ANIMATION WORLD MAGAZINE - ISSUE
3.7 - October 1998
Animation World News
by Wendy Jackson
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| Even Dilbert reads the news...Image © UPN. All Rights Reserved. |
Business: Nelvana
Acquires Kids Can, Autodesk Making Discreet Purchase, Cardiff Closing Down.
People: Musical Chairs: Bill Dennis with
UTVI Animation and RM/USL Studios, ILM expands executive ranks, Link Entertainment
ups Genvieve Dexter and Annika Bluhm, Cambridge Animation Systems hires Tom
Carrigan, Mediapegs hires France Létang, Curious Pictures signs Jerry
Van de Beek, Pitch signs David Freedman, Greg Pair rejoins AMPnyc, Blue Sky
| VIFX ups John Donkin, PDI hires Paul Cook, Cartoon Network ups Dea Connick
Perez and Sam Register, Nelvana ups Emmanuèle Pétry and Marie-Laure
Marchand, Jon Vein upped at Film Roman, Mike Darnell upped at Fox, Jim Keeshen
joins Film Roman, Craig Allen joins Jim Henson Interactive, Jeff Williams
joins AWN, UCLA ups Robert Rosen, James Cameron, Stan Winston and Price Pethel
exit Digital Domain, POP Television hires from 525 Post.
In Passing...Lee Gunther, Gail Banker.
Places: H-B Characters in Kidzville, Disney
World Adding Animated Attractions.
Films: Stop-Motion Short Headed for Big,
Big Screen, Nick Movies Picks Bone.
Television: HBO Birthing Family Channel,
CBS Delays Cartoon Debut, NBC's Not Stressed: New Toon In Works, August Nielsen
Ratings, TV Tidbits: The Simpsons now the longest-running sitcom currently
on TV, Cartoon Network delays Ed, Edd `n' Eddy, Nickelodeon airsLife
With Loopy Birthday Gala-bration.
Commercials: Rugrats Driving Car Campaign,
Seeing Spots: Curious Pictures, Wild Brain, Computer Café, J.J. Sedelmaier
Productions and Topix/Mad Dog.
Video: Kiki's Delivery Date, Abundant Anime
Releases.
Technology: Tools Of The Trade: PDI adds non-proprietary
Alias software to mix and Biomechanics reveals Nuance.
Internet & Interactive: Humongous Debuts Blue's Games, New Girl's
Game Has Spice.
Publications: Info Sought on 9 Old
Men.
Call for Entries: SAS `99 Scheduled,
Hollywood Shorts, Nashville Independent, Worldfest Flagstaff.
Events: Storyopolis Gets Gorey, Imagina `99 in Two Venues,
Last Month in Animation.
Awards: Hiroshima Top Prize Goes to the
Pigeons,The Simpsons Nabs 3 Emmys, Cartoon D'Or Noms, Devil Tops L.A.
Shorts Fest.
Note: Readers may contact any Animation World Magazine contributor by sending an e-mail to editor@awn.com.
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