Animation World Network

Jungle Beat Wins at Sprockets

The 9th annual Sprockets Toronto International Film Festival for Children announced its awards at the George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre at Ryerson University. Five awards were decided upon by childrens juries (three designated for feature films, two for shorts), two audience awards were determined by festivalgoers, four awards for Jump Cuts Young Filmmakers Showcase were decided by a jury of film industry professionals and one Students Choice Award was determined by high school students attending the festival.

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Headline News

Bloom & Taliercio Move Up 4Kids Ent. Finance Ranks

4Kids Ent. has promoted Peter H. Bloom from corporate controller to vp of finance and promoted Lisa Taliercio to corporate controller. Bloom will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the accounting and finance department.

Bloom will report to Bruce R. Foster,evp/cfo. For the last four years, Bloom was corporate controller. Prior to that, Bloom was an audit manager with Deloitte & Touche LLP. "We are proud to promote Peter Bloom to his new position," said

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Special Headline News

It's Time To Get Involved With AWN's Upcoming Special Newsletters!

Continuing our special event specific Flash Newsletters, we will be publishing a special edition Annecy. The festival and market are fast approaching and our editorial and advertising staff are gearing up for the Annecy-specific Flash Newsletter. Here is the date for the publications. Please send your news two weeks prior to the publication date.

Annecy Flash NewslettersMay 30

All your news can be sent to editor@awn.com. For sales opportunities, contact Dan Sarto at dan@awn.com or call (323) 606-4200.

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Animation Headline News

Newest Acrobat Edition of Animation World Mag Now Online!

The newest Acrobat edition of Animation World Magazine is ready for download.

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Animation Headline News

Don’t Miss Out On Getting Into Animation World Magazine & VFXWorld!

Each month, ANIMATION WORLD MAGAZINE focuses its attention on a particular theme.

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Animation Headline News

This Week’s Animation Trivia Quiz for May 1, 2006

Test your skills and challenge your brain with AWN's Animation Trivia Quiz.

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Animation Headline News

AWN Discussion Forums - What's New? for May 1, 2006

This week in AWN's Forums, a senior member needs some help finding ways to see pre-1933 Betty Boop cartoons and Chuck Jones' TOM & JERRY. Theres another thread abuzz about what one can expect if they want to be an animator. Additionally, members are collecting their thoughts on overlooked and undervalued animation. Talking about overlooked things, a senior member wants to bring attention to DRAW! MAGAZINE. Theres a thread talking about the work of John K. and Danny Antonucci.

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ANIMATIONWorld

Career Coach: Tips for Interviewing Success

The Career Coach gives the top tips on turning an interview opportunity into a successful experience.

In Production, AWN Profiles | ANIMATIONWorld | Columns: Career Coach

World Headline News

e-on Launches Vue 3D Environment Competition

e-on software announced the first Vue 3D Environment Competition in association with five judges representing different fields of the 3D entertainment industry. This competition represents a unique chance for all the Vue users around the world to have their work exposed. The judges are:

* Kevin Mack: visual effects supervisor, Sony Pictures Imageworks (GHOST RIDER)* Susumu Yukuhiro: digital matte supervisor, Industrial Light & Magic (PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MANS CHEST)· Simon Percy: Darkside Animation

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Events

Illustrator Erik Sandberg Seminar

Begins: April 30, 2006

Entertainment Art Academy is hosting illustrator Erik Sandberg, who will discuss the field and reveal tricks of the trade. Sandberg will introduce students to experimentation with various media and techniques, as well as a window into what it's like to work as an contemporary free-lance illustrator complete with tips on how to successfully promote and market your work. Students will develop their ability to analyze appropriate paint handling techniques, as well as develop a working procedure that will produce the desired effect and to execute successfully the selected technique.

In Event Types: Seminars / Workshops, Animation, Other

Events

Art Supplies Seminar

Begins: April 30, 2006

Steve Aufhauser is coming to EAA to discuss artist

In Event Types: Seminars / Workshops, Animation, Other

Tunes For Toons

Begins: April 29, 2006

ASIFA Hollywood presents

In Event Types: Discussion, Screenings, Animation, Short Films, Other

AniFest India 2006

Begins: April 29, 2006

TASI (The Animation Society of India) and ASIFA-India will host Anifest '06

In Event Types: Conferences, Discussion, Non-competitive Festivals, Seminars / Workshops, Screenings, Animation, Features, Short Films, Television

11th Annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

Begins: April 29, 2006

The 11th annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books event celebrates and animates the written word through panel discussions, poetry readings, cooking demonstrations, book signings and music. The festival affords book lovers the chance to meet bestselling authors, publishers and other literary figures. The hundreds of exhibitor booths, stage events and popular children's characters keep it entertaining for all ages.

In Event Types: Discussion, Exhibits, Seminars / Workshops, Animation, Business / Management, Features, Live Action, Television, Web / Internet, Other

Animation Events

The 2nd China International Cartoon and Animation Festival

Begins: April 28, 2006

Cartoon and animation business has become a giant cultural industry globally. In 2004, the output of the global animation industry amounted to US$222.8 billion and the peripheral and derivative products related to the animation industry topped US$500 billion. With a history of development of 80 years, the cartoon and animation industry in China is witnessing another manificent surge present.

In Event Types: Conferences, Exhibits, Non-competitive Festivals, Trade Shows, Animation, Business / Management, Features, Interactive, Licensing, Television

Marvel Headline News

Marvel Announces Film Plans, Favreau To Direct Iron Man

As part of its overall slate of self-produced films based on Marvel superheroes, Marvel Studios has tapped director/actor/writer Jon Favreau (ELF) to direct the big screen adaptation of IRON MAN. In addition to helming, the ZATHURA director will develop the script with the writing team of Arthur Marcum and Matt Holloway (CONVOY).

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Game Headline News

Columbia Pictures Launches the RV Pile-Up Game

Columbia Pictures has launched RV PILE-UP, a free game for BlackBerry, built to promote the studio's latest family adventure comedy, RV, starring Robin Williams, due in theaters April 28, 2006.

In Interactive, Visual Effects, Games, Interactive, Visual Effects | Headline News | Geographic Region: All, South America

Headline News

Adrenalini Brothers Debut Highlights May on YTV

For May 2006, YTV will be premiering its new series THE AMAZING ADRENALINI BROTHERS, along with a host of other special programming.

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Series Headline News

Spider Riders Premiere Tops TELETOON May Highlights

Topping the highlights in its May lineup, TELETOON will premiere the first anime series to come out of Canada SPIDER RIDERS. The series will launch Sunday, May 7, 2006, at 10:00 am with a 90-minute special, SPIDER RIDERS: THE INNER WORLD.

SPIDER RIDERS is an action-adventure series for kids 6-12, based on the book SHARDS OF THE ORACLE by Tedd Anasti and Patsy Cameron-Anasti, published in December 2004. Toronto's Cookie Jar Ent. and Japan's Yomiko co-produce the series. Japanese animation company BeeTrain, a division of IG Prod., is doing the animation.

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Animation Headline News

Animated Happenings at L.A. Times Festival of Books

There are a few animation and vfx related happenings at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, which takes place this weekend (April 29-30, 2006) at the UCLA campus.

There will be a Jay Jay The Jet Plane show at 11:00 am on Saturday on the Reading by 9 Storytelling Stage. Eve Keller will be playing Brenda Blue. In addition to the stage show, there will be a Jay Jay The Jet Plane themed booth from PorchLight Ent. with Toms Toys (Montrose and Beverly Hills).

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Films Headline News

John Lithgow to Star in Paloozaville Animated & Live-Action Series

23D Films, an animation design studio, and Weller/Grossman Prods., an award-winning television production company, will jointly produce live-action/animated PALOOZAVILLE, a 20-part signature series staring its creator, John Lithgow. The program will broadcast on Mag Racks Kids Club video on-demand presentations.

A palooza is an invitation to a creative adventure, an activity that keeps kids from uttering those terrifying words, Im bored! according to creator John Lithgow.

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Film Headline News

Double Negative Recreates United 93 Flight

London-based Double Negative helped director Paul Greengrass realize his documentary-like vision for UNITED 93, the story of the fourth plane to be hijacked on Sept. 11, 2001, opening today (April 28, 2006) from Universal Pictures and Working Title.

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Software Headline News

DAZ Ships Hexagon 2

DAZ Prods. Inc. announced the immediate availability of DAZ Hexagon 2, its newly acquired 3D polygonal and subdivision modeling software. DAZ acquired Eovia Corp. along with the Hexagon and Carrara technology on April 13

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NAB2006 AIM Winners Announced

NAB announced the winners of the fourth-annual Awards for Innovation in Media (AIMs). Attendees at the NAB2006 exhibition voted April 24 and 25 for the technological innovations that best addressed current and upcoming issues in the electronic media industry by boosting efficiency, increasing user flexibility and creativity, and lowering cost.

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Effects Headline News

Cinesite Expands 3D Team

Multi-award winning artist Virgil Manning has joined Cinesite (Europe) as senior character animator. Animator Jason McDonald, modeler Stephane Paris and 3D manager Claire McGrane are recent additions to the 3D team as well.