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 | | | Fresh from the Festivals: August's Reviews
By Andrew Farago
Andrew Farago reviews five short films: The Breakout by Arnaud Demuynck, John and Karen by Matthew Walker, The White Wolf by Pierre-Luc Granjon, The Bridge by Vincent Bierrewaerts and A Mouse's Tale by Benjamin Renner. [August 25, 2008] | |
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 | | | Annecy 2008: A Truly Feature Festival
By Nancy Denney-Phelps and Don Duga
Nancy Denney-Phelps reports on the doings at Annecy while Don Duga dreams a vicarious sketchbook of festival highlights. [August 22, 2008] | |
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 | | | Challenges Ahead for China
By Karen Raugust
Chinese studios are struggling to generate revenues at home while trying to expand their presence in the global marketplace. They face many hurdles, but signs point to success in the long term. [August 20, 2008] | |
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 | | | Remembering Ollie Johnston
By Staff of AWN
On the occasion of the official Disney tribute to the animation legend who passed away in April, AWN offers remembrances from those who knew and were influenced by him. [August 19, 2008] | |
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Fly Me to the Moon: One Giant Leap for Insectkind
By Joe Strike
Director and nWave Pictures co-founder Ben Stassen talks about the creation of the first CG feature conceived exclusively for 3-D. [August 18, 2008] |
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The Clone Wars: The Force Is with CG Animation
By Bill Desowitz
Bill Desowitz chats with Director Dave Filoni about the creation of the new animated feature Star Wars: The Clone Wars. [August 15, 2008] |
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Mind Your Business: What's Hot at Comic-Con '08
By Mark Simon
From the record-breaking lines to the ubiquitous eye candy, Mark Simon offers his take on the Con of Cons. [August 12, 2008] |
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Grant Freckelton Talks Guardians of Ga'Hoole
By Bill Desowitz
Bill Desowitz chats with Art Director Grant Freckelton about Animal Logic's sophomore CG-animated feature, Guardians of Ga'Hoole, directed by Zack Snyder. [August 11, 2008] |
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Beyond Comics: Comic-Con International San Diego
By Janet Hetherington and Dan Bennett
Janet Hetherington and Dan Bennett join some 140,000 attendees (give or take) to experience the incredible number of animation, video game and vfx-themed panels offered at Comic-Con 2008. [August 08, 2008] |
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Dr. Toon: The Smell of Failure
By Martin Goodman
In this month's column, Martin "Dr. Toon" Goodman sniffs the air for signs of creativity, but finds only a smelly contrivance. [August 07, 2008] |
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Press Start: August 2008 -- Oh, My Aching Thumbs!
By Peter Rizkalla
In this month's column, Peter "The Rizk" Rizkalla visits the world of digital downloads with 1942: Joint Strike, Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 and Rocketmen: Axis of Evil. [August 06, 2008] |
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Animating the Hopes and Angst of the American Teen
By Joe Strike
Joe Strike talks to the creators of the new documentary American Teen about turning teenage fantasies into animated vignettes. [August 05, 2008] |
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Is Bigger Always Better?: The Rise of the Indie Animation Feature
By Chris Robinson
Erstwhile Animation Pimp Chris Robinson talks to Nina Paley and Bill Plympton about their new movies. [August 04, 2008] |
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