SideFX Labs: April Update
We have a bunch of news this month, so brace yourselves. First on the list is our new Product Roadmap – a step toward building Labs tools more closely with all of you.
OFFF 2026
Join the Houdini community at OFFF Barcelona 2026 to connect with motion design artists who are pushing the boundaries of creative work. Spend the day immersed in HIVE presentations and an IGNITE workshop – designed to give you new ideas, fresh techniques, and a deeper look into how artists are using Houdini in their creative process.
Moana 2
In Disney’s spectacular animated feature Moana 2, resourceful wayfinder Moana (Auli‘i Cravalho) reunites with the boisterous demigod Maui (Dwayne Johnson) for an epic journey that is mirrored by the film's massive technical scale; roughly three-quarters of its 46 sequences involve complex water environments, ranging from tropical shorelines to gales reaching level seven on the Beaufort scale. Moana 2 is the studio's most ambitious effects film to date, with 1,269 of its 1,726 shots requiring intricate digital effects.