Posts from category "Festivals and Events"

Incredibles Wins Over D.C. Critics

December 17, 2004 by Ryan Ball No Comments divider image

Just days after the Los Angeles Film Critic’s Association picked Disney/Pixar’s The Incredibles as Best Animated Film of the year, The Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) has followed suit. This is the third year the 23-member group has contributed its list of superlatives to the crowded awards season. [...]

Simpsons Hits Homer with WGA Noms

December 16, 2004 by Ryan Ball No Comments divider image

The Writers Guild of America, east and west, has announced the nominations for outstanding achievement in television and radio writing for the 2004 season. Taking four out of the five noms in the animation category, Fox’s long-running primetime toon, The Simpsons, is favored to come away victorious when the 57th [...]

Incredibles, Express, Shrek Woo Broadcast Critics

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The Broadcast Film Critics Association has announced the nominees for its 2004 Critics’ Choice Awards, putting Disney/Pixar’s The Incredibles, Warner Bros.’ The Polar Express and DreamWorks Animation’s Shrek 2 in the running for Best Animated Feature. Disney’s Teacher’s Pet, Nickelodeon Movies/Paramount’s The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie and DreamWorks’ Shark Tale continue [...]

Asia TV, Film Market Posts Record Close

December 14, 2004 by Ryan Ball No Comments divider image

Asia’s foremost programming market, consisting of Asia Television Forum (ATF), Asia Film Market and Conference (AFMC) and Asia Animation (AAN), closed last week to a record turnout. The three-day event welcomed more than 3,500 participants from 38 countries. The nine-story Garden Wing at the Shangri-La Hotel was transformed into an [...]

L.A. Critics Pumped for Incredibles

December 13, 2004 by Ryan Ball No Comments divider image

It’s looking like another awards season blow-out by the folks at Disney and Pixar as The Incredibles picks up another win in the Best Animated Feature category. Director Brad Bird’s CG superhero spoof was honored by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association when the 2005 winners were announced over the [...]

ASIFA-Hollywood Throws Animated Holiday Bash

December 9, 2004 by Ryan Ball No Comments divider image

The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, will be holding its annual animated holiday party at the new ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Center in Burbank, Calif. on Friday, Dec. 17. Featuring live music, food and cartoons, the event will kick off at 7:30 p.m. and all are invited. The Yule Tide shindig will [...]

Oz Effects and Animation Fest Fetes Express

December 6, 2004 by Ryan Ball No Comments divider image

The Australian Effects and Animation Festival (AEAF) concluded over the weekend at the Sydney Convention Centre at Darling Harbour. The festivities wrapped up with an awards ceremony held on Sunday, Dec. 5, at 7 p.m. The AEAF Awards are among Australia’s top honors for animation and visual effects in TV, [...]

Incredibles Leads Annie Noms

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The Disney/Pixar blockbuster The Incredibles came out on top as ASIFA-Hollywood, the International Animated Film Society, today announced nominations today for the 32nd Annual Annie Awards. The CG superhero comedy leads the pack with 16 nominations. The winners will be announced at the Jan. 30 awards ceremony hosted by Tom [...]

Incredibles Leads Annie Noms

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TOKYOPOP Kicks Off Rising Stars Of Manga

December 1, 2004 by Ryan Ball No Comments divider image

If you’ve been toiling away on your own manga project with little hope of getting it seen by anybody, don’t toss it in a drawer just yet. Manga publisher TOKYOPOP Inc. today launched the fifth annual Rising Stars of Manga, a competition that invites aspiring artists and writers to submit [...]