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Anima, the premier animation festival in Belgium, announced the winner of this years event on March 5, 2006.

As part of the festival, Anima was announced its nominations for the Cartoon dOr 2006, which include: * NOCTURNE, Guillaume Delaunay (France)* VERSUS, François Caffiaux, Romain Noël, Thomas Salas (France)* FLIEGENPFLICHT FÜR QUADRAT KÖPFE, Stefan Flint Müller (Germany)* LOISEAU DO, Henri Heidsick (France)* HOT DOG, Joke Van Der Steen & Valère Lommel (Belgium)

Genemation Ltd., sector leading developer of 3D face synthesis and character modeling tools, announced the April launch of GenHead v3.1. The beta will be demoed at the upcoming GDC expo (Booth #1645) in San Jose, California, March 22-24, 2006. GDC attendees can pre-order GenHead v3.1 or via the website: www.genemation.com for $995.00 saving $500. This offer will run for four weeks following the show.

King Kong: The Beast Meets the Legends of Sci-FiHollywood, California, USAMarch 21, 2006

Universal Pictures has tapped Benicio Del Toro to headline its remake of the horror classic, THE WOLF MAN, reports VARIETY. SEVEN writer Andrew Kevin Walker will pen script from which Scott Stuber, Rick Yorn, Mary Parent and Del Toro will produce.

Like the original 1941 Lon Chaney Jr. film, the redo will be set in Victorian England where a man who returns from America to his ancestral homeland and is transformed into werewolf after being bitten.

The ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive is celebrating 100th Birthday animation, which began with J. Stuart Blackton's film, HUMOROUS PHASES OF FUNNY FACES, first released on April 6, 1906.

Definition 2006: HDTV SummitBanff, Alberta, CanadaApril 20-22, 2006Deadline: March 15, 2006

The Definition 2006: Digital Media Festival will be held during the Accelerators Definition 2006: HD Summit from April 20-22, 2006, at The Banff Centre. The festival is a juried event bringing the best works in HD media from around the world to Banff, Alberta.

This week in AWN's Forums, the debate between Blu-ray and HD-DVD has begun. A member wants to know what others feel are requirements for any good animation DVD library. A junior member is asking for some career advice from the pros. Another member has some questions about character animation in Flash. A senior member wants to know if there is any test that can determine if your skills meet with production standards. Lots of members are sending out their congrats to Nick Park and John Canemaker on their recent Oscar wins.

The third season of THE NICKTOONS NETWORK ANIMATION FESTIVAL for 2006 has issues a call for entries. Frederator Studios and the Nicktoons Network are again producing the festival. Shorts must be received by 5:00 pm (PST) on May 31, 2006.

The Festival runs six nights (five original screenings plus the best-of) beginning on the Nicktoons Network on August 26, 2006.

This year, the festival will expand with live screenings as well as distributing the shows through a variety of digital outlets.