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Society Of Animation Studies Call For Papers

Society Of Animation Studies Call For Papers
Society Of Animation Studies Call For Papers

The 13th Society of Animation Studies (SAS) conference will takeplace in Montreal, Canada. This year, the theme of the conference isAnimation, Economics and Politics. Abstracts for papers on this orother subjects may be submitted digitally to sas@niaf.nl by August15, 2001. Papers should be no longer than 500 words. The paperselection committee includes: Peter Rist, Concordia University,Montreal, Canada; Mark Langer, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada;and Michael Frierson, University of North Carolina, USA. The

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3DO Posts Losses But Meets Expectations For Quarter

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, May 15, 2001 at 12:00am
3DO Posts Losses But Meets Expectations For Quarter
3DO Posts Losses But Meets Expectations For Quarter

The 3DO Company has announced losses for the fiscal fourth quarter and year ended March 31, 2001. Revenues for the company's fiscal fourth quarter were $19.0 million, compared to $47.3 million in the prior year's fourth fiscal quarter. The consolidated net loss for the quarter was $12.5 million, or a loss of $0.26 per share, compared to a profit of $11.5 million, or $0.26 per diluted share in the same quarter last year. Revenues for the fiscal year were $82.8 million, compared to $122.2 million in fiscal 2000.

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Infogrames Losses Shrink, Revenues Expand

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, May 15, 2001 at 12:00am
Infogrames Losses Shrink, Revenues Expand
Infogrames Losses Shrink, Revenues Expand

Infogrames, Inc., has announced results for its fiscal 2001 third quarter and nine months ending March 31, 2001. Third quarter revenues increased to $70.8 million, compared to $63.6 million for the same period in 2000. Publishing revenues increased to $47.0 million from $32.6 million in the prior year period, while distribution revenues decreased to $23.8 million from $31.0 million in the prior year period. The third quarter net loss decreased to $21.4 million, or $0.31 per share, compared to a net loss of $168.7 million, or $8.17 per share for the same period in 2000.

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MTV Greenlights Two New Comedies

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, May 15, 2001 at 12:00am
MTV Greenlights Two New Comedies
MTV Greenlights Two New Comedies

MTV has announced its 2001 slate of animated projects, which includes two green-lit animated comedy series and a full roster of other series in development. These shows represent the networks most ambitious move yet into the world of animation, teaming MTV with an A-list of writers, artists and producers. CLONE HIGH follows the lives of four present day high school characters that happen to be cloned from the extracted DNA of some of the most important men and women in history.

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MTV Picks Up Film Roman’s Hairball

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, May 15, 2001 at 12:00am
MTV Picks Up Film Roman’s Hairball
MTV Picks Up Film Roman’s Hairball

Leading independent animation production house Film Roman, Inc. announced on Tuesday, May 15, 2001, that one of its Web short, HAIRBALLS, has been picked up by MTV for development into a TV series. HAIRBALLS is an animated dark comedy with a satirical twist on the classic "cat and mouse" cartoon story. The Web toon was created by Doug Lawrence (REN AND STIMPY) and developed by Eric Radomski, creative head of animation and executive producer for Film Roman's Website, LEVEL13.NET. The short won an Honorable Mention at the 2000 Playboy Animation Contest and an Annie Award nomination in 2000.

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Affiliate Animator Edwing Solórzano Reaches The Latin Market In The USA

Affiliate Animator Edwing Solórzano Reaches The Latin Market In The USA
Affiliate Animator Edwing Solórzano Reaches The Latin Market In The USA

LBA, Latin Business Association, the largest Latino entrepreneurscommunity, has contracted the services of Colombian animator EdwingSolórzano and Animateam, his 2D/3D animation company, for a 2 and ahalf minute promotional animated presentation for the 5th annualBusiness Expo (November 14-15, 2001, Los Angeles, California,U.S.A.). Discover Edwing Solórzano's work through his new gallery inthe Animation Showcase.

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2001 Harvey Award Winners Announced

2001 Harvey Award Winners Announced
2001 Harvey Award Winners Announced

The 2001 Harvey Awards were presented April 27, 2001 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Named for the late comic genius Harvey Kurtzman, the Harveys are one of the comics industry's oldest and most prestigious awards. They are the only awards in comics both nominated and selected by the vote of the full body of creative comics professionals. Three Harvey Awards were bestowed upon Chris Ware, including Best Series and Best Graphic Album of Previously Published Work for ACME NOVELTY LIBRARY, and the Special Award for Excellence in Presentation for Pantheon's Acme collection, JIMMY CORRIGAN.

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New Dragon Ball Series To Debut on Cartoon Network

New Dragon Ball Series To Debut on Cartoon Network
New Dragon Ball Series To Debut on Cartoon Network

FUNimation Productions Ltd. announced its new DRAGON BALL TV series will debut June 25, 2001 on the Cartoon Network, airing Monday through Friday at 5:30 pm ET. DRAGON BALL is the prequel to the DRAGON BALL Z series, #1 on the Cartoon Network's Toonami Block and #1 on the Internet, according to Lycos. Gen Fukunaga, President of FUNimation, also announced that new episodes of DRAGON BALL Z will begin airing on the Cartoon Network beginning September 3, 2001. Like DRAGON BALL Z, the new DRAGON BALL series was a smash hit in Japan before being produced for the U.S. and other countries.

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Northern Lights, Arete Announce Psunami

Northern Lights, Arete Announce Psunami
Northern Lights, Arete Announce Psunami

Northern Lights Productions and Arete Entertainment announced the release of Arete's award-winning Psunami version 2.0 for Electric Image's Universe. Psunami is a hybrid plug-in/shader that allows users to create photo-realistic oceans and skies. "It's fun to watch people do a double-take when they see a Psunami animation. They can't quite tell that it's not real and that's the goal," said Blair Burtan, founder of Northern Lights.

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RE:Vision Releases Twixtor

RE:Vision Releases Twixtor
RE:Vision Releases Twixtor

RE:Vision Effects Inc. has released ReelSmart Twixtor, a re-timing solution for Shake. The plug-in enables artists to speed up and slow down image sequences. Twixtor synthesizes unique new frames by warping and interpolating frames of the original sequence, using proprietary tracking technology that calculates motion for individual pixels.

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Film Roman Announces Quarterly Profit

By Dan Sarto | Monday, May 14, 2001 at 12:00am
Film Roman Announces Quarterly Profit
Film Roman Announces Quarterly Profit

Leading independent animation house Film Roman announced increases in revenue and operating income for the their most recent quarter. Company revenue increased by 51% or $6.5 million, to $19.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2001 from $12.7 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2000. The company attributed the increase to the delivery of more fee-for-services episodes and a movie-of-the-week special.

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