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ION Fest 2004 Award Winners


November 2, 2004 by Ryan Ball No Comments divider image

The first annual ION Int’l Animation, Games and Short Film Festival concluded Monday night with an award ceremony honoring the best of 152 films screened over the weekend at Culver Studios in Culver City, Calif. The kudos were handed out after DPS Film Roman was honored for 20 years of [...]

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Blizzard Storms Chicago Children’s Film Fest


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The 21st Annual Chicago Int’l Children’s Film Festival awarded the Best of the Fest prize to the Canadian-made Christmas special, Blizzard, directed by Reading Rainbow host and Roots star LeVar Burton. Blizzard tells the tale of a young skater named Katie who becomes friends with Santa’s most gifted reindeer, Blizzard, [...]

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Experts Discuss VFX Future at Digital Studio Summit


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In what seemed like a smoothly executed dress rehearsal for the popular vfx pre-Oscar Bake-off, some of the field’s top visionaries gathered for an informal show-and-tell at this year’s Digital Studio summit, which took place on Election Day. Presented by iHollywood Forum, in conjunction with the American Film Market in [...]

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The Nicktoons Film Festival Announces


October 29, 2004 by Ryan Ball No Comments divider image

Screening: 2– A Halloween Scare The Nicktoons Film Festival continues this Sunday, Halloween night, with Screening: 2, a selection of ghoulishly funny shorts. A co-production of Frederator Studios and Animation Magazine for Nicktoons, The Nicktoons Film Festival airs on the Nicktoons cable channel Sunday nights 10 p.m (EST) and 7 [...]

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Animation Producers Talk Drawing New Audiences


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The PGA New Media Council will again shift its focus to animation as it hosts its latest Producers Guild panel discussion and mixer on the evening of Thursday, Nov. 11, at the Sony Imageworks Theater in Culver City, Calif. Leaders in animation production from top studios will be on hand [...]

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ION Fest Opening Gala Tonight


October 28, 2004 by Ryan Ball No Comments divider image

The ION Int’l Animation, Gaming and Shorts Film Festival kicks off tonight, Oct. 28, with an opening night gala honoring the Emmy Award winning studio DPS Film Roman and legendary toon house Fleischer Studios. The award presentation will begin at 7:30 p.m. at The Pacific Theatres in Culver City, followed [...]

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The Nicktoons Film Festival Launches: Series Starts Sunday!


October 22, 2004 by Rita Street No Comments divider image

The Frederator and AniMag Co-Pro Showcases Talented Animators Worldwide Hundreds of cartoons from around the world were received during The Nicktoons Film Festival call for entries, a co-production of Frederator Studios and Animation Magazine for Nicktoons. The first episode of the on-air portion of the competition launches Sunday, October 24 [...]

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ION Fest to Honor DPS Film Roman, Fleischer


October 21, 2004 by Ryan Ball No Comments divider image

The ION Int’l Animation, Gaming and Short Film Festival will recognize the 20th anniversary of DPS Film Roman, the Emmy Award-winning animation studio behind the hit Fox shows The Simpsons and King of the Hill. The fest’s opening night gala, beginning at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 28 at The Pacific [...]

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Shrek 2, Dykstra Feted at Hollywood Film Fest


October 19, 2004 by Ryan Ball No Comments divider image

The 8th Annual Hollywood Film Festival concluded Monday night with an awards gala ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Among the honorees was DreamWorks’ Shrek 2, which received the special Hollywood Animation Award. Vis wiz John Dykstra was also honored for his pioneering work in visual effects from Star Wars [...]

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Easter Egg Colors Hollywood Film Fest


October 15, 2004 by Ryan Ball No Comments divider image

The West Coast premiere of the new animated feature, The Easter Egg Escapade, will be held during at the 8th Annual Hollywood Film Festival on Sunday, October 17th at 5:00 p.m., at the Arclight Cinemas in Hollywood. The pic was named Best Animated Feature at the SpudFest Drive-in Family Film [...]

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