Events and Awards

NVIDIA Announces 2013 GTC Keynote Speakers

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NVIDIA announces Ralph V. Gilles and Erez Lieberman Aiden as the keynote speakers for the fourth-annual GPU Technology Conference.

2013 Academy Screenwriting Competition Now Underway

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The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences’ 2013 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting is now accepting entries.

What a Difference an Oscar® Makes

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Site Categories: Awards, Events, People, Short Films
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Animation legends discuss the lasting effects of winning Best Short.

Oscar® Tour SoCal Day 2 Finishes at Motion Picture Academy Screening

Day 2 in LA concludes with a screening at the Motion Picture Academy hosted and moderated by Jason Schwartzman.

Oscar® Tour SoCal Day 2 Continues at Disney Feature Animation

Day 2 in Los Angeles continues at Disney Feature Animation, highlighted by a studio tour with John Musker.

The Croods to Close Holland Animation Film Fest

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Events, Films, Places | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: CG, Events, Films, Places
The 16th edition of the Holland Animation Film Festival closes on March 24th with the Dutch premiere of the 3D animated feature from DreamWorks, “The Croods.”

Oscar® Tour SoCal Day 1: ASIFA-Hollywood Screening and Q&A

The SoCal leg of Oscar® Showcase Tour kicked off with a screening Monday night at Woodbury University, sponsored and organized by ASIFA-Hollywood.

Ireland's Telegael Launches New Stop Motion Studio

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Cartoons, Places, Stop-Motion, Television | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Business, Cartoons, Places, Stop-Motion, Television
Telegael launches a new stop motion studio, Beochan, to create the second season of prehistoric preschool series, “Igam Ogam.”

Modus Operandi Animates 2013 Sprite Slam Dunk

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Modus Operandi creates animated slam dunks & more for the 2013 Sprite Slam Dunk charity event.

Adventures in Zambezia Takes Flight

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CMG announces the initial theatrical results of their film “Adventures of Zambezia.”

Liar’s Autobiography to Open Holland Animation Film Fest

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The 16th edition of the Holland Animation Film Festival opens with the premiere of the animated feature, “Monty Python: A Liar’s Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python’s Graham Chapman.”

Toonami Ramps Up for Asia Launch

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Cartoons, Events, Internet and Interactive, Places, Television | Geographic Region: Asia | Site Categories: Business, Cartoons, Events, Internet and Interactive, Places, Television
Regional campaign features events, competitions and online fan engagement.

Autodesk Launches Gwen & Dave Animation Competition

Posted In | News Categories: Call for Entries, CG, Short Films, Technology | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Call for Entries, CG, Short Films, Technology
Autodesk kicks off its “Gwen & Dave” animated vacation getaway contest with prizes including a license of the Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suite Ultimate, a Lenovo ThinkPad W530 Mobile Workstation, a license of Autodesk Mudbox, and an NVIDIA Quadro card.

Oscar® Tour 2013 Day 3 Stops at Tippett Studio

Day 3 continues with a tour of cg and stop-motion wizards Tippett Studio.

Oscar® Tour 2013 Day 3 Starts at Pixar

Day 3 of the tour begins with a fantastic tour of Pixar.

The Simpsons Wins WGA Award

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The Writers Guild of America, West and the Writers Guild of America, East announce the winners of the 2013 Writers Guild Awards for outstanding achievement in writing for screen, television, radio, news, promotional, videogame, and new media writing.

Brave Wins ASC Eddie Award

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“Argo,” “The Silver Linings Playbook” And “Brave” win big at the 63rd annual ACE Eddie Awards recognizing outstanding editing in 2012.

Brave Wins Cinema Audio Society Animated Film Award

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The Sound Mixing Team of Original Dialogue for “Brave” take home the top honors at the 49th Annual CAS Awards in the newly added category of Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Animated.

Victoria Alonso and Jeff White Talk The Avengers

Posted In | Magazines: VFXWorld | Site Categories: 3D, Awards, CG, Films, People, Technology, Visual Effects
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The film’s Executive Producer and ILM VFX Supervisor discuss the Oscar®-nominated superhero epic’s visual effects challenges.