A Special 30th AnniversaryTrickfilm Festival of Animated Film 2012
Though there was just too much for anyone to see or do, if you can only attend one festival next year I highly recommend that you come to the TrickFilm Animation Festival.
Category: Awards
BAFTA Awards Undergo Overhaul
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts is revamping its voting system for the Orange British Academy Film Awards.
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'Penguins of Madagascar' Wins Daytime Emmy
Nickelodeon’s “Penguins of Madagascar” was awarded the prize for Outstanding Children’s Animated Comedy at the ceremony for the 39th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards on Saturday night.
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Virtual 2Pac Wins Cannes Lion Award
Digital Domain announced that "Virtual 2Pac at Coachella," the virtual performance of the late rap star Tupac Shakur, was recognized with a Cannes Lions Titanium Award at the 59th annual Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.
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SIGGRAPH 2012 Computer Animation Festival Winners Announced
SIGGRAPH 2012 announces the Computer Animation Festival's Best in Show, Jury Award, Best Student Project, and Well Told Fable Prize recipients.
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Elastic's Andy Hall takes Annecy with Red Cross Campaign
Elastic director Andy Hall takes top honors in the Advertising/Promotional Film category at the Annecy International Film Festival for his work on the Red Cross holiday gift donation campaign.
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June Foray Wins Emmy Award
Veteran voice actor June Foray was recognized with an Emmy award in the category of Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program for her role as Mrs. Cauldron in Cartoon Network’s "The Garfield Show."
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Trollbäck Wins PromaxBDA Gold & Silver Awards
Branding and design studio Trollbäck + Company won several PromaxBDA Awards for its Nickelodeon image campaign and Fox Soccer promo.
PromaxBDA Announces 2012 Winners
PromaxBDA announces the winners of the 2012 PromaxBDA Promotion, Marketing and Design Awards that celebrate excellence, creativity and innovation.
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Nancy Cartwright Honored at PromaxBDA
Nancy Cartwright, award-winning actress and iconic voice-over star who is best known to the public as the voice of Bart Simpson, has been honored by PromaxBDA with the Don LaFontaine Legacy Award.
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Digital Domain Wins AICP VFX Award
Digital Domain and its commercial production company Mothership were honored by the AICP at Tuesday night's 2012 AICP Show held at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City for Nike “Biomorph.”
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Serge Bromberg Steps Down as Annecy Festival Director
Tonight’s closing ceremonies brought more than the jury selections of prize winning films as Serge Bromberg announced that after 14 years at the helm, he was stepping down as Annecy festival director.
'Tram' and 'Crulic' Take Home Top Prizes at Annecy
The Annecy International Animation Festival just concluded its 36th edition this evening, June 9, 2012. “Tram” by Michaela Pavlátová took home the Annecy Cristal as the top short film, while “Crulic – The Path to Beyond,” by Anca Damian, took the top prize for feature film.
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2012 CG Student Award Winners Announced
The winners for the 2012 CG Student Awards have been announced.
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Toon Boom Receives Frost & Sullivan Award
Based on thorough market analysis, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Toon Boom Animation with the 2011 Global Frost & Sullivan Award for Entrepreneurial Company of the Year.
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Vancouver Animation School Wins CIRA Impact Award
The Vancouver Animation School was recognized by the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) as the winner of the CIRA Impact Award for elearning in 2012.
Phoenix Creates Show Open for 2012 CLIO Awards
Phoenix Media Group created a high-energy animated motion graphic and commercial montage to kick off last week’s 2012 CLIO award ceremony at the American Museum of Natural History.
The NFB Heads to Annecy
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is taking the official competition of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival by storm with four films: “Le grand ailleurs et le petit ici” (“Here and the Great Elsewhere”) by Michèle Lemieux, “Bydlo” by Patrick Bouchard, “Edmond était un âne” (“Edmond Was a Donkey”) by Franck Dion and “Kali le petit vampire” (“Kali the Little Vampire”) by Regina Pessoa.
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AniMazSpot Announces Third Quarter Finalists
AniMazSpot announced the top two short films from the Third Quarter entries selected to go on to vie for Best of Festival prize at the fourth annual AniMazSpot 2012 Festival, September 10-16, 2012.
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'Mia and me' Wins Big at Stuttgart
“Mia and me” has been awarded the prize for best animated series for children by the children’s jury at the 19th Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film.
AniMazSpot Announces 2012 Jury Additions
Animation Spotlight announced that Kaj Pindal (Denmark/Canada) and Cinzia Bottini (Italy/Singapore) have joined the AniMazSpot international jury panel.
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Mistika Powers AFA Winner 'Flying Swords of Dragon Gate'
SGO's Mistika was used for the stereoscopic 3D post production work for China's first 3D IMAX martial arts action film “The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate,” which won Best Visual Effects and Best Costume Designer at the Asian Film Awards.
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Iron Claw Scores Emmy for 'Monday Night Football' Show Open
Production company Iron Claw is celebrating its recent Emmy win for Outstanding Production Design/Art Direction for the “Sunday Night Football” show open with Faith Hill for NBC Sports.
Stuttgart Animation Winners Announced
This weekend, Stuttgart’s International Festival of Animated Film announced the winners of its 19th Trickfilm competition (May 8-3). Martin Snopek and Ivana Laucikova’s “The Last Airbus” (Slovakia), Alke Arndt’s “Atlas” (Germany) and Ignacio Ferreras’ “Wrinkles” (Spain) were among the big winners.
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Animated Com Award Winners Announced
The world's best productions in the field of applied animation received their prizes in the Mercedes-Benz Museum at the Animated Com Award held at the 19th Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film.
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