AWN Oscar® Tour Travelogue: The Lady and the Reaper

Oscar Showcase 10 AWN/Acme Filmworks Party Gallery

OscarTourEditor — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:55:17 -0800

Check out the pics from AWN/Acme Filmworks party. A gathering of the who's who of the animation community.

Oscar Showcase 10 DreamWorks Photo Gallery

OscarTourEditor — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:19:34 -0800

DreamWorks had a full day for the Oscar nominees when they came to visit. Here are their adventures in pictures.

Oscar Showcase 10 Agencies Photo Gallery

OscarTourEditor — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:50:04 -0800

In L.A., the nominees visted agencies ICM, CAA and William Morris. Here is their visits in pictures.

Oscar Showcase 10 Sony Photo Gallery

OscarTourEditor — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:40:31 -0800

On the first day of the Los Angeles leg of the Oscar Showcase tour, the nominees had a chance to see the famed MGM backlot and the new Sony studios. Here are a collection of pics from the day.

DreamWorks Rolls Out Red Carpet for Nominees

OscarTourEditor — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:37:07 -0800

The AWN Showcase tour has a full day at DreamWorks.

Oscar Tour Meets ICM Agents

OscarTourEditor — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:18:51 -0800

On the first day of the L.A. leg, the tour swung by agency ICM.

L.A. Leg Starts at MGM and Sony

OscarTourEditor — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:26:40 -0800

The 2010 Oscar Showcase tour begins its L.A. leg with a trip to Sony and MGM.

More Day Three at Pixar

OscarTourEditor — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:13:37 -0800

Who says there are no celebrities in Animation? We arrive at Pixar an hour early, the van is buzzing with excitement. We are about to meet some of the ROCK STARS of animation. To be granted a tour at Pixar is a privilege not extended to everyone!

Day Three: Pixar!

OscarTourEditor — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:30:40 -0800

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.

Day Two's Evening Screening with ASIFA-SF

OscarTourEditor — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:56:05 -0800

SF’s Dolby Laboratories in Potrero Hill hosts tonights screening of the Oscar-nominated shorts for SF’s ASIFA chapter. As if I’d had any doubts that I was among serious animation fans, chapter president Karl Cohen’s next announcement, that the Balboa Theater will be screening some Gumby shorts in honor of the recently-deceased Art Clokey earns an audible gasp from the audience. This group loves animation, and lives animation.