ANIMATION WORLD MAGAZINE - ISSUE 5.9 - DECEMBER 2000

Compiled and written by Rick DeMott.
Technology news written and compiled by Mike Amron and Paul Younghusband.

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Awards | Business | Call for Entries | Commercials | Events | Films
In Passing | Internet & Interactive | People | Technology | Television | Video

Awards

  • Toy Story 2 Rules Annie Awards
  • Cinanima 2000 Names Its Award Winners
  • Chicago International Children's Film Fest Announces Winners
  • BAFTA Hands Out Its Interactive Awards

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Business

  • Sony Cuts UK PlayStation 2 Shipment
  • Animation Stock Ticker For Tuesday, November 14, 2000
  • Renegade Animation Launches Animation Service For Web Ads
  • Das Werk To Acquire London-based Glassworks
  • TV Loonland Increased Earnings Estimates By Four Times
  • Animation Stock Ticker For Tuesday, November 7, 2000
  • UK Culture Secretary Strikes Out Against Trashy Cartoons
  • Nelvana Wins Licensing Lawsuit
  • Psychic Files Lawsuit Against Pokemon
  • Classic Media Terminates Harvey Acquisition
  • Oniria Opens Studio In Berlin
  • Mainframe & Studio B To Begin Co-Production
  • Animation Stock Ticker For Tuesday, October 31, 2000
  • Commercials For Kids Stay In Europe For Now
  • iFuse.com Ready To Explode
  • Sony Restructures After Marketing Exec Ousted
  • Cinar Recovers $50.9M More In Unapproved Investments
  • Animation Stock Ticker For Tuesday, October 24, 2000
  • India's Pentamedia Buys 51% Of Film Roman

http://www2.awn.com/mag/news.php3?item=Business

Call for Entries

  • Submit Your Film To Hypnotic & Win $1 Million
  • Art In Motion II Celebrates What It Is To Be An Author
  • Internet World Wants To Bring Your Shorts To The Globe
  • Outer Limits Film Series Seeks Yours Shorts

http://www2.awn.com/mag/news.php3?item=Call%for%Entries

Commercials

  • J.J. Sedelmaier Goes Godzilla With Three-Series Promo
  • Natterjack Spots Cartoon Network's Scare-A-Thon Promos
  • TOPIX/Mad Dog Bring Home Spots For Novartis
  • A. Film Animates Tony The Tiger For Kellogg's
  • J.J. Sedelmaier Animates "Tons of Ts" For Old Navy
  • Mac Guff Ligne Says Oui To Pillsbury Doughboy Ads
  • Will Vinton Spins & Splats AT&T Spots
  • R!OT Twists New Spots For Chevrolet
  • J.J. Sedelmaier Flies With Capt. Linger Interstitials
  • Rhinoceros Charges Forward For Alka Seltzer
  • DMA Hits A Home Run With Salty IDs
  • Sideshow Spotlights New TV Series Arrest & Trial

http://www2.awn.com/mag/news.php3?item=Commercials

Events

  • Bangkok Entertainment Show Highlights The Burgeoning Thai Industry
  • PISAF Brings Animation Art To South Korea
  • TAIS Is Holding A Stop-Motion Seminar
  • Learn What's Up In Learning At Interactive TV & Online Learning Conference
  • ISEA2000 Symposium On Electronic Art Comes To The French Capital
  • Telluride IndieFest Is A Premiere Showcase For Indie Filmmaking
  • F/X Wizard Douglas Trumball Speaks At Columbia College
  • Cinemagic 2000 Celebrates The Wonder Of Work For Children
  • 17th EuropaCinema & TV Film Festival Celebrates The Best From Europe
  • Toronto Reel Asian Festival Celebrates The Fast East In The Great North
  • Gnomon School of Visual Effects Thirteen One-Day Maya Workshops
  • Cartoombria 2000 Takes A Hard Look At The Current Status Of Animation
  • New York Digital Salon Highlights Digital Art Of All Kinds
  • If TV's Made You Brain Dead The TAIS Short Attention Span Festival Is For You
  • eMediatainmentWorld Brings Internet Content To The World Stage
  • Phil Roman Discusses His Rise From The Farmlands To The Simpsons
  • "Creative Work in Digital Media" Symposium
  • Catch Young Animators' Work At Illinois Institute of Art

http://www2.awn.com/mag/news.php3?item=Events

Films

  • AtomFilms Brings Shorts Back To Theaters
  • Singer Could Mark X-Men Sequel
  • What Lies & Scary Fight For International Box Office
  • Imax Abandons Shrek 3D
  • Pixar Dives Into Nemo Feature
  • Angels Defend BO Crown From Satan's Son Nicky
  • Scary Thrills & Chills Claim International Box Office
  • Charlie's Angels Truly Blessed At US BO
  • Help! I'm A Fish Feature Is An International Success
  • International Box Office Gets Scary
  • Bedazzled Falls To Fourth In Second Week At US BO
  • Hollow Man Debuts Strong At IBO, What Lies & X-Men Hold On
  • Flash Animated Theatrical Short Nears Completion

http://www2.awn.com/mag/news.php3?item=Films

In Passing

  • Annecy Fest President Passes

http://www2.awn.com/mag/news.php3?item=In%Passing

Internet and Interactive

  • This Week's Web Animation Guide For Friday, November 10, 2000
  • AtomFilms & Lucas Online Create Star Wars Fan Film Site
  • This Week's Web Animation Guide For Friday, November 3, 2000
  • Urban Entertainment Signs A-List Talent For 5 New Webtoons
  • AtomFilms Launches Animation Showdown
  • Wild Thornberrys Ramble On Game Boy Color
  • Stan Lee Media Toon Drifts Onto SciFi.com
  • Brilliant Digital To Create Musical Webtoons
  • Voiceover Casting Site Goes Live
  • This Week's Web Animation Guide For Friday, October 27, 2000

http://www2.awn.com/mag/news.php3?item=Internet%and%Interactive

People

  • Film Roman Promotes Clifton
  • Cartoon Network Italy Appoints Three New Staff
  • Fox Family Finds New Head
  • Lucas Learning Lands New Director Of Development
  • Marvel Names Milo President Of New Media
  • Cinar Names Rossi New CFO
  • ART Adds Self As CFO & Sims As VP Sales
  • PPM's Rodriguez To Head Filmax's Toon Division
  • Cartoon Network Online Names New VP
  • Ousted Levin Officially Leaves Sony
  • Blur Studios Adds 4 Animators To Its Roster
  • Sari Rosen Joins ATTIK As Executive Producer
  • Icebox Names Entertainment Veterans As COO & CMO
  • Two Senior Appointments At Cartoon Network Netherlands
  • KliK Animation Names Ethier Director Of Business Development

http://www2.awn.com/mag/news.php3?item=People

Technology

  • Toon Boom Announced USAnimation SP#2
  • Dosch Design Drums Up More Texture CDs
  • Nothing Real Shakes Up Linux
  • Hair and Fur For The Masses
  • InSpeck Makes Scanning & Morphing Easier

http://www2.awn.com/mag/news.php3?item=Technology

Television

  • Mickey Gets New House In 2001
  • WB TV To Send Richie Rich To College
  • Disney Orders 21 Episodes of New Toon
  • Varga Awarded Mr. Bean Series
  • Destiny Images Completes 2 Educational Series
  • Newest Scooby-Doo Direct-To-Vid Hits TV In November
  • SciFi Channel Orders Dune Sequel

http://www2.awn.com/mag/news.php3?item=Television

Video

  • Anime Classic Wicked City Now On DVD!
  • DreamWorks' Prince Of Egypt Follow-Up Arrives On Video
  • More South Park Antics On VHS & DVD
  • Thomas and the Magic Railroad Chugs Onto VHS & DVD
  • Rayearth Conclusion Hits Video Stores
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas! On DVD
  • Angel Cop Collection Arrives On DVD
  • Disney Celebrates Christmas With Two Holiday Releases
  • Toy Story 2 DVD Has High Fidelity Cursing

http://www2.awn.com/mag/news.php3?item=Video