This week’s recap of news about 21st Century Fox and its businesses includes FOX airing 12-year-old footage from an O.J. Simpson interview, 1 billion streams for “The Greatest Showman” soundtrack, a premiere date for “Archer: Danger Island” and more. FOX to finally air O.J. Simpson’s infamous ‘If I Did It’ interview (The Hollywood Reporter) FOX […]
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This week in 21CF news: ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ wins awards for visual effects, ‘Three Billboards’ passes milestone
This week’s recap of news about 21st Century Fox and its businesses includes “War for the Planet of the Apes” winning four Visual Effects Society Awards, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” passing a milestone, FOX’s NFL rights and more. FOX didn’t overpay for its new NFL rights, says Fox exec Peter Rice (Recode) Expanding its […]
21CF earns industry-leading 27 nominations for the 90th Academy Awards, Fox Searchlight leads all studios with 20 nominations
21st Century Fox received an industry-leading total of 27 Oscar nominations from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences this morning. Fox Searchlight led all studios with 20 nominations, and “The Shape of Water” led all films with 13 nominations. The 90th Academy Awards will air on Sunday, March 4, 2018. Here’s the list […]
21CF Global Inclusion hosts sensory-friendly screening of ‘Ferdinand’
To mark the release of “Ferdinand,” the newest animated adventure from Twentieth Century Fox Animation/Blue Sky Studios, parent company 21st Century Fox hosted a special sensory-friendly screening on the Fox lot in Los Angeles on the film’s opening night. The Dec. 15 event welcomed families from Fox and the Autism Society of Los Angeles who […]
21CF earns 39 nominations for the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards
This morning, 21st Century Fox received a total of 39 Golden Globe Awards nominations from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). The 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards air on Jan. 7, 2018, at 8 p.m. ET. Here’s a full list of 21CF’s 39 nominations: Film (27 nominations) BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA “The Post” “The […]
21CF hosts special advance screening of ‘Ferdinand’ for the children and mentors of Horton’s Kids
As part of a long-standing partnership with the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Horton’s Kids, 21CF held a special advance screening of “Ferdinand” last week for the organization’s children and their mentors. Horton’s Kids is a local organization focused on empowering children from under-resourced communities by providing them with resources to enable their completion of high school. […]
This week in 21CF news: 20th Century Fox’s big splash at CinemaCon, FOX News has record quarter, ‘Bones’ finale hits season high
This week’s recap of news about 21st Century Fox and its businesses includes 20th Century Fox showing clips for its upcoming films at CinemaCon, FOX News notching record ratings, Fox Searchlight setting a release date for “Patti Cake$” and more. 20th Century Fox CinemaCon: No ‘Avatar’ news, but riveting reels from ‘Greatest Showman,’ ‘Alien,’ ‘Murder […]
The story of Blue Sky’s Academy Award-winning CGI Studio renderer: Why it matters, how it works, why it took 30 years to win
After 30 years developing, refining and using its proprietary, industry-leading rendering software CGI Studio, 20th Century Fox Animation’s Blue Sky Studios was finally recognized with an Academy Award for scientific and technical achievement last month. To talk about CGI Studio’s significance and why it took so long for Blue Sky to receive this honor, you […]
Blue Sky Studios artist-technicians talk about making ‘Ice Age: Collision Course’: Llamas, meteors, dino-birds and more
What audiences will see on the screen when they put on their 3-D glasses to watch “Ice Age: Collision Course” is just the tip of the iceberg. (Pun fully intended.) The artist-technicians at Blue Sky Studios created, watched and fine-tuned countless versions of the fifth “Ice Age” installment. The final cut, the one that audiences […]
21CF Chats: ‘Ice Age: Collision Course’ director Michael Thurmeier on advancements in animation technology
A lot has changed in the 14 years since the first “Ice Age” movie was released in theaters, and no one knows better than Michael Thurmeier, director of the latest installment in the franchise, “Ice Age: Collision Course,” which is heading to U.S. theaters July 22. Michael, who has been with Blue Sky Studios since […]
