Awards

Nancy Cartwright Honored at PromaxBDA

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Nancy Cartwright, award-winning actress and iconic voice-over star who is best known to the public as the voice of Bart Simpson, has been honored by PromaxBDA with the Don LaFontaine Legacy Award.

Digital Domain Wins AICP VFX Award

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Digital Domain and its commercial production company Mothership were honored by the AICP at Tuesday night's 2012 AICP Show held at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City for Nike “Biomorph.”

Serge Bromberg Steps Down as Annecy Festival Director

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Tonight’s closing ceremonies brought more than the jury selections of prize winning films as Serge Bromberg announced that after 14 years at the helm, he was stepping down as Annecy festival director.

Tram and Crulic Take Home Top Prizes at Annecy

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The Annecy International Animation Festival just concluded its 36th edition this evening, June 9, 2012. “Tram” by Michaela Pavlátová took home the Annecy Cristal as the top short film, while “Crulic – The Path to Beyond,” by Anca Damian, took the top prize for feature film.

2012 CG Student Award Winners Announced

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The winners for the 2012 CG Student Awards have been announced.

Toon Boom Receives Frost & Sullivan Award

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Based on thorough market analysis, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Toon Boom Animation with the 2011 Global Frost & Sullivan Award for Entrepreneurial Company of the Year.

Vancouver Animation School Wins CIRA Impact Award

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The Vancouver Animation School was recognized by the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) as the winner of the CIRA Impact Award for elearning in 2012.

Phoenix Creates Show Open for 2012 CLIO Awards

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Phoenix Media Group created a high-energy animated motion graphic and commercial montage to kick off last week’s 2012 CLIO award ceremony at the American Museum of Natural History.

The NFB Heads to Annecy

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The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is taking the official competition of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival by storm with four films: “Le grand ailleurs et le petit ici” (“Here and the Great Elsewhere”) by Michèle Lemieux, “Bydlo” by Patrick Bouchard, “Edmond était un âne” (“Edmond Was a Donkey”) by Franck Dion and “Kali le petit vampire” (“Kali the Little Vampire”) by Regina Pessoa.

AniMazSpot Announces Third Quarter Finalists

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AniMazSpot announced the top two short films from the Third Quarter entries selected to go on to vie for Best of Festival prize at the fourth annual AniMazSpot 2012 Festival, September 10-16, 2012.

Mia and me Wins Big at Stuttgart

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“Mia and me” has been awarded the prize for best animated series for children by the children’s jury at the 19th Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film.

AniMazSpot Announces 2012 Jury Additions

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Animation Spotlight announced that Kaj Pindal (Denmark/Canada) and Cinzia Bottini (Italy/Singapore) have joined the AniMazSpot international jury panel.

Mistika Powers AFA Winner Flying Swords of Dragon Gate

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SGO's Mistika was used for the stereoscopic 3D post production work for China's first 3D IMAX martial arts action film “The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate,” which won Best Visual Effects and Best Costume Designer at the Asian Film Awards.

Iron Claw Scores Emmy for Monday Night Football Show Open

Production company Iron Claw is celebrating its recent Emmy win for Outstanding Production Design/Art Direction for the “Sunday Night Football” show open with Faith Hill for NBC Sports.

Stuttgart Animation Winners Announced

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This weekend, Stuttgart’s International Festival of Animated Film announced the winners of its 19th Trickfilm competition (May 8-3). Martin Snopek and Ivana Laucikova’s “The Last Airbus” (Slovakia), Alke Arndt’s “Atlas” (Germany) and Ignacio Ferreras’ “Wrinkles” (Spain) were among the big winners.

Animated Com Award Winners Announced

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The world's best productions in the field of applied animation received their prizes in the Mercedes-Benz Museum at the Animated Com Award held at the 19th Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film.

Rushes Wins VFX Award for Inside the Human Body

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Rushes announced that it has received Televisual’s Bulldog Award for Best Digital & Physical FX for its contributions to the BBC’s “Inside the Human Body.”

Hasbro Earns Eight Daytime Emmy Nominations

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Hasbro Studios has collected eight Daytime Emmy Award nominations from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for “Transformers Prime,” “My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic” and “Family Game Night.”

Daytime Emmy Nominations Announced

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Six animated series were nominated for Daytime Emmy awards this year, including PBS’s “Curious George,” “Peep & The Big Wide World” and “Sid the Science Kid,” and Nickelodeon’s “Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness,” “Penguins of Madagascar” and “SpongeBob SquarePants.”

Red Giant Wins Webby Award for Plot Device

Red Giant announced that its short film, “Plot Device,” has won the 16th Annual Webby Award in the Best Editing category.