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One Hundred Years Ago Animation Began
Tom Sito reflects back on the birth of animation, which dawned 100 years ago with The Humorous Phases of Funny Faces from James Stuart Blackton.
An fmx/06 Program Overview
fmx/06, the 11th International Conference on Animation, Effects, Realtime and Content, will take place May 3-6, in Stuttgart, Germany.
Topics include the latest animated movies and vfx features, the convergence of games and movies, new fields of work for animators, the latest use of realtime graphics and current trends from the Far East. There is also new cooperation with the Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film, with overlapping programs, in addition to the festival award ceremony coinciding with the opening of fmx/06 on the evening of May 2.
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LAIKA Adapting Here Be Monsters
LAIKA Ent. has secured the film rights for one of the U.K.s bestselling children's novels, HERE BE MONSTERS, by writer/illustrator Alan Snow. LAIKA paid a "significant" six-figure sum to develop it as an animated feature film.
LAIKA ceo Dale Wahl said, "Great animated feature films begin with engaging stories and appealing characters. This book has both, as well as a wonderful sense of humor. It's a great addition to our development and production slate, which currently includes the CG and stop-motion movie CORALINE and the CG film JACK & BEN'S ANIMATED ADVENTURE."
Africa’s First 3D Animated Series Premieres March 25
MAGIC CELLAR, a 3D series of 20 animated shorts will premiere on the South African Broadcasting Corp. (SABC 2) on March 25, 2006. More than 300 under-privileged children will participate in one-hour nationally-televised special to launch the series.
Hilton Sisters Want to Become Animated
Paris and Nicky Hilton want to turn their lives into an animated TV series, reports TheSuperficial.com. The show is rumored to be in the style of THE SIMPSONS. The debutante duo has convinced Interscope head Ted Fields to produce the series with hopes to air it on U.S. television.
Films By Jove Launches Animated Soviet Propaganda Series
Films by Jove has begun delivery of the much anticipated ANIMATED SOVIET PROPAGANDA series. The unique anthology is based on more than three dozen anti-American, anti-German, anti-British, anti-Japanese, anti-Capitalist and anti-Imperialist animated shorts produced by the Soviets from 1924-1984.
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King Kong and Wallace And Gromit Grab Oscar Gold
The Oscars favored animated characters tonight (March 5, 2006) bestowing the coveted trophy to longtime animation industry favorites KING KONG , WALLACE & GROMIT and John Canemaker during the 78th Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood.
Animac 2006
Begins: March 2, 2006
Animac, the International Animated Cinema Exhibition, has become one of the most renowned animation film exhibition in Spain. It's a meeting point for the best international animated works, and a place where artists and spectators can enjoy of the best animated productions, going from traditional to the most experimental styles. For more information, visit www.animac.info or e-mail animac@animac.info.
Oscar-Nominated Shorts to Screen in L.A.
Begins: February 28, 2006
To kick off Oscar Week, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present "Shorts!," the ten Academy Award-nominated films in the animated short and live-action short categories, at 7:30 pm at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
The following 10 Oscar-nominated animated short films will be shown at the New York screenings:
Short Film (Animated) * BADGERED, Sharon Colman, director * THE MOON AND THE SON: AN IMAGINED CONVERSATION, John Canemaker, director; Peggy Stern, producer * THE MYSTERIOUS GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORATIONS OF JASPER MORELLO, Anthony Lucas, director
Features Spotlighted In Latest Animation World Magazine Acrobat!
The latest Acrobat version of Animation World Magazine is now online! From November 2005, the theme covers various aspects of the animated features industry. Joseph Gilland looks into how artists integrate various design styles into one cohesive animated feature. Rick DeMott dives into the rocky waters of Oscar buzz to see what information he can fish out. Taylor Jessen takes a look at the anime feature that got away named MY LIFE AS MCDULL. Christopher Panzner looks into the increasing amount of animated features being produced in Europe and why they are not coming to American theaters.
Stuart Little 3 Continues on DVD
For the recently released STUART LITTLE 3: CALL OF THE WILD direct-to-DVD (Sony Pictures Home Ent., $24.94) Mainframe Ent. was called upon to provide a whole new animated look: CG with a cartoony feel aimed at young viewers. While camping during summer vacation, Stuart must save Snowbell the cat from The Beast that lives in the woods with the help of a new friend, a skunk named Reeko. STUART LITTLE 3 is directed by Audu Paden (SPIDER-MAN animated series and ROUGHNECKS: THE STARSHIP TROOPERS CHRONICLES), with Michael J.
Marvel’s First Animated Movie Ultimate Avengers Arrives on DVD
Marvel Enterprises and Lionsgate Home Ent. (LGHE) has released on DVD the first-ever Marvel animated feature, ULTIMATE AVENGERS: THE MOVIE. Based on the best-selling Marvel Comics series, THE ULTIMATES, the film boasts Marvels Captain America, The Hulk, Iron Man and Thor. The title will be available on DVD and Universal Media Disc (UMD), compatible with the Portable Sony PlayStation (PSP). The film sells for $19.98. Bob Richardson directed and produced with character designs from Steve Gordon.
Cartoon Network Latin America Acquires Monster Series & Special
Cartoon Network Latin America has acquired animation series, BROTOWN, JUNGLE BEAT and the animated special, APE, from Monster Distributes and its Latin American agent HOLA Ent.
JUNGLE BEAT (13x5), from Sunrise Media, has also just been sold to Rai Cinema Italy, Orf Austria, Multithematiques France and Lagardere Images in the Middle East. Previously sold to many other territories, the non-dialogue CGI series, the first animated series from Zimbabwe, features a cast of animals including Giraffe, Monkey, Bee and Tortoise, in bizarre situations with hilarious results.
Writing Animated Comedy for Television
Begins: February 19, 2006
ScreenplayLab is host " Writing Animated Comedy for Television." The screenwriting event will feature Cartoon Network executive Heather Kenyon. The free event will run from 3:00 to 6:00 pm at Raleigh Studios, 5300 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, California. RSVP at www.ScreenplayLab.com.
Comet Ent. & Dachefa Audiovisuales to Co-Pro Adult Animated CoolCity
Toronto-based Comet Ent. Inc. announced today (Feb. 15, 2006) it has entered into an agreement with Spanish-based Dachefa Audiovisuales, SL. to co-produce the animated series COOLCITY. The series pilot will be introduced at MIP-TV 2006 in Cannes, April 2-8.
Animated Exeter 2006
Begins: February 13, 2006
Animated Exeter features animation screenings from around the world. The event contains British Animation Awards, workshops, residencies and exhibitions, showcasing both traditional craft techniques and new and developing computer generated imagery from the U.K. and overseas. For more information, visit www.exeter.gov.uk.
Tim Burton Talks Animated Features New York City
CORPSE BRIDE director Tim Burton was on hand in New Yorks Union Square Virgin Megastore on Feb. 11, 2006, for an afternoon of DVD signing, photographs and handshakes.
Hundreds of fans spent hours snaked around the store entrance, down the street and past the multiplex a block away for their chance to say hi to the former Disney animator turned fantasy filmmaker. Burtons return to his stop-motion roots has earned CORPSE BRIDE a nomination for this years Best Animated Feature Oscar.
IDT Brings Slate To European Film Market At Berlin Film Fest
IDT Ent. Sales will attend the European Film Market in Berlin from Feb. 9-20, 2006, for the first time with a slate of films, including the computer-animated YANKEE IRVING, which features the voices of Rob Reiner, William H. Macy and Whoopi Goldberg and is scheduled for theatrical release this summer by 20th Century Fox in the U.S. and Canada.
Slamdance Animation Competition — A Reel Winner
Mary Ann Skweres travels to Slamdance and finds the reel winners of the animation competition.
Bristol Animators Invade Annie Awards
DreamWorks/Aardman Animations swept the Annie Awards, taking the Best Animated Feature, as well as the nine other categories it was nominated in, at the 33rd annual Annie Awards, held Feb. 4, 2006, at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, California. The Cartoon Network series, STAR WARS: CLONE WARS II CHAPTERS 21-25, won the top TV category, Best Animated Television Production at ASIFA-Hollywoods formal fete.
Lilo 2, Tarzan II Lead DVD Exclusive Nods
Animated movies lead the nominees for the 2006 DVD Exclusive Awards, with Lilo & STITCH 2: STITCH HAS A GLITCH and TARZAN II receiving the most nods, at 12 and 11, respectively.
Including its nominees for Pixar's THE INCREDIBLES, Buena Vista scored 44 nods, far from the runner-up, Warner Home Video with 23, including 12 for sister company New Line Home Ent.
20th Century Fox Home Ent. garnered 16 nominees, Universal Studios Home Ent. nine and Paramount Home Ent. eight.
Golden Globe Awards to Get More Animated
The Golden Globe Awards have jumped on the animation bandwagon, announcing next year's Golden Globes will offer a new category when the awards are announced in January 2007.
The Hollywood Foreign Press Assoc. voted last month to establish Best Animated Feature Film commencing with The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards in 2007, it was announced by Philip Berk, president.
Animated Shorts Awarded at Sundance & Slamdance
With the close of Sundance and Slamdance this past weekend, animated shorts snatched up coveted prizes at the Park City, Utah events.
At Sundance, where animated and live-action shorts compete against each other, Adam Parrish King's animated, THE WRATH OF COBBLE HILL, tied with Carter Smith's live-action BUGCRUSH for the animated jury prize for shorts.
AWN Discussion Forums - What's New? for January 23, 2006
This week in AWN's Forums, the members are abuzz with the rumors that Disney is set to buy Pixar.
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