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WIA to Host ‘They Said Yes! Now What?’ Panel on June 27

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Find out what happens after a project gets the green light at ‘They Said Yes! Now What?’ panel at the Women In Animation general meeting on Thursday, June 27.

Polish Stop Motion Festival Issues Call for Entries

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The Se-ma-for Film Festival for stop motion animation issues a call for entries.

Clone Wars Nabs Top Daytime Emmy Award

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars receives the coveted Outstanding Special Class Animated Program award at the Daytime Emmys.

SIGGRAPH 2013 Unveils Final Production Session Lineup

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SIGGRAPH 2013 releases the final lineup of 15 Production Sessions to be featured at this year’s conference.

Subconscious Password, Rio 2096 Win Cristal Awards at Annecy

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Prizewinning films are announced at the 2013 edition of the International Animation Film Festival in Annecy, with Brazil’s Uma história de amor e fúria (Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury) taking home the Cristal Award for Best Feature, and Chris Landreth's Subconscious Password taking home the Cristal for Best Short.

MPC Takes Tequila Tromba on a Surreal Journey

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MPC teams up with The Sherry Company to take Tequila Tromba on a CG adventure in Tromba Journey.

SIGGRAPH 2013 Announces Academy Keynote Session

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SIGGRAPH 2013 announces a partnership with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to bring the Marc Davis Lecture Series to Anaheim for its Keynote Session on 22 July 2013.

Persistence of Vision to Screen in LA

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A hit at the 2013 International Animation Film Festival underway this week in Annecy, France, the documentary feature Persistence of Vision heads to Los Angeles for screenings on June 27 & 29, and July 1 & 2.

Capetown Travels to Annecy Festival

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Cape Town-based animation training institution The Animation School represents South Africa at the 2013 annual Annecy Festival, with Michael Hlatswayo, one of the school’s top three performing students, selected to attend the event.

SIGGRAPH Asia Issues Call for Entries

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The deadline for submissions to the SIGGRAPH Asia 2013 Computer Animation Festival is July 2, 2013.

COLLIDER Event Ends Inaugural Run

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The just-concluded COLLIDER Digital Production Conference wraps up its inaugural three-day run in midtown Manhattan this week, including the VFX Town Hall event held on Monday, June 10.

Annecy Festival Powered by Studios

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France's 37th Annecy International Animation Film Festival hits the ground running with the largest market attendance in its history.

Mediatoon to Distribute The Crumpets

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Mediatoon signs a worldwide distribution agreement with French production company 4.21 Productions for animated series The Crumpets.

Simpsons Director David Silverman Joins Toronto Lineup

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David Silverman, director of The Simpsons animated series and film, is slated to provide the keynote address at the 2013 Toronto Animation Arts Festival International.

5D Institute Announces July Symposium

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5D Institute announces a satellite symposium at the annual ASSC 17 meeting in San Diego this July.

Nickelodeon Launches Global Animated Shorts Program

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Nickelodeon launches its first-ever global animated shorts program to identify and develop new animation creative talent from around the world, receiving over 100 submissions from artists, designers, writers, directors and comedians representing more than 20 countries across six continents at this year’s Annecy International Film Festival.

Annecy Festival Shares Daily Video Selections

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Videos highlighting each day’s content are posted on the Annecy Festival website.

Side Effects’ Mark Elendt Talks Dailies at SIGGRAPH 2013

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Side Effects Software’s Mark Elendt participates in a Q&A about the SIGGRAPH 2013 Dailies program.

Stardust Launches Neon Falcon

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Stardust launches a new, global, creative collective and integrated talent arm, Falcon.

AICP Next Awards Winners Announced

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Kicking of AICP Week, winners of the 2013 AICP Next Awards are announced.