Congrats to Biscuit directors Isaiah Seret and Errol Morris on their DGA nominations! Isaiah’s first-ever DGA nomination is in the commercial category based on his work for Samsung and Kohler, and Errol’s 4th overall DGA nomination is in the documentary category for his recent Netflix series Wormwood. See all the nominees here.

Biscuit director Errol Morris is back with a new round of delightfully honest spots for Wealthsimple, starring Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass, and more. Check them out at Adweek.

AJA Video Systems’ Bryce Button talks about working in HDR in production and post for Post Magazine’s 2018 Outlook series. Check it out here.

Working in VR/AR? Visit CG Society to learn how leading creative studio Magnopus uses Thinkbox’s Deadline to manage their VR/AR render pipeline.

The 10-film Best VFX Oscar shortlist is here! Congrats to all the teams whose work was recognized, especially Method Studios who worked on shortlisted films Okja and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. See the full list here.

Need something to binge-watch over the holidays? Look no further than new Netflix series Wormwood, from Biscuit director Errol Morris. The Daily Beast calls it “a genre-bending true-crime masterpiece.”

We had a great time seeing clients and friends at the annual AICP holiday party! Cheers to a fabulous holiday season and new year.

Conductor Technologies’ Kevin Bailie shares insights on how studios can optimize render costs via the cloud. Check it out in CG Society.

In Broadcast Magazine, Epic Games’ Marc Petit shares insights on how real time game engines are enhancing production and enabling interactive storytelling.

Supersphere and George Romero’s Image Ten have signed an agreement to bring the world of Night of the Living Dead to VR in 2018, to coincide with the film’s 50th anniversary. Read more about it in Variety.

Encore’s VFX Supervisor Armen Kevorkian talks to Variety about creating feature-quality VFX every week for TV on shows like The Flash, Supergirl, and Legends of Tomorrow. Read more here.

The Hollywood Reporter sat down with Method Studios’ VFX supervisor Erik de Boer to learn more about how they brought Okja to life. Read the details here.

fxguide takes a deep dive into the character work on Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok, including Method Studios’ creation of Surtur. Read more here.

Biscuit’s Isaiah Seret directed this stunning music video/short film for alt-J, inspired by the book How Green Was My Valley. Read more about the project on NPR.

Congrats to Pixvana on announcing their $14M Series A funding round today! Read about the news and Pixvana’s goals for mixed reality storytelling in VentureBeat.

Big congrats to Company 3′s Tom Poole on receiving the HPA Award for Outstanding Color Grading, Commercial, for his work on Jose Cuervo’s “Last Days!” Watch the spot here.

Exciting news from AJA Video Systems: they’ve announced Io IP, a new Thunderbolt 3 ingest and playback device for IP workflows. Read more about it at ProVideo Coalition.

How do you bring a super-pig to life? Take a behind-the-scenes look at Method Studios’ VFX work on Okja in this new video from Netflix, and read more details on io9.

Step inside the one-of-a-kind mind of Biscuit director Andreas Nilsson, in this “Day in the Life” feature for Shots.

Shotgun Co-Founder Don Parker is all smiles with Autodesk President and CEO Andrew Anagnost at last night’s Tech Emmys. Congrats to the whole Shotgun team!