Animation World Network

Headline News

Sony Wonder Technology Lab hosts ALL EYES ON CGI

Sony Wonder Technology Lab, a center for high-tech entertainment andeducation, will host ALL EYES ON CGI. The presentation will feature arepresentative from Sony Pictures Imageworks, whose talent and technologycontributed to the upcoming feature film STUART LITTLE in which for thefirst time ever, audiences are introduced to a three-dimensional,photo-realistic, performance based, computer generated movie star.Admission is $10. The events takes place Thursday, September 30, 6:30 pm in

In Event, Event | Headline News | Geographic Region: All

Animation Headline News

This week's Animation Trivia Quiz: Forgotten Films

This week's AWN Animation Trivia Quiz features questions about forgotten films...

In Headline News | Geographic Region: All

David ANIMATIONWorld

On a Desrt Island With ... Dreamworks SKG Executives

This month we heard from the following DreamWorks SKG executives when we posed the question, "What ten films would you want to have with you if stranded on a desert island?" Alicia Gold is one of DreamWorks' key development executives. Her recent projects include the upcoming features Shrek, Spirit and Tusker. Max Howard is currently producing Spirit, while Bonne Radford is a producer on The Road to El Dorado.

Alicia Gold's picks: 1. Being There by...

In ANIMATIONWorld

Headline News

Store Special: Must Have Books for Beginning Animators

Now available in the AWN Store are four must have books for anybody interested in breaking into animation....

In Headline News | Geographic Region: All

Film ANIMATIONWorld

Fresh From the Festivals: October 1999's Film Reviews

Within the world of animation, most experimentation occurs within short format productions, whether they be high budgeted commercials, low budgeted independent shorts, or something in between. The growing number of short film festivals around the world attest to the vitality of these works, but there are few other venues for exhibition of them or even written reviews. As a result, distribution tends to be difficult and irregular. On a regular basis, Animation World ...

In ANIMATIONWorld | Columns: Festivals

Animation Headline News

Rhode Island School of Design is looking for an Animation Professor

The Rhode Island School Of Design is looking for an Assistant Professor for its Film/Animation/Video Department...

In Headline News | Geographic Region: All

Headline News

Brand new "Career Coach" column now on-line in the Student Corner!

The 5th installment of Career Coach, our monthly column by Pamela Thompson,a noted authority on jobs and recruiting within the animation and visualeffects industries, is now on-line...

In Headline News | Geographic Region: All

Drawing ANIMATIONWorld

Seeing The Figure As A 2D Object

Renowned drawing instructor Glenn Vilppu offers the ninth installment in his bi-monthly Animation World Magazine online drawing course.

In Tutorials | ANIMATIONWorld | Columns: Vilppu

Music ANIMATIONWorld

Rhino Sings the 'Toons

Conceived with a sense of humor and a love for music and pop culture, Rhino Records has followed its quirky sensibility right into the heart of cartoon culture. Sharon Schatz profiles this successful venture.

In AWN Profiles | ANIMATIONWorld

Read More about Rhino Sings the 'Toons»

Official Headline News

CINANIMA '99 announces their nominees!

The Cinanima International Animated Film Festival (held November 8-14,1999, in Espinho, Portugal), announced their '99 nominees. The selectionjury consisted of Menno De Nooijer (Netherlands), Manuel Matos Barbosa(Portugal), Antonio Melo (Portugal), Rodolfo Pastor (Spain) and PedroSerrazina (Portugal). Discover this year's official competition program, aswell as the retrospectives, exhibitions, and more. All is included on theFestival's official web site!

In Headline News | Geographic Region: All, Europe

Animation ANIMATIONWorld

The Glad Family Trust Collection Is Truly Remarkable

Imagine a museum with an animation art collection big enough to create large exhibits on almost any topic... This exists in the form of an extensive private archive. Karl Cohen reports.

In AWN Profiles | ANIMATIONWorld

Animation ANIMATIONWorld

The Neglected Queen Of Indian Animation

In "The Neglected Queen Of Indian Animation," Jayanti Sen sets the record straight on the many firsts in India's animation history that have happened in Calcutta and the Eastern region of India.

In AWN Profiles | ANIMATIONWorld

Cartoon Headline News

A Closer Look: Cartoon Forum, A Success Story

The "Cartoon d'Or" 1999 was announced at the Cartoon Forum this pastSunday. The winning film is "Migrations" by Constantin Chamski (France), a4-minute CGI film. The director received 25,000 ECU (approximately U.S.$25,000) to spend on a new animation project. This year the forum welcomeda record attendance of 620 participants, which included producers,distributors and broadcasters. Sixty-nine projects seeking partners wereoffered to potential investors and producers. Since its start ten years

In Headline News | Geographic Region: All, Europe

Film ANIMATIONWorld

October 1999's Film Reviews

Maureen Furniss reviews short films: Fugue by Georges Schwizgebel, Pleasures of War by Ruth Lingford, Humdrum by Aardman's Peter Peaks, Uncle and Cousin by Australia's Adam Benjamin and Plug, directed by Meher Gourjian.

In Reviews | ANIMATIONWorld

Animation ANIMATIONWorld

India's Growing Might

Jayanti Sen explains India's proud animation history and the country's growing hopes for the future.

In AWN Profiles | ANIMATIONWorld

TOY STORY 2 trailer debuts on web

The new trailer for TOY STORY 2 will play online for one week beginningFriday, October 1 at www.toystory2.com before it screens in theaters. Thesequel, which features Buzz, Woody and the gang, plus new characters suchas Mrs. Potato Head and Emperor Zorg, debuts in US theaters on November 24,1999. The eagerly awaited sequel to the 1995 Pixar/Disney groundbreakingCGI feature, TOY STORY, continues the story of pull-string cowboy doll,Woody, and his action figure Space Ranger friend, Buzz Lightyear. The new

In Films, Films | Headline News | Geographic Region: All

Headline News

Rhino Records releases Stan Freberg collection

Los Angeles-based Rhino Records has released TIP OF THE FREBERG, a four CDbox set that also includes a video and a booklet. Stan Freberg is probablybest known to animation fans as the voice of Junyer Bear, Bertie the mouse,and Pete Puma in various Warner Bros. shorts, as well as the beaver in LADYAND THE TRAMP, but Freberg, who has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame,has also won many awards for his comedy records and commercials. This greatcollection spans Freberg's entire career, 1950 to 1998, and includes many

In Licensing, Licensing | Headline News | Geographic Region: All

Disney Headline News

Disney plans second Paris theme park

Euro Disney has announced plans to open THE DISNEY STUDIOS, a second themepark in 2002 near the existing Disneyland Paris theme park inMarne-La-Vallee, east of Paris. The park will include attractions based oncinema, animation and television, similar to the Disney-MGM Studios at WaltDisney World in Orlando, Florida. Visitors to the park will be able toobserve animators working, special effects demonstrations and the filmingof TV programs. "The goal is that visitors pass through the movie screen

In Places, Places | Headline News | Geographic Region: All, Europe

Headline News

J.J. Sedelmaier's final TV FUNHOUSE aired on SNL season premiere

HESTON, animation director J.J. Sedelmaier's final TV FUNHOUSE segment forSATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, aired Saturday, October 2 on the comedy show's seasonpremier, which was hosted by comedian Jerry Seinfeld. Sedelmaier's finalvignette, which concludes his three-year collaboration with writer RobertSmigel, lampooned the NRA's pro-gun position by using real audio of NRApresident, actor Charlton Heston, addressing Congress combined withdialogue from his PLANET OF THE APES movies and THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, in

In Television, Television | Headline News | Geographic Region: All

Story Headline News

Mary Kocol's MY FATHER'S STORY screens in New York

Mary Kocol's MY FATHER'S STORY screens with the documentary featureUNCOMMON FRIENDS. The screenings take place October 1 - 7 in New York atthe Cinema Village Theatre at 22 East 12th Street. Tel. (212) 924-3363. Formore information visit www.KocoMotion.com.

In Event, Event | Headline News | Geographic Region: All

Animation Headline News

IMCA hosts PEANUTS creator exhibit

The International Museum of Comic Art presents The Art of Charles M.Schulz, creator of the comic strip, PEANUTS. The exhibit displaysartifacts, photos, magazine covers, Broadway and movie posters, toys,dolls, blow-ups of historic strips and more tracing the decade-by-decadeevolution of Schulz' creation in the context of American history. Theexhibition takes place Saturday, October 2 - Sunday, January 30, 2000 inBoca Raton, Florida, USA. IMCA is located at 201 Plaza Real in Boca Raton's

In Event, Event | Headline News | Geographic Region: All, North America

Animation Headline News

Don't miss SITGES!

This year's SITGES Festival Internacional de Cinema de Catalunya featuresseveral animation related events including a short film competition, thepresentation of Hayao Miyasaki's PRINCESS MONONOKE, and tributes to OsamuTezuka and Will Vinton. The festival takes place Wednesday, October 6 -Saturday, October 16 in Barcelona, Spain. For more information Tel. 34 93419 3635, or visit www.sitges.com/cinema.

In Event, Event | Headline News | Geographic Region: All, Europe

Don't miss these Ray Harryhausen appearances!

Ray Harryhausen will appear at the REZNHEDZ Model and Toy Show at theHillside Holiday Inn just outside Chicago on October 9 and 10. The ChicagoInternational Film Festival is also sponsoring two events in conjunctionwith the REZNHEDZ show. On Thursday, October 7 the festival will show JASONAND THE ARGONAUTS and GOLDEN VOYAGE OF SINBAD, and on Sunday, October 10they will have a tribute to Ray Harryhausen. The tribute will include clipsfrom the movies, and culminate in Ray receiving an Award from the Film

In Event, Event | Headline News | Geographic Region: All, North America

Studio Headline News

Studio B moves to new facility

Studio B Productions has moved to a custom designed studio at 190 AlexanderStreet in Vancouver, British Columbia. The three-floor, 27,000 sq. ft.facility is home to Studio B's animation studio and production house aswell as Mercury Filmworks, a fully equipped digital animation facility, andDick and Roger's, a fully equipped sound studio which means that thefacility now has the ability to produce an animated show or series in itsentirety from script to post-production. The move to larger, custom

In Business, Business | Headline News | Geographic Region: All, South America

Animation Headline News

NETTER DIGITAL hires JAY FUKUTO

North Hollywood, California-based NETTER DIGITAL, which provides 3D andspecial effects animation services, has named JAY FUKUTO to the newposition of senior vice president of animation. Fukuto has been senior vicepresident at MGM Animation since 1997, where he oversaw the development andproduction of MGM's animated theatrical features and direct-to-video moviesincluding THE SECRET OF NIMH II, AN ALL DOGS CHRISTMAS CAROL and TOM SAWYER.

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