk Design & Make software like Maya to boost productivity, create engaging animated content for a range of audiences, and build connections with their viewers.


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    Autodesk embraces the magic of animation at the Annecy Festival 2024

    Join Autodesk at Annecy 2024 to celebrate the creativity, innovation, and art of animaton storytelling.


  • Qvisten Animation Conquers Creative Workflow Complexities with OpenUSD

    In the distant north of Oslo, Norway, two artists in their twenties embarked on a creative journey in 1994. Within the confines of a small, drafty attic, known as a ‘kvistloft,’ they established Qvisten, a studio dedicated to stop-motion animation. Today, Qvisten produces two or three animated features every year, including their own originals, along…


  • Autodesk Maya and 3ds Max 2025 Released with Focus on Time-Saving Creative Toolsets

    In today’s media and entertainment landscape, the pursuit of top-tier quality across all forms of content shows no sign of slowing down, increasing the resources required to create characters and worlds that meet client and audience expectations.   Animation, VFX, and game development studios grapple with an ever-expanding array of personnel and tools necessary for the…


  • Q&A with Qvisten Animation CTO on Building OpenUSD Asset Pipeline to Maximize Efficiency

    Qvisten, an Oslo-based animation studio founded in 1994, produces several animated feature films every year and harbors talent from across the globe with about half of its 80-person team of artists working remotely. In mid-2023, Qvisten rebuilt its pipeline to integrate OpenUSD (Open Universal Scene Description) with Autodesk Maya and Arnold, and SideFX Houdini. The…


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    Autodesk M&E Rewind: Top 10 Highlights of 2023

    The entertainment scene never slows down, and Autodesk Media & Entertainment is committed to fuelling your creative fire, streamlining operations, and driving business growth amidst the whirlwind. Reflecting on the past year, you’ve created awesome films, shows, and games with new tools and workflows. Let’s rewind and explore the tech highlights that emerged in 2023. …


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    Maya Creative Helps Artifice Studio Immerse Players in the 13th Century for Legends of the Round Table

    Indie game studio, Artifice, is challenging conventions with its unique concepts. The Montreal-based company struck a chord with its debut title, Sang-Froid: Tales of Werewolves, set in a fantasy French Canadian 19th universe. The game, which was released in 2012 and went on to sell over 600,000 copies, was created by “five guys working in…