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Tarzan II Swings on DVD

Tarzan II Swings on DVD
Tarzan II Swings on DVD

Disneys latest DVD prequel, TARZAN II (Walt Disney Home Ent., $29.99), comes off the vine June 14, 2005. Directed and co-written by Brian Smith (POCAHONTAS II), the Disney Toon Studios release focuses on young Tarzans realization that he is not an ape and his quest to discover his true identity. Voice cast includes Harrison Chad, Brenda Grate, George Carlin, Brad Garrett, Estelle Harris, Lance Henriksen, Harrison Fahn and Glenn Close. Contains a trio of new songs by Phil Collins.

Bonus features include:

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Don’t Miss Out On AWN’s Comic-Con & SIGGRAPH Flash Newsletters!

Don’t Miss Out On AWN’s Comic-Con & SIGGRAPH Flash Newsletters!
Don’t Miss Out On AWN’s Comic-Con & SIGGRAPH Flash Newsletters!

Continuing our special event specific Flash Newsletters, AWN will continue with its coverage of SIGGRAPH and has added an additional newsletter for Comic-Con. These two important events are fast approaching and our editorial and advertising staff is gearing up for the Flash Newsletter series.

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AWN Discussion Forums - What's New? for June 13, 2005

AWN Discussion Forums - What's New? for June 13, 2005
AWN Discussion Forums - What's New? for June 13, 2005

This week in AWN's Forums, some members are looking for others thoughts on the twist ending to the animated short GERALDINE. Another member wants to know users impressions of US Animation. Others are discussing animated music videos. Additionally, a member wants to talk to others who have attended MIPCOM Jr. Theres also a thread dealing with Mirage 1.5. A junior member wants to know who other members got started.

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Mr. and Mrs. Smith Ice a Cool $50M in Debut

Mr. and Mrs. Smith Ice a Cool $50M in Debut
Mr. and Mrs. Smith Ice a Cool $50M in Debut

Move over MADAGASCAR. Foxs MR. AND MRS. SMITH grabbed the second best three-day opening of the year $50.3M thanks to the sultry star power of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. The romantic thriller (with vfx by Digital Dimension) finished ahead of the pack for the weekend ended June 12, 2005. Meanwhile, DreamWorks MADAGASCAR fell to second place with $17.1M. The three-week cume for the 3D-animated comedy hit $128.4M. Foxs REVENGE OF THE SITH (with that stunning ILM vfx) held the third spot with $14.8M and has reached $332.1M as it continues its box office descent.

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Zoic Brings HP’s Francois II Spot to Life

Zoic Brings HP’s Francois II Spot to Life
Zoic Brings HP’s Francois II Spot to Life

Continuing a successful collaboration with Goodby, Silverstein and Partners and director Francois Vogel of Paris-based Paranoid Projects: Tool, Zoic Studios has just completed the visual effects for HP's FRANCOIS II, which showcases the capability of the HP Photosmart 375. Last year's spots, FRANCOIS I and PICTURE BOOK, were both recent Clio winners, garnering the Bronze and Silver for Best Visual Effects, respectively.

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Digital-Tutors Releases Maya in Production: Fundamentals of Animation

Digital-Tutors Releases Maya in Production: Fundamentals of Animation
Digital-Tutors Releases Maya in Production: Fundamentals of Animation

Digital-Tutors has released the MAYA IN PRODUCTION: FUNDAMENTALS OF ANIMATION training kit, the fifth installment in the popular Backwater Bunch Series and latest release in a growing library of industry leading training resources for emerging digital artists.

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Maxon Supports Intel-Based Apple Computers

Maxon Supports Intel-Based Apple Computers
Maxon Supports Intel-Based Apple Computers

Maxon Computer has announced its support of the new Intel-based Apple Macintosh Generation.

Maxon cto Harald Schneider stated, "Apple's announcement is good news for a cross-platform developer like Maxon. Since our products' source code is over 95% platform-independent, it can be ported very quickly. In addition, Intel has always proven to be a very flexible and dedicated partner."

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Apple’s Move to Intel Gets Mixed Response

Apple’s Move to Intel Gets Mixed Response
Apple’s Move to Intel Gets Mixed Response

Apple ceo Steve Jobs announcement last week that Macintosh computers will embrace Intel microprocessors next year in an effort to improve speed and efficiency, especially on notebooks, has received mixed reviews.

Some analysts fear a rocky transition ahead and a diluting of the brand. However, others are more optimistic. This move away from IBMs PowerPC would allow the Mac to eventually run Windows at full speed, opening it up to more software choices.

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Jetix Heats Up With Special "Super Summer Of Heroes"

Jetix Heats Up With Special "Super Summer Of Heroes"
Jetix Heats Up With Special "Super Summer Of Heroes"

Beginning June 13, 2005, Jetix will kick off a Super Summer of Heroes, an on-air and online programming event that includes the premiere of the popular 1990s animated series THE TICK and the return of FANTASTIC FOUR to ABC Familys Jetix block. Jetix airs evenings on Toon Disney and mornings on ABC Family, seven days a week.

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Mysterious Geographic Voyage of Jasper Morello Takes Annecy

Mysterious Geographic Voyage of Jasper Morello Takes Annecy
Mysterious Geographic Voyage of Jasper Morello Takes Annecy

The coveted short film grand prize at the 29th International Festival of Animated Film at Annecy went to THE MYSTERIOUS GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORATIONS OF JASPER MORELLO by Anthony Lucas from Australia. The awards were presented at the closing ceremony held on Saturday, June 11, 2005 in Annecy, France. Congratulations to all the winners!

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CaféFX Escapes with Angelina Jolie in Mr. and Mrs. Smith

CaféFX Escapes with Angelina Jolie in Mr. and Mrs. Smith
CaféFX Escapes with Angelina Jolie in Mr. and Mrs. Smith

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie get vfx help from CaféFX in two exciting escape sequences for Twentieth Century Foxs MR. AND MRS. SMITH, which opens June 10.

They play a married couple who appear bored with their quiet life but, unknown to each other, are actually international assassins whose career paths are about to fatally collide.

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Annecy 2005 in Final Stretch

Annecy 2005 in Final Stretch
Annecy 2005 in Final Stretch

All the short and feature films on competition have now been screened at Annecy 2005 and the judges are off to make their final deliberations for the awards ceremony tomorrow night, June 11 in Annecy, France. The week started off a bit cold and dreary, in both the weather and the film selection. But there have certainly been better selections than the previous year, offering a remarkably varied amount of styles, techniques and storytelling.

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OddParents Musical Special Tunes Up June 10 on Nick

OddParents Musical Special Tunes Up June 10 on Nick
OddParents Musical Special Tunes Up June 10 on Nick

The FAIRLY ODDPARENTS special to air June 10, 2005 at 8:00 pm on Nickelodeon will be music to the ears of big musical and series fans as the animated gang breaks into song after song for an hour in "Schools Out! The Musical." There is a ton of music in this ambitious special, 11 musical numbers, ranging from pop to rap to classic show tunes. The show takes place on the last day of school in Dimsdale, as Timmy Turner and his friends want to start summer vacation. The show repeats June 11 at 7:00 pm and June 12 at 4:00 pm.

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Black Headline News

Rushes Soho Shorts Fest Announce Short List

Rushes Soho Shorts Fest Announce Short List
Rushes Soho Shorts Fest Announce Short List

Rushes Post-production Ltd. has announced the short list for the seventh Rushes Soho Shorts Festival to be held between July 30 and Aug. 5, 2005. After seven successful years based solely in the capital, the festival has teamed up with VUE CINEMAS to become a Nation-wide event with screenings across the U.K. In addition, a record breaking 1,900 Short Films, Newcomer Films, Music Videos, Title Sequences and Idents were entered into this years festival, reinforcing the U.K.s reputation as one of the leading creative industries in the World.

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Fox & Universal Hang Hat on Halo

Fox & Universal Hang Hat on Halo
Fox & Universal Hang Hat on Halo

20th Century Fox and Universal Pictures have taken the bid from Microsoft to produce a feature film adaptation of videogame HALO, reports VARIETY. The final details are still being hammered out, but for certain Universal will handle domestic rights with Fox taking international.

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Toon Boom Concerto Reaches its Finale

Toon Boom Concerto Reaches its Finale
Toon Boom Concerto Reaches its Finale

Toon Boom Animation announced that Toon Boom Concerto is phased out of the market due to the superior toolset offered by Toon Boom Harmony. Building on Opus and Concertos capabilities, Toon Boom Harmony comes with more advanced features such as morphing, inverse kinematics and glue that enhance the animation production process, whether it is traditional or digital. Harmony also includes a global template library that facilitates the reuse of assets, all set up in an integrated pipeline.

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New Faces, Places at MIFA 2005

New Faces, Places at MIFA 2005
New Faces, Places at MIFA 2005

Heeding complaints about space and hot air of previous MIFAs, this years international market, in conjunction with the Annecy Festival in France, opened with more space, an improved air system, more areas to gather, a screening area for buyers, even better food and beverage services for those attending.

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Sega Animanium Releases Lite Version of Its Animation Software

Sega Animanium Releases Lite Version of Its Animation Software
Sega Animanium Releases Lite Version of Its Animation Software

Sega Animanium, a 3D character animation software that has been used by leading animation studios and videogame developers in Japan, is now available in both a full version and a newly released lite version.

USA Index Corp., the U.S. subsidiary of Japan-based Index Corp. and licensee of Animanium, has released Animanium Express for $99. Animanium Express offers most of the features of the full version of Sega Animanium, however is limited to no more than 180 frames and does not offer the automatic clean-up function.

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TV-Loonland Strengthens Sales Team With Ignatiew

TV-Loonland Strengthens Sales Team With Ignatiew
TV-Loonland Strengthens Sales Team With Ignatiew

TV-Loonland has appointed Irina Ignatiew as sales manager for TV and home entertainment in the German-speaking territories (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) in order to grow its internationally successful distribution activities. In her new position, Irina Ignatiew will report directly to the TV-Loonland managing board in Munich. Ignatiews responsibilities include the sales and distribution of TV-Loonland programs throughout the German-speaking world.

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Atari President and CEO Steps Down

Atari President and CEO Steps Down
Atari President and CEO Steps Down

Videogame maker Atari Inc. announced that president/ceo James Caparro resigned, and the board appointed chairman/cco Bruno Bonnell to take his place on a temporary basis while it searches for a permanent replacement.

Shares of Atari Inc. dropped 54 cents, or about 18%, to $2.40 in after-hours activity.

Caparro is leaving Atari after fewer than eight months on the job to become president/ceo of Entertainment Distribution Corp., a division of Glenayre Technologies Inc.

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