Cinanima Celebrates 25 Years
Cinanima, the Espinho International Animation Festival, celebrated its 25th anniversary this year. Abi Feijrelates the festival's beginnings and what it means to the Portuguese animation community. Includes a photo gallery!
Cinanima Celebrates 25 Years
BRC Imagination Arts, one of the oldest and largest producers of animated and live-action ridefilms is profiled by Rita Street.
Fresh from the Festivals: December 2001's Film Reviews
Jon Hofferman reviews five short films fresh from the festival circuit: f8 by Jason Wen, Os Irms Willians (The Willians Brothers) by Ricardo Dantas, Aaron James Erimez's Ornaments, The Shark and the Piano by Gabriele Pennacchioli and Alessandro Carloni, and Still I Rise by Umesh Shukla. Includes QuickTime movie clips!
Beauty and the Beast: Disney's Big Hit Gets Bigger
For its 10th anniversary Disney is re-releasing Beauty and the Beast in large format theatres. But, as Rick DeMott reveals, it isn't so much a re-release as it is a re-do!
Jimmy Murakami's Five Decades of Animation
Jimmy Murakami speaks with Andrew Osmond about his five decades in animation: from California's WWII internment camps to UPA, to TVC, to independent film director/producer to directing the new A Christmas Carol feature.
The Rise of Jimmy Neutron
Rick DeMott maps Jimmy Neutron's amazing rise from DNA Productions in Texas to theatres and televisions sets around the world as Nickelodeon's next big thing.
Shades of Gray
Martin "Dr. Toon" Goodman takes a moment to ponder going back to a black, white and gray world. Could modern animation benefit from looking back at the aesthetics of yesterday?
Sketching on Location: Three Dimensional Figures
Renowned drawing instructor Glenn Vilppu continues with his tenth "sketching on location" teaching installment. This month we delve into creating three dimensional forms with the use of light.
Licensing And Merchandising Trends And Their Impact On The Sale Of Animated Programming
Alliance Atlantis' Ken Faier discusses how today's marketplace is being impacted by L & M trends and what one can do to get ahead.
Nine And A Half Questions with Mavis Paisley
Will Ryan asks the infamous voice actress and performer Mavis Paisley a question or two -- or nine and a half.
Hobbit-alized: The First Attempt At Animating The Hobbit
We were first with this, but it became our most ignominious and unnecessary failure. Please weep with me as you read this. I coulda bin a contendah...
I Castelli Animati and Oscar Grillo's Exhibitions
Ron Diamond attended Italy's I Castelli Animati and took in two of Oscar Grillo's art exhibitions one featuring Betty Boop and the other featuring our favorite faces and personalities in animation at crucial moments. Includes both exhibits!
I Castelli Animati Exhibition
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Oscar Grillo's Exhibitions
Charles Falzon, President of Gullane Entertainment, details the current trends in the animation business and warns to choose your animation technique carefully and never underestimate those tweens!
The Animation Pimp: Ho Ho Ho
Far away from the buzzing SIGGRAPH floor is the art gallery where high tech meets fine art. Annick Teninge reports on this fascinating realm.
The Career Coach: Producing Animation
Are you wondering what to give someone, who works in animation or aspires to this holiday season? Well, wonder no more. The Career Coach has the answer.
Marvel: The Characters And Their Universe
Danny Fingeroth spins through the new book by Michael Mallory that covers everything Marvel in big, bold and glossy pages.
Masters of Animation
John Grant's new book offers profiles of some of animation's greatest animation artists. While a nice collection, Jerry Beck has a few reservations...
CGI for Television: Don't End Up In The Cartoon Graveyard
DCDC's Josh Prikryl relates ten years of experience and gives us advice about how to produce a successful full-CGI show for the crushing requirements of television.
Cartoon Forum in Bavaria: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Heikki Jokinen gives us the real facts from the 2001 Cartoon Forum, where Europe meets to make deals and find the financing for tomorrow's television and Web productions.
On Technique and Tweens: The Latest in Animation Trends
Charles Falzon, President of Gullane Entertainment, details the current trends in the animation business and warns to choose your animation technique carefully and never underestimate those tweens!
SIGGRAPH 2001's N-Space Art Gallery
Far away from the buzzing SIGGRAPH floor is the art gallery where high tech meets fine art. Annick Teninge reports on this fascinating realm.
Two Wildcat II Graphics Cards Reviewed
Fred Patten reviews the latest anime releases including the maze of El-Hazard versions, Oh My Goddess! and the influential Mobile Suit Gundam.
DVD Review: Robbie The Reindeer and Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer
It's that reindeer time of year! Jerry Beck kicks off the holiday season with some reindeer reviews!
The Animation Pimp: We, Myself and You
The Pimp reacts to the events of September 11, 2001 and relates them to our little animated corner of the earth.
