“The Jungle Book,” “Rogue One” advance in visual effects Oscar RaceDecember 3, 2016 - 12:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Jungle Book, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Kubo and the Two Strings are among the 20 films that will advance in the Oscar race for best visual effects, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Friday, December 2, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Laika's Kubo -- a "hybrid" stop-motion movie combined with digital effects -- is notable as it's highly unusual for an animated film to make the cut in the VFX category. The stop motion The Nightmare Before Christmas from 1993 earned a VFX Oscar nomination. The Academy’s VFX Branch executive committee selected the preliminary shortlist. Later this month, it will narrow the list to the 10 films that will advance to nominations voting. The complete list of films that will advance in the VFX Oscar competition are: “Alice Through The Looking Glass” “Arrival” “The BFG” “Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice” “Captain America: Civil War” “Deadpool” “Deepwater Horizon” “Doctor Strange” “Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them” “Independence Day: Resurgence” “The Jungle Book” “Kubo and the Two Strings” “Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children” “Passengers” “Rogue One” “Star Trek Beyond” “Suicide Squad” “Sully” “Warcraft” “X-Men: Apocalypse” Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |