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This Week's Animation Trivia Quiz

By Dan Sarto | Monday, April 2, 2001 at 12:00am

Test your skills and challenge your brain with AWN's Animation Trivia Quiz. This week, we're asking questions about Eastern Europe. Which Czechoslovakian live-action director used animation to bring the fantasy elements of his films "The Diabolic Invention" and "Baron Munchhausen" alive? What Hungarian animator was known for both his series of films featuring a primitive little naked man with an oblong head and his incredibly short films?

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Spy Kids Sneaks Into First Place

By Dan Sarto | Monday, April 2, 2001 at 12:00am

SPY KIDS, Robert Rodriguez new espionage yarn, with primary visual effectsby Hybride Technologies, captured first place at the box office thisweekend, grossing $27.0 million. ENEMY AT THE GATES fell from fourth tosixth, grossing $5.3 million. The WWII sniper saga, with primary visualeffects by Das Werk, Die Nefzers, Double Negative, The Computer Film Companyand AudioMotion Ltd., has accumulated $34.2 million thus far. Dropping fromsixth to eighth was CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON, which collected another

Film Events

SKYY Short Film Awards

By Guest (not verified) | Sunday, April 1, 2001 at 11:00am
Begins: April 1, 2001

SKYY Vodka has partnered with the American Cinematheque to launch the SKYY Short Film Awards, to celebrate excellence and vision in the short film format. Short films may be entered into four categories: fiction, non-fiction, animation and a special themed category for films that contain a "cocktail moment." The competition is open to anyone 21 years and older and there is no fee to enter. The SKYY Short Film Awards Grand Prize will be $5,000 to the winner of each category.

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Tradigital Television: Digital Tools and Saturday Morning

Animating for television series has evolved a great deal over the past twenty-five years and the incorporation of digital equipment and procedures is a huge part of this evolution. Here Sylvia Edwards details the production process and how digital tools are impacting the traditional model.

Entertainment Events

Frames 2001

By Guest (not verified) | Friday, March 30, 2001 at 11:00am
Begins: March 30, 2001

Frames 2001 is the first global convention on the business of entertainment in India. The two-day event will bring together artists and producers from around the world. The convention will feature discussions, meetings, seminars, interactive workshops, screenings and previews. Last year's festival featured an in depth study entitled, "Indian Entertainment: Strategy and Vision."

Events

FanimeCon 2001

By Guest (not verified) | Friday, March 30, 2001 at 11:00am
Begins: March 30, 2001

FanimeCon 2001 is an anime convention run by fans for fans. The event will feature concerts, video screening rooms, an art show, gaming booths and artists booths. Guests will include Greg Weisman, creator of Disney's GARGOYLES; Adam Warren, U.S. manga artist for DIRTY PAIR and GEN 13; Doug Smith, U.S.

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