Oscar Tour LA Day 3: Fox Trot
The third day of the LA Oscar tour actually began with a morning stop at CAA in Century City before a small gathering of agents and producers in their lavish screening room.
Category: Awards
Despicable Me's Coffin Wins Best Director at Cartoon Movie
DESPICABLE ME director Pierre Coffin won the Best Director prize at Cartoon Movie, reports Variety.
Immersed in Norway's Fredrikstad Animation Festival
Nancy Denney-Phelps travels to Norway to take part in the Fredrikstad Animation Festival. The event has an emphasis on screening Nordic animation but offers so much more. Along with Nordic short film and student competitions and screenings of animation aimed at the family audience, two days were devoted to seminars with international guest speakers from all branches of the animation world.
Should VFX Oscar Reward Groundbreaking, Innovative or Just Clever?
Doug Larmour, MPC London's Head of Compositing, launches his blog on AWN, questioning and analyzing the reasons why Inception won the Oscar this past Sunday.
Backstage at the Oscars
TOY STORY 3 director Lee Unkrich talked about his grandmother and taking a well-deserved vacation before starting a new feature with producer Darla Anderson; THE LOST THING co-director Shaun Tan admitted they went a little crazy on his short about going unnoticed; INCEPTION visual effects supervisor Paul Franklin said he considers the folding Paris as recognizable a character as any of the most recent character-centric Oscar winners; and ALICE IN WONDERLAND production designer Rob Stromberg conceded that his vfx background was indispensible on the Tim Burton blockbuster.
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Toy Story 3 Wins Two Oscars
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences handed out their coveted Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011.
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Toy or Dragon? That’s a Tough Choice – Perry’s Previews Animation Oscar Predictions & Director Interviews
Perry Chen shares his Oscar predictions, plus video interviews with nominated directors and the Oscar symposium.
Oscar Tour Day 3: A Pixar Tour de Force!
If it’s Friday, it must be Pixar. And as most would attest, a visit to Pixar is pretty special. In no particular order, we met John Lasseter, crawled around the infamous Love Lounge, drank Scotch with Andrew Gordon in the Lucky 7 Lounge, met up with Oscar-winner Ralph Eggleston and his mending broken finger, had lunch with Roger Gould, screened the nominated films for 235+ staff, saw concept art, original models and other visual goodies from several films and talked to Bob Peterson. And, we bought Girl Scout cookies in the Pixar lobby. Quite the day indeed.
Annies To Consider Editing Award
American Cinema Editors, along with editors and studios, have urged ASIFA-Hollywood to add an editing award to the Annies, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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More Oscar Tour Day 2: The Fantastic Digs of Tippett Studio
Tippett Studio is a well-known cg studio that specializes in feature film visual effects and creature animation. Legendary founder Phil Tippett is the creative force behind some of the most iconic animated creatures and characters in cinematic history. Our second day ended with a screening and highly anticipated tour of their main production facilities. We were not disappointed.
Oscar Tour Day 1: The Walt Disney Family Museum and Skywalker Ranch
Like intrepid but warmly dressed explorers venturing into mysterious but GPS-identified territory, our group set forth into the crisp morning air in search of our first tour stop, the new Walt Disney Family Museum. We caught a break – the rain had stopped, at least for a few hours, leaving behind a beautiful sunny sky. We weren't so lucky later in the day - we were pounded by rain and hail.
Nick's Kids' Choice Awards Nods Announced
Always unpredictable and full of surprises, actor/comedian Jack Black will take viewers on a wild ride as he returns to host Nickelodeon’s 2011 Kids’ Choice Awards, premiering live on Saturday, April 2, at 8:00 p.m. (ET/Tape delayed for West Coast).
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The Oscars: Ralston Talks 'Alice in Wonderland'
Sony's acclaimed supervisor discusses going down the rabbit hole once again along with the other nominees.
Toy Story 3, Eagleman Stag Win Animated BAFTAs
The King’s Speech was named Best Film at tonight’s Orange British Academy Film Awards, held at London’s Royal Opera House.
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Warfare As Gaming, Gaming As Warfare
Josh Bricker’s video “Post Newtoniansim” runs real footage warfare (Iraq?) side-by-side with gaming warfare. But the viewer’s response is the real subject of this film.
The Oscars: To Animation and Beyond
The directors of How to Train Your Dragon, The Illusionist and Toy Story 3 talk transcending the best animated feature.
3D Society Awards Dragons, Tron
The second annual International 3D Society 3D Creative Arts Awards were hosted tonight by comedian and costar of “3DYogi Bear” Tom Cavanagh at Hollywood’s historic Grauman’s Chinese Theater, honoring talent — both in front of and behind the cameras — within the rapidly burgeoning 3D filmmaking, gaming and television industries.
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How to Train Your Dragon Flies with Humane Society Nod
Every year, The Genesis Awards pays tribute to the major news and entertainment media for producing outstanding works that raise public awareness of animal issues.
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Annecy Opens YouTube Competition
The International Animation Film Festival and YouTube are launching the second edition of the Annecy/YouTube competition.
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Amazing Kids!, Perry’s Previews Launch Perrific Oscar Picks! Contest
Amazing Kids! (www.amazing-kids.org) and Perry’s Previews (www.perryspreviews.com) announced that entries are now being accepted for their first-ever “Amazing Kids!’ Perrific Oscar Picks!” Contest.
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The Oscars: Trojansky Talks 'Hereafter'
Scanline's founder and vfx supervisor discusses the new mindset for working with Clint Eastwood.
Brad Bird's Hilarious ASIFA Award Acceptance Speech Video
If you weren't at Royce Hall for this year's ASIFA-Hollywood Annie Awards, then you missed something special - Brad Bird's hilarious Winsor McCay Award for Lifetime Achievement acceptance speech video. Even if you were there, it's worth a second look. Possibly a third...
DreamWorks Cleans Up at the Annies
ASIFA-Hollywood handed out its annual Annie Awards at UCLA's Royce Hall on Feb. 5, 2011.
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The Oscars: Snow Talks 'Iron Man 2'
ILM's supervisor on Iron Man 2 discusses heavy metal CG and what lighting tricks can be applied to the next Pirates sequel.
Amazing Kids! and Perry's Previews Announce First-Ever "Amazing Kids! Perrific Oscar Picks! Contest"
Amazing Kids! (www.amazing-kids.org) and Perry’s Previews (www.perryspreviews.com) announced that entries are now being accepted for their first-ever “Amazing Kids!’ Perrific Oscar Picks!” Contest. Amazing Kids! and Perry’s Previews are challenging kids and teens worldwide, ages 6-17, to predict the Oscar® winner for Best Animated Feature of 2010 for the upcoming 83rd Academy Awards and make their voice heard.
