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Clifford Leads All Toon Nods At Daytime Emmy

The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has announced the nominees for the 28th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards. Leading the toon nominees is CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG with five nominations including three in the voice acting category. Receiving nods for Outstanding Children's Animated Program were ARTHUR, CLIFFORD, DRAGON TALES, MADELINE and THE WILD THORNBERRYS. Nominated for Outstanding Special Class Animated Program were ANGELA ANACONDA, BATMAN BEYOND, BUZZ LIGHTYEAR OF STAR COMMAND, ROUGHNECKS: THE STARSHIP TROOPER CHRONICLES and SHERLOCK HOLMES IN THE 22ND CENTURY.

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Animation Headline News

This Week's Animation Trivia Quiz

Test your skills and challenge your brain with AWN's Animation Trivia Quiz...

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Animation Headline News

This Week's Web Animation Guide For Friday, March 16, 2001

AWN's Web Animation Guide is the place for what's new on the Net. In this week's installment a new NAPSTER BAD! toon, Elmo Aardvark's Mondo Mini Show debut and a hilarious PSA spoof on Hotwired Animation Express. Plus, much, much more.

Get your Web Animation Guide here!

Also every week AWN's associate editor Rick DeMott highlights what he thinks is the top new toon in cyberspace in "Rick's Picks!"

In Interactive, Games, Interactive | Headline News | Geographic Region: All

Short Headline News

Store Specials: Time to rock!

- Wake up and rock with cult animator Ralph Bakshi´s "American Pop!" Go deep inside the evolution of popular music in America through the story of various generations of a musical family. Soundtrack includes George Gershwin, Scott Joplin, Bob Dylan, The Doors, the Velvet Underground, Jimi Hendrix, Herbie Hancock and Dave Brubeck.

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Motion Events

Mogra Festival 2001

Begins: March 15, 2001

The Mogra Festival 2001 is an online exhibit highlighting work from motion designers from around the globe. The idea is to create a comprehensive gallery of both creative and corporate work created in After Effects and motion graphics. The online gallery will be located at www.pitchtv.com, similar to the Interactive Playground. There are plans in the works to create a physical exhibit in New York City.

In Event Types: Competitive Festivals, Animation, New Media, Special Effects

Cartoon Movie 2001

Begins: March 15, 2001

The third annual Cartoon Movie is the European market for animation feature film. The market gives European production firms the chance to meet and exchange ideas, even create co-production partnerships. Increasing the attending number of feature film distributors, as well as international reach for European animated feature film is a high priority for the third edition of Cartoon Movie. This annual event is organized by AEFA Cartoon, the European Association for Animated Films.

In Event Types: Trade Shows, Animation

Cinesite Names New Executive Producer Of Visual Effects

Scott Dougherty has been appointed executive producer of visual effects for Cinesite, Inc. Dougherty will be responsible for managing the creative and technological resources needed to complete visual effects projects. After freelancing as an art department assistant and production manager, Dougherty joined Cinesite in 1993 and has played various roles including visual effects coordinator, associate producer and producer. His filmography includes RED PLANET, AIR FORCE ONE, DEEP BLUE SEA, PRACTICAL MAGIC, SPACE JAM, OUTBREAK and dozens of other projects.

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Japan Headline News

ExpressionTools Releases English Version Of ETShade

Japanese software developer ExpressionTools, Inc. has released ExpressionToolsShade Professional R4/E (ETShade Pro R4/E), an English language version of their high-end 3D graphics application. With a fifteen-year history behind it, Shade offers an outstanding and intuitive user interface, leveraging Bezier curve modeling and high speed/high quality rendering. In Japan, Shade has been the leading tool for professional graphics, 3D design, industrial design and architecture, with user-base numbers in excess of 200,000.

In Technology, Technology | Headline News | Geographic Region: All, Asia

Disney Headline News

Former Disney Exec Blows Whistle With $20M Lawsuit

Former Walt Disney senior VP for worldwide anti-piracy, Judy Denenholz, has filed a US$20 million lawsuit, alleging she was terminated after refusing to sign a fraudulent IRS audit. The suit also alleges that Disney's assistant general counsel Peter Nolan sexually harassed Denenholz since she joined the company in 1981. The suit claims that Disney's general counsel Lou Meisinger held a grudge over legal bills before he became Disney's general counsel. In 1990, Denenholz advised Disney that Meisinger's law firm was overcharging the studio for their anti-piracy work.

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Planeta Headline News

EM.TV Teams With Spain's Planeta 2010 On 9 Series

German EM.TV has signed a co-production deal with Spain's Planeta 2010. Already EM.TV has signed deals on four series and negotiations are in progress on five additional shows including 13 new episodes of DRAGON TALES, which is co-produced with Children's TV Workshop and Columbia TriStar TV Group. The signed deals include: 26-episodes of kids' comedy MR. BABY; 13 episodes of PIGS NEXT DOOR, co-produced with Fox Kids Int. and Magma Films; THE WORLD OF TOSH based on a Swedish fable; and NICK AND PERRY, co-produced by Germany's WDR and France's Ellipse Animation and M6.

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Animation Headline News

Spain's Filmax Opens Ani Arm

Madrid production house Filmax has formed a new animation arm entitled Filmax Animacion. The new arm will have three divisions: production services, production and distribution. Filmax plans to integrate its animation studio Bren Entertainment into this new venture. In October 2000, Filmax gained animation production-distribution house PPM Multimedia's Francisco "Paco" Rodriguez to head Bren. Rodriguez formed PPM Multimedia in 1990 and quickly transformed the small company into a major force in the Spanish market.

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Headline News

WB Dumps Manex For Matrix F/X

Warner Bros. has decided not to award the US$30 million visual effects contract for the MATRIX sequels to Manex Entertainment, despite its Oscar-winning work on the original film. Warner has decided to go with ESC Entertainment, which officially formed on Friday, March 9, 2001 and employs many of the technicians and artists that worked on the original MATRIX. In turn, Manex is seeking a judicial order to assure it has a role in the film, due to its extensive pre-production good-will work already completed. The company has developed a proprietary facial-scanning system for the sequels.

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Animation Headline News

Students & Latin American Artists, Córdoba 2001 Wants Your Films

* Thursday, May 17 Friday, May 18, 2001. Córdoba, Argentina.

Entry Deadline: April 30, 2001

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Festival Headline News

Reel Film Festival Puts Out Call For Entries

* June 2001. World Wide Web.

Entry Deadline: May 31, 2001

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India Headline News

Frames 2001 Convention Makes Its Debut In Mumbai, India!

* Friday, March 30 Saturday, March 31, 2001. Mumbai, India.

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Film Headline News

San Francisco Int. Film Festival Is The Oldest Festival In The Americas

* Thursday, April 19 Thursday, May 3, 2001. San Francisco, California, U.S.A.

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Film Headline News

Sprockets Film Festival For Children Looks At All Forms Of Film For Kids!

* Friday, April 20 Sunday, April 29, 2001. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Headline News

EyeballNYC Adds Color To Spirit 2001 Spots

Creative design boutique EyeballNYC has produced two 30-second promotional spots for the Bravo Networks' Independent Spirit Awards 2001 coverage. Inspired by the Independent Film Channel's Spirit 2001 poster, Eyeball used a syncopated hot pink, orange and purple photo-box grid effect. In "Sweepstakes" and "Tune-In," hot-colored cubic boxes flip, slide and pop into view to reveal details of the Spirit Awards program, which will air March 25, 2001. In addition, EyeballNYC handled the on-air package for the Spirit Awards, including the design of the show's opening and graphic packaging.

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Effects Headline News

It's All In The Mix For Black Logic & Twix

Black Logic was worked into the mix for a new musical two-spot campaign for Twix. In "Remote Control," two skateboarders flip channels on the TV moving from teen pop band Dream to polka performers then finally to rapper Lil' Bow Wow. The backgrounds are elaborately animated scenes of caramel, chocolate and cookie. "Our task was to integrate live-action and tabletop footage with our CG elements into a seamless world," said lead visual effects artist Patrick Ferguson.

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Cartoon Headline News

Cartoon Network Italy Appoints Director Of Content

Simona Fabbri has joined Cartoon Network Italy in the newly created position of director of content. Fabbri will be responsible for the programming schedule and acquiring Italian shows, in addition to coordinating the network's and Website's content. She will also oversee the promos and on-air look of the channel. Previously, Simona worked at the Italian Disney channel where she started as acquisitions manager, moving to asset manager.

In People, People | Headline News | Geographic Region: All, Africa, Europe

Festival Events

The 14th Annual Dallas Video Festival

Begins: March 14, 2001

The 14th Dallas Video Festival highlights films and videos from around the world and also brings attention to artists working in Texas. Over 250 films and videos are screened at the event to over 8,000 attendees. This year's Kovacs Award for innovation in TV will be presented to Mike Judge, the creator of KING OF THE HILL and BEAVIS & BUTT-HEAD. This year's festival will feature a showcase of innovations in computer graphics. The Video Association of Dallas is organizing the event.

In Event Types: Competitive Festivals, Animation, Live Action, Special Effects

Entertainment Events

Women In Animation Los Angeles General Meeting

Begins: March 14, 2001

Women In Animation Los Angeles is holding a general meeting. The topic of discussion will be "Creating the Job You Want in the Changing World of Entertainment." A networking session will start at 6:30 pm, with the event following at 7 pm. The meeting will be held at Klasky-Csupo at 6353 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood. Speakers will include Louise Levison (Business Planning), Pamela Thompson (Career Coach/Recruiter), Jill Smolin (CG Education-Trainer- Mentoring Guru), David Linter (Career Counselor) and Lisa Atkinson (Global Production).

In Event Types: Seminars / Workshops, Animation

Online Events

Flashcore Online Entertainment Forum

Begins: March 14, 2001

As part of InternetWorld, Flashcore, the Flash user group for South California, is presenting an online entertainment forum. The keynote address will begin at 5 pm, and the speaker is TBA. Beginning at 5:45 pm, Clive Henrick, multimedia developer, Netgroupie.com, will run a demonstration of integrating DVD and Flash with the Web using InterActual Player 2.0. At 7 pm, John Welch, senior director and executive producer, games for Shockwave.com, will speak on the future of Web interactivity and online gaming.

In Event Types: Seminars / Workshops, Animation, New Media

Mainframe Events

Mainframe's Fraccia At The University of Washington

Begins: March 13, 2001

The University of Washington is presenting a lecture by David Fraccia, senior software developer at Mainframe Entertainment. Fraccia is also an adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia. He will discuss many anecdotes from working at Mainframe such as, "So you want 50,000 long-haired ape people wearing togas to charge up out of the water?" The event will be held in Room 108, in the Student Union Building on the UW campus at 4:30 pm. The lecture is sponsored by the Animation Research Labs and the Department of Computer Science & Engineering.

In Event Types: Seminars / Workshops, Animation, New Media

Design Events

SUPERSTARS! Of Animation & Design

Begins: March 13, 2001

"SUPERSTARS! Of Animation & Design" is a two-night multimedia event that explores the people behind influential design and animation in pop culture. The event features talks and multimedia presentations by animation and graphic design students from The Art Institutes International at San Francisco. Kathi Georges, graphic design instructor at the school and creative director of Alphanetics, will host it. The topics for Tuesday will be Swiss Design, Movie Titling, Japanese Design, Psychedelic Media, Manga, Intuitive Design and Grafitti.

In Event Types: Exhibits, Seminars / Workshops, Animation, New Media