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Zootopia’s Next Chapter
Step inside the making of "Zootopia 2" as Director Byron Howard, Head of Animation Kira Lehtomaki, and VFX Supervisor Marlon West of Walt Disney Animation Studios share a behind-the-scenes look at the sequel, revealing how bold storytelling, evolving technology, and animation artistry brought the next chapter of the beloved world to life. Read Stitched in Motion
A handcrafted stop-motion yarn tale from the SIGGRAPH 2025 Computer Animation Festival, "Hanging By a Thread" stitches together physical puppetry and digital craft to gently unravel the fragile threads of the human experience. Read Communicate With Confidence
How do you communicate your work clearly — on stage, on camera, and in high-stakes moments? In the latest episode of SIGGRAPH Spotlight, host Nora Wixom, SIGGRAPH 2026 Courses Co-Chair, is joined by Carrie Paff and Charles Poynton to unpack why presentation anxiety is so common and share practical strategies for building confidence and adapting… Submit With Confidence
In a new episode of SIGGRAPH Spotlight, Production Sessions Chair Valérie Bernard sits down with Veronica Orvalho, General Submissions Chair, and Nora Wixom, Courses Co-Chair, to demystify one of the community’s biggest questions: What really happens during the SIGGRAPH submission review process? Read Finding the Lost Cycad
Artist-researcher Laura Cinti’s "AI in the Sky", featured in the SIGGRAPH 2025 Art Gallery, uses drones, multispectral imaging, and AI to search for the extinct-in-the-wild cycad Encephalartos woodii — revealing how technology reshapes our perception of life and nature. Read Inside the Technical Frontier
The SIGGRAPH Technical Papers and Technical Workshops programs are where the future of computer graphics and interactive techniques takes shape. In this episode of SIGGRAPH Spotlight, 2026 program chairs Mirela Ben Chen (Technical Papers) and Adam Bargteil (Technical Workshops) explore emerging trends and reveal how the work shared at SIGGRAPH drives impact across industry, academia, and beyond. Read Puppets Go Digital
“Puppet in the Room”, debuting in the SIGGRAPH 2025 Spatial Storytelling program, reimagines performance by merging handcrafted puppetry with real-time digital doubles. With puppix, physical characters and their animated twins share the stage, blurring the boundaries of storytelling and technology. Read Icons of Innovation
Pioneers Ed Catmull and Frederic Parke revisit the breakthroughs, bold ideas, and unforgettable SIGGRAPH moments that transformed computer graphics and set the stage for key digital advancements, like Pixar’s groundbreaking storytelling. Read 