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NYICFF Announces 2013 Jury & Slate

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The critically acclaimed New York Int’l Children’s Film Festival announces its full slate and jury for the 16th annual edition, which runs March 1-24 at seven Manhattan locations.

HPA Announces 2013 Tech Retreat

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Confab heads back to the desert for insight, conversation and demonstration by industry thought leaders.

biscuit Tackles Super Bowl XLVII Spots

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Tim Godsall, Mike Maguire, Noam Murro, Aaron Stoller, Clay Weiner and Andreas Nilsson direct spots for top brands.

Paramount Releases World War Z Super Bowl Ad

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Two days before the big game, Paramount releases the Super Bowl commercial for “World War Z.”

CMG Brings Sarila Feature to Berlin

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CMG heads to Berlin with their new 3D animated feature “The Legend of Sarila.”

Mark Wahlberg & Ted to Present at the Oscars

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Mark Wahlberg and Ted will be presenters at this year’s Oscar show.

LEGO Batman: The Movie Premiere Set for February 11

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Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and The Paley Center for Media present the world premiere of “Lego Batman: The Movie – DC Superheroes Unite” on Monday, February 11 in New York.

Ireland’s ISA CON 2013 Announced

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The Irish School of Animation, with support from the Irish Film Board, Enterprise Ireland and Animation Ireland, announces details of the upcoming animation/VFX event: ISA CON 2013.

Full Sail Announces Hall of Fame Week

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Full Sail University announces the 4th Annual Hall of Fame celebration scheduled to take place from February 13-16, 2013.

ACE Honors Steven Spielberg

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American Cinema Editors honors Steven Spielberg with the organization’s ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award.

SIGGRAPH 2013 Calls for Real-Time Live! Content

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SIGGRAPH 2013 announces a call for cutting-edge Real-Time Live! content to be presented as part of this year’s Computer Animation Festival.

FMX Conference Announces Paradigm Shift for 2013

FMX 2013, Europe's most renowned conference on digital entertainment, adopts the slogan, “lean, smart and agile,” and focuses on the ongoing paradigm shift in the animation, effects, games and transmedia industries.

Hosts Announced for 40th Annual Annie Awards

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Movie reviewer Leonard Maltin and voice actors Rob Paulsen & Maurice Lamarche are to share hosting honors at the 40th Annie Awards on Saturday, February 2, with a special appearance by Seth Green.

Wreck-It Ralph Wins PGA Award

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Disney's "Wreck-It Ralph" receives the Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures award from the Producers Guild of America.

Toronto Animation Fest Issues Call for Entries

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Toronto Animation Arts Festival International issues a call for submissions.

Irish Furniture Short Takes Sundance Jury Prize

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The Sundance Institute gave the jury prize for animated short to “Irish Folk Furniture” at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.

Video Art Fest Announces 2013 Lineup

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Videoart.net announces the lineup for the third annual Video Art & Experimental Film Festival (VAEFF), taking place February 7-9, 2013.

WIA Int’l + Toon Boom to Host KidScreen Summit Mixer

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Gather round for a round with Women In Animation International and Toon Boom on Friday, February 8, at KidScreen Summit in New York.

Annecy Fest Unveils 2013 Guidelines

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Marcel Jean, the new Artistic Director of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, reveals some preliminary guidelines for 2013.

Stuttgart Fest Issues Call for Papers

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The Deadline for submissions to the Festival of Animated Film Stuttgart academic symposium, “Change and Continuity: Interdisciplinary Aspects of Animation, Comics and Literature,” is February 18, 2013.