Features
Artifex Scares Up 200 Shots (and 10K Scorpions) for Nick’s ‘Are You Afraid of the Dark’
Streaming
“We Don’t Have Any Rules That I Can Think Of”: Dan & Justin Talk ‘Rick and Morty’ S4
Festivals and Events
Animation ‘Ties’ Takes Top Prize at Oscar-Qualifying Interfilm Berlin
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Television
Adult Swim Takes the Court on TNT
February 5, 2003Immediately following the 2003 NBA All-Star Game on Feb. 9, Turner Network Television (TNT) will air...
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Festivals and Events
Discreet’s “Animation Night” Looks at 3D in 2003
February 5, 2003Discreet, maker of 3ds max, will address 3D industry trends for 2003 at its “Animation Night”...
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Festivals and Events
Stuart Little 2, ChubbChubbs Win Imagina Awards
February 5, 2003Winners have been announced for the 20th Annual international computer graphics competition segment of the Imagina.03...
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Visual FX and Tech
Softimage Spins Magic Roundabout Movie
February 5, 2003In creating animation for the upcoming CG feature version of the 1960s cult European TV series...
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Licensing
JAKKS Pacific Toys With Nick’s “Fairly OddParents”
February 5, 2003JAKKS Pacific Inc. has signed a three-year Master Toy license with Nickelodeon for The Fairly OddParents....
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Features
Sharkslayer Cast, Designs Introduced
February 4, 2003Ever since DreamWorks set out to challenge Disney/Pixar’s dominance in the animated family film market, the...
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Festivals and Events
Last Day for GDC Early Registration
February 4, 2003Those planning to attend the Game Developers Conference and Expo in San Jose, Calif. from March...
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Home Entertainment
Water Babies, Dragonball Z, Dora Hit DVD
February 4, 2003Today sees the DVD release of MGM’s obscure 1978 live-action/animated family flick The Water Babies. Though...
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Home Entertainment
Animation Magazine Exposed in Playboy!
February 4, 2003If you happen to be thumbing through the March issue of Playboy Magazine (for the articles,...
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Internet
Attack of the Clowns! Lucasfilm, AtomFilms Announce 2nd Star Wars Fan Film Awards
February 4, 2003A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, the first widely seen Star Wars...
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Licensing
Looney Tunes Are a Shoe-in for Kids
February 4, 2003Warner Bros. Consumer Products has granted a license to Brown Shoe Company, Inc., which will introduce...
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Television
NBA Stars Their Top Toons
February 3, 2003Shaquille O’Neal, Jason Kidd, Stephon Marbury and nine other NBA hardcourt warriors will introduce their favorite...
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Festivals and Events
Miyazaki Takes The Annies
February 3, 2003Despite the looming specter of the space shuttle disaster, the 30th Annual Annie Awards went off...
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Home Entertainment
AnimeNation Releases First Anime Series
February 3, 2003AnimeNation makes its first foray into translation and distribution of Japanese animation in the American marketplace...
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People
Warner Bros. Consumer Products Names VP, Retail Business Dev.
February 3, 2003Shari Black has been appointed VP of retail business development for Warner Bros. Consumer Products. Reporting...
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Internet
Guilty Gear X2, Galerians: Ash Sites Launched
February 3, 2003Game developer, publisher and global distributor Sammy Studios has launched web sites for Guilty Gear X2...
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Television
India Protests Clone High, MTV Apologizes
January 31, 2003The Associated Press reports that MTV has issued an apology following outrage over the depiction of...
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Television
Fox Kids U.K. Enters The World of Tosh
January 31, 2003EM.TV & Merchandising AG has sold the children’s animation series The World of Tosh to Fox...
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Festivals and Events
Sleeping Beauty Cels At Animation & Fine Art Galleries
January 31, 2003Animation & Fine Art Galleries in Chappel Hill, North Carolina will exhibit original cels and drawings...
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People
John F. Hardman Promoted to Sr. VP, Kids’ WB!
January 31, 2003Former vp of programming and development John F. Hardman has been promoted to sr. vp of...
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Schools
Platt College Offers Media Arts Degree
January 31, 2003For more than 20 years, Platt College, San Diego School of Design has been preparing students...
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Television
IDT to Animate Productions for Toy Market
January 30, 2003IDT Media is jumping into 3D animation for the toy marketplace. Through its 3D animation production...
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Festivals and Events
Cornerstone Animates For Annie Awards
January 30, 2003At the 30th Annual Annie Awards to be held this Saturday, Cornerstone Animation co-founder Larry Whitaker...
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People
Accent Media Names New VP of VFX Sales
January 30, 2003Andrea D’Amico has been appointed vp of visual effects sales for Ascent Media. In her new...
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Visual FX and Tech
Anark Debuts Exporters for Leading 3D Tools
January 30, 2003Anark’s three new 3D exporters allow users Alias|Wavefront’s Maya, NewTek’s Lightwave and Right Hemisphere’s Deep Exploration...
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Licensing
Hasbro Gets Lengthy Extension on Star Wars License
January 30, 2003Toy giant Hasbro Inc. announced that its license with Lucas Licensing Ltd., for the manufacture and...
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Features
Dobby: Putin’s Doppleganger?
January 29, 2003The L.A. Times reports that the Russian, Italian and German media are lending coverage to the...
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Festivals and Events
Women In Animation Shows You The Money Shots
January 29, 2003Women In Animation, Los Angeles, will host a tour of post-production facility Money Shots on Wednesday,...
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Visual FX and Tech
Turbo Squid Partners with Discreet, Releases finalToon Plug-in
January 29, 2003Online digital marketplace Turbo Squid has entered into a partnership with Discreet and will be the...
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Commercials
The Mill Goes Wooly Bully for Levis
January 29, 2003Even the best of animal wranglers would have a tough time keeping hundreds of stampeeding buffalo...
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Television
‘Mao Mao, Heroes of Pure Heart’: Parker Simmons’ Loveable Trio Hits the Road
June 30, 2019***This story was written for the August ’19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 292)*** If you...
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Features
Watch: New English-Language Trailer for ‘Maquia’
August 16, 2018Eleven Arts Anime Studio has announced the English dub cast and English dubbed trailer for Maquia:...
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