Spanish 3D school Sintesys has launched a new 3D chat online as a service directed to its website users and school students.
In order to develop strategies and partnerships throughout India, Sesame Workshop will be forming a non-governmental organization called NGO based in New Delhi. Turner India, which produces GALLI GALLI SIM SIM along with Sesame Workshop, has contributed corporate social responsibility funds toward the establishment of the NGO. The office will drive GALLI GALLI SIM SIM's outreach projects and manage its network of collaborative partnerships with other NGOs, funding partners, consumers, government agencies, educational institutions, broadcasters and production team members.
This months Mind Your Business takes a darker tone with Mark Simon channeling the death dealer of business to explain the 80/20 rule.
Nexus Prods. has completed a series of animated short films for Animal Planet, Italy.
The films, written and directed by Bessy & Combe, Carolina Melis and Celyn, range from one to three minutes and feature a break dancing cat, a snake-impersonating giraffe and some stampeding mammoths.
The three episodes of MAGIC CAT, directed by Celyn, each tell a tale of a little boy, Paulo, and his sometimes surreal adventures with a mysteriously appearing cat who seems to be able to bend space and time at will.
Starz sets sail on special adventures with Johnny Depp and Walt Disney Pictures eagerly anticipated PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MANS CHEST on July 6, beginning with BLOW at 9:00 pm, FINDING NEVERLAND at 11:15 pm and the exclusive special, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MANS CHEST on July 7 at 1:00 am.
Former Earthlink exec William Widmaier has been appointed president of New Media for Platinum Studios to expand the studios presence online.
Nate Kirtman has been named to the newly created position of vp, NBC Universal Television Group Publicity, re-joining the department in Burbank, California, following communications roles at GE's corporate headquarters and Aviation business.
"We are fortunate that Nate will be re-joining our team," said Rebecca Marks, evp, NBC Universal Television Group publicity, to whom Kirtman will report. "Nate's affable style, diverse experience and organizational acumen will be key assets as the NBC-U Television Group continues to expand its horizons."
TEX AVERY at the start of his animation directing career in 1936 was told to make his pictures as much like Walt Disney as possible.
Tex figured the only person the public wanted to see make pictures like Disney was Walt.
His only rule was to ask himself,
A Special Tribute to an Animation Master. See rare uncensored 16mm prints. For Info on Friz Freleng go to:http://www.chuckjones.com/artists/friz_freleng.php
It has been confirmed that Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards will play the father of Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) in a cameo role in Disney's PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END, reports THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
In creating Jack Sparrow, Depp has said he used Richards body language and mannerism for inspiration.
"We're all looking forward to the idea of Keith coming in and doing a cameo," Depp said in London. "You never say it's definite until the guy steps on the set and the camera is rolling. But it's looking very, very good.
During a panel at Charlottes Heroes Convention, BABYLON 5 creator and comicbook writer J. Michael Straczynski slipped the news that David Goyer (BLADE, BATMAN BEGINS) is writing a treatment for a screen adaptation of THOR, reports EMPIRE. Its unknown whether Goyer will be rewriting the draft from Mark Protosevich (POSEIDON) or starting from scratch.
HOUSTON CHRONICLE editorial cartoonist Nick Anderson has moved into 3D animation with a new short on Chron.com, reports EDITOR & PUBLISHER. The first animation skewers the Supreme Court's recent Texas redistricting ruling.
Anderson said future animations "will grow in complexity." The opportunity to do 3D animation was his "deciding factor in accepting the job at the CHRONICLE. It is an incredible opportunity to redefine the role of a staff cartoonist."
In the world of sports gaming, Electronic Arts has released the first 3D sports strategy game, NFL HEAD COACH, announced that Tracy McGrady will be the new face of NBA LIVE 07 and reveals the 35 songs that will be featured in MADDEN NFL 07.
NFL HEAD COACH¸ a new franchise from the EA SPORTS brand is now in stores and challenges gamers to manage every aspect of a professional football team and build their franchise from the ground up into a perennial powerhouse.
Anchorage International Film Festival 2006 Anchorage, Alaska, USADecember 1-10, 2006Deadline: September 1, 2006
Encounters 12th International Short Film FestivalBristol, U.K. November 21-26, 2006 Deadline: September 4, 2006
For an event that began as a one-off celebration to mark the centenary of cinema, Encounters is now in its 12th year.
More than 1,400 films from 64 countries representing six continents have been entered. Amidst this expansive display of internationalism theres also a strong presence of local talent with more than 100 new films from the south west contending for selection this year.
Aubagne International Film Festival 2007 Aubagne, France March 26 31, 2007Deadline: October 30, 2006
The Aubagne Interational Film Festival supports the young cinematographic creation and the musical creation. It organizes two competitions:
* Feature films: first and second works of any cinematographic genre (fiction, documentary, experimental, animation), having imperatively an original music, are accepted.
MTV Networks International (MTVNI) debuted its first animated series of made-for-mobile shorts, WULFFMORGENTHALER. A co-production between MTVNI and the "Danish Duo" Mikael Wulff and Anders Morgenthaler, the series of 20 short animations is inspired by the famous WULFFMORGENTHALER comic strips of the same name. The witty, compelling animations are the perfect "snack-size" for mobile users wanting more.
WULFFMORGENTHALER underscores MTVNIs commitment to creating and providing users with breakthrough, original mobile content.
Philippe Moins attends the 2006 Annecy Festival, giving us his impressions of the films and an apparent return of British filmmakers.
Ubisoft, one of the worlds largest videogame publishers, announced on June 29, 2006, the opening of a new studio in Sofia, Bulgaria. The studio opened its doors with 21 team members and plans to hire 40 additional employees by the end of 2006. Alexandru-Ion Radu, director of recruitment and training at Ubisofts Romania studio, will manage the new studio, reporting directly to Sébastien Delen, md of Ubisoft Romania.
e-on software announced the forthcoming release of the sixth generation of Vue, its award-winning solution for natural 3D environments. Vue 6 Infinite will be previewed at SIGGRAPH 2006 in Boston, Aug. 1-3 (booth #1828).
Vue 6 is based on an entirely redesigned architecture to provide users with more power, improved workflow and increased productivity.
Here are a couple of examples of the more than150 new features included in Vue 6 Infinite:
1 Beyond Inc., a leading provider of digital video editing, compositing and storage systems, announced that Hatchling Studios, a growing full service digital animation company based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, has chosen 1 Beyond systems to completely revamp its armory of graphics workstations.
Entertainment and design company Imaginary Forces (IF) recently designed and animated the dynamic title reveal in the TRANSFORMERS teaser trailer. The teaser for the Michael Bay-directed film is online now at the official website, www.transformersmovie.com, and will play in theaters with Disney's PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST beginning July 7.
With the opening of SUPERMAN RETURNS, VFXWORLD focuses on the crucial flying animation provided by Sony Pictures Imageworks. Next week, we cover the rest of the cutting edge work turned in by Rhythm & Hues, Framestore CFC, Frantic Films, The Orphanage, Rising Sun Pictures and Pixel Liberation Front. Meanwhile, in this months Digital Eye, Peter Plantec interviews Terrence Masson, chair of the upcoming SIGGRAPH 2006 Computer Animation Festival in Boston, to find out how one goes about selecting a great animated short.
Bill DesowitzEditor
The 5th edition of Mundos Digitales introduces itself as a consolidated event focused to 3D Animation, VFX and Videogames. Professionals from all over the world get together in La Coru
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