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    Introducing The Matrix Awakens: An Unreal Engine 5 Experience

    Get a glimpse into the future of interactive storytelling and entertainment with Unreal Engine 5 in this cutting-edge experience that showcases the start of an exciting new era for creators and players alike. 

    Calling all Aussie and Kiwi creatives! The Unreal Engine Short Film Challenge is back

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    March 31
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    Calling all Aussie and Kiwi creatives! The Unreal Engine Short Film Challenge is back

    Do you have a story you’ve been dying to tell? Sign up for this year’s Unreal Engine Short Film Challenge to get your work in front of major studios. Learn more here.

    New training videos explore Slay Virtual Art Department pipeline

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    February 23
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    New training videos explore Slay Virtual Art Department pipeline

    To create the animated short Slay, Mold3D Studio used Unreal Engine as the foundation of their real-time pipeline. Now they’ve created a six-part video series detailing the real-time animation process with an emphasis on insights into Virtual Art Department (VAD) workflows. 
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    January 26

    Watch the top projects from the Shorts India Program

    After three months, we are pleased to announce the winners of our first Shorts India Program, a challenge designed to empower both aspiring and established creators to push their real-time VFX and animation projects even further. 
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    Watch the top projects from the Shorts India Program

    After three months, we are pleased to announce the winners of our first Shorts India Program, a challenge designed to empower both aspiring and established creators to push their real-time VFX and animation projects even further. 
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    January 24

    Join us for Virtual Production Week 2022!

    Around the globe in film and television studios of all sizes, virtual production is revolutionizing pipelines from previs to final pixels. Join us this week, January 24-28, as we celebrate its success with some of the industry's leading lights.
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    Join us for Virtual Production Week 2022!

    Around the globe in film and television studios of all sizes, virtual production is revolutionizing pipelines from previs to final pixels. Join us this week, January 24-28, as we celebrate its success with some of the industry's leading lights.
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    December 28

    The 15 best online courses to learn Unreal Engine

    You too can learn Unreal Engine. Maybe faster than you think! Want proof? Here are 15 of our most popular courses to get you started, so you can tackle everything from the fundamentals of real-time rendering to lighting and level design.
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    The 15 best online courses to learn Unreal Engine

    You too can learn Unreal Engine. Maybe faster than you think! Want proof? Here are 15 of our most popular courses to get you started, so you can tackle everything from the fundamentals of real-time rendering to lighting and level design.

    Epic MegaGrants: 2021 Update

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    December 15
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    Epic MegaGrants: 2021 Update

    We’re thankful to have been able to accelerate the incredible work of over 1,600 teams and creators through Epic MegaGrants. From a VR-ready cycling experience and medical imaging tools to feature films, this group of recipients are shepherding some amazing projects. More inside!

    Real-time character animation training roundup: free resources

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    November 26
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    Real-time character animation training roundup: free resources

    Epic Games has a lot of great resources for learning how to animate characters with Unreal Engine. Come along for a tour of our animation training in the Unreal Online Learning portal, plus webinars and videos on new animation features.
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    November 11

    Webinar: Animation Workflows Using Unreal Engine and Maya

    If you missed our recent webinar on creating stylized character-based animation, fear not—you can watch the replay here. Learn fast, effective workflows for animation that combine the power of Maya with Unreal Engine.
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    Webinar: Animation Workflows Using Unreal Engine and Maya

    If you missed our recent webinar on creating stylized character-based animation, fear not—you can watch the replay here. Learn fast, effective workflows for animation that combine the power of Maya with Unreal Engine.
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    September 30

    Enhanced storytelling with real-time animation on The Pulse

    Real-time workflows aren’t just changing the animation production process, but the ways stories are told. On this episode of The Pulse, Dan Sarto from AWN talks with DNEG Animation, BRON Digital, and Chromosphere about the impact of real-time on animation, from storyboarding to final pixels.
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    Enhanced storytelling with real-time animation on The Pulse

    Real-time workflows aren’t just changing the animation production process, but the ways stories are told. On this episode of The Pulse, Dan Sarto from AWN talks with DNEG Animation, BRON Digital, and Chromosphere about the impact of real-time on animation, from storyboarding to final pixels.
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    September 16

    Rock surfers, cactus parties—The ‘Summer of Unreal’ sizzle reel is here!

    We asked 1,000 artists if they wanted to learn Unreal Engine in four weeks, and boy, did they ever! Feast your eyes on some of the incredible projects that came out of Escape’s most ambitious bootcamp to date.
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    Rock surfers, cactus parties—The ‘Summer of Unreal’ sizzle reel is here!

    We asked 1,000 artists if they wanted to learn Unreal Engine in four weeks, and boy, did they ever! Feast your eyes on some of the incredible projects that came out of Escape’s most ambitious bootcamp to date.

    See the top shorts from India’s Women Creators Program

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    July 28
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    See the top shorts from India’s Women Creators Program

    Earlier this year, twenty women learned the latest techniques in real-time animation in just four weeks! Today, we debut some of their wonderful projects.

    Summer of Unreal animation bootcamp—applications open now

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    July 13
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    Summer of Unreal animation bootcamp—applications open now

    In Europe? Like 3D? Give us four weeks and we’ll turn you into an Unreal Engine animator—for free! Sign up for Summer of Unreal now; Escape Studios has 1,000 spots available for CG artists who want to launch the next phase of their career.
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    May 3

    Announcing: The ‘Animation Learning Challenge 2021’ with 11 Second Club and Dell Technologies

    Join a new animation challenge built entirely around Unreal Engine! Create something special with 11 seconds of audio and our fully rigged MetaHumans, and you might just win a Dell Precision Mobile Workstation.
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    Announcing: The ‘Animation Learning Challenge 2021’ with 11 Second Club and Dell Technologies

    Join a new animation challenge built entirely around Unreal Engine! Create something special with 11 seconds of audio and our fully rigged MetaHumans, and you might just win a Dell Precision Mobile Workstation.
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    April 6

    Volume 2 of The Virtual Production Field Guide now available!

    The second volume of this vital resource for filmmakers takes a deep dive into a variety of virtual production workflows—including remote collaboration, visualization, in-camera VFX, and animation—and shares insights from creators of completed virtual production projects. Download it for free today.
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    Volume 2 of The Virtual Production Field Guide now available!

    The second volume of this vital resource for filmmakers takes a deep dive into a variety of virtual production workflows—including remote collaboration, visualization, in-camera VFX, and animation—and shares insights from creators of completed virtual production projects. Download it for free today.
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    December 11

    Real-time animation brings magic to the The Jolliest Elf

    Discover how Mr Jingles, Lil’ Rey, and the rest of the characters in The Jolliest Elf were created by a team working remotely using iPhone facial capture in a real-time animation pipeline based on Unreal Engine.   
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    Real-time animation brings magic to the The Jolliest Elf

    Discover how Mr Jingles, Lil’ Rey, and the rest of the characters in The Jolliest Elf were created by a team working remotely using iPhone facial capture in a real-time animation pipeline based on Unreal Engine.   
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    Download our new Blender addons

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    Download our new Blender addons

    We’ve released two new, free addons that greatly streamline the workflow between Blender and Unreal Engine. 
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