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Nightmare to Get Disney Digital 3-D Treatment

On the heels of James Camerons optimistic roadmap for 3-D at last weeks NAB2006, comes news that Disney will reissue TIM BURTONS THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS in digital 3-D for a Halloween engagement beginning Oct. 20, reports THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.

Industrial Light & Magic, which collaborated with Disney last year on the successful 3-D launch of CHICKEN LITTLE, is currently scanning and converting the stop motion classic with the help of Burton and NIGHTMARE director Henry Selick. Appropriately ghoulish glasses are in the works too.

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Magic Cellar Wins Highest Award At WorldFest

MAGIC CELLAR, the first animated series to be based on African culture, has been awarded the Platinum REMI Award at WorldFest. The award to MAGIC CELLAR was presented in Houston, Texas on April 29, 2006. Present to receive the award were Firdaus Kharas, director and executive producer of Ottawa, Canada and Adeelah Carrim, producer, of Johannesburg, South Africa. The show is a joint venture between Canada and South Africa.

Television Headline News

Jane & the Dragon, John & Michael Get BANFF Playback Nods

The Banff World Television Festival announced the nominees for its PLAYBACK-sponsored Best Canadian Award. As finalists, the 18 Canadian nominees not only stand to win in their own genre categories, but are also vying for the Best Canadian Program title. Nominees will be screened by an independent jury of Canadian television professionals with the winner announced at the 2006 Banff World Television Festival.

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Lara Croft Catapults Onto the Nintendo Platforms

Eidos Interactive has announced further details of LARA CROFT TOMB RAIDER: LEGEND on Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance. Available this fall, the handheld versions will faithfully capture the detail and breadth of LARA CROFT TOMB RAIDER: LEGEND for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and the soon-to-be-released Nintendo GameCube version.

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Bloom & Taliercio Move Up 4Kids Ent. Finance Ranks

4Kids Ent. has promoted Peter H. Bloom from corporate controller to vp of finance and promoted Lisa Taliercio to corporate controller. Bloom will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the accounting and finance department.

Bloom will report to Bruce R. Foster,evp/cfo. For the last four years, Bloom was corporate controller. Prior to that, Bloom was an audit manager with Deloitte & Touche LLP. "We are proud to promote Peter Bloom to his new position," said

Awards Headline News

Jungle Beat Wins at Sprockets

The 9th annual Sprockets Toronto International Film Festival for Children announced its awards at the George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre at Ryerson University. Five awards were decided upon by childrens juries (three designated for feature films, two for shorts), two audience awards were determined by festivalgoers, four awards for Jump Cuts Young Filmmakers Showcase were decided by a jury of film industry professionals and one Students Choice Award was determined by high school students attending the festival.

Special Headline News

It's Time To Get Involved With AWN's Upcoming Special Newsletters!

Continuing our special event specific Flash Newsletters, we will be publishing a special edition Annecy. The festival and market are fast approaching and our editorial and advertising staff are gearing up for the Annecy-specific Flash Newsletter. Here is the date for the publications. Please send your news two weeks prior to the publication date.

Annecy Flash NewslettersMay 30

All your news can be sent to editor@awn.com. For sales opportunities, contact Dan Sarto at dan@awn.com or call (323) 606-4200.

Animation Headline News

AWN Discussion Forums - What's New? for May 1, 2006

This week in AWN's Forums, a senior member needs some help finding ways to see pre-1933 Betty Boop cartoons and Chuck Jones' TOM & JERRY. Theres another thread abuzz about what one can expect if they want to be an animator. Additionally, members are collecting their thoughts on overlooked and undervalued animation. Talking about overlooked things, a senior member wants to bring attention to DRAW! MAGAZINE. Theres a thread talking about the work of John K. and Danny Antonucci.

World Headline News

e-on Launches Vue 3D Environment Competition

e-on software announced the first Vue 3D Environment Competition in association with five judges representing different fields of the 3D entertainment industry. This competition represents a unique chance for all the Vue users around the world to have their work exposed. The judges are:

* Kevin Mack: visual effects supervisor, Sony Pictures Imageworks (GHOST RIDER)* Susumu Yukuhiro: digital matte supervisor, Industrial Light & Magic (PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MANS CHEST)· Simon Percy: Darkside Animation

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RV Parks in First; Meltdown Passes First Ice Age

With $16.4M, Sonys RV took the top spot at the box office for the period ended April 30, 2006. Universals stirring and controversial UNITED 93 (with vfx from Double Negative) bowed in second with a respectable $11.4M. Buena Vistas STICK IT, another newcomer, landed with $10.8M. Last weeks winner, Sonys SILENT HILL (with vfx from Buf, C.O.R.E. and Mr. X), dropped to fourth place in its second week, with $9.3M and a cume of $34.2M. Dimensions SCARY MOVIE 4 followed in the fifth spot with $7.8M, good enough for a tally of $78.1M.

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AJA Debuts KONA 3 v2 and New Xena

AJA Video announced 2K resolution video support with the v2 upgrade to the recently released KONA 3, the company's top-of-the-line uncompressed HD/SD capture card. KONA 3 will now provide customers editing and finishing on an Apple Power Mac G5 with the capability to bring in and play back material at 2K.

Additionally, KONA 3 v2 will address users' needs with support forhardware-based 1080-to-720 or 720-to-1080 cross conversion. This desirable feature further streamlines dailies and deliverables creation at true broadcast picture quality in realtime.

Beacham Headline News

New Scribe Mounts Clash of the Titans Remake

Warner Bros. Pictures has tapped scribe Travis Beacham (KILLING ON CARNIVAL ROW) to write a remake of the 1981 cult classic CLASH OF THE TITANS. Basil Iwanyk's Thunder Road is producing.

In 2002, Warners hired John Glenn and Travis Adam Adam Wright to write the script.

Beacham darker and more realistic take on the tale will still center on Perseus' journey to save the Princess Andromeda by overcoming the various tasks set forth by Zeus.

Game Headline News

Buena Vista Games Unveils Spectrobes

Buena Vista Games Inc. announced that it is creating and publishing the company's first videogame based on an original property, SPECTROBES. Set to release exclusively for the Nintendo DS, SPECTROBES is an anime-inspired action/role playing game that is being developed by Jupiter Corp. in Kyoto.

Animation Headline News

Inkwell Images to Re-issue Before Walt Doc

In celebration of the 100th anniversary of American animation, beginning with HUMOROUS PHASES OF FUNNY FACES by J. Stuart Blackton, Inkwell Images Ink is releasing an updated version of its 1999 documentary, BEFORE WALT with all new material that traces the earliest concepts of animation and the foundations that lead to Disney's early career. Narrated by animation historian Ray Pointer, the film chronicles the accomplishments of Blackton, Emile Cohl, Winsor McCay, John Randolph Bray, Earl Hurd, Paul Terry and other early innovators.

Series Headline News

H-B Writer/Producer Harvey Bullock Passes Away

Harvey Bullock, a prolific comedy writer and producer of film and TV, has passed away. Affected by a series of age-related illnesses, he died on Sunday, April 23, 2006, in Laguna Beach, California, with his family by his side. He was 84.

Bullock worked in animation on several Hanna-Barbera series. He was a writer on THE FLINTSTONES, THE JETSONS, TOP CAT, WELCOME TO IT and WHERE'S HUDDLES? He was the creator, exec producer and writer for the classic 1970s adult animated series, WAIT TILL YOUR FATHER GETS HOME.

Marvel Headline News

Marvel Announces Film Plans, Favreau To Direct Iron Man

As part of its overall slate of self-produced films based on Marvel superheroes, Marvel Studios has tapped director/actor/writer Jon Favreau (ELF) to direct the big screen adaptation of IRON MAN. In addition to helming, the ZATHURA director will develop the script with the writing team of Arthur Marcum and Matt Holloway (CONVOY).

Film Headline News

IDT Ent. Brings Everyone’s Hero & More To Cannes 2006

IDT Ent. is gearing up a full slate of projects, including its first theatrical CG feature EVERYONES HERO, to take to Cannes. Executives attending the event include: Neil Braun, president, feature films & television; John Hyde, coo; Andrew Berman, evp, IDT Ent. Sales; and Patti Rose, director, IDT Ent. Sales.

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