Awards
Gemini Noms. The
Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television has announced the nominees for
its annual Gemini Awards. The "Best Animated Program or Series"
nominees are: Arthur (Cinar Films), Ned's Newt (Nelvana),
Reboot (Mainframe Entertainment/Alliance), Sam and Max (Nelvana)
and Stickin' Around (Nelvana/YTV). Nelvana's Franklin is
also nominated in the "Best Pre-School Program or Series" category,
along with several live-action shows. Note: Companies listed for each production
indicate the CANADIAN producer or co-producer attached to the show. Winners
will be announced in October and subsequently included in the Animation
Flash.
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| Foot Soldiers by Curious Pictures, directed by Paul Berry. Image courtesy of Curious Pictures. |
AICP Honors Animation. The Association of Independent Commercial Producers recently presented their annual awards at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. The animation category equally honored three productions. They are:
- Reebok: Foot Soldiers by Curious Pictures, directed by Paul Berry.
- Culligan's Water Softener: Stone Family by The End, directed by Shaun Sewter.
- Reebok: Pods by Le Village, directed by Marc Caro.
A compilation of the winning AICP commercials
is now touring the world with shows scheduled for U.S. cities as well as
Russia, Poland, China, Japan and the Czech Republic. For show dates and
locations, visit www.aicp.com.
Emmy Noms. The nominees for the 1998 Primetime Emmy Awards were
announced on July 23 by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (A.T.A.S.).
The 1998 Primetime Emmy Awards will be split into two presentations: a
ceremony in Pasadena on August 29 and a telecast on September 13 in Los
Angeles' Shrine Auditorium. Animation-related winning shows will be named
in the subsequent Animation Flash newsletter. The category for "Outstanding
Animated Program" (For programming one hour or less) includes four
nominations:
Cow And Chicken - "Free Inside, Journey To The Center Of Cow,
I.R. Pixie Faerie" (Hanna-Barbera/Cartoon Network).
Dexter's Laboratory - "Dyno-might & Lab-retto" (Hanna-Barbera/Cartoon
Network).
King Of The Hill - "Texas City Twister" (Film Roman/Fox).
The Simpsons - "Trash Of The Titans" (Film Roman/Fox).
South Park - "Big Gay Al's Big Gay Boat Ride" (Comedy
Central).
In addition to this award, A.T.A.S.' Animation Peer Group votes on individual
achievement juried awards. They selected Hank Azaria as "Outstanding
Voice-Over Performance" for his role as "Apu" on The
Simpsons (Fox) and for the "Outstanding Individual Achievement
in Animation" category, production designer Eric Radomski was selected
for his work on Spawn (HBO).
There has been some recent controversy about the A.T.A.S. animation peer
group because Walt Disney TV and TV Animation president Charles Hirschhorn
recently applied for a position in this peer group--which would give him
the right to vote for the best animated program Emmy. In a turn of events
detailed in Daily Variety (8/10/98), ATAS reportedly rejected Hirschhorn's
application, and subsequently, Disney "threatened to yank a $12,000
ad from Emmy magazine, which is published by ATAS." After some
polling and scuffling, ATAS then decided to give Hirschhorn the voting
position, and Disney reinstated the magazine ad. The resulting opinion
of some industry executives, including members of the peer group, is that
Hirschhorn "bought" his vote. The complete list of peer group
requirements is available on the web site, www.emmys.org.
Anima Mundi Winners. The Anima Mundi festival has had its full run
in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, Brazil. This is a festival at which the
audience is the jury. In each city, the audience selects different films,
but this year's selections were surprisingly similar.
Rio de Janeiro selected:
Best Film: Geri's Game by Jan Pinkava, U.S.A.
Second Best Film: Flat World by Daniel Greaves, U.K.
Best Film for Children: Es Wird Regen Geben by Benedikt Niemann,
Germany.
Best Computer Animation: Una Nit by Jordi Moragues, Spain.
Sao Paulo selected:
Best Film: Geri's Game by Jan Pinkava, U.S.A.
Second Best Film: Flat World by Daniel Greaves, U.K.
Best Children Film: Duel by Pavel Koutsky, Canada.
Best Computer Animation: Una Nit by Jordi Moragues, Spain.
The "Best Brazilian Animation" prize is voted on by both audiences.
The winner is O Espantalho by Ale Abreu, Brazil.
Don't miss our review of Anima
Mundi in this issue!
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