Rue RosŽ: A Twist on Rose-Colored Glasses
This well-crafted, thought provoking short film by Volker Schlecht is reviewed by Don Perro.
KROK '97: A Long Voyage Down The Dnieper River
The world's only magical and peculiar floating animation festival is reviewed by oTTo Alder in "A Long Voyage Down the River Dnjeper," which is available in both German and English.
Merchandising in Japan: It's Big Rewards and Competition
Karen Raugust takes us to Japan where animated merchandise can produce huge profits in a very competitive marketplace.
Anima Mundi `97: Brazil's Time to Shine
Our coverage of the fifth annual festival in Rio Di Janiero, Brazil includes: a review by Edmundo Barrieros, "Anima Mundi In Brief," in both Portuguese and English, an essay, "On the Winning Film: Dada," by Lea Zagury and Aida Queiros which discusses Piet Kroon's Dada, and a Quicktime movie of the award-winning film.
Merchandising To Kids - It Ain't Childs Play!
Dave Siegel gives us his inside view on the kids of today, what they want and the influence that they wield.
Fantoche: Switzerland's Experiment - A Critical Review
Thomas Basgier reports on the second annual Fantoche Festival in Baden, Switzerland, a festival which prides itself on screening the best in experimental and alternative animation.
Mmmmmm...A Virtual Travel Guide: Virtual Springfield
If you remember Truckzilla, Apu's Secret Garden, or The Sandwich, then it's time for you to move to Virtual Springfield. Joe Toledo reviews this much anticipated new game from Fox Interactive.
Licensing, Merchandising and Production: An Interview With Robby London
Robby London discusses the importance of licensing and merchandising in regards to production with Heather Kenyon.
Springfield, Nevada
AWM visited Henderson, Nevada, to see first-hand the home of The Simpsons. View our Quicktime movies for a full tour of the house and coverage of an entire day of Fox festivities.
Anima Mundi `97: Brazil's Time to Shine
Our coverage of the fifth annual festival in Rio Di Janiero, Brazil includes: a review by Edmundo Barrieros, "Anima Mundi In Brief," in both Portuguese and English, an essay, "On the Winning Film: Dada," by Lea Zagury and Aida Queiros which discusses Piet Kroon's Dada, and a Quicktime movie of the award-winning film.
On A Desert Island With....Top Ten Toys
Jenny Gentile, Andrew Witkin and Scott Mitchell Rosenberg
KROK '97: A Long Voyage Down The Dnieper River
It is no secret that Japan consumes a massive amount of animated entertainment, but just how big is the home video market? Fred Patten puts it all in perspective.
The Fourth Inernational Festival of Animated Films
Flatworld by Daniel Greaves. Tandem Films Entertainment. Shock by Zlatin Radev. Zlatin Radev Films.
An international jury comprised of Raoul Servais (Belgium), Natalia Orlova (Russia), Monique Renault (The Netherlands), and Natalia Chernyshova (Ukraine) awarded the following prizes and diplomas at KROK `97: Prizes Grand Prix: Daniel Greaves for Flat World (Great Britain) Special Jury Prize: Mikhail Aldashin The Nativity (Russia) Special Jury Prize: Nick Park for A Close Shave (Great Britain) Special Jury Prize:...
SAFO `97: The First Time Around
The first Student Animation Festival of Ottawa is reviewed by Joan Ashworth of the Royal College of Art. Will this become another Ottawa tradition?
Anima Mundi in Brief
For the fifth consecutive year, Anima Mundi stands again as the most important cultural event in Rio De Janeiro. Spanning ten days in August, more than 22,000 people enjoyed 126 films and dozens of videos, and participated in various workshops, talks, and other events.Cesar Coelho, Valeria Colela, Lea Zagury, Aida Queiroz, Marcos Magalhaes. Photo: Lula Rodrigues. © Anima Mundi. Anima Mundi's Impact This unique animation festival, the only one of its kind in Latin America, brings to the Cariocas (as the residents of Rio refer to themselves) the best in worldwide...
Animation At The Museum Of The Moving Image
Yvette Burrows describes the Museum's collection and many of the intriguing animation events and training courses being held at London's world-famous MOMI.
Anima Mundi in Brief
Pelo quinto ano consecutivo, Anima Mundi foi o principal evento cultural do Rio de Janeiro por dez dias do m de agosto. Desta vez, mais de 22 mil pessoas assistiram a 126 filmes e dezenas de veos, al de participarem de oficinas e palestras. O ico festival do gero em toda a Amica Latina novamente trouxe para os cariocas o melhor da produo autoral internacional, assegurando uma sintonia com o mundo que come a render seus primeiros frutos. Se antes de Anima Mundi os animadores brasileiros tinham...
The Animated Strategy: Building A Strategic Plan For Your Products
Marketing consultant Jennifer Deare details the steps to building a strategic marketing plan for an animated project's success.
On the Winning Film: Dada
During the fifth Anima Mundi Festival, the audience awarded for the third consecutive year, a prize for their favorite animated film. The Public Award is very important and meaningful because it reflects the charm and spontaneity of Brazilian taste, preference and opinion. After five years of presenting a variety of great works, we are now able to observe how the Anima Mundi audience's taste is becoming more refined.Dada by Piet Kroon. © Picture Start/Cilia van Dijk Film Productions.Among the many great films that were screened, Dada, by Piet Kroon from Holland, was...
Meena Comes to a Store Near You
"Yehi hai right choice, Baby. Un Huh'!" sing two young rag-pickers as they wade through a heap of rubbish, gathering scraps of metal, paper and old bottles to sell in New Delhi, the bustling capital of India. Hips swinging and voices raised, the children seem to be caught in a spirited bubble which, for an instant, was lifting them above the dirt and filth on which they danced. Listening to these children sing out with spontaneous, joyous abandon makes one smile and then wonder at the incongruity of it all: for they are, in fact, warbling the television...
AnimExpo'97: An Introduction to the Rising Tiger
Korea's AnimExpo is reviewed by Detelina Kreck who reveals a thriving, lively community.
Carlos Ramos Scrapbook
Carlos Ramos Scrapbook
The Cost of Eyeballs: Advertising Dollars & TV
Buzz Potamkin takes a long look at the relationship between on-air advertising and television animation. As ratings become diluted across the channels, where does the future lie?
SIGGRAPH `97: Too Much to Do, See and Think in a Week
Photo by Cintia Matte Ruschel. Animation World Network. SIGGRAPH `97 came to Los Angeles with such a hype and fervor that before anyone knew what was happening, everyone was involved. The event was the talk of the town as SIGGRAPH graciously welcomed, not only the usual crowd of academia, visual effects artists and students, but by week's end, everyone from the curious to those remotely involved with the entertainment or computing field. Our extensive coverage of this event includes several features: Avi Hoffer's The Films of SIGGRAPH `97: A Coming...
