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Vinton Studios Announces The Tiki Challenge: A $50,000 Contest
Portland, Oregons Vinton Studios announced The Tiki Challenge, an unusual contest aimed at advertising agency employees only. The winner will be awarded a certificate worth $50,000 off the cost of a computer-generated commercial production at Vinton Studios, or an all-expenses-paid weekend for two in Las Vegas. Runners-up will receive invitations for an all-expenses-paid trip to the studios renowned Animation Camp in Portland, or other prizes including a MP3 player, a digital camera and a Palm Pilot.
New Additions To AWN's Calendar Of Events
This week's updates to the Calendar of Events include: Outer Limits Film And Video Series, April 11 - May 9, 2001, New York, New York U.S.A.; Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design Graduation Show, May 4 - 10, 2001, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Internationales Bochumer Videofestival, May 17 - 19, 2001, Bochum, Germany; HDFEST 2001-L.A.
Animation World Magazine Now Comes To You Every Week!
Animation World Magazine begins the month of May with a brand new look and a brand new publishing schedule: we're now publishing every week! No longer monthly, Animation World Magazine will now be updated each and every week with the same thoughtful and comprehensive coverage of the animation industry you've come to expect on the first of every month. We'll be spreading our special features and theme-based articles across the entire month. This month we will be focusing on RECRUITING AND JOBS.
Cartoon Network A Racket In Mexico
* Saturday, April 28 Sunday, May 13, 2001. Mexico City, Mexico.
New Jobs: Animators, Editors, Visual Effects Artists And More...
Warren, Ohio's Advantage Video Productions, a commercial and industrial production house, is looking for a NON LINEAR EDITOR. . . New York, New York's A.F.I., a production company, is looking for a NEW MEDIA ARTIST (video editor creative) for an educational video. . . South Carolina's Animink Incorporated is looking for a 3D CHARACTER MODELER & ANIMATOR, CHARACTER DESIGNER, CLEAN-UP ARTIST, COMPOSITOR, IN-BETWEEN ANIMATOR, INK & PAINTER, KEY ANIMATOR, VISUAL EFFECTS ARTIST and WEB DESIGNER. . . Hyderabad, India's Colorchips India Ltd. is looking for an INBETWEENER. . .
Where’s My Shorts? Seafood and White Bread
Leslie Carlsons new short, SHRIMP AND CRAB COCKTAIL, made its debut on Ifilm May 4, 2001. This 2-minute animated short explores the shifting tides of emotion between a shrimp and crab as they flirt in an undersea cocktail lounge, with a dark twist to the old line "there are other fish in the sea." For more information, visit: www.ifilm.com/ifilm/skeletons/film_detail/0,1263,1236475,00.html. WHITE BREAD BLUES, a new animated Web series from the San Francisco office of interactive design and production company Deepend, debuts this week.
Shockwave.com Launches Exclusive Shockmachine Game Collections
Shockwave.com has launched two new game collections exclusively for the Shockmachine player, spearheading the companys push into direct-to-consumer paid content distribution. The move is part of the companys strategy to sell content to their registered audience of more than 40 million users. Now, users can play offline, whereas previously they could only play on the Shockwave.com Website.
Curious Pictures Catches Toonz On Tape
New Yorks Curious Pictures has completed TOONZ CAUGHT ON TAPE!, a set of promotional spots for Nickelodeon. The mixed media pieces are a series of interstitial vignettes that feature some of Nickelodeons characters. We created a spoof of reality-based television shows, showing famous toonz captured in hidden-camera situations, said Steve Oakes, Curious Pictures director. The result is a commercial that shows the dark underbelly of Nickelodeons off-screen toon lifestyle.
yU + co Produces Campaign for WUSA on TNT
yU + co has designed and produced a television advertising campaign for Turner Network Television in support of TNT and CNN/SI coverage of WUSA, the women's professional soccer league. Directed by yU + co creative director Garson Yu, the campaign launches with a 60-second television spot in which soccer stars Mia Hamm, Brandi Chastain, Julie Foudy and Brianna Scurry morph into animated superheroes.
WIA/LA Presents: Financial Planning For Animation Professionals
On Saturday, May 19, from 9 - 4 pm, WIA/LA will present "Financial Planning for Animation Professionals," a day long seminar to help animation people plan their finances in this rough time...
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Affiliate Animator Patricia Beckmann Voted One Of Top 25 Women Of The Web
Animator Patricia Beckmann was voted one of the top 25 Women of the Web by the San Francisco Women on the Web chapter...
The Third Episode Of Augenblick Studio's 'Shirley Temple' Debuts On Hypnotic
SHIRLEY TEMPLE, the third and last installment of Augenblick Studios' Flash animated DIGNIFIED DEVIL adventure series, premiered Tuesday, May 1, 2001 on Hypnotic. This time: Abandoned and reeking of vomit, gin-soaked Franklin Raine ponders life's mysteries.
You can discover AWN Animator Affiliate Aaron Augenblick's work in the Animation Showcase.
Where's My Shorts? Chess, Mosquitos, Italian Astronauts And Lip Service
We've started compiling information about new short films for our AWN readers, appropriately titled "Where's My Shorts?" Lest we get too jovial, each week, we'll provide a brief compilation of new short films premiering during that week, either at a festival, exhibition, screening or online. They could be gems, they could be industrial effluent, we hazard no guess. However, we can tell you that the works are supposedly "new," which gives us hope that someone, somewhere is doing something besides lying around their den, eating Cheetos and cleaning their ears with a pencil.
Plympton's Comic Of The Week
Plympton's new series of comics is extracted from the comic book POLLS APART - HOW TO TELL A DEMOCRAT FROM A REPUBLICAN, by Kathy Paton & Bill Plympton...
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R!Ot Studio Expands To New York
Santa Monica, California's R!OT, a creative digital studio, announced that New Yorks Manhattan Transfer, a part of the Livewire Television Group, became R!OT Manhattan. The company will form a synergistic relationship with the original R!OT, also a Livewire Television Group company, sharing their pools of talent and technical resources to serve the global needs of the advertising, film and television industries. Along with changing its name, the Manhattan studio will undergo a refurbishing that will include physical upgrades and high level additions to its creative staff.
Maurice Sendak’s Little Bear Captures Toronto Sun
The 2001 Sprockets Toronto International Film Festival for Children, held April 20-29, 2001 in Toronto, Canada, has announced its winners. Canadas MAURICE SENDAKS LITTLE BEAR: THE LITTLE BEAR MOVIE took home the Toronto Sun Animation Award, an audience award given to the favorite animated feature or short film. Directed by Raymond Jafelice, MAURICE SENDAK'S LITTLE BEAR: THE LITTLE BEAR MOVIE follows Little Bear as he meets a new friend named Cub, who has become separated from his parents.
Global Animation Holdings Names CEO
David Forbes, former executive vice president of Orion Pictures Corp. and president of MGM/UA Distribution Company, has been named CEO of Global Animation Holdings, whose family of companies includes Los Angeles-based Spectrum Studios and Manila, Philippines-based ImagineAsia and VirtualMagic Asia. Forbes assumes the new post immediately.
Paramount Launches Tomb Raider Website
Paramount Pictures announced the launch of its new TOMB RAIDER Website, a full-screen cinematic experience that brings movie fans directly into Lara Croft's world. The feature film opens in U.S. theatres on June 15, 2001. The site uses iPIX technology, allowing visitors to explore 360 degree panoramas of the sets and locations from the movie.
The Career Coach: Resumes That Work
In today's competitive animation job market, make sure your marketing materials are current so you can stay competitive too.Here are some tips on how to craft a resume that will help you get the job you want.
Macromedia Posts Yearly Revenue and Income Gains
In a May 2, 2001 announcement, Macromedia reported fourth quarter and fiscal year results for its software business. For the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2001, revenues were $89.1 million as compared with revenues of $86.4 million reported in the same quarter a year ago. Pro forma net income was $8.4 million, or $0.15 diluted earnings per share during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2001, compared to pro forma net income of $16.8 million, or $0.30 diluted earnings per share in the same period a year ago.
The Magic Pudding: Making A Feature In Oz
Stephen Lynch interviews Robbert Smit, one of Australia's most experienced directors, on Energee Entertainment's latest feature and the trials and rewards of making a film in Oz.
Stan Lee Media CEO Accused Of Shareholder Fraud
In an about face to his January 2001 sworn declaration, former Stan Lee Media vice president Stephen Gordon issued a Further Declaration in a Los Angeles Superior Court action which retracted and corrected previous allegations made by Gordon against Stan Lee Media co-founder Peter Paul, as well as detailed a series of new accusations of fraud and libel against Stan Lee Media CEO Ken Williams.
Nickelodeon Salutes Moms With Soul-Stirring Mother's Day Fare
New holiday adventures of THE WILD THORNBERRYS and poignant favorites of RUGRATS and HEY, ARNOLD! will sweeten the Mothers Day mix on Nickelodeon. Moms the word on Nickelodeon, May 10 - 13, 2001 when a quartet of live-action and animated series will sing her praises with all-new and favorite offerings. Episode premieres will chronicle the life-saving Mother's Day exploits of filmmaker Marianne in THE WILD THORNBERRYS ("Gem of a Mom," Thursday, May 10 at 8 pm; repeats May 12 at 6:30 pm and May 13 at noon).
Free Animation Acting Classes At Cornerstone
Begins: May 7, 2001
Cornerstone Animation Inc. will host a free series of basic acting classes, May 7-11, 7 - 9 pm at its Glendale headquarters, taught by noted actor-teacher-director Al Ruscio.
