Congratulations to Biscuit Filmworks’ co-founder and fearless leader for 20+ years, Shawn Lacy, for being named a Campaign 40 Over 40 honoree! See the full list here.

Writer/director Amaru Zeas of animated short Picchu shares his inspiration behind the project and how his team used AWS to bring it to life. Read the Cartoon Brew article here.

Acclaimed director Pamela Adlon has joined the roster at Girl Culture Films, and just debuted a bitingly funny new campaign for Thinx. Check out the work at Ad Age.

In a seminal moment for volumetric capture, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the global tech community as a volumetric video and AR experience via Evercoast technology. Learn more in GraphicSpeak’s interview with Evercoast’s Ben Nunez, who was on-site in Kyiv with Zelensky.

The Academy Software Foundation has adopted a new succession plan for its Governing Board - a codified effort to increase representation across gender identity, race, and ethnicity within the organization’s highest levels. Get more details from The Hollywood Reporter.

Quick stop at the Tribeca Film Festival to see the Unreal Engine panel on The Matrix Awakens UE5 demo and how real-time technology is blurring the lines between gaming and film!

Biscuit Filmworks teamed with W+K to produce this powerful short film for AAPI Heritage Month that explores the repercussions of the “model minority” stereotype. Read more about the project at Adweek.

Ad Age profiles m ss ng p eces director JJ Augustavo in its series on creative excellence for AAPI Heritage Month. Check out his story here!

Check out FXGuide to see how artists at Pixomondo are using KitBash3D assets as the building blocks for digital world-building on Paramount+’s “Halo” and “Star Trek: Discovery.”

Conductor’s Julie McDonald makes a case for the cloud in virtual production workflows. Check out her article in AWN to find out why a tape deck doesn't belong in a Tesla.

m ss ng p eces director Matt Ogens chats with Shoot about his recent Oscar nomination for documentary short, and the longevity of his commercial career. Check it out here!

The future of entertainment is here – Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 5 is available now! Read this feature story in Fast Company to learn more about how UE5 will drive the next generation of graphics across industries.

Photogrammetry in the palm of your hand! Epic Games announced a new smartphone app, RealityScan, that will let anyone scan objects and turn them into high fidelity 3D models. Read more about it at 9to5Mac!

Congratulations to our friends at m ss ng p eces and Biscuit Filmworks for once again making the Ad Age Production Company A-List! Check out the full list here!

An inspiring day at the new Academy Museum for the Academy Software Foundation’s Open Source Forum! Great to hear about the latest efforts in open source tools development in the VFX industry.