The National Museum of Photography, Film & Television announced the winners of this year's BAF Awards as part of the 12th Bradford Animation Festival, which took place on Nov. 19, 2005 in Bradford, U.K. The BAF Awards celebrate the very best new animation from around the world, with more than 750 submissions whittled down to 30 films for the official selection.
Below is a complete list of winners.
Grand Prix (overall winner)TREE ROBO Dir, Moon-Saeng Kim
With the sad news of the passing of famed producer Derek Lamb and animator Wendy Jackson Hall, ANIMATION WORLD MAGAZINE will be publishing a tribute story to both individuals in December. Lamb started his animation career with the National Film Board of Canada in the 1960s. He worked extensively as a writer, director and producer in Canada, the U.S. and Europe, both in commercial and experimental film. Jackson Hall was part of the early core of AWN and ANIMATION WORLD MAGAZINE and went on to champion animation as an animator, teacher and writer.
After years of dealmaking, New Line has finally signed the key players in making RUSH HOUR 3 happen, according to VARIETY.
The longtime hold out Chris Tucker will receive $20 million against 20% of gross, as well as a second-picture commitment for $20 million on a film to be determined later. The actor will not hold script approval as long as the final draft is similar to what writer Jeff Nathanson pitched.
Co-star Jackie Chan will net $15 million against 15% of the gross as well as control the films distribution rights in China and Hong Kong.
It been some time, but AWN has had a massive update to the Theatrical Release Database.
Dimension Films has signed an agreement to acquire the North American distribution rights to the feature adaptation of Tecmo videogame, DEAD OR ALIVE, VARIETY reports. THE TRANSPORTER helmer Corey Yuen is directing. Devon Aoki, Sarah Carter, Natassia Malthe, Matthew Marsden, Jaime Pressly, Eric Roberts and Holly Valance will star.
Test your skills and challenge your brain with AWN's Animation Trivia Quiz.
This week in AWN's Forums, members want other members to post pictures of themselves.
HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE had the best opening yet for the popular franchise, raking in $102.3M for the weekend ended Nov. 20, 2005. In fact, the Warner Bros. wizard fantasy is second only to REVENGE OF THE SITHS $108.4M for openers this year. The first POTTER directed by Mike Newell and the first to don a PG-13 rating, THE GOBLET OF FIRE also boasts more impressive vfx from Double Negative, Framestore CFC, MPC, ILM, Cinesite, Animal Logic, The Orphanage, BUF and Rising Sun.
Polhemus has released the PATRIOT, a 6 Degree-of-Freedom (6DOF) tracking product, which been verified to meet the requirements of Class B digital device standards.
The PATRIOT is now available in both Class A and Class B emissions standards. The new Class B version of the PATRIOT meets the more stringent emissions requirements specified by the FCC and CE standards. The Class B PATRIOT also has a new look and is easily identified by the white plastic chassis. PATRIOT B can now be used in more rigorous residential and industrial laboratory environments.
Rushes has just completed the vfx on a stunning new video for Enya titled AMARANTINE for Warner Music.
BOXX Technologies Inc. will co-sponsor a series of events with Alias surrounding the new release of Alias StudioTools13, the standard for outstanding design in transportation and consumer products.
The Design for the Senses events will gather leading designers in eight major design centers through the months of November, December and January. The tour represents an opportunity to showcase how the close cooperation between BOXX and Alias benefits the design community.
Visual effects and animation company, Quiet Man, goes boating in their latest spot for Visa via BBDO. A preview of the upcoming holiday season, the spot started airing Nov. 1.
Autodesk Inc. has released a new configuration of its Academy Award-winning Discreet Inferno visual effects system for the Japanese market. The system is designed to meet the specific platform performance and branding requirements of many Japanese post-production facilities.
NaturalMotion Ltd. announced the immediate availability of the companys free endorphin 2.5 Learning Edition (eLE). Based on endorphin, NaturalMotions award-winning character animation software, the new eLE includes all relevant product documentation and a comprehensive support network via the companys active endorphin forum. The software has no time restrictions and is fully functional; however, it is motion file export disabled and is not to be used for commercial production.
Helping to give game enthusiasts another way to get their fix, Concrete Pictures has teamed with MTV on two new promotional campaigns. The Philadelphia-based creative production company has applied its signature edge and ingenuity to GAMØRZ WEEK and TITLE TRACK, both part of the networks ongoing efforts to connect with the growing and increasingly vocal gaming demographic.
London based vfx house, MPC (The Moving Picture Co.) has licensed FlowLine, a fluid simulation system developed by Munich-based vfx house Scanline, which simulates and renders photoreal fire and water. MPC and Scanline are working together on integrating FlowLine into MPCs large-scale production pipeline.
MPC has elected to work with Scanline to continue ongoing internal R&D focus on the development of its sophisticated in-house character/creature pipeline.
California State University, Chico has purchased 100 seats of Bauhaus Softwareâs Mirage product. Integrated directly into the universityâs graphics and animation curriculum, Mirage will enable students to learn classical and modern 2D animation, in a completely paperless environment.
This lecture is hosted by Tony Bancroft, director of
The m modern gallery in Palm Springs, California will be hosting a joint exhibit by Lynne Naylor and Chris Reccardi entitled
Animation CoOp is hosting a screening, panel discussion and Q&A featuring award-winning animation directors who have taken independent short films from concept to distribution. Hosted by Woodbury University and moderated by Jeremy Cantor (co-author of INSPIRED 3D SHORT FILM PRODUCTION), this special event will feature the following independent filmmakers Mike Blum (THE ZIT), Sam Chen (ETERNAL GAZE), Moon Seun (HENRY'S GARDEN), Roger Blonder (WONDER WATER WEB) and Aristomenis Tsirbas (THE FREAK).
The Bergen County Film Society at the Art School at Old Church presents an evening with award-winning animator John Canemaker. Canemaker will be on hand to introduce the New Jersey premiere of his animated film, THE MOON AND THE SON: AN IMAGINED CONVERSATION, one of the big hits at this year's Telluride Film Festival. This autobiographical hand-drawn featurette explores the filmmaker's own turbulent relationship with his father.
The Animation Co-op and Woodbury University proudly present:
"IN THE CAN" Saturday, November 19th at 8:00pm http://www.animationcoop.org/coop_events.htm
A screening, panel discussion and Q&A featuring award-winning animation directors who have taken independent short films from concept to distribution. Come see the work, learn how they did it, and hear what they're up to now!
Hosted by Woodbury University in Burbank and moderated by Jeremy Cantor (co-author of "Inspired 3D Short Film Production"), this special event will feature the following independent filmmakers:
12th International Film Festival "ETIUDA&ANIMA 2005" will feature an international student and short film competition. The following prizes will be awarded at
FIKE 2005 is an independent film festival, organized by University of
Christopher Panzner looks into the increasing amount of animated features being produced and Europe and why they are not coming to American theaters.
