Singer Says Quicksilver...
Just in time for the Memorial weekend, fanboy favorite Bryan Singer announced...
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Hypefest Opener Feels Radiant
Hypefest, the cool L.A.-based showcase of innovative shorts, music video and commercials, has tapped Knoxville, TN-based Radiant Media to produce its 2005 show open. Timed to take advantage of the presence of many animators and CG professionals in L.A. for SIGGRAPH, Hypefest 2005 will offer cutting-edge screenings and parties at [...]
Cartoons on the Bay Picks Winners
Cartoon Network’s Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends and Nickelodeon’s Avatar: The Last Airbender are among the big winners of the 9th annual Pulcinella Awards, presented at Cartoons on the Bay in Positano, Italy, over the weekend. A total of 40 programs competed for this year’s coveted awards. The winners were [...]
DreamWorks Cast, Crew Hit the Stage
The Film Society of Lincoln Center presented a special program titled "Animation Now: Imagination Innovation Inspiration" on Sunday, welcoming many of the people behind past and upcoming DreamWorks animated productions. Jerry Seinfeld, who is now in production on Bee Movie, greeted the audience, along with Madagascar’s Chris Rock and Shrek [...]
GigaPix Opens Mega Studio for CG Features
CG animation company GigaPix Studios is ramping up to challenge the majors in the computer-generated feature film biz. The company has set up headquarters in a 32,000 square foot facility in Chatsworth, Calif. with the goal of producing feature films, television series and TV spots. Formed in 2002, GigaPix is [...]
Toon Movie Posters to Hit Academy Galleries
Movie posters from animated films going back more than 90 years will be on display at Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Los Angeles beginning Friday, May 13. A total of 130 posters and lobby cards will illustrate the evolution of the animated film from silent novelty to [...]
Bay Area Game Job Confab Set for June
The Game Initiative announced that its San Francisco Video Game Industry Job Conference and Resume Workshop will take place in Oakland, Calif., on June 4, 2005 at Skyline High School. The event is designed to help artists, programmers, designers, business professionals, musicians and writers get into the computer and video [...]
Bakshi Hollywood Tribute This Weekend
Here’s a reminder about the Ralph Bakshi screenings taking place April 29 through May 1 in Los Angeles. Presented in conjunction with ASIFA-Hollywood, the event is part of the American Cinemateque’s fantastic Animation A-Go-Go! series. The retrospective will take place at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood and the new American [...]
SIGGRAPH 2005 Winners Named
ACM SIGGRAPH has announced the Best of Show Award and Jury Honors winners for its annual Computer Animation Festival. The 32nd Int’l conference on computer graphics and interactive techniques is being held July 31 through August 4 in Los Angeles, Calif. Best of Show went to Shane Acker’s beautifully animated [...]
Animated Encounters Names Winners
U.K. animation fest Animated Encounters concluded Saturday, April 23, at Bristol’s Watershed with the presentation of the annual awards ceremony. Hosted by Bush and Troy from GWR Bristol’s popular morning show, the event saw awards go to Norwegian director Pjotr Sapegin for Through My Thick Glasses; French filmmakers Oury Atlan, [...]
Sin City, Star Wars to Play Cannes
Big-screen digital effects will have a place of honor Cannes. Taking place May 11-22 in the south of France, the prestigious annual film festival will showcase Robert Rodriguez’s adaptation of Frank Miller’s Sin City graphic novel series and George Lucas’ latest addition to the Star Wars saga. Having earned more [...]
A Real-Life Replica of...
Cowabunga, dude! A real-life replica of Simpsons’ hometown of Springfield is...
Blue Sky’s...
Epic, the new animated adventure from director Chris Wedge and his gifted team...
