Comedy Central Home Ent. and Paramount Home Ent.s DRAWN TOGETHER: SEASON ONE UNCENSORED! DVD arrives in stores in the U.S. Oct. 4, 2005, and will also be available at http://shop.comedycentral.com. DRAWN TOGETHER, TVs first animated reality show, features eight cartoon characters, picked to live together in a house to find out what happens when people stop being real and start getting animated.
As part of the official program of the Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival, the Australian Embassy will support an Australian animation showcase with a series of internationally recognized animated shorts from Australia. Films include Bruce Petty's LEISURE (Academy Award winner for best animated short in 1976), Adam Elliot's HARVIE KRUMPET (Academy Award winner for best animated short 2004) and Park Sejong's BIRTHDAY BOY (Oscar nomination for best animation short 2005). In addition to the screenings, Australian animation experts will host discussions during the event.
For a second spin, Dr. Toon profiles some comic strips he thinks would make great animated properties.
Numerous animated flicks will be on the big screen at this year's Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films, to be held from September 20 to 26 at the Camelot Theatres in Palm Springs.
The fest has announced its roster of 324 films, selected from more than a record-setting 2,400 worldwide entries, up 10% from last year. It will showcase 86 world premieres, 27 North American premieres and 15 U.S. premieres. Some of the animated films:
6:30 pm, Tuesday, Sept. 20 Opening Night: International Award Winners
Scriptapalooza 7th Annual Television Writing Competition World Wide WebFebruary 15, 2006Deadline: October 15, 2005
Scriptapalooza TV, has grown in reputation and stature over the last three years with several of its past winners gaining access to top television production companies and literary representatives.
This week in AWN's Forums, a junior member wants to know how long it would take to make a five minute animated film.
What do Wilma Flintstone, Spider-Man and the Pink Panther have in common? These classic characters have all been recruited to promote popular products. Janet Hetherington looks into why animated celebs have become spokespersons of choice.
Amelia Bedford joins BKN International A.G. as brand manager for the U.K. responsible for licensing in the U.K. across the range of BKN's brands, including LEGEND OF THE DRAGON, KONG - THE ANIMATED SERIES and KONG: KING OF ATLANTIS. She joins the New Media team and will help coordinate and implement marketing and promotional activity.
Bedford was senior brand manager at HIT Ent., working on renowned brands Angelina Ballerina and Barney. Prior to that she worked at Jetix Consumer Products as U.K. licensing manager.
Sahara Percept is set to make a major theatrical push for Silvertoons 2D animated feature, HANUMAN, reports ANIMATION 'XPRESS.
Sahara Motion Pictures coo Sandeep Bhargava said, "We are treating the 2D animated feature Hanuman as a mainstream release and will be giving it a full push on our part. We hope that the movie will be appreciated. For HANUMAN, we have a slew of marketing innovations and ground activities planned across the country. We also plan to develop and market merchandise around the movie.
THE MOON AND THE SON: AN IMAGINED CONVERSATION, the 28-minute animated short by animation historian/professor John Canemaker, is screening in Los Angeles Aug. 5-7, 2005, for its Academy qualification. The animated autobio pic screens at 11:30 am and 12:10 pm at the Laemmle Sunset 5, 8000 Sunset Blvd. in West Hollywood, California.
THE MOON AND THE SON: AN IMAGINED CONVERSATION, the 28-minute animated short by animation historian/professor John Canemaker, is screening in Los Angeles Aug. 5-7, 2005, for its Academy qualification. The animated autobio pic screens at 11:30 am and 12:10 pm at the Laemmle Sunset 5, 8000 Sunset Blvd. in West Hollywood, California.
The Science and Technology Council of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will be hosting an animation event - The Animated Performance
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - From Hollywood's first full-length animated feature "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" in 1937 to the mega-hits of recent years, millions of moviegoers worldwide have embraced the art and magic of animation. The Science and Technology Council of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presents "The Animated Performance: Art Meets Technology," an informative program that explores the science and technology of animation on Friday, July 29, at 7:30 p.m. in the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
LAIKA Ent. (recently doing business as Vinton Studios) has greenlit a second feature film project in less than a week. JACK & BENS ANIMATED ADVENTURE is an original idea from LAIKA Ent.s director of story Jorgen Klubien, a veteran writer, director, storyboard artist, and designer, who joined the company earlier this year.
Shane Acker has landed an animation student's dream. Focus Features has agreed to turn his student short 9 into an animated feature with Tim Burton, Timur Bekmambetov (Russian director of NIGHT WATCH) and Jim Lemley (exec producer of RED EYE) producing, reports the trades. Acker will even get to direct. Focus president of production John Lyons will shepherd the film.
Norman Prescott, chairman, co-founder and exec producer at Filmation Studios, died July 2, 2005, of natural causes in Los Angeles, according to VARIETY. He was 78.
BKN International A.G. has signed a number of licensing deals with partners in the U.S. on KONG - THE ANIMATED SERIES AND the animated film, KONG - KING OF ATLANTIS, which is in line with BKN plans to significantly expand its U.S. activities over the next 12-18 months.
Disney ABC Cable Networks Group has licensed BKN's KONG - KING OF ATLANTIS film and KONG - THE ANIMATED SERIES properties. The series will premiere this fall on Jetix, the action/adventure programming block that airs during primetime on Toon Disney and mornings on ABC Family.
BRB and leading French producer Futurikon are about to launch DRAGON HUNTERS in the Spanish and Portuguese markets. The series recounts the misfortunes of Lian Chi and Gwizdo, two dragon hunters who have to take on more than 50 of these legendary monsters in a fantasy medieval world set in the future.
BKN International A.G. announced during the Licensing International 2005 Trade Show in New York City that it has signed worldwide interactive licensing deals for two of its animated titles with The Game Factory, Inc (Game Factory) and Planeta DeAgostini Interactive (Planeta).
An official with the Chinese broadcasting regulatory agency told broadcasters and animation producers to expect more domestically produced cartoons to be broadcast and there was support to encourage the play of more animated cartoons during golden broadcasting slots, it was reported by PEOPLE'S DAILY ONLINE.
The first exhibition space devoted to the history, art and techniques of animated pictures will be inaugurated during the International Animated Film Festival in Annecy. Situated at the Conservatoire d'Art et d'Histoire, this space is open free to the public from 4 June 2005 and presents an introduction into the richness of the world of animation, outlining a panorama of a number of centuries of the art of movement. The inaugural exhibition will take the visitor to the heart of creating animated pictures, following a course punctuated with historical references.
Peter Plantec reports back from fmx/05 in Stuttgart, Germany, after experiencing an invigorating and intimate kind of DCC conference rooted in real-world and academic synergy.
A new exhibition of posters from animated movies spanning more than 90 years will be featured in the Grand Lobby and Fourth Floor Galleries of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Like all exhibitions at the Academy,
The International Animated Film Festival "Les Nuits Magiques" show the treasures of animated films to audiences, screening shorts and feature animated films not viewed on TV and in theaters. The event will feature an international short films competition, feature films, special programs, young audience programs, animated film methods lessons, introduction workshops to animation, teacher's day, education day. For more information contact Fabrice de la Rosa at : tel.: (+33) 556517660 fax: (+33) 556511286 e-mail: contact@lesnuitsmagiques.fr Web: http://www.lesnuitsmagiques.fr.
Anima Estudios has announced with the support of Fidecine Mexico the release of its second feature animated film, IMAGINUM. The film will be released in theaters nationwide in August 2005, distributed by Videocine, the movie production and distribution company of Televisa.
The main characters are voiced by Eugenio Derbez (Mexico´s most popular comedian), Giovanni Florido, Ilse Olivo and Ruben Trujillo.
