Animation World Magazine, Issue 2.7, October 1997


Animation World News

Compiled by Wendy Jackson

Business: NOB Invests In Medialab, Veteran Lacewood Leader Forms Amberwood, Activision's Investment Activity, Fox Completes IFE Purchase, Planet Comics Opts For Deferred Sentence, Blue Sky, VIFX Merge, H-B Staffers Moving To WB, Karzen Execs Form A Q.

People: Hollywood Shuffle, Film Roman Names New CEO.

Films: Miyazaki's Latest Reigns Over Japan Box Office, Calico Makes Animals Talk For Saban Feature, I Married A Strange Person Premiere, Terraglyph's Feature In The Works.

Television: Cloud 9 Enters TV Production With Zeroman, Locomotion Enters Europe Via Spain, Snowden & Fine's Bob & Margaret is in Production, Space Ghost On Mars, Modern Cartoons Hit Network TV, Van-Pires Premiere, Energee's Distribution Energy, Zen On Chrono Quest, Film Roman Gets Out Of Red With Blues.

Commercials: Spotlight on Loconte Goldman Design, The Ink Tank, Designefx, The Dodgers Get Animated.

Home Video: Cinar Brings Paddington To Time-Life, Sleeping Beauty Awakens On Video, Disney Scares Up Halloween Videos.

Interactive & Internet: Gameworks Scores $76 Mil.

Events: Annecy Goes Annual, MIPCOM, Digital Film Fest Opens in NY, New Shorts Film Fest, LEAF Grows Into Digital Media World, Hollywood Film Fest.

Awards: KROK, Anima Mundi, Fantoche, SAFO, Emmys, Oh My!, Mobius Advertising Awards, MacCurdy's Women In Film Award A First, Faith Hubley Honored By IFP West, Hibbert Ralph Takes Home Award From Japan.




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