Women in Animation Expands Scholarship Program
Group will offer five $1,000 awards to deserving student.
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ASIFA-Hollywood Educators General Members to Meet May 5
Afternoon gathering at The Animation Guild in Burbank will include a panel on animation employment and review of the group’s activities in 2017.
‘Schoolhouse Rock’ Musician Bob Dorough Dies
Musician wrote and performed songs that helped a generation of American children learn the basics of grammar, math, science, history and civics.
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Reel FX Chooses Montréal for its New Animation Studio
Studio and its specialized training program expect to create 400 jobs over the next three years.
FMX Rounds Out Tracks on Digital Humans, Commercials, and More
Conference also has added a screening of ‘Early Man,’ and presentations on ‘Blade Runner 2049’ and the app ‘Tunnel AR,’ the world’s first interactive AR music video.
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USC Names Teresa Cheng its John C. Hench Endowed Division Chair
The head of the school’s division of animation and digital arts will be installed at an April 25 ceremony as the first recipient of the chair.
ASIFA's Animation Educators Forum Opens Annual Scholarship Program
Online applications now accepted through May 7.
ASIFA-Hollywood AEF Announces 2018 Faculty Grants
Four applicants receive grants for academic work and research on books and films.
Quirino Awards Celebrate Ibero-American Animation In Tenerife
The first edition of the event gathers more than 250 professionals to the Spanish isle on April 6-7.
Burbank Festival Shines Spotlight on Animation and Art
CTN Road Trip to help fill multiblock event with animators and animation events at the annual event, set for April 14-15.
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2018 Student Academy Awards Get Underway
Winners of the event qualify for Oscars consideration; submissions deadline is June 1.
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Lei Lei Joins Experimental Animation Faculty at CalArts
Vanguard animation program brings iconoclast of Chinese independent animation into the fold.
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Disney XD Sets Channel’s First-Ever Student Short Broadcast
Network to premiere director Yonatan Tal’s diva-inspired animated ‘Nightmare in the Morning.’
Azusa Pacific Launches Animation Degree with 20th Anniversary ‘Mulan’ Screening
Film’s co-director Tony Bancroft joins university as head of new four-year program.
Epic Games Goes Big at GDC 2018
Company behind Unreal Engine plans large presence at the show spotlighting developers, licensees and education.
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Mifa Gives Animation Industry Award to Women in Animation
Group is the first organization to win the honor, which highlights those who have contributed to change in the animation industry.
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Edlund Joins Dodge College as Pankey Distinguished Artist
Legendary VFX artist responsible for groundbreaking film work will interact with students during the spring semester.
Cartoon Network, CalArts Create $15k Scholarship
Two students selected for award established to honor the network’s long-standing success working with the school’s graduates.
FMX Adds Joyce, Shankly and Naylor
Conference also sets Animation Production Day for April 26-27, releases third trailer in a series and confirms new participants.
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FMX 2018 Announces New Tracks, Attending Companies
Conference also has put online the second in its ‘Behind the Beard’ trailer series.
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Animated Women U.K.’s Achieve Program Open for Entries
Now in its second year, the program provides targeted career development to women across the VFX and animation industries.
Chuck Jones Center’s Red Dot Auction Seeks Artists
Eighth annual benefit auction explores as a theme the great animator’s golden age -- films he made in the 1950s.
New York Officials Unveil ‘Made in NY Animation Project’
Young New Yorkers receive training on state-of-the-art animation software, opening doors to careers in film, gaming, advertising and more. New Animation Industry Council, comprised of professionals from New York-based animation studios, will advise the program.
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Unreal Engine VFX Master Classes Coming to Los Angeles
Free course Jan. 20 at Gnomon School of VFX will cover building and optimizing CG worlds for real-time performance.
Oriental DreamWorks Convenes Brain Trust Summit
Third annual event assembles writers, actors, comedians and artists to discuss international storytelling.
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