Tag "Rainmaker"

Pixie Award Winners Are Announced

February 3, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

The Third Annual Pixie Awards, honoring outstanding work in animation, effect and motion-graphics, has unveiled its list of winners for the 2012 edition. The Pixies received a record number of submissions this year—750—and honored 213 entries from across the U.S. and Canada. 113 Gold Awards and 100 Platinum Awards were [...]

Academy Screens 45 Shorts for Oscar Consideration

November 15, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 2 Comments divider image

Last weekend, the Academy screened the 45 projects that were submitted for Best Animated Shorts consideration. Members of the Shorts and Animation branch of the Academy will vote for the 10 titles to be included on the short list and we will finally learn about the final five nominees with [...]

Hinge Digital Announces Design Contest Winner

February 8, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

We are pleased to announce that artist/illustrator Erin Koehler is the winner of Hinge Digital’s inaugural “Bringing your World to Life” character design contest. As part of her prize, Koehler wins a Wacom Intuos4, Luxology modo and an article in the next issue of Animation Magazine. Koehler, received her BFA [...]