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Animation Guild's 2007 election results
The results for the Animation Guild’s 2007 election have been posted at the event’s blog. Among the names and titles listed are Kevin Koch (President), Steve Hulett (Business Representative) and… |
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Twenty benchmarks in computer animation history
Premiere displays a slideshow of what it deems “20 Benchmark Films in Computer Animation History.” Including Robert Zemeckis’ Beowulf, opening nationwide next week, the list includes such other upcoming films… |
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Animation represented by "50 Smartest People In Hollywood"
Entertainment Weekly has named “The 50 Smartest People In Hollywood.” Talented folks found in the lineup include Ratatouille director Brad Bird (#23), DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg (#22), Beowulf director… |
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Animation among 50th Grammy Awards nominees
The nominees for the 50th Annual Grammy Awards have been announced. From Shrek to Mumble the penguin, animation found itself represented once more in the competition for the coveted music… |
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The History mystery Animation Cel
…information about where it came from. Although the cel has been sent around a host of animation experts, no one has been able to shed much light besides revealing: the… |
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Japanese University to return animation cels to Disney
NYTimes reports that a Japanese university plans to return about 250 pieces of original animation art to the Walt Disney Company that were mislaid in storage after traveling to Japan… |
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Judson leaves WB Animation
Variety reports that Lisa Judson has left WB Animation after 10 months as head of the division. Taking her place will be Peter Roth, president of Warner Brothers Television. A… |
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Fox launches new animation departments
…program to work with animators and writers in developing a range of shortform animated content. Separately, 20th has established a dedicated animation department within its walls for the first time…. |
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Jon Favreau aiming for 2D look in mo-cap Neanderthals
…work on the animated part of it over the next couple of years. Mo-cap is a misleading term because the animation won’t resemble the animation of Polar Express or Monster… |
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Animation Book Look tomorrow
Those living in the L.A. area should make sure to check out the second Animation Book Look festival tomorrow afternoon between 1pm and 6pm in Sherman Oaks, CA (13613 Ventura… |
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Reality maven Mark Burnett ventures into animation
The Hollywood Reporter announces that top reality producer Mark Burnett (Survivor) has signed a deal with popular online animation Web site Liquid Generation to develop cartoon TV comedies-both original and… |
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Another lawsuit for DreamWorks Animation
The South Florida Times reports that a Boca Raton man is suing DreamWorks Animation, claiming the studio stole his ideas to create the 2005 movie Madagascar. According to Joseph Davis,… |
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A new age for animation?
AWN’s Joseph Gilland discusses here what he hopes is the next renaissance for animation…. |
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Animation books reviews
…and Karen Paik’s To Infinity and Beyond: The Story of Pixar Animation Studios. Meanwhile, AWN takes a look at Don Peri’s new book Working with Walt: Interviews with Disney Artists…. |
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The use of celebrity voices in DreamWorks Animation films
…and play in the world of their imaginations – and then when we come back to them with the finished animation, the process is very surgical and not nearly as… |
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Christopher Lee back in Star Wars, animation style
…movie a couple of months ago. It was however, the first time he had to lip synch to a character because they had produced the animation before recording his voice.”… |
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DreamWorks Animation share downgraded from neutral to sell
DreamWorks Animation SKG was downgraded today to sell from neutral at UBS Investment Research, which said the current share price implies domestic box office receipts for future films above the… |
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Google signs animation deal with Seth McFarlane
Google has teamed up with the creator of Family Guy to create 50 two minute episodes of a new cartoon called Seth MacFarlane’s Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy, an animation series… |
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ASIFA-Hollywood Comic-Con Schedule of Events 2008
Follow the ‘More’ link to view ASIFA-Hollywood’s booth and event information for this year’s San Diego Comic-Con. There’s plent of ways to get your animation fix (or overdose) at “the… |
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Newport Beach Film Festival Animation Showcase 2008
This coming Thursday night, August 7 at 8:00pm, the Newport Beach Film Festival will be holding its annual Animation Showcase at the Orange County Museum of Art. This program will… |
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Animation veteran John Ahern passes away
AWN reports that veteran Disney and Hanna-Barbera animator and teacher John Ahern passed away Wednesday morning after a yearlong battle with leukemia. Ahern’s animation career started at Disney with movies… |
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Watchmen: The Complete Motion Comic
…a narrator and minimal animation to simulate action. The result is a faithful adaptation of the novel that is sure to please fans of the original. There are six main… |
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Scott Pilgrim Vs. animation?
Superman Returns actor Brandon Routh has revealed that his next film Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World will be “a mix of real people with some drawn animation”. Collider.com has a… |
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DreamWorks Animation income falls 45%
Variety reports that DreamWorks Animation’s latest earnings are reflecting the current revenue dips being experienced by most of the motion picture studios. Added concern for the Broadway musical Shrek and… |
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Animation on DVD website back up for sale
The once-popular but long dead animation on DVD domain DVDtoons has found itself of the selling block again, after recent attempts to jump start the page failed. Although the asked… |
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Surf’s Up
…of both, a perfect storm of penguin movies – animation meets documentary! Obviously a solid animated film takes more than two years to make so this is all happenstance, as… |
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Delgo
…seen in an animated film in a long time. Beautiful animation and a compelling story make Delgo a surprising must-see. With such an imposing story, the animation needs to hold… |
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Saturday Morning Cartoons – 1970s: Volume 1
…allowed to keep their home. Unfortunately, while this is one of the better-scripted shows on the set, it has some of the yuckiest drawing and animation, as the animation had… |
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Astro Boy And Anime Come To The Americas
…even know about Astro Boy. (Of course, the upcoming CGI movie will soon change that.) Back in the early 1960s, no one in North America really knew about Japan’s animation… |
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Grave Of The Fireflies: Collector’s Series
…true animation connoisseurs will find this film affecting like no other. The movie’s impressive credentials back up my statement. It won two First Prizes at the 1994 Chicago International Children’s… |
