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Idiots’ Diary #9: Chicago

Posted In | Blog Categories: Indie Distribution, Indie Cinema | Site Categories: Business, Films

 

A shot from Idiots & Angels
A shot from Idiots & Angels.

 

Great news, we just got booked in Chicago's prestigious Music Box Cinema! It looks like it will be screening there the 1st week of December.

Idiots’ Diary #24: Surprises with the Academy Shortlist

Posted In | Blog Categories: Awards | Site Categories: Awards, Short Films

Several weeks ago, I went to the Academy screening of all the eligible animated shorts – about 30 films. It's held at the N.Y. Academy screening room (The Lighthouse) and is attended by all or most of the Academy members living in the Northeast area. Members even come down from Canada.  It's one of my favorite events, because often I discover films I've never seen before and I always have a film that I'm trying to get nominated.

A brief conversation with Kent Buttetrworth who created and produced his own film and loved doing it!

Posted In | Blog Categories: Production | Site Categories: 2D, Business, Films

We all have our own projects that we feel are better than some of the things that we see on broadcast television or cable.  Who hasn't wondeded what would happen if only they could get their film seen - After all it has to be better than a lot of the crap that seems to fill the airways.  Kent Butterworth worked for a number of years off and on to make his film Attila the Ham, in the end he finsihsed the film, found a distributor and kept the lion's share of ownership and rights.... Just like the good old days when broadcasters were broadcasters and producers were producers...  Here's how he did it.

Alice in Wonderland falls through the rabbit hole and into the 21st Century

Posted In | Site Categories: 2D, CG, Films, Technology

The story and visuals of Lewis Carrol’s Alice in Wonderland have long been such an important part of my imagination’s development, I couldn’t help but be mightily intrigued by the idea of a brand new version being directed by Tim Burton. 

 

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Atlanta Braves Unhappy With Pixar’s Brave

Posted In | Blog Categories: Feature Films | Site Categories: 2D, Business, Films
Merida rides in this concept art from Brave. All images courtesy of Pixar.
Merida rides in this concept art from Brave. Merida does not play major league baseball for the Atlanta Braves.  All images courtesy of Pixar.

 

At a casual glance, anybody taking on Disney in a court of law would seem either fabulously wealthy, fabulously nuts, or both.  So, I find this news item of particular interest.  As reported on the Yahoo Sports blog Big League Stew, Major League Baseball’s Atlanta Braves are slinging some arrows at Pixar, challenging them over the name of the upcoming animated feature, Brave.

The #1 Most Important Screenplay Element. Are You Interested?

Posted In | Blog Categories: Writing Tech | Site Categories: Cartoons, Education and Training, Films, Television, Writing
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What is the #1 most important ingredient of every great screenplay?

Is it great characters?

Great plot?

High Concept?

It’s none of these.  The #1 most important ingredient of every great screenplay is...

FUNimation Streaming Schedule 5/24/10

Posted In | Blog Categories: News | Site Categories: Anime, Cartoons, Events, Films, Home Entertainment, Internet and Interactive, Television

 

FUNimation
FUNimation

 

Here is the latest streaming schedule from FUNimation.

 

MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UC (UNICORN) ON Zune® / Xbox LIVE®

Posted In | Blog Categories: News | Site Categories: Anime, Events, Films, Home Entertainment, Internet and Interactive, Television

 

Bandai
That’s right. Bandai continues to bring you anime on demand! Here are the details.

 

Ottawa - Bring a Hat

Posted In | Blog Categories: Ottawa Animation Festival | Site Categories: Events
I'm in Ottawa.
Something is about to happen.
The air is thick with it.
Downtown is in a state of heightened anticipation.

Day Three: Pixar!

Posted In | Blog Categories: Pixar, Oscar® Tour 2010, The Lady and the Reaper | Site Categories: Events, Films, People, Places, Short Films

 

Enrique and Javier strike a monster pose

 

Pixar is living through a new golden age.  The string of hit films, the triumph of Up, the promise of the studio’s ambitious new projects, all fill the space with a glow.  I’ve visited Pixar before, and each time I’m aware that someday I’ll be telling people not yet born that, yes, I visited Pixar.