This Week in… Virtual Production: 4/2/26

Village Innovation returns to Marché du Film’s AI for Talent Summit in Cannes with what’s being billed as “the largest virtual production stage ever presented at a film market.” Universal City-based Fuzzy Door Tech discusses use of its ViewScreen’s real-time production visualization tools on the second season of Seth MacFarlane’s hit comedy “Ted.” Garden Studios of Central London launches its most advanced LED volume stage to-date with plans to support virtual production across film and high-end television. These headlines and more in the latest news on virtual production.

Cannes Marché Sets First Creator Economy Summit, ‘Largest Virtual Production Stage’ at a Film Market
The Hollywood Reporter

Fuzzy Door Tech Talks Virtual Production ‘D&D’ on ‘Ted’ Season 2
Animation World Network

Garden Studios Celebrates Five Years ‘Advancing Virtual Production’
British Cinematographer

Garden Studios Launches Its Most Advanced Virtual Production Stage to Date
Cinematography World

From Green Screen to Unreal Worlds: The Tech Stack Driving Virtual Production
IBC365 (subscription required)

Is Disney Looking to Buy Unreal Engine’s Developer?
TVBEurope

Virtual Production: How the Same Tech in ‘The Mandalorian’ is Empowering Indie Filmmakers
No Film School

The Rise of Virtual Production: Hollywood’s Most Confusing Miracle
Inverse