DreamWorks Rolls Out Red Carpet for Nominees
The AWN Showcase tour has a full day at DreamWorks.
Category: Short Films
Oscar Nominees & Jon Heder Talk Animation at CAA
The AWN Oscar Showcase tour stops at agency CAA where the filmmakers talk animation with agents and "Napoleon Dynamite" star and fellow animator Jon Heder.
Getting in the VFX 'Trenches'
Shane Felux talks about his new web series Trenches.
Oscar Tour Meets ICM Agents
On the first day of the L.A. leg, the tour swung by agency ICM.
L.A. Leg Starts at MGM and Sony
The 2010 Oscar Showcase tour begins its L.A. leg with a trip to Sony and MGM.
Avatar Wins Big at VES Awards
The Visual Effects Society announced the winners of the 8th Annual VES Awards tonight at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, California.
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More Day Three at Pixar
Who says there are no celebrities in Animation? We arrive at Pixar an hour early, the van is buzzing with excitement. We are about to meet some of the ROCK STARS of animation. To be granted a tour at Pixar is a privilege not extended to everyone!
Day Three: Pixar!
Pixar is living through a new golden age. The string of hit films, the triumph of Up, the promise of the studio’s ambitious new projects, all fill the space with a glow. I’ve visited Pixar before, and each time I’m aware that someday I’ll be telling people not yet born that, yes, I visited Pixar.
Playlist of 36 Animated Shorts, Music Videos and Series Trailers from Korea
Take a trip to Korea and see a stunning array of 36 clips from animated short films, music videos , tv and film feature clips. These clips showcase the work of the top animated-related production and distribution companies in Korea today.
Day Two's Evening Screening with ASIFA-SF
SF’s Dolby Laboratories in Potrero Hill hosts tonights screening of the Oscar-nominated shorts for SF’s ASIFA chapter. As if I’d had any doubts that I was among serious animation fans, chapter president Karl Cohen’s next announcement, that the Balboa Theater will be screening some Gumby shorts in honor of the recently-deceased Art Clokey earns an audible gasp from the audience. This group loves animation, and lives animation.
More Day Two Travels: ILM in SF’s Historic Presidio
Film history is a subject near and dear to the heart of George Lucas, which was evident in every aspect of ILM’s headquarters. The lobby itself can keep a film buff entertained for hours, with an extensive library of Star Wars books and magazines, life-size replicas of Darth Vader and Boba Fett, and an incredibly cool life-size statue of legendary special effects artist Willis O’Brien posing a model King Kong atop the Empire State Building.
The Oscars: Alaux, de Crécy and Houplain Talk 'Logorama'
The Logorama directing trio explains how it crafted an iconic blockbuster around iconic brands.
Day Two: Skywalker Ranch, ILM and ASIFA-SF
Day Two of the 2010 AWN Oscar Tour begins at Skywalker Ranch and continues on to ILM in San Francisco and then to an evening screening with ASIFA-San Francisco.
WB Animator Rudy Larriva Dies
Veteran animator and director Rudy Larriva passed away on Feb. 19th in Irvine, CA, reports VARIETY.
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Day One: ILM's Big Rock Ranch and PDI/Dreamworks
Day One of the 2010 AWN Oscar Tour begins at PDI/Dreamworks and continues on to ILM's Big Rock Ranch.
The Oscars: Gracia Talks 'The Lady and the Reaper'
Javier Recio Gracia discusses life and death as it applies to his Oscar-nominated short, The Lady and the Reaper.
The Oscars: Moore Talks More 'Kells'
Tomm Moore discusses being the underdog with his surprising Secret of Kells nomination.
Madame Tutli-Putli Team Directs Maurice Sendak Short
The National Film Board of Canada (http://nfb.ca/) and Warner Home Video (http://www.whvdvd-collections.com/) present a new live-action/animated adaptation of Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life based on the book by Maurice Sendak.
Little Airplane's Small Potatoes Premieres At BAMkids Fest
First you can see them on the big screen and then you can download the iPhone ebook.
SMNY Handles VFX for Oscar-Nominated The New Tenants
Smoke & Mirrors New York (SMNY) (http://www.smoke-mirrors.com/) VFX/Flame Artist Sam Caine handled all post and effects for Director Joachim Back's Oscar nominated 'The New Tenants."
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The Lady And The Reaper Wins Goya Award
THE LADY AND THE REAPER won the Goya Award (Spain's equivalent to the Oscars) for Best Animated Short over the weekend.
The Oscars: Park Talks 'Wallace & Gromit'
Nick Park fills us in on the latest adventure of Wallace & Gromit, the plasticine heroes of Aardman.
TCM Festival Adds Banned Cartoons Screening
Turner Classic Movies has announced that it has added "Removed From Circulation: A Cartoon Collection" to its TCM Classic Film Festival.
The Oscars: Phelan Talks 'Granny O' Grimm's Sleeping Beauty'
Nicky Phelan tells us some of the secrets behind Granny O' Grimm's animated storytelling.
Independent Exposure 2010: Call For Entries
Independent Exposure 2010 is the 14th annual showcase for contemporary, progressive, artistic, and culturally relevant short films and videos by some of the most compelling artists and filmmakers from around the globe.
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