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Lucasfilm's THX Goes On Its Own

Lucasfilm Ltd. has spun off itsTHX digital cinema division as an independent company, THX Ltd.Lucasfilm remains an investor in the newly formed, privately heldcompany, along with other corporate and private investors. Theformation of THX Ltd. will allow the company the opportunity toexpand into markets outside of Lucasfilm's core areas. THX Ltd. willreorganize its programs and services into five key areas: THXStudio, THX Cinema, THX Home, THX Mobile and THX Games. In the

Film Headline News

Sony Releases Two Game Titles Based On Lilo And Stitch

Twotitles based on Disney's latest animated feature LILO AND STITCH havebeen released by Sony Computer Entertainment America and DisneyInteractive, coinciding with the release of the film. DISNEY'S LILOAND STITCH is an interactive, action-platform game for thePlayStation game consoles and allows gamers to take on the role ofeither Lilo or Stitch and embark on an exciting Hawaiian journey,visiting many of the locations featured in the film. For thePlayStation 2, DISNEY'S STITCH: EXPERIMENT 626 is an action shooter

Animation Headline News

HP Drives Next-Generation Animation For Disney

HP is once againproviding technology to another big animation studio. After recentlyannouncing a three-year, multi-million dollar technology strategicalliance with DreamWorks, designed to "revolutionize animationproduction," HP has announced that Walt Disney Feature Animation hasselected HP's Linux-based workstations and servers as components forits next-generation digital animation production pipeline. WaltDisney Feature Animation and HP have been working together for the

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Electric Rain Offers Discount On Swift 3D And Flash MX Bundle

3D and multimedia software company Electric Rain, Inc. hasannounced a software bundling program allowing people who purchaseits 3D-vector graphics tool, Swift 3D, to have the option ofreceiving a discount on Macromedia Flash MX. Electric Rain Swift 3Dis a 3D application for creating low-bandwidth vector animations foruse with Macromedia Flash. Using Electric Rain's proprietary RAViX IIvector rendering engine, Swift 3D files are exported in the SWF fileformat, which then import seamlessly into Macromedia Flash. "Swift 3D

Animation Headline News

Job Opportunities For Animators, Artists, Producers, Programmers And More

Belgium's A&A Computer Systems is looking for a 3D ANIMATOR . . . India's Animation Resources Academy is looking for a CARTOONIST . . . Tulsa, Oklahoma's areyoupissed.com is looking for a WEB DESIGNER (UNPAID) . . . Corsham, Wiltshire's Bazley Films is looking for a PRODUCER . . . Woodland Hills, California's Darrel Bowen Media Design Services is looking for a WRITER . . . El Segundo, California's Digital Artist Management, Inc. is looking for an ENVIRONMENTAL ARTIST and a GAME PROGRAMMER . . .

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Zagreb Winners!

Zagreb 2002 recently concluded its 15th World Festival of Animated Films with Michael Dudok de Wit's FATHER AND DAUGHTER winning the festival Grand Prize. The official competition jury, Oksana Cherkasova (Russia), Joanna Quinn (Great Britain), Linda Simensky (USA), Georges Lacroix (France) and Edo Lukman (Croatia), singled out FATHER AND DAUGHTER from the 85 films in competition. PA by Neil Goodridge was awarded Best Debut Film and Christopher Hinton's FLUX was presented with three special jury distinctions, including the Design Studies Jury Prize.

Events Headline News

New Additions To AWN's Calendar Of Events

This week's updates to the Calendar of Events include:

Cornerstone Film Lecture Series Featuring Michael Uslan: Thursday, June 27, 2002, Glendale, California USA . . . dhima's Summer Courses: Monday, July 08 - Saturday, August 10, 2002, Santa Monica, California USA . . . EuropaCinema: Saturday, September 14 - Saturday, September 21, 2002, Viareggio, Tuscany Italy . . . Marco Island Film Festvial: Saturday, October 19 - Sunday, October 27, 2002, Marco Island, Florida USA.

Software Headline News

NXN Software Opens Office In Tokyo

Digital Production Management(DPM) systems provider NXN Software has expanded its Japaneseoperations by opening a new subsidiary in Tokyo and appointingindustry veteran Shigemitsu Ejiri as vice president of sales, Japan.Ejiri comes to NXN Software from Borland, Japan, where he served asthe vice president of sales. Prior to Borland, Ejiri spent 16 yearsat Nichimen Corporation, holding the position of executive directorand head of sales for four years. NXN DPM solutions are used to

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Dogmatic And Coolbirth Investigate Can Caper For Pepsi

NewYork-based production company Dogmatic has created a 60-secondanimated and live-action commercial for Pepsi, now airing in morethan 3,000 movie theaters nationwide. Featuring live-action footageof Britney Spears behind-the-scenes in production of the Pepsicommercial "Now and Then," the new spot, titled "Can Caper," framesthe live-action footage with an animated story where a basictelevision turns into a curvaceous femme fatale and a mysteriousmasked man is revealed to be a can of Pepsi. The animation was done

Licensing Headline News

Decode Appoints Sharpe As The Save-Ums! Licensing Agent

DecodeEntertainment Inc. has appointed The Sharpe Company as theinternational licensing agent for its new 3D animated preschoolseries THE SAVE-UMS! The series is scheduled to debut in February2003 as part of Discovery Kids new "Ready, Set, Learn" programmingblock on TLC and Discovery Kids Channel in the U.S. and on CBCCanada. Sharpe, current licensing agent for properties such asHUMPHREY'S CORNER and THUNDERBIRDS, will license THE SAVE-UMS! in allterritories outside North America.

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Cornerstone Film Lecture Series Presents Michael Uslan

BATMAN executive producer Michael Uslan will discusshow to build franchises, with an emphasis on branding, at the nextinstallment of the Cornerstone Film Lecture Series program. Theseries kicked off in March 2002 with artist Bernie Wrightson and inMay 2002, Cornerstone hosted RETURN OF THE JEDI and RAIDERS OF THELOST ARK producer Howard Kazanjian. Uslan's lecture will take placeThursday, June 27, 2002 (7:00 pm - 8:30 pm), at CornerstoneAnimation's offices at 815 East Colorado Blvd. in Glendale,

Festival Headline News

Ankara International Film Festival

Ankara International Film Festival

The 14th Ankara International Film Festival, Ankara, Turkey.

Thursday, November 21, 2002 - Sunday, December 1, 2002.

Entry Deadline: Tuesday, October 1, 2002.

The 14th Ankara International Film Festival is organized by the WorldMass Media Research Foundation and will take place in Ankara, Turkeybetween November 21 - December 1, 2002. The aim of this festival isto strengthen the cultural bonds between the people and filmmakers of

Visual Headline News

Lilo & Stitch Comes Close Second In Hot Box Office Race

The final numbers from this weekend's box office have been tallied, and it was a close one! Although Disney officials predicted the traditionally animated duo LILO & STITCH will take the number one spot over the powerful combination of Tom Cruise and Steven Spielberg, it was not to be. It was down to the wire, but Spielberg's MINORITY REPORT, with primary visual effects by ILM, prevailed, edging out LILO & STITCH for the number one spot with $35.7M.

Animation Headline News

Michael Dudok de Wit's Father and Daughter Takes Zagreb Grand Prize

Michael Dudok de Wit's multiple award-winning short FATHER AND DAUGHTER has claimed yet another honor, winning the Grand Prize at Zagreb 2002, the 15th World Festival of Animated Films. The official competition jury, Oksana Cherkasova (Russia), Joanna Quinn (Great Britain), Linda Simensky (USA), Georges Lacroix (France) and Edo Lukman (Croatia), singled out FATHER AND DAUGHTER from the 85 films in competition.

Cartoon Headline News

Ed, Edd N Eddy Show Their Cartoon Power!

This summer, the NewYork Museum of Television and Radio (MTR) will feature the ED, EDD NEDDY episode "An Ed Is Born" among the programs screened as part ofthe special program "Cartoon POWER! Celebrating Cartoon Network's 93/4 Birthday." The MTR is honoring Cartoon Network's contributions toanimation with a screening series highlighting its broad range oforiginal programming. "Cartoon POWER!" will also include originalartwork and conceptual drawings from ED, EDD N EDDY creators a.k.a.

Animation Headline News

Yoda Is Transformed With Softimage|3D

In his big light saberduel, Yoda battles Count Dooku like a live-action character, yet he'sall 3D. So how'd they do it? Well, Softimage Co.'s characteranimation and effects software, SOFTIMAGE|3D, was used by ILM tocreate many of STAR WARS: EPISODE II "ATTACK OF THE CLONES" stunningvisual effects and characters, including Yoda, the Kaminoans andDexter Jettster. SOFTIMAGE|3D was used to animate over 80 creaturesand give the CG figures believable expressions and movements. "We

Series Headline News

Nelvana Signs Licensees For Braceface And Beasts

CorusEntertainment's Nelvana has signed up new licensees for some of itskey kids' properties. Saban Consumer Products Europe, the consumerproducts division of Fox Kids Europe, has signed a pan-Europeanlicensing agreement for the animated series BRACEFACE. The three-yearagreement covers 16 European territories and 21 categories includingapparel, cosmetics, toys, stationery, music and multimedia. Theagreement expands the existing relationship between the two companies

Game Headline News

How Much Does A Game Developer Make?

Thinking about a career inthe game development industry? Well, pick up a copy of GAME DEVELOPERmagazine's July 2002 issue to read the results of its annual gamedeveloper salary survey. The survey indicates that the gamedevelopment industry has remained healthy despite the downturn in theoverall U.S. economy. According to GAME DEVELOPER, the average gameprogrammer's salary is $66,000 and a technical director with six ormore years experience earns an average of $104,000. On average, game

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Rhinoceros Brushes Up On Small Details For Colgate

This spotwill make you want to reach for the floss. New York-based RhinocerosVisual Effects & Design recently created a 15-second spot titled"Evolution" for client Colgate via agency Young & Rubicam. The spotpresents a CG portrayal of the new Active Angle toothbrush in action.Although the concept was straightforward, CG director David Barosinexplained that he and his team had to negotiate some pretty complexdetails. Because the toothbrush has a translucent quality, the light

Film Headline News

Independent 3D Feature Film Missing Persons at the Los Angeles Film Festival

The Los Angeles Film Festival kicks off nine days of screenings this Friday, June 21, 2002, including the Los Angeles premiere of MISSING PERSONS, an independent feature length 3D animated film that tells the story of four lost souls in the 60th Precinct of Coney Island. The lives of a burnt-out detective, a rookie sergeant, an emancipated World War II Army surplus robot and a disfigured streetfighter intersect during the investigation of a mysterious man in this debut feature film from directors/animators/twin brothers Dan & Matt O'Donnell.

Black Headline News

Black Logic Gets Wise With New Hires

New York-based visualeffects and computer animation company Black Logic, a division of theTape House Companies, has restructured its staff with new leadershipand numerous new hires. Ivan Molomut has been named executiveproducer, after serving as head of sales for Black Logic for the pastthree years. Molomut is responsible for key new hires including CGIdirector Doug Johnson, who comes to Black Logic after many years inthe New York City computer graphics community. After a stint at the

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