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L.A. Film Festival Spotlights Women in Animation
This year, the Los Angeles Film Festival shines the spotlight on the contributions of women to the world of animation. The special panel “Women of Wonder – A Celebration of Women in Animation” on Sunday, June 17 from 2:30-5:00 celebrates the accomplishments in this field, examine the broader challenges for [...]
New Judges Confirmed for Pitch Party ’12!
Animag’s 2012 Pitch Party grows ever nearer! We have two new judges to announce that have agreed to lend time out of their busy schedules to Pitch Party: The annual competition that gets YOUR toon ideas in front of top industry decision makers and offers the chance to win a [...]
Annecy Unveils Full List of Professional Conferences
Christian Jacquemart and René Broca, who have organized the wonderful professional conferences at the Annecy Animation Festival in the past few years, unveiled the full list of this year’s program to Animag today. Here is a full rundown of the 2012 panels, which promises to be quite informative and inspiring. [...]
Animation Block Party Spotlight
Animation Block Party (www.animationblock.com) is the premier animation festival of the East Coast. In this interview series, the founder of ABP, Casey Safron will be introducing Animation Magazine readers to some of the award winning animators who have screened at past ABP festivals. Michael Langan’s new film Choros recently premiered [...]
‘Wrinkles,’ ‘The Last Bus’ Win Stuttgart Prizes
Over the weekend, Stuttgart’s International Festival of Animated Film announced the winners of its 19th Trickfilm competition (May 8-3). Martin Snopek and Ivana Laucikova’s The Last Airbus (Slovakia), Alke Arndt’s Atlas (Germany) and Ignacio Ferreras’ Wrinkles (Spain) were among the big winners at this well-attended event. Here is the complete [...]
2012 Daytime Emmy Nominations Are Announced
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced the nominees for the 39th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Awards. The nominations were announced live this morning by Kathy Lee and Hoda on the Today Show. The Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards recognize outstanding achievement in all fields of daytime television [...]
Butch Hartman to Give Keynote Address at Ottawa
The Fairly OddParents creator Butch Hartman will be delivering one of this years keynote addresses at the 2012 Ottawa Intl. Animation Festival’s industry event this September. Hartman developed The Fairly OddParents, which tells the story of Timmy Turner, a boy who is granted fairy godparents in 1998. The show immediately [...]
SIGGRAPH Announces Emerging Technologies Highlights
SIGGRAPH 2012 (Aug. 4-9) has announced a few of the highlights of its Emerging Technologies showcase, which will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center, August 4-9. Offering attendees a unique opportunity to interact with the newest development in fields such as 3D displays, robotics and interactive input devices, [...]
New Wallace & Gromit Short Planned for Queen’s Jubilee
A new animated short featuring Aardman’s beloved plasticine characters Wallace and Gromit is scheduled to debut in conjunction with the big Diamond Jubilee of the Queen celebration in the U.K. The National Trust’s Wallace & Gromit’s Jubilee Bunt-a-Thon will premiere at Trust places including local property Belton House in Grantham. The [...]
SIGGRAPH Announces Papers and Courses Highlights
The annual SIGGRAPH Computer Animation confab has released more info about its upcoming program in Los Angeles (August 5-9). “This year’s program features papers that propel the field forward as rapidly and vibrantly as possible, while at the same time keeping us well-grounded academically, ensuring that SIGGRAPH remains a breeding ground for [...]
BBC Says Good-Bye to...
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