Mumbai, India-based 2nz Animation has completed work on the 2D animation portion of a musical number in the upcoming film SHAADI KA LADDOO. Directed by Raj Kaushal and starring Mandira Bedi, Sanjay Suri and Aashish Chaudhary, the film's "Chal Hutt" number will feature actress Negar Khan and animated characters singing together.
DigArts Software announces the release of their new collection of paints for artists using Painter, Paint Shop Pro or Photo-Paint.
"Grains & Grasses is the newest in our series of paints for art professionals working with foliage and nature," said Dennis Berkla, president of DigArts Software. "This set paints grains and grasses with unmatched speed and detail, even at high resolutions. These paints are ideal for graphics, architectural illustration and fine art because they work in a range of sizes and for a variety of media, including print, video and 3D."
Kodak has released two new film stocks that incorporate the companys advanced VISION2 color negative film technology, adding 100- and 200-speed, ultra-fine grain color negative films to the product line.
Academy and The Moving Picture Co. team on new Guinness MOTH spot for AMV BBDO. With the Academy producing the commercial, The Moving Picture Co. handled post-production and 3D computer animation.
Clay animator Bill Ochs has launched ClayAnimator.com, dedicated to helping new animators create stop-motion productions. The site features interactive tutorials, instructions, lessons and examples on clay and stop-motion animation. The interactive tutorials cover how to create, animate and edit clay animation and stop-motion animation projects.
Nickelodeon shows earned two Golden Reel Awards at the Motion Picture Sound Editors 51st annual awards banquet Feb. 28, 2004 at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles while MASTER & COMMANDER earned the Golden Reel and the Oscar the following night at the Oscars. The Golden Reel Awards acknowledge the year's best work in the various areas of sound editing.
In its 7th year, AWN's Oscar Showcase poll has seen three times as many votes as previous years.
Veteran production and development exec Marjorie Cohn has been promoted to the newly created position of evp, development and original programming, at Nickelodeon. Based in New York, Cohn will oversee all of Nickelodeon's ongoing program development and current series production activities in New York, Los Angeles and Canada
PARTY WAGON, an all-new animated feature set in the old west, debuts Feb. 27, 2004. at 8:00 pm on Cartoon Network. The 90-minute made-for-television movie, from HEY ARNOLD! creator Craig Bartlett, follows the adventures of one covered wagon on its way west on the Oregon Trail the mid-1800s.
STATIC SHOCK bounds onto Kids WB! Feb. 28, 2004 with a special episode Hoop Squad, featuring basketball all-stars Karl Malone, Yao Ming, Tracy McGrady and Steve Nash in an animated appearance at 8:30 am and 7:30 pm.
DIC Ent. and Mainframe Ent. will co-produce an all-new CGI INSPECTOR GADGET television special and DVD release, INSPECTOR GADGET SAVES THE DAY MAYBE. Mainframe will handle distribution in Canada, Australia and the U.K. with handling the title internationally and Lions Gate's Family Home Ent. handling the U.S.
The live-action feature version of Peter Chung's AEON FLUX has landed MONSTER star and Oscar nominee Charlize Theron, VARIETY. The hot actress will get her biggest paycheck yet -- $10 million. Produced by Lakeshore Entertainment and Paramount Pictures, the futuristic flick has been in Gale Anne Hurd's Valhalla Prods. for more than a decade. GIRLFIGHT helmer Karyn Kusama is directing with Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi penning the screenplay. Filming is set to begin in Berlin in July.
Robert Rodriguez (SPY KIDS franchise, ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO) has signed on to direct the screen adaptation of Frank Miller's classic crime saga, SIN CITY. The feature will be based on the three graphic novels SIN CITY, THAT YELLOW BASTARD and THE BIG FAT KILL. Rodriguez and Elizabeth Avellan will produce the project through their Troublemaker Studios. Andrew Rona and Brad Weston, co-presidents of Dimension, will oversee the project for the studio.
Digital Days 2004, at the 19th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival, has announced the winners for the Teen Filmmaker program.
The winners are:* Amanda Weiss, SOMEONE'S ROCKING MY DREAMBOAT, Cal Arts, Valencia, California* Cole Sanchez, FRIDGE, Rancho Marrieta, California* Carolyn Chrisman, ASCENSION RITES, Anacapa School, Santa Barbara, California * Austin Madison, BOY MEETS REX, Sacramento, California* Daniel Howard, JAI YEN-COOL HEART, Downtown Community TV, NYC, New York
Cartoon Network claims it will broadcast more new episodes than ever before in its 11-year history more than 500 new half-hours, including five new animated series, new episodes of returning original series and new acquisitions. The new schedule was unveiled Feb. 25, 2004 at Cartoon Network's Upfront presentation to advertising executives and the media in New York City, during its pitch for on-air advertising buys.
Mel Gibson's THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST exceeded all projections, grabbing a whopping $26,556,573 on Wednesday, nailing the biggest opening day gross for a movie released outside of summer and holiday seasons, even subtracting the $3M from private church group screenings on Monday and Tuesday that were lumped in by indie distributor Newmarket.
As a result of the wonderful response to our new MIPCOM and NATPE-specific Flash Newsletters, we will be publishing a special edition for both MIP-TV, which is fast approaching and our editorial and advertising staff are gearing up for the NATPE-specific Flash Newsletter series. Here are the dates for the publications.
MIP-TV Flash Newsletter March 11 March 18March 25April 15 (Follow-Up issue)
With the addition of the Best Animated Feature Category two years ago, the Oscars have gained a much bigger profile in the animation community.
In 2003, AWN launched its newest resource site, the AWN Book Corner. Looking for books related to animation, then the Book Corner is the best place for you to visit. Readers can search through tomes dealing with 2D & 3D graphics, animation, applications, cinematography, digital video, entertainment, gaming, history & theory, post-production, programming & scripting and Web & multimedia. You can also browse books by title, author or publisher.
This week we in the Theatrical Release Database, we've added a new page for Disney's animated project THE WILD.
This week in AWN's Forums, one of members points out a TIME magazine article describing all American animation as Disney-like.
Six more state pension funds lined up Thursday to oppose the reelection of chairman Michael Eisner to the Walt Disney Co. board. Funds in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Virginia plus the California State Teachers Retirement System joined the California Public Employees Retirement System in withholding support for the embattled Eisner, according to Bloomberg.
Steven B. Cohen, a pioneer in digital technologies used to edit and screen feature films, has joined Ascent Media Creative Services in the newly created post of vp of feature film services. In his new role, Cohen will develop leading edge digital services for use in film production; including digital dailies, location and studio screening rooms, digital cinema previews and the digital intermediate process.
The founders, the stockholders and now the Canadian authorities have approved the sale of CINAR Corp. to the investor group comprised of Michael Hirsh, Toper Taylor and TD Capital Canadian Private Equity Partners through 4113683 Canada Inc. ("Newco").
The Quebec Superior Court granted approval by Justice Joel A. Silcoff, on Feb. 25, 2004, following a hearing in Montreal, on February 19 and 20.
