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Dusty Film Festival Awards

By Guest (not verified) | Thursday, May 17, 2001 at 11:00am
Dusty Film Festival Awards
Dusty Film Festival Awards
Begins: May 17, 2001

The Dusty Film Festival Awards is an annual ceremony to celebrate the top-graduating seniors in film, video and computer animation at the School of Visual Arts. This year the event will be held at the Zeigfeld Theater. Approximately 1200 people will attend the event, including many people soon to be looking for employment in creative fields. This year, the festival includes three days of continuous screenings (May 14-16) leading up to the special activities on May 17.

In Event Types: Competitive Festivals, Animation, Live Action, New Media, Short Films, Special Effects
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Animation Events

Pulse3D's Leo Hourvitz At The University of Washington

By Guest (not verified) | Thursday, May 17, 2001 at 11:00am
Pulse3D's Leo Hourvitz At The University of Washington
Pulse3D's Leo Hourvitz At The University of Washington
Begins: May 17, 2001

The University of Washington is presenting a lecture by Leo Hourvitz, vice president for evangelism at Pulse3D. Hourvitz will discuss new methods, options and art forms in 3D-character animation for the Web. 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, New Media
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Awards Events

Internationales Bochumer Videofestival

By Guest (not verified) | Thursday, May 17, 2001 at 11:00am
Internationales Bochumer Videofestival
Internationales Bochumer Videofestival
Begins: May 17, 2001

The Internationales Bochumer Videofestival will present a selection of fiction, documentary and experimental videos. Awards include three Jury Awards, an Audience Award and Special Prizes. Other features include workshops, interactive CD-ROM art, video installations and conferences.

In Event Types: Competitive Festivals, Animation, Documentaries, Live Action, Short Films
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Animation Events

RMCAD and ASIFA-Colorado Present Edward Bakst, Award-Winning Animation Designer/Director

By Guest (not verified) | Thursday, May 17, 2001 at 11:00am
RMCAD and ASIFA-Colorado Present Edward Bakst, Award-Winning Animation Designer/Director
RMCAD and ASIFA-Colorado Present Edward Bakst, Award-Winning Animation Designer/Director
Begins: May 17, 2001

Edward Bakst is the international animation department chair at Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design (RMCAD) and the founding president of ASIFA-Colorado. At the event, he will announce the upcoming ASIFA-Colorado events and guest speakers, present his own award-winning animation and discuss creative goals behind his work. He will also address objectives that animation professionals, students and the art community must strive for, and how these issues are vital to the local animation arena, commercial or independent. The event will begin at 6:30 p.m. at RMCAD. RSVP by May 14, 2001.

In Event Types: Screenings, Animation
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Festival Events

Large Format Film Festival

By Guest (not verified) | Wednesday, May 16, 2001 at 11:00am
Large Format Film Festival
Large Format Film Festival
Begins: May 16, 2001

The Large Format Cinema Association is presenting the 5th annual Conference and 4th annual Large Format Film Festival. The competition is open to all members of the international large format industry. The Festival highlights new and classic works in 15/70 and 8/70, a historical tribute to a pioneer of the large format film industry and a closing gala featuring a 5/70 Hollywood widescreen classic. The Conference will feature panels, technical sessions, historical tributes, awards and a keynote presentation.

In Event Types: Competitive Festivals, Animation, Documentaries, Live Action
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Film Events

American Cinematheque Presents: 2001 Skyy Vodka Short Film Award Winners & Finalists Marathon

By Guest (not verified) | Wednesday, May 16, 2001 at 11:00am
American Cinematheque Presents: 2001 Skyy Vodka Short Film Award Winners & Finalists Marathon
American Cinematheque Presents: 2001 Skyy Vodka Short Film Award Winners & Finalists Marathon
Begins: May 16, 2001

This two-hour program includes the four winners and eight finalists in the first annual Skyy Vodka Short Film Award competition. The event was programmed by the American Cinematheque and juried by: Interview magazine film critic Graham Fuller; Sundance short film programmer Trevor Groth; Skyy Vodka founder Maurice Kanbar; director Doug Liman; director Luis Mandoki; American Cinematheque director Barbara Smith and Premiere magazine editor Anne Thompson. Films competed in four categories: fiction, non-fiction, animation and

In Event Types: Screenings, Animation, Live Action, Short Films
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Animation Headline News

422 Ltd and Inkworks Bring Cel Look to 3D Animation Spots

422 Ltd and Inkworks Bring Cel Look to 3D Animation Spots
422 Ltd and Inkworks Bring Cel Look to 3D Animation Spots

Manchester, UKs 422 Ltd. used Cambridge Animation Systems' Inkworks software to achieve a traditional cel look in 3D for two recent projects. Mr. T is a 30-second commercial produced by Equinox Film & TV Productions and directed by Gary Cowan for the Accident Group, a compensation claims company. Mr. T was first modeled in Maya and prepared for animation using the software's set-driven keys and animation features. Once the pace of the animation was determined, Inkworks was used on the outlines and scenes were painted with the Maya renderer to achieve a cel look.

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World Headline News

Click 3X Creates A Brave New World For EMC

Click 3X Creates A Brave New World For EMC
Click 3X Creates A Brave New World For EMC

Los Angeles Click 3X provided design, 3D animation, visual effects and integration services for BRAVE NEW WORLD, a new series of television commercials for EMC networked data storage systems. The campaign was conceived by Boston agency Arnold Worldwide and directed by Morton Jankel Zander's Marcus Nispel. Each of the three 60-second commercials uses a vision of an apocalyptic future world as a metaphor for businesses searching for reinforcement in a world being bombarded by information.

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Games Headline News

RealNetworks Launches RealArcade Gaming Service

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, May 16, 2001 at 12:00am
RealNetworks Launches RealArcade Gaming Service
RealNetworks Launches RealArcade Gaming Service

RealNetworks, Inc. has announced the launch of RealArcade, a free gaming service that allows players to find, acquire, manage and play PC games. The initial beta release, available May 14, 2001, includes over 120 games from more than 40 publishers. In the past year, over 4 million unique registered users have downloaded PC games from the Real.com games Website. The company hopes to build on that user base with RealArcade, offering customers a powerful new delivery network and Internet gaming interface.

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Award Headline News

2001 Leo Awards Announced

2001 Leo Awards Announced
2001 Leo Awards Announced

The 2001 Leo Awards, a celebration of excellence in film and television held May 11-12, 2001 in Vancouver, Canada, has announced its winners. AAAGH! IT'S THE MR. HELL SHOW, directed by Christopher Brough and Jay Falconer, took home the Best Animation Series Award. Produced for the BBC by London, U.K.s Peafur Productions, AAAGH! IT'S THE MR. HELL SHOW recently won the Best Comedy Series Award at the Houston World Fest 2001. GREY AREAS - EPISODE 3 by Steve Sacks won the Leo Award for Best Direction/Storyboarding Of An Animation Program.

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Design Headline News

RefacDesign Names New Vice President Of Design Operations

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, May 16, 2001 at 12:00am
RefacDesign Names New Vice President Of Design Operations
RefacDesign Names New Vice President Of Design Operations

Edgewater, New Jerseys RefacDesign, a design firm specializing in product and graphic design, named Stephen Russak vice president in charge of design operations. Russak joins RefacDesign from Smart Design, a nationally prominent design firm where he was a partner and served as vice president, design and operations for 16 years.

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Cartoon Headline News

Tom And Jerry Slamfest On Cartoon Network

Tom And Jerry Slamfest On Cartoon Network
Tom And Jerry Slamfest On Cartoon Network

Its the ultimate game of cat and mouse when Cartoon Network presents the 12-hour TOM AND JERRY SLAMFEST on Memorial Day, May 28, 2001 from 8 am to 8 pm (ET/PT). Tom and Jerry, two of the most beloved combatants in animation history, have earned seven Academy Awards over their storied career with their legendary dustups. TOM AND JERRY SLAMFEST will show more than 70 cartoons, including the Cartoon Network premiere of THE MANSION CAT, a short that TOM AND JERRY co-creator Joe Barbera developed with Cartoon Network in 2000.

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Headline News

Egmont Imagination Appoints New Territory Manager

Egmont Imagination Appoints New Territory Manager
Egmont Imagination Appoints New Territory Manager

London, UKs Egmont Imagination has appointed Caroline Stephenson as their new territory manager for Southern Europe and Latin American markets, announced Tatiana Kober, managing director for Egmont Imagination UK Ltd. After starting her career as part of the international sales team at Hearst Entertainment, Stephenson joined Team Dandelion as manager of European broadcast sales.

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Headline News

The Finishing School’s New 3ds Max Crammer Course

The Finishing School’s New 3ds Max Crammer Course
The Finishing School’s New 3ds Max Crammer Course

London's Finishing School, a digital compositing, effects and 3D animation school, has recently been awarded Discreet training center status. The school will be running its now accredited 4-day 3ds Max Crammer course on May 14 - 17, June 12 - 15, July 10 - 13 and August 7 - 10 2001. Evening courses will also be available on 10 evenings over the course of 10 weeks, June 18 - August 20, 2001. The Finishing School, an Avid-accredited training center, is currently running SoftImage|XSI 201: Essentials Training, the official SoftImage course.

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Animation Events

Tough Eye Festival

By Guest (not verified) | Tuesday, May 15, 2001 at 11:00am
Tough Eye Festival
Tough Eye Festival
Begins: May 15, 2001

The Turku Animation School is hosting a new animation event entitled the Tough Eye Festival. The event will feature about 40 screenings and other art programs ranging from circus performance to music. There is one competition with one category for animation, the Timeless Competition. Any living animator can send one film, his or her best, for the competition. There are no limits concerning the date of premiere. Films must be independent productions and not exceed 30 minutes. Only 35 mm prints are screened, but for selection, video cassettes are accepted.

In Event Types: Competitive Festivals, Animation
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Creative Events

Creative Content For Interactive TV

By Guest (not verified) | Tuesday, May 15, 2001 at 11:00am
Creative Content For Interactive TV
Creative Content For Interactive TV
Begins: May 15, 2001

Creative Content For Interactive TV is a two-day conference focusing on the development of creative programs, Websites and campaigns for Interactive TV. The keynote speaker will be Giles Keeble, group creative director for Publicis. The conference will feature various speakers, case studies, panel discussions and networking events. Topics to be discussed will be the move to digital technology, transcending technology boundaries, working relationships between new and old agencies and much more. Companies that will be attending will be the BBC, BskyB, Magic Lantern Productions and Publicis.

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

New Additions To AWN's Calendar Of Events

New Additions To AWN's Calendar Of Events
New Additions To AWN's Calendar Of Events

This week's updates to the Calendar of Events includes: CalArtsCharacter Animation Student Screenings, Valencia, California USA,April 27 - May 12, 2001; Cartoon Network A Racket In Mexico, MexicoCity, Mexico, April 28 - May 13, 2001; Direct Animation Workshops AndScreenings, Seattle, Washington USA, May 04 - 12, 2001; AmericanCinematheque Presents: 2001 Skyy Vodka Short Film Award Winners &Finalists Marathon, Los Angeles California USA, May 16, 2001; RMCADand ASIFA-Colorado Present Edward Bakst, Denver Colorado, USA, May

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