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Documentary about South Park creators to air in March
Cable network Trio will be airing a documentary called \\Shocked\\ about \\South Park\\ creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker on March 7th according to \\{{link http://www.animationmagazine.net/article.php?article_id=1959 Animation Magazine}}\\. “The show… |
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Definitely not the "happiest place on Earth": WDFA-Florida shuts its doors…
Walt Disney Feature Animation-Florida will today officially close its doors, putting over 250 talented artists, technicians and animators out of work, as well as depriving the public of a chance… |
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Noodlesoup animates \\My Baby's Daddy\\ for Miramax
Miramax’s \\My Baby’s Daddy\\, which opened in the top five this past weekend, had some help from animation studio {{link http://www.Noodlesoup.net/ Noodlesoup Productions}}. Noodlesoup animated the opening minutes of the… |
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Sci/Tech Academy Awards announced
…special effects animation, including one to Stephen Regelous “for the design and development of Massive, the autonomous agent animation system used for the battle sequences in \\The Lord of the… |
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Closing of WDFA-Florida a signal of upcoming Disney/Pixar deal?
{{link http://forum.bcdb.com/gforum.cgi?post=17866 The Big Cartoon Database}} has a report that suggests that “the closure of Disney’s Orlando feature animation unit signals that an extension of the entertainment giant’s deal with… |
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John Lasseter to receive Art Directors Guild Award
Two-time Academy Award winner John Lasseter will receive the Art Directors Guild’s honorary Contribution to Cinematic Imagery Award, according to \\{{link http://www.animationmagazine.net/article.php?article_id=1974 Animation Magazine}}\\. “Not given on an annual basis,… |
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Beck looks back, and forward
…the coming year holds in a year when “classic theatrical hand drawn character animation – for the first time since… well frankly, for the first time since animation began –… |
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Last day at Disney for John Musker and Ron Clements
…the second Golden Age of Animation in the late 1980’s with \\The Great Mouse Detective\\ and \\The Little Mermaid\\. They went on to direct \\Aladdin\\, \\Hercules\\, and \\Treasure Planet\\. One… |
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Eisner's Potential Legacy
Kristin alerts us to an article at The Orlando Sentinel website about some of the effects of Disney shutting down their Florida animation studio. “Disney’s current leadership can sputter all… |
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UPDATED: Pixar ends talks with Disney; Eisner responds
{{link http://money.cnn.com/2004/01/29/news/companies/pixar_disney/ CNN}} reports that {{link http://www.pixar.com/ Pixar Animation Studios}} has announced it has ended talks with {{link http://www.disney.com/ The Walt Disney Company}} over extending their five-picture deal. “After ten… |
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Jim Hill on the Disney/Pixar break-up…
As expected, Jim weighs in on the current hot topic concerning The Walt Disney Company and their splitting with blockbuster supplier Pixar Animation Studios. Posted late last night (early this… |
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The Disney empire strikes back
…Eisner’s record”. Thanks to ‘Wolf Tooth’ in our {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=210 Forums}}. The letter follows. from {{link http://www.animationnation.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=007657 Animation Nation}} Dear Shareholders: Our last fiscal year marked a real turnaround for… |
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Curious George update
Coming Soon!, via Variety, has a rather large update on Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment’s traditionally animation Curious George, set to arrive in theaters November 2005. Apparently, Universal sees the… |
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This just in: This Just In coming to SpikeTV; Blue Aloha to Fox
‘MusicFan’ in tha {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=1509#post1509 AN Forums}} has pointed to The Futon Critic, which announces a new animated comedy. “In its continued commitment to developing original animated programs for men,… |
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Chat session with professional animator Chris Headrick
…traditional animation, as well as many other topics only touched on in his {{link http://www.animationhq.net/v2/toonguest/chat%20logs/headrick-7_26_03.htm first chat}} with AnimationHQ. Since leaving advertising writing to work in the animation industry in… |
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Submissions wanted for WBIAS 2004: Raider's search for Independent animated shorts
…DVD compilations. “These VHS and DVDs will be created to promote the diverse range of stories that the consistently developing medium that animation is allowing us to show to the… |
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A little more on Rex Havoc and the Atomic 8; Pixar's next
…Film Festival Site}} (running October 14-21) include many names that will be known to animation and film fans. A little down the list, though, is one Scott Rosenberg, credited with… |
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A new toon "Brew"…
Jerry Beck and Amid Amidi, known online for their animation history and comment sites Cartoon Research and Animation Blast respectively, have joined together to launch a new place to discuss… |
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The tricks of the trade
…to those who wish to find out how animated cartoons are made. Pages give information on Jan’s animation package Animac, as well as how to build an animation desk and… |
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Quaint Quisp Quickie
…Toast Man feel to it. Apparently this is due to the fact that the short was produced by Spumco, the animation company of John Krisfaluci of Ren and Stimpy fame…. |
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Foothill and phuuz announce strategic alliance
Emmy award winning producer/director Eric Radomski, formerly of Warner Brothers Animation, and his phuzz entertainment content company is joining forces with Foothill Entertainment, the global distributors of family and childrens… |
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UPDATED: Pink Panther to get makeover?
…animation rights.” The Birth of the Pink Panther, directed by Shawn Levy and Ivan Reitman, is set for release in 2005. An anonymous Animated-News reader has informed me that in… |
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More on Lorenzo: A Tale of the Tail
Check out Animation World Magazine for a new article on the development of and animation techniques used for the upcoming Disney short Lorenzo which is about “a snooty and spoiled… |
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King of the Hill to compete against live action shows at Emmys
Variety reports (via AWN) that the producers of King of the Hill have announced they will forego eligibility in the animation categories at this years Emmy Awards so that they… |
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It's the story, fool!
…gained a few pounds. You simply can’t make a blanket statement that hand-drawn animation is dead and that computerized renderings are the way of the future.” “Would Finding Nemo have… |
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The Justice League: They're Not Incompetent, They're Just Drawn That Way
Chris Robinson, otherwise known as The Animation Pimp, has a funny new article at Animation World Network discussing the “direction and inconsistencies” of the Justice League animated series. Not to… |
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\\SpongeBob\\ on demand
\\{{link http://www.animationmagazine.net/article.php?article_id=2330 Animation Magazine}}\\ reports that cable company Comcast will be adding Nickelodeon and Noggin to its its “On Demand” service in select cities at no additional charge to subscribers…. |
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Adult Swim announces new shows and new direction
…night of action and anime programming on Saturday, April 17th. The kick-off will see the broadcasting of The Animatrix, while new animation deals with Seth Green and Jack Black will… |
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An educational special for British inmates
…Employing animated characters and humor, Good To Be Home, created by the Leeds Animation Workshop, shows inmates how to overcome relationship and family problems. “Ex-prisoners with happy home lives are… |
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Joe Grant Interviewed
It may be a slow news day but there’s a new interview at Animation World Magazine with the legendary Joe Grant, who is just about to turn 96 and is… |
