Nordic and Baltic Animation Festival
* Wednesday, May 2 - Sunday, May 6, 2001. Fredrikstad, Norway.
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New Jobs: 2D Animators, 3D Character Animators, Background Artists And More...
Lombard, Illinois' Big Idea Productions, a family media company, ishaving an OPEN CALL for 3D ANIMATION DIRECTORS, 3D CHARACTERANIMATORS, ART DIRECTORS, ANIMATORS, CONCEPT ARTISTS and MODELERS. . .Halifax, Canada's Collideascope Digital Productions, Inc., a newmedia and convergence company, is looking for an ANIMATOR and 2DANIMATOR. . . Wiesbaden, Germany's Die Kolonie GbR, a talent andrecruiting agency, is looking for a TV-DESIGNER & ANIMATOR 2D & 3D. . .Bregenz, Austria's KE Consult is looking for a FLASH SPECIALIST to
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Max The Mutt Animation School Graduate Exhibition
Begins: April 25, 2001
Max the Mutt Animation School, also known as Studio M, will be having a special preview showing for the animation industry, April 25, 2001 from 3 to 7 pm. Works on display will include classical animation, storyboards, character design, as well as life drawing. Graduating students will be present and available for portfolio interviews. An invitation is available online at www.maxthemutt.com/industryday.html.
Disney Animation Planning Staff And Salary Cuts
According to industry sources and other published reports, Walt Disney Co. is planning cuts in both jobs and salaries at both their Burbank, California and Orlando, Florida Animation Feature studios. Coming on the heels of Disneys recent announcement of company-wide layoffs and staff reductions totaling 4,000 employees, these cuts further illustrate the fiscal realities of both the increasing cost and decreasing profitability of the studios current animated feature production unit.
New Jobs: 3D Animators, Character Animators, VFX Supervisors And More...
Venice, California's Digital Domain is looking for a VFX SUPERVISORto work in the company's commercial division. . . Winter Park, Florida'sFull Sail Real World Education is looking for an ASSOCIATE COURSEDIRECTOR OF COMPUTER SPECIAL EFFECTS in the Computer Animation DegreeProgram. . . Stony Brook, New York's Inky Dinky Animation Studios islooking for 2D, 3D and STOP-MOTION ANIMATORS for their new studio. . .London, UK's ITS is looking for a 3D ANIMATOR to design graphics for
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New Additions To AWN's Calendar Of Events
This week's updates to the Calendar of Events includes: Sothebys.comClassic Disney Animation Art Auction, April 13 - May 4, 2001 and May11 - June 1, 2001; Guernsey's Cartoon Art Auction, May 19, 2001, NewYork City, New York, U.S.A.; ASIFA-Central Conference and Retreat,April 27 - 29, 2001, Utica, Illinois, U.S.A.; Art InstitutesInternational at San Francisco Open House, April 28, 2001, SanFrancisco, California, U.S.A.; WIA Writers Seminar With Jack Enyart,
ASIFA-East Animation Awards Screening At ASIFA-Hollywood
Begins: April 20, 2001
Back by popular demand! It's the ASIFA-East Animation Awards, a two-hour reel of the best independent shorts and commercials from the East Coast! The screening starts at 7:30 pm. The entry fee will be US$2 for members and $5 for non-members. Seating is limited.
Sothebys.com Classic Disney Animation Art Auction
* Friday, April 13 Friday, May 4, 2001. Online.
* Friday, May 11 Friday, June 1, 2001. Online.
Sothebys.com is holding a two-part online auction of original, pre-World War II animation art, primarily Disney art purchased in private transactions directly from the animators themselves over a 22 year period. Almost all of the artwork will be seen publicly for the first time (except, of course, as it appears in the actual movies). For more information, visit the Jeff Lotman Animation Art auction at: Web: www.sothebys.com
Free Animation Acting Classes At Cornerstone
* Monday, May 7 Friday, May 11, 2001. Glendale, California, U.S.A.
ASIFA-East Animation Awards Screening At ASIFA-Hollywood
* Friday, April 20, 2001. Burbank, California, U.S.A.
Back by popular demand! It's the ASIFA-East Animation Awards, a two-hour reel of the best independent shorts and commercials from the East Coast! The screening starts at 7:30 pm. The entry fee will be US$2 for members and $5 for non-members. Seating is limited. For more information contact ASIFA-Hollywood at: 721 S. Victory Blvd., Burbank, CA 91502; Tel.: (818) 842-8330; or Web: www.asifa-hollywood.org.
Beavis And Butt-Head Vet Animates Freddy Got Fingered
Emmy-nominated director Chris Prynoski, best known for his work on BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD DO AMERICA and the animated series MTV DOWNTOWN, has completed animation work on Tom Green's upcoming feature film FREDDY GOT FINGERED. In the film, Green plays a bizarre animator who desperately tries to win his father's approval. Prynoski, known for his edgy, underground style, provides animation that launches Green's skewed creations onto the big screen.
Vanborssum Joins Cornerstone Board
John B. VanBorssum has been named to the Board of Directors of character animation house Cornerstone Animation Inc. Currently the managing principal of Fiderus Strategic Security and Privacy Services, VanBorssum has more than 25 years experience in finance, technology and information systems, with such firms as First Union Securities, Arthur Andersen LLP, BankAmerica Corporation and Security Pacific Corporation. According to Larry D.
The Acrobat Issue Of Animation World Magazine Is Now On-line
In this issue, Animation World Magazine kicks off Catherine Winder andZahra Dowlatabadi's new book "Producing Animation" with a specialindepth look at how animation is produced. From feature films totelevision from Europe to the U.S. we detail how schedules andbudgets are put together. Sylvia Edwards compares traditionalanimation television show schedules and budgets to CGI TV series, arapidly growing trend. Feature film producer Steve Walsh takes usinside putting together a European feature film, while Evan Backus
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Toon Boom Brings 2D Development To The Web
Toon Boom Technologies, a leading supplier of 2D animation software for major film and television studios, announced Toon Boom Studio 1.0, a new software program the brings high-end 2D animation tools and capabilities to the Web. Targeted at Web designers, advertising agencies and other online content creators, the software is designed to simplify the creation process by automating traditional animation tasks. The new software derives its high-end features from Toon Boom Technologies' acknowledged expertise in the animation market.
Renegade Animation Produces Main Titles For Tomcats
Animation production house Renegade Animation has designed and produced the main title sequence for TOMCATS, the new feature film from Revolution Studios. The 2-minute title sequence is fully cel-animated and features a cat and dog in pursuit of a buxom woman who blows them away -- literally. Darrell Van Citters directed the title sequence for Renegade Animation. Ashley Postlewaite was executive producer. TOMCATS, written and directed by Gregory Poirier, is the first release from Revolution Studios since its founding last year by producer Joe Roth.
Fantasm 2001
Begins: April 13, 2001
Fantasm 2001 is a leading multimedia science-fiction, fantasy, horror, art, film and gaming convention. Foundation Imaging's computer animation wizard, Mojo, will be on hand to discuss his work on the TV series BABYLON 5, STAR TREK: VOYAGER and STARSHIP TROOPERS. Visitors can bring their demo tapes and questions on how to break into the computer animation business.
Sothebys.com Classic Disney Animation Art Auction
Begins: April 13, 2001
Also scheduled for Friday, May 11
CalArts Experimental Animation Student Screenings
* Friday, May 11, 2001. North Hollywood, California, U.S.A.
Max The Mutt Animation School Open House
* Friday, April 27 Sunday, April 29, 2001.Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Max The Mutt Animation School Graduate Exhibition
* Wednesday, April 25, 2001. Toronto, Ontario, Canada
VEAF Announces Awards
The 2001 Vancouver Effects & Animation Festival, held April 4-6, has announced its winners in animation, effects, video games/Internet and student films. RING OF FIRE, FOR THE BIRDS, BOB & MARGARET and CASPER all took home prizes. Find the complete and extensive list of winners at:
BAF!: Bradford Animation Festival Call For Entries
* Friday, November 16 Sunday, November 18. Bradford, U.K.
Entry deadline: July 27, 2001
