Quebec, Canada-based Sarbakan is looking for a 2D ANIMATOR. . . Los
Angeles, California-based Unbound Studios is looking for a strong 2D
ANIMATOR...
The Toon Institute joined the AWN family as an aid to students and
aspiring animators...
Annecy is getting ready to celebrate its 40th anniversary (June 5-10)
with Mr. Roy E. Disney as Honorary President of this 24th edition and
prestigious guests such as John Lasseter, Jimmy Murakami and more...
The M.P.S.C. Local 839 IATSE, the labor union for screen cartoonists
and CGI artists and technicians in southern California, has updated
their site with the May 2000 edition of their newsletter, The
Peg-Board...
This week's updates to the Calendar
of Events is massive! AWN is now
listing over 70 international events, from major festivals to lesser
known events such as the 10th Annual Sensual & Erotic Art Exhibition
(USA), The 7th Annual Chicago Underground Film Festival (USA) and the
10th International Symposium on Electronic Art (France). With
multiple search capabilities, AWN's new calendar of events gives you
Plympton's new series of comics extracted from the comic book,
"Sleazy Cartoons of Bill Plympton," is for ADULTS ONLY...
Test your skills and challenge your brain with AWN's Animation Trivia
Quiz...
To celebrate the launch of their new site Michael Wiese Productions
is giving away an entire shelf of their best-selling filmmaking books
worth over $275...
Millimages, a France-based animation production house, has opened a new Internet production division. The Flash produced products will be targeting a teen and adult audience. The company will create a minimum of fifty 20 second to 2 minute episodes per season. The animation firm with locations in London and Paris hopes to create content that converges television and the Web. Millimages is currently working on the development of 12 original Net series, some of which are co-productions with companies such as Magma Films (Ireland) and Happylife (Sweden).
Fox Family Channel will be shopping for a new head now that president
and CEO Rich Cronin has stepped down from his post. Awaiting the
announcement of Cronin's replacement, programming and marketing
decisions will go through exec VP and Fox Kids general manager
Maureen Smith. Before coming to Fox Family from Viacom, Cronin was
locked up in a breach of contract suit with his former employers.
Once clear of his Viacom commitment, Cronin took Fox Family's reins
On Monday, May 22, 2000, The Walt Disney Co. announced that its majority-owned Toysmart.com has gone off-line. Disney purchased 60% of the e-commerce site for educational toys in August for an estimated US$50 million. Disney execs, which made up 3/5s of the board, decided to shut down operations after a new round of financing was denied. One hundred-ten of the remaining employees were laid off. In April, 205,000 Web surfers visited the site compared to 1.3 million for Toysrus.com and 1 million for EToys said Media Metrix.
Phillip Bowman and Malcolm McGookin have formed a new animation house in Brisbane, Australia called ASTERISK* Animation. Bowman will serve as executive producer and McGookin as producer and director. Bowman has vast experience in both live-action production and animated television series. His credits include ABC network's LIZZIE'S LIBRARY and KITU AND WOOF. McGookin first started his animation career on the Cosgrove Hall shows COUNT DUCKULA and DANGERMOUSE. Afterwards, McGookin moved on to writing and directing AVENGER PENGUINS and TABALUGA in the U.K and Australia.
Four of the U.K.'s leading CGI artists, Richard Scott, Graham McKenna, Stuart Aitken and Dana Dorian, together with Scottish new media group VIS Interactive PLC, have launched Axis Animation, a high-end 3D and digital post-production facility based in Glasgow, Scotland. Axis' focus will target the advertising, broadcast, film and computer game markets for animation and visual effects. The four founders were the core team at award-winning digital content creators Digimania.
Paramount Parks and Stan Lee Media, Inc., in association with Blur Studio, have teamed up to create "Stan Lee's 7th Portal 3D Simulation Experience." This deal marks the first time an Internet property has been turned into a location-based entertainment experience. The project is scheduled to debut at all U.S.-based Paramount Parks in spring 2001. Under the pact, Paramount will sell branded merchandise and provide links between its own Web sites and those of Stan Lee Media. The attraction will also be distributed to a worldwide network of simulation theaters by Iwerks Entertainment.
London-based feature film visual effects company Mill Film has been assigned the principal visual effects for the highly anticipated Paramount Pictures' TOMB RAIDER. Directed by Simon West (CON AIR, THE GENERAL'S DAUGHTER), the live-action feature film is inspired by the popular interactive video game of the same name. Principal photography is scheduled to start at Pinewood Studios this summer.
* Friday, May 19 - Sunday, October 1, 2000. Burbank, California, U.S.A.
* Wednesdays from May 24 - December 13, 2000. Glendale, California, U.S.A.
ASIFA-Hollywood and Glendale Community College are offering life-drawing workshops. The workshop offers live models in pose from one to fifteen minutes in duration, about forty poses per session. Professional assistance is available from the workshop supervisor. The classes run from 7 to 10 pm. The price is US$10 for the public and $7 for ASIFA-Hollywood members. For more information contact ASIFA-Hollywood at Tel.: (818) 842-8330.
* Wednesday, May 31 - Saturday, June 3, 2000. Maui, Hawaii, U.S.A.
* Thursday, June 1 - Monday, June 26, 2000. New York, New York, U.S.A.
* Monday, June 12 - Saturday, June 17, 2000. Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
* Wednesday, June 21 - Sunday, June 25, 2000. Nantucket, New York, U.S.A.
* Thursday, June 22 - Saturday, June 24, 2000. Arles, Provence, France.
* Wednesday, June 28 - Sunday, July 1, 2000. Jakarta, Indonesia.
*Friday, May 5 - Sunday, July 9, 2000. Beverly Hills, California, U.S.A.
* Thursday, June 1 - Monday, June 26, 2000. New York, New York, U.S.A.
