Comic-Con Indie Fest Wants Your Films!
Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival (CCI-IFF)San Diego, California, USAJuly 22 25, 2004Deadline: May 1, 2004
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Telluride IndieFest Deadline Nears!
Telluride IndieFest 2004 Telluride, Colorado, USASeptember 2 5, 2004Deadline: January 31, 2004
Telluride IndieFest showcases the best independent films and screenplays in the world and does not require films to 'premiere' at its event. The event limits films and screenplays to 1,000 entries. For more information, visit tellurideindiefest.com.
ADV Films Acquires New Fist of the North Star Anime
ADV Films has acquired the exclusive home video and broadcast rights for the new FIST OF THE NORTH STAR trilogy, a modern animated series based on the world-renowned FIST OF THE NORTH STAR manga. Anime Network is planning a broadcast run of the new trilogy to support the upcoming home video release.
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GDA, Inc.: Fate Comes Calling — Part 2
In last months excerpt, Gene Deitchs life was turned around when animation producer William Snyder made Gene a deal that sent him to Prague.
Nemo in Competition for Sound Editing Oscar
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the seven films being considered for Achievement in Sound Editing for the 76th Academy Awards. Included on the list is FINDING NEMO, which features the work of Oscar-winning sound designer Gary Rydstrom (TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY) of Skywalker Sound. Rydstrom has worked on all the previous Disney/Pixar features. An animated feature has never won in this category.
The other six films in consideration are:KILL BILL: VOL. 1
GEM Group Acquires BMG Film Library
Global Entertainment Media Group, LLC (GEM Group), has acquired the film library of BMG, the worldwide music division of Bertelsmann AG. This includes all residual rights to the BMG film library that has been in existence since 1995, including free television, DVD, home video and other ancillary rights to the films.
Has the Oscar for Animated Feature Affected the Industry?
Rick DeMott takes a look at whether the Oscar for Animated Feature has changed the animation industry.
International Film Festival of Fine Arts is Hungry for Your Films
International Film Festival of Fine ArtsSzolnok, HungarySeptember 21 - 27, 2004Deadline: March 31, 2004
National Film Registry Adds Two More Toons
The Library of Congress has added 22 new films to the National Film Registry, which includes two animated shorts. The Looney Tunes classic ONE FROGGY NIGHT joins other Warner classics WHATS OPERA, DOC?, PORKY IN WACKYLAND and DUCK AMUCK. In addition, Pixars 1988 short TIN TOY also made the list. The registry, established by Congress in the 1988 National Film Preservation Act, now contains 375 films. For more information or to find a complete list of films in the registry, visit http://www.loc.gov/film.
I Castelli Animati 2003
Jon Hofferman again traveled to Italy to report back on his experience at the I Castelli Animati festival.
Animadrid 2003
Begins: December 8, 2003
The 4th edition of Animadrid was organized with the purpose of fostering the film and audiovisual arts by promoting independent animation productions and providing an assembly point for artists and audiences in the international community. This year's event will pay tribute to legendary stop-motion master Ray Harryhausen. Animadrid has two competitive sections: a short films selection and the Iberoamerican Competition for television TV series pilot. In the short film category, independent films less than 60 minutes in length and created using any animation technique are eligible for entry.
Metacal Experiment
Begins: December 6, 2003
Metasin Productions is organizing the first Metacal Experiment. Artists can enter short films and videos; audio and silent films; animated and live- action pieces, all genres. The experiment will include live music, short films, standup comedy, visual art and dance. It is also looking for additional paintings, sculptures, drawings, individuals or groups wishing to perform original dance, comics, drummers/percussionists, bass players and Lighting designers. All events will be held at Avery Auditorium, Pitzer College, 1050 North Mills Ave, Claremont, California 91711.
Adventures in Animation: Nine Films by Norman McLaren
Begins: December 5, 2003
The San Francisco Media Archive will be holding
GDA, Inc.: Fate Comes Calling
Gene Deitch Associates, Inc. is possibly the most insignificant animation studio in the history of peg-holes, but Munro was born there, and it became Gene Deitchs way station to an entirely new life. Perhaps he is the first Born-Again Animator!
Send Your Spirited Films to Cinema Epicuria
Cinema Epicuria, 7th Sonoma Valley Film FestivalSonoma Valley, California, USAApril 1-4, 2004Deadline: January 15, 2004
Sexuality and Myth: The Animated Films of John Straiton
Begins: November 20, 2003
The Toronto Animated Image Society presents
New Films Hit The Theatrical Release Database
This week AWNs Theatrical Release Database has seen a bunch of new films added as well as several date changes.
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Nemo In, Sinbad Out Among Animated Feature Oscar Contenders
FINDING NEMO (Disney/Pixar) fittingly leads the pack of 11 eligible Oscar contenders for Best Animated Feature announced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Nov. 19, 2003.
Send Your Films to the Czech Republic for Anifest
3rd Annual International Festival of Animated Films - Anifest 2004 TrebonTrebon, Czech RepublicMay 3 8, 2004 Deadline: January 16, 2004
Highlight Your Film at the Zoie Films Online Film Festival
2004 Zoie Films Online Film FestivalWorld Wide WebMarch 20, 2004Deadline: February 10, 2004
Jetsons’ Mother Penny Singleton Dies
Penny Singleton, the voice of Jane Jetson and the actress who brought the popular comic strip character Blondie to life in films, died Nov. 12, 2003 at Sherman Oaks Hospital, two weeks after suffering a stroke, at the age of 95.
Singleton was best known on camera for her role as the wife to bumbling husband, Dagwood Bumstead (played by Arthur Lake) in THE BLONDIE series, which had 28 films from 1938 to 1950. The films were based on the cartoon strip, created by Chic Young in 1930, about the misadventures of a small town family.
Metacal Experiment Deadline Around the Corner
Metacal ExperimentClaremont, California, USADecember 6, 2003Deadline: November 16, 2003
Lumina Films Acquires 3D Feature Midsummer Dream
Spanish international sales firm Lumina Films has gained the overseas sales rights outside Spain to the Spanish 3D feature film MIDSUMMER DREAM, reported VARIETY. Dygra Films, producers of hit film THE LIVING FOREST, created the film. The $8 million film is a co-production with Portugal's Appia Filmes and is based on Shakespeares A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM.
Animating Peace Messages — Part 1
Karl F. Cohen takes us into the first leg of his journey through animated films that expound a message of peace.
BAFTA Announces Children's Film and Television Award Noms
The nominations for the 2003 British Academy Children's Film and Television Awards in association with the LEGO Company have been announced. The winners will be announced on November 30, 2003.
The Best Animation nominees include ALBIE from Cosgrove Hall Films, Granada International and CiTV; BOB THE BUILDER SPECIAL - A CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER from HOT Animation for HIT Entertainment and BBC; BOUNTY HAMSTER from Silver Fox Films, Peafur Productions and CiTV; and PONGWIFFY from Telemagination and CiTV.
