Every year for more than a decade we’ve toured DreamWorks’ expansive Glendale campus with either the Animation Show of Shows, our Oscar Showcase tour, or both. We’re always greeted with open arms and we’re always shown tasty morsels of upcoming films – last year, for example, Simon Otto showed us 20 minutes of How To Train Your Dragon well before it was released. This year did not disappoint.

The 10th Kecskemet Animation Film Festival (KAFF) is a parallel competition of European animated features and TV specials as well as Hungarian short animated films.

In addition to film screenings musical and theatrical shows, exhibitions and professional discussions will take place in town during the festival. Kecskemet is a city with 100,000 inhabitants and with a lively cultural life, 80 km south to Budapest, the capital of Hungary.

KAFF is a member of the European Coordination of Film Festivals.
For more information, visit www.kaff.hu or e-mail us at kfilm@kecskemetfilm.hu.

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.

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.

The 2011 Mile High Horror Film Festival announces its call for entries!

This coming fall, Denver, CO will once again host this independent cinematic THRILLRIDE at HIGH ALTITUDE! The festival will take place October 7-9 at the Starz Film Center.

We are planning a three-day film festival with activities, events, and most importantly independent horror films.

Submission categories include Feature Length Films, Short Films, Local Colorado Films, and ANIMATIONS!

For general information and to submit to the festival visit www.withoutabox.com and search for "Mile High Horror Film Festival" or visit our website at www.milehighhorrorfilmfestival.com

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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.

Now following a second New York ruling tossing out their claims, the owners of Stan Lee Media have won the right to pursue a new suit against Stan Lee in California, writes The Hollywood Reporter.

In a couple hours we’re off to the Disney Museum and then over to Skywalker Ranch for the rest of the day and evening. It’s funny – in all the years we’ve been doing this annual tour and get-together with the animated short nominees, this is the first year I’ve gone on the northern California leg. One thing or another has always kept me in LA. I’m excited, though my room is freezing. I should drag this room heater back home – it would make a great air conditioner for my office.

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Anima Mundi is the International Animation Festival of Brazil.

A festival that aims to inform, train, educate and entertain by using the infinite possibilities of the language of animation.

In 2010 Anima Mundi celebrates its 18th anniversary by promoting, beyond the annual festival in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, a series of activities that are reflected in this website.

Participate in Anima Mundi by entering your film, joining our virtual community and glancing through our windows the universe of International Animation.

The 19th edition of the International Animation Festival of Brazil, Anima Mundi 2011 takes place from July 15 to 24 in Rio de Janeiro and from July 27 to 31 in Sao Paulo.

Please go to our website for an online entry-form, entry rules and transportation label: www.animamundi.com.br.

The deadline for entries and for sending the promotional material is March 23rd.

If you need additional information on the pre-selection process please send email to: entry@animamundi.com.br.

The categories in competition are:
Short Films
Feature Films
Shorts for Children
Brazilian Animation
Student Film

There will also be awards for:
Best Animation
Best Script
Best Soundtrack
Best Art-Direction
Best Commissioned Film