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Cartoons on the Bay

March 22cnd-24th Rapallo, Italy

Cartoons on the Bay 2012 will be held from March 22nd to 25th. The 16th Edition of the Festival will take place in Rapallo, Santa Margherita Ligure and Portofino. The guest country will be India and the main theme of the year will be Sport in cartoons, to celebrate 2012 London Olympic Games.

The first day of work will be devoted to a series of meetings in which the the major animation companies will attend and a retrospective of the best products of featured and animated films in recent years.

In view of the London Olympics, the festival will focus on cartoons and sports with the celebration of the second edition of the Premio & Sport Cartoons produced in collaboration with the Circolo Sportivo della Rai. Among the novelties of the birth of the new Harlequin Award dedicated to the best cartoon taken from comic book (which is added to the Harlequin Award dedicated to cartoon and cartoon and videogames and books) and Pulcinella Award dedicated to Live Action sitcom and series for children not in animation.

With the birth of the Pulcinella Awards, we also wanted include today's growing attention to hybrid products made of flesh and blood actors and animation support.

Roberto Genovesi, artistic director of Cartoons on the Bay-concludes the process of transforming the festival that today can be considered a full member of the European reference point for cross-media animation.

THE 84TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS

FEDRUARY 26TH AT 7:00

   Each January, the entertainment community and film fans around the world turn their attention to the Academy Awards. Interest and anticipation builds to a fevered pitch leading up to the Oscar telecast in February, when hundreds of millions of movie lovers tune in to watch the glamorous ceremony and learn who will receive the highest honors in filmmaking.

    The Oscars reward the previous year’s greatest cinema achievements as determined by some of the world’s most accomplished motion picture artists and professionals. The Academy’s roughly 6,000 members vote for the Oscars using secret ballots, which are tabulated by the international auditing firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers. The auditors maintain absolute secrecy until the moment the show’s presenters open the envelopes and reveal the winners on live television.

Super Animation on the Super Screen

Join us for two months of animated extravaganza on the Northbridge Piazza Super Screen in Perth, WA!

Every Thursday night, 8:30 – 9:30pm, Animator’s Hour will promote local Perth animators and their superb work through a set of 8 free screenings. We will also be showcasing other animated works from Australia and the World, and the amazing talents, skills and imagination of around 100 artists.

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Get involved and win one of three $500 cash prizes, a Wacom tablet and other goodies, by helping us to create a brand new animation entitled Bunny Cakes. All the crazy, quirky and awesome ideas submitted will find their way to the final piece and be pulled together and crafted by a team of savvy animators.

Even if you are not an animator or artist, you can enter the competition by drafting a script or by sketching your ideas for the animated film. Everyone is welcomed to join in the fun!

Starting from 23rd February, we’ll help to spark your imagination with our short films and give you a taste of the competition submissions thus far, which will give you opportunities to build on what has already been submitted or to take Bunny Cakes in quite different directions.

So come to the city, grab a bean bag and join in the completely free Animator’s Hour screenings.

Check out our website for more info: www.animatorshour.com

Thursday 23rd Feb – Thursday 12th Apr, 8:30 – 9:30pm

 Northbridge Piazza Super Screen, FREE

Animator’s Hour is supported by: the City of Perth, WAnimate, Wacom, The Big N, The Mustang Bar, Quest on James Apartments, Comiczone, Geláre-Northbridge and The Corner Cafe

The next Anima, the Brussels International Animation Film Festival, will take place in Flagey from February 17 to 26, 2012.

Over one hundred and fifty films in the international competition (shorts and features, commercials, music videos), retrospectives, exhibitions, lessons, workshops for the kids, the Futurama professional days, round-table discussions, numerous guests and concerts make Brussels an international appointment not to be ignored. It's also the place to find out about Belgian animation with a national competition and screenings in panorama. Add to that a very "Animated Night" full of films, a special animation Cosplay show, and Anima easily confirms itself a "must" for the thirty five thousand spectators that flock to Flagey, the prestigious cultural centre of Belgium's capital city.

Anima 2012 Competition:

Awards for Best FeatureAwards for Best Shorts FilmsAwards for Best Advertising FilmAwards for Best Music VideoNomination for the Cartoon d'Or

Too Art for TV 6, a massive gallery show in New York for the Animation Industry, is currently accepting artist submissions.

 

Each year, Too Art highlights the personal fine art works of animation industry artists in an attempt to bridge gap between fine and applied art.

 

For more information, including submission guidelines, please visit:

 

http://bunnycutlet.com/submitTOO6.html

 

Feel free to contact us with any questions at:

Ebanks.email@gmail.com

Bunnycutlet@gmail.com

 

Thank you!

Nathan Fowkes - Color Concepts Workshop on February 11th!

"The use of color is critically important for the working artist, well designed color can make your work powerfully compelling and will reach your audience at an emotional level that moves them. That will be our topic of study for this year's Color Workshop on Saturday, February 11, 12-8pm. So whether you're a landscape painter, figurative or entertainment artist, if you're in the LA area I'd love to see you there." - Nathan Fowkes

Here's what is cover:

The fundamentals of color theory for painters (traditional and digital). The emotional impact of color and lighting to create mood and environment. Principles for organizing the complexities of color into pleasing harmonies. Strategies for solving color problems quickly and effectively. Color exploration exercises.
Painting from a costumed model in a theatrical, colored light environment.
Tuition Cost: $175 - Register Here for Full Workshop.
Tuition Cost:  $100 - Register Here for Lecture and Demo.

   Patton Oswalt, who was recently nominated by the Chicago, Toronto and Los Angeles Film Critics’ Associations for his performance in the film Young Adult starring opposite Charlize Theron, will host this year’s 39th Annual Annie Awards on Saturday, February 4, 2012, at UCLA’s Royce Hall. "The Annies are where the real weirdos hang, and it's a visual feast just to have a drink with them,” says Oswalt, irreverent as always. “I can't wait.” Celebrating the best in animation, this annual black-tie evening will begin with a pre-reception at 5 p.m. followed by the Annie Awards ceremony at 7 p.m. and an after-party celebration immediately following the ceremony. All events will be held at Royce Hall.

Patton will be joined on stage by a lively mix of animation luminaries, celebrity presenters and comedic talent including animation legend June Foray and Judy Greer, JK Simmons, James Hong, Jib Jab founders Greg and Evan Spiridellis, Nika Futterman, Ty Burrell, Kelly Stables, Tara Strong, Daran Norris, Dee Bradley Baker and Logan Grove.

10th Annual VES Awards
February 7, 2012 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills

 

The Visual Effects Society (VES) is the entertainment industry's only organization representing the full breadth of visual effects practitioners including artists, technologists, model makers, educators, studio leaders, supervisors, PR/marketing specialists and producers in all areas of entertainment from film, television and commercials to music videos and games. Comprised of a diverse group of more than 2,300 members in 26 countries, the VES strives to enrich and educate its own members and members of the entertainment community at large through a multitude of domestic and international events, screenings and programs.

The Visual Effects Society announced the nominees for its 10th Annual VES Awards ceremony recognizing outstanding visual effects artistry in 23 categories of film, animation, television, commercials, special venues and video games. Nominees were chosen Saturday, January 7 by distinguished panels of VES members who viewed submissions at the FotoKem screening facilities in Burbank and New York, FotoKem’s Spy in San Francisco, and other facilities in London, Sydney, Vancouver and Wellington, NZ.

“The standard of the creative work that is being considered this year is unbelievably high across all categories,” said Jeffrey A. Okun, Chair of the Visual Effects Society. “The judges faced a huge challenge because all of the work was so far above the norm. We’re honored to have the opportunity to focus the spotlight on the outstanding work that has contributed to some of the highest grossing films and broadcast projects of all time.”

As previously announced, Stan Lee will be honored with the VES 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award and Douglas Trumbull with the Georges Méliès Award.

February 7th to 9th 2012

The leading annual European event for 3D
imagina is an annual international event whose objective is to showcase the many fields across which 3D visualisation and simulation technologies are applied, promoting them to decision makers and technical experts, presenting pioneering initiatives, encouraging participants to share their experiences and helping experienced users to transfer their skills to those who want to develop them..

A comprehensive overview of technological progress

imagina brings together professionals from all around the world who are seeking solutions in analysing, diagnostics, decision making, consultation, presentation and communications in the key areas of development, processing, construction, manufacturing and design. More specifically, the event focuses on the transport, design and manufacturing, architecture, urbanism, landscaping and dentistry sectors.