Kalamazoo Animation Festival International
Kalamazoo Animation Festival, Kalamazoo, Michigan. Friday, May 17, 2002 Sunday, May 19, 2002. Entry Deadline: March 15, 2002 (students), March 31, 2002 (professionals).
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Masters of Animation
John Grant's new book offers profiles of some of animation's greatest animation artists. While a nice collection, Jerry Beck has a few reservations...
A52 Rocks Steady With No Doubt
Visual effects company A52, by way of FM Rocks, has completed 3D design and effects work for No Doubt's "Hey Baby," the first video and single from the band's upcoming release Rock Steady. The video, directed by Dave Meyers, debuted on MTV on November 7. Crafted as a tribute to the band's female groupies, the video involves live-action scenes shot in various locations around Los Angeles, as well as green-screen footage that was composited into three CG worlds created by the artists at A52.
Jackie Chan Advances To Game Boy
Building on the popularity of the Kids' WB! animated series Jackie Chan Adventures, Activision has licensed the property to create Jackie Chan Adventures: Legend of the Dark Hand for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance now available at retail. The game chronicles the adventures of Jackie Chan as he faces-off against the nefarious forces of the Dark Hand on a quest to uncover ancient mystical scrolls. The game combines anime-style animation with fast-paced comedy.
The Setup Machine Now Available For 3D Character Rigging
Anzovin Studio's beta of The Setup Machine, a software tool devoted exclusively to rigging a 3D character is now available for Windows and Macintosh. The Setup Machine is a 3D animation application that installs a high-quality animation rig -- the skeleton that allows control of a 3D character -- into any humanoid model created in Hash Inc.'s Animation:Master software. "A well-rigged character with efficient and accurate skeletal control systems is essential for successful 3D animation," said Steve Anzovin, co-founder of Anzovin Studio.
BAF Award Winners
The 8th Annual Bradford Animation Festival (BAF), held at the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television in Bradford, Yorkshire, November 16-18, 2001 attracted over 200 animation professionals and students from all over the U.K., and received more than 300 entries for the BAF Awards. In addition to traditional and computer animation demonstrations, there were seminars and screenings, capped off by the awards presentation, which saw Michael Dudok de Wit take home yet another award for his Oscar winning short father and daughter.
Snow White Is Tops Overseas
Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs has become the top-selling video and DVD animated title of all time overseas, reported variety, with the DVD selling 8 million units since its release. Adding in the sales for the original video release in 1994, the total is 26 million units, stealing the crown from previous record holder The Lion King, which sold 24 million copies.
Even before DVD, Disney was making a killing in the home video market. Read about it in Dig This! Millions of Disney Videos.
Shaftesbury Films Makes Mischief
Distribution outfit Oasis Pictures has picked up international distribution on Mischief City, a new series that Canada's Shaftesbury Films is developing. It takes place in a rule-bending world where kids escape when things go wrong and they are blamed for things they just know they did not do.
Remba And Mitchell Round Out Technology Department at Cinesite
Cinesite Hollywood has appointed David Remba as manager of research and development, and Ray Mitchell, Jr. as director of engineering. They will report to Daniel Rosen, chief technology officer. Remba has been the managing technical director at Cinesite since the beginning of 2001. He worked with the character setup team on Megiddo and guided and assisted the development of the water animation and rendering pipeline for Cinesite Orange County. In his new role, Remba will be responsible for all software activities at Cinesite Hollywood.
Harry Potter Hangs On To Number One
Although its weekend take of $24.1M represents a 58% drop from last weekend, HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERERS STONE, with visual effects by Sony Pictures Imageworks and Rhythm & Hues, remained number one for the third week in a row, and crossed the $200M mark after 15 days. HARRY has earned $220.1M after three weeks of release. The rescue drama BEHIND ENEMY LINES, with visual effects by Reality Check Studios and OCS/Freeze Frame/Pixel Magic, came in a strong second, earning $19.2M in its debut.
Artist-In-Residence, A Program For Animation Filmmakers
Begins: December 1, 2001
French animation production studio Folimage is announcing its 7th Artist-in-Residence program. Every year, Folimage Studio invites two international filmmakers to be in residence at the studio to make their short film. Film projects should be personal and original, 6-minutes long or less, and should not be part of a series. Projects will be chosen by a selection committee consisting of members from Canal + and Arte TV channels, CNC-National Cinematography Centre and NFB-National Film Board of Canada, among others.
MIP Asia, International Film Program Market
Begins: December 1, 2001
MIP Asia, the International Film Program Market for television, video, cable, satellite, licensing and merchandising, is the largest gathering of broadcast professionals in Asia Pacific. MIP Asia offers real opportunities to sell and co-produce in an expanding market.
Reg Hartt's Sex & Violence Cartoon Festival
Begins: December 1, 2001
"Hartt's shows are brilliant!" raves London, England's SUNDAY TELEGRAPH.
Find out for yourself.
7pm every Saturday night.
Reg Hartt sponsored animation symposia with Bob Clampett, Shamus Culhane, Friz Freleng and Grim Natwick from whom he learned the tricks they used to outwit scissor happy censors.
The great films from Hollywood's Golden Age of Animation were made for big kids (adults). Many are today banned. The rest are bowdlerized. See them as we were meant to.
Different program every week. 12 in each festival.
Well worth a trip to Toronto.
DIRECTV-LEVEL13.NET film festival
Begins: December 1, 2001
Digital television service provider DIRECTV, Inc. and Film Roman's multi-channel animation network LEVEL13.NET anounced their first annual animated film festival. The DIRECTV-LEVEL13.NET film festival will serve as a platform for working artists, undiscovered animators and student filmmakers, showcasing the best in independently produced animation from around the world. Festival winners will have their submissions showcased on DIRECTV as part of a DIRECTV FREEVIEW event series scheduled to air in December 2001.
Pordenone Film Festival
Begins: November 30, 2001
This short series, compiled with the help of the Cineteca del Friuli
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:
- SIGGRAPH 2001's N-Space Art GalleryFar away from the buzzing SIGGRAPH floor is the art gallery where high tech meets fine art. Annick Teninge reports on this fascinating realm.
Job Opportunities For Animators, Illustrators, Instructors And More
Den Haag, Holland's Bodylab is looking for an ANIMATOR . . . Van Nuys, California's Brain Zoo Studios is looking for an ANIMATOR . . . North Vancouver, BC's Capilano College is looking for an ANIMATION INSTRUCTOR . . . London, England's Doublevision is looking for an ANIMATION PRODUCTION SECRETARY . . . Los Angeles, California's Fluxus21 is looking for an AGENT . . . London, England's franklinpictures is looking for a 3D DESIGNER to work on TV, film and games animation . . .
M.P.S.C. Local 839's November Newsletter Is Now Online
The Motion Picture Screen Cartoonists, Local 839 IATSE, the labor union for screen cartoonists and CGI artists and technicians in southern California, has updated their Website with the November 2001 edition of their monthly newsletter, The Peg-Board. In the November issue: Kevin Koch elected Local 839 president and Steve Hulett re-elected as business representative . . . From the President: President who? . . . From the Business Representative: Where do we go from here? . . . BKN vote on meeting agenda . . . Our gift to ourselves: training for the future . . . Which side are you on? . . .
Local 839 Celebrates The Holidays
Don't miss M.P.S.C. Local 839's open house holiday party at...
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Cinanima 25th Anniversary Winners!
The Cinanima International Animation Festival celebrated its 25th anniversary this year. Since 1977, Cinanima has been promoting the international art of animation in Espinho, a city located on the Northern coast of Portugal. It capped off a week of screenings and seminars with the awards presentation on November 11, 2001. Russian Dmitri Geller's film HELLO FROM KISLOVODSK took home the Grand Prize and France's Xavier de L'Hermuziere and Philippe Grammaticopoulos won the RTP Prize and tied for the Journalists Award for their film LE PROCESSUS.
A Look Back: Highlights From Animation World Magazine
Here is a selection of articles from Animation World Magazine where experts give advice, information and inspiration about the field of...
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New Additions To AWN's Calendar Of Events
This Week: Black Nights Film Festival: Wednesday, November 28 - Sunday, December 09, 2001, Tallin, Nafta Estonia . . . Reg Hartt's Sex & Violence Cartoon Festival: Saturday, December 01, 2001 - Saturday, December 28, 2002, Toronto, Ontario Canada . . . ASIFA-Hollywood Christmas Party: Thursday, December 06, 2001, Burbank, California USA . . . 9th Annual New York Digital Salon: Monday, December 17, 2001 - Wednesday, January 16, 2002, New York, New York USA.
Black Belt Ships WinImages R6
Black Belt Systems announced the release of WinImages R6 - a major new upgrade to their effects and image-processing suite. The new release boasts a complete overhaul of the "layering" system often found in image editing packages such as PhotoShop. Black Belt have added a broad range of new layer tools including a new "warp layer mode," which allows users to incorporate image distortions (such as ripples) in separate "warp layers" so that the actual pixel data in the layered image is never changed. This means that distortions can be stacked and slid around with instant results.
This Week's Animation Trivia Quiz
Test your skills and challenge your brain with AWN's Animation Trivia Quiz. This week, we're asking more Simpsons related trivia questions. Which rock band played at Moe's Tavern when he was selling Flaming Moe's? What was the name of the show (on The Simpsons) that the folks in Japan were watching that gave them seizures? Good luck...you'll need it!
Cartoon Forum in Bavaria: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Heikki Jokinen gives us the real facts from the 2001 Cartoon Forum, where Europe meets to make deals and find the financing for tomorrow's television and Web productions.
