Creative Focus :: 2D

Production Profile: Sinarak

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A comic horror sitcom about forgotten ghosts from the past that revisit the modern world. The sitcom provides an opportunity to reconsider traditional culture in a rapidly changing modern society. A novel approach to traditional material with comical characters

Production Profile: Bristol Expedition

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Animation Bristol Expedition aired in 2008. The series is based on an online game with the same title that was co-developed by Groom Interactive and Dongwoo Animation. The series is about a journey of friendship between six characters and a robot Nomario.

Company Profile: Dongwoo Animation CO, Ltd.

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Established in 1991, Dongwoo Animation Co., Ltd. (“Dongwoo Animation”) is a leading entertainment company whose business area covers 2D and 3D animation production, distribution, toy manufacturing, and character licensing. The company houses 50 animation directors and 350 animators along with a state-of-the-art HD editing system.

Company Profile: Big Star Enterprise, INC.

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From the early stages of the Korean animation production business in the 1980’s, Big Star Enterprise, Inc. has been a leading animation production company, since its establishment in 1986. Big Star is one of the few studios in Korea that provides animation services in the major animation mediums – traditional, CG and flash.

Production Profile: YooHoo & Friends

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The characters are species at risk of extinction who take a journey together to find new friends on other continents. The show is designed to teach children about environmental protection and preservation. The series was developed in 2007 and targeted at the global market.

Production Profile: Ghost Messenger

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Ghost Messengers are super-power agents from the underground world called the World of Death. The World of Death is a digitalized world with cutting-edge technologies that control and manage the life and death of all living things based on its elaborate systems.

Company Profile: Studio ANIMAL Co., ltd.

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StudioANIMAL is an animation production studio that delivers high quality entertainment that can be enjoyed by anyone. People at StudioANIMAL are working hard to provide better animation and game as well as become a leader in the digital entertainment industry. StudioAnimal aims to become a world-leading animation company...

Waking Sleeping Beauty Debuts In Theaters On March 26, 2010

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After a successful festival debut, Waking Sleeping Beauty will begin its theatrical run with limited releases in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco on March 26, 2010.

BEST OF 2009: Best Underground Title

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AWN's series on the best video games of 2009 continues. Hit the jump to see our list of best underground titles.

A Stampede Of Sales For New Babar Series

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Corus Entertainment's Nelvana Enterprises is pleased to announce that it has found a home with a number of the world's leading broadcasters for the new 3-D animated television series Babar And The Adventures Of Badou.

BEST OF 2009: Best Downloadable Title

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AWN's series on the best video games of 2009. Hit the jump to see the best downloadable titles of this past year.

My Winter Wonderland Animation Tour…Begins to Points North and Beyond

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During the past few weeks, there has been no dearth of animation activity.

Enchanted 2 Lands Writer

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Disney has hired Jessie Nelson (FRED CLAUS) to write a sequel to ENCHANTED, reports VARIETY.

Warner Bros. Lines up 3-D Release Slate

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Warner Bros. Pictures has confirmed a series of upcoming 3-D releases.

A harsh, opinionated and unfair review of Walt Disney’s The Princess and the Frog

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A harsh, opinionated and entirely unfair review of Disney's 'The Princess and the Frog'. Reader beware, it's a ridiculous, long-winded affair full of inexcusably questionable critique and pseudo insider dribble. Honest too...

Web Toons You Need To See 2010

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AWN's Director of Content Rick DeMott puts together a rundown of the top ten web toons from AWNtv that you have to see.

Joe Dirt Toons Up on TBS

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TBS has signed a deal with David Spade to turn his live-action feature, JOE DIRT, into an animated series, reports VARIETY.

Elemental Magic - An Organic Approach to Visual Effects Animation goes to the University of Pennsylvania

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Joseph Gilland's Elemental Magic Workshop!
My ‘Elemental Magic –An Organic Approach to Visual Effects Animation’ workshop is not just a cute little tip of the hat to traditional animation principles. This is vital stuff, that cannot be left behind, in the rush to embrace ‘cutting edge’ digital technology.

Miffy Hits the Big Screen

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MIFFY – THE MOVIE, the latest project of Dutch Telescreen B.V., a leading production, distribution and Brand Management company and part of the German m4e AG, will be introduced at the European Film Market in Berlin.

Animafest Zagreb 2010 - World Festival of Animated Film

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Starts: Jun 01, 2010 - Ends: Jun 06, 2010
Submission Deadline: Jan 31, 2010
Location: Zagreb, Croatia
Website: http://www.animafest.hr

The World Festival of Animated Film in Zagreb is traditionally the second oldest festival in Europe. In the course of its thirty-year-old history it has systematically been following world animation production through a number of films in competition and out of competition. Built on the tradition of the Zagreb School of Animation, Animafest, the festival oriented towards auteur film, has made a reputation of being one of the most significant events in the domain of animated film.

Approved by ASIFA (International Animated Film Association) and founded by the City of Zagreb and the production studio Zagreb Film the first World Festival of Animated Film was held in June 1972, headed by Zelimir Matko, the festival's first director and its driving force who was working tirelessly for the festival until he died in 1977. Since that time, the festival has hosted many renowned makers of animated film, gaining an international reputation mainly thanks to its long-standing managing director Margit Buba Antauer. In 2005, Animafest introduced the programme of animated feature film.

Since then this biennale festival has turned into an annual event – each odd-numbered year is devoted to feature film and even-numbered one to short film. By decision of the Festival Council, made in 2007, Animafest is under a new art and organisation leadership that aims at continuing the festival tradition by developing programmes that would enable authors and professionals a more active participation at the festival. With new initiatives, such as the founding of Regional Pitching Forum for projects in Development and Animafest Fund, Animafest aspires to become an active participant in encouraging the production and distribution of animated film.