British Animation Awards
* Friday, March 15, 2002. National Film Theater, London, England.
Entry deadline: December 3, 2001.
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Bob Clampett Animation Festival
Bob Clampett Animation Festival: Wednesday, October 24, 2001, Toronto, Ontario Canada. Bob Clampett is recognized today as perhaps the key force in the shaping of Warner Brothers Animation. This program offers a rare chance to see two hours of his films as he meant us to see them. Uncut. In black and white if they were made in black and white, color if they were made in color.Stars Bugs, Daffy, Porky, the original nude Tweety & lots more.
This Week At Animation World Magazine
Each week, Animation World Magazine offers new articles, special features and theme-based coverage of the art, craft and industry of animation...
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The Acrobat Issue Of Animation World Magazine Is Now Online!
The September 2001 Acrobat issue of Animation World Magazine is now on-line! In this issue, go behind the scenes of two recent feature films. John Edgar Park examines Final Fantasy to discover the staggering amount of skill, time and technical savvy it takes to bring synthespians to the big screen. E=mc2, the effects team for the film Jeepers Creepers, give you step by step explanations of some of the effects in the film. Both Leslie Cabarga and Aleksandra Korejwo answer Will Ryan's 9 1/2 questions. Martin "Dr.
This Week In Gene Deitch's "How To Succeed In Animation"
See for yourself. No one before has seen these drawings. I present here a few of Mirko Han's studies and story sketches for Charlotte's Web
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Job Opportunities For Animators, Instructors, Agents, Art Directors And More
Art Institute San Francisco is looking for a part-time INSTRUCTOR IN MOTION & LIGHTING AND TEXTURE MAPPING and a 2D/3D ANIMATION INSTRUCTOR . . . Los Angeles, California's BigRedShoes.com is looking for a ANIMATION AGENT . . . Bangalore, India's Colorcanvas Inc. is looking for a ANIMATION AGENT . . . New York, NY's Curious Pictures is looking for INTERNS for traditional cel animation as well as for Flash character animation . . . Valencia, Spain's Dos Produccions Cinematograficas is looking for a 3D CHARACTER ANIMATOR for an upcoming CGI feature film . . .
This Week's Animation Trivia Quiz
Test your skills and challenge your brain with AWN's Animation Trivia Quiz...
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Producing Animation: Book Signing
Begins: October 18, 2001
"Producing Animation," Catherine Winder and Zahra Dowlatabadi's new book, discusses the nuts and bolts and beyond, of the mysterious art of producing. Catherine Winder is an executive producer in television & feature animation. Zahra Dowlatabadi is an award-winning producer. They will be signing their book "Producing Animation" on October 18, 2001 at 7:30 PM. Borders Books Music & Cafe -- 100 S. Brand Blvd., Glendale, California. For more information call Borders at (818)241-8099.
The Animation Pimp Part 2: Pierre Hébert and the Work of Animation in the Age of Digital Reproduction
The Pimp continues with his theories on projectionists and offers some solutions to their tyrannical control over presenting an artists work.
Telemagination Expands Its Ink And Paint Studio
With three major animation series currently in production and one more scheduled to start production next month, the U.K.-based animation house Telemagination has expanded its digital ink and paint studio. John McManus joins the company as senior compositor and Alistair Beckett and Neil Harris have been contracted as compositors, all to begin working immediately on the in-house production, PONGWIFFY.
Klootz Goes To Oz
Canadian independent production-distribution outfit Portfolio Entertainment has sold all 210 interstitials of the animated series KLOOTZ to Australian pay-TV operator Foxtel. The dialogue-free series follows the adventures of two pears and was created by Canadian 3D animation studio Klik Animation. Canadian network The Family Channel has already picked up English Canada broadcast rights.
This Week At Animation World Magazine
Each week, Animation World Magazine offers new articles, special features and theme-based coverage of the art, craft and industry of animation. New this week:
- Vampire Hunter D Comes to AmericaFred Patten takes us inside the latest super-cool anime feature, VAMPIRE HUNTER D: BLOODLUST, now being shown in select U.S. theatres.
- The SIGGRAPH 2001 Computer Animation Festival: A Digital Odyssey
This Week In Gene Deitch's "How To Succeed In Animation"
Here is the complete documentation of possibly my greatest creative loss...
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Job Opportunities For Animators, Directors, Agents, Illustrators And More.
Animindia is looking for an ANIMATION DIRECTOR and KEY ANIMATORS for its Hyderabad, India-based studio . . . Detroit, Michigan's BIG GAME PRODUCTIONS is looking for a WRITER . . . Portland, Oregon's cartoonmonkey studio is looking for a ANIMATION AGENT . . . Melbourne, Australia's Glen Art Productions, a stop-motion animation studio, is looking for an AGENT / REPRESENTATIVE . . . Detroit, Michigan's KPC ANIMATION STUDIO is looking for a 2D/3D ANIMATOR and a STORYBOARD/ILLUSTRATOR . . . The Ninjai Gang, an online & offline content creation group is looking for a KEY ANIMATOR . . .
Women In Animation's Writers' Seminar Series
Begins: October 11, 2001
Women In Animation presents Jeffrey Scott as guest speaker for the Writers' Seminar Series at 7:30 pm on Thursday, October 11, 2001. Jeffrey has won three Emmys and the Humanitas Prize for his writing and has written more than 450 animation scripts. The seminar will take place at Saban Entertainment, 10960 Wilshire Blvd. (corner of Midvale) in Westwood, Los Angeles. RSVP is required.
The SIGGRAPH 2001 Computer Animation Festival: A Digital Odyssey
John Edgar Park discusses the best films of Siggraph's Electronic Theater. Includes QuickTime movie clips!
Animated Exeter
Animated Exeter: Monday, February 11 - Saturday, February 23, 2002, Exeter, Devon UK. Animated Exeter is an annual animation festival consisting of a fortnight of animated films, workshops, events and exhibitions every February. Tied to the British Animation Awards Public Choice - the festival hosts events for all ages and levels of professionalism. Screenings have been programmed by Jayne Piling of BAA. Events include careers day for budding animators, 3d, 2d and computer animation workshops, retrospectives, comic-book conventions, and cutting edge digital animations for the music industry.
Spongebob Wears The Pants In Target Spot
Renegade Animation has produced a fully-animated 30-second television spot for Target, Nickelodeon and The Martin Agency, Richmond, Virginia, featuring the popular Nickelodeon cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants. The commercial, titled New Home, casts SpongeBob as the newest employee of an underwater Target store as a means of promoting kids merchandise related to the character. The assignment required Renegade Animation to recreate the look and attitude of an existing cartoon series with a very distinct style.
This Week At Animation World Magazine
Each week, Animation World Magazine offers new articles, special features and theme-based coverage of the art, craft and industry of animation. New this week:
- Alexeieff: Itinerary of a MasterWendy Jackson Hall reviews Giannalberto Bendazzi's latest book, Alexeieff: Itinerary of a Master,that discusses the art and life of pinscreen master Alexandre Alexeieff.
This Week In Gene Deitch’s 'How To Succeed In Animation'
The great writer, E.B.White became my friend and regular correspondent until his death...
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Society For Animation Studies Website Update
All new information about the upcoming SAS annual conference has been posted on the SAS Website...
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India’s Week With The Masters Revised Itinerary Update
Due to concerns over ongoing world events, the panel discussions and seminars with the "Masters" will be cancelled at the 3rd annual "Week With The Masters" Animation Celebration, taking place in Trivandum, India, from October 31 to November 2, 2001. The Animation Celebration will scale up its festivities surrounding its InSea Competition film screenings, Childrens Animation Workshop screenings, MAC India Awards Ceremony and the Indian premier of "Shrek".
This Week's Animation Trivia Quiz
This week, we're asking more questions about 2001 Features...
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Job Opportunities for Animators, Writers, Programmers, Interns and More
Prague, Czech Republic's Animax is looking for 2D ANIMATORS to animate a preschool series . . .Ottawa, Ontario's Dynomight Cartoons, an animation production studio, is looking for a PRODUCTION COORDINATOR, PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR, SCRIPT COORDINATOR . . . Independent animation studio, Flyboy is looking for a COMEDY WRITER . . . Canton, Connecticut's FUNNYBONE Interactive, publisher of entertainment and educational titles, is looking for a PROGRAMMER . . . Production and postproduction facility ida grove entertainment is looking for a HEAD OF SALES (POSTPRODUCTION SERVICES/FILMPRODUCTION) . . .
