Plympton, 10-Year-Old Blogger Team on Holocaust Short
Ten-year-old award-winning artist and film critic Perry Chen has a very unique task. He will be using his talents to help other children learn the importance of the Holocaust.
Category: Short Films
Frenzer Foreman Animation Forum (podcast) x 01
"Animation on the radio; it's like photosynthesis on the moon."
Cartoonal Knowledge: Plympton's School of Animation
Joe Strikes goes back to school with an indie master.
Oscar Shorts Program Grosses $1 Million at U.S. Box Office
Today "The Oscar Nominated Shorts Films of 2010" crossed the $1 Million mark at the Box Office.
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Chris Volckmann named Executive Producer of Superfad/Seattle
Superfad has named Chris Volckmann Executive Producer of the Seattle office. Volckmann has been a senior producer with the company since 2008 and has been instrumental in numerous projects including the recent Sony "Make.Believe" film series, Voila featuring Wyclef Jean and the award-winning Sprint campaign for Goodby, Silverstein and Partners.
Wallace & Gromit Get Smart for npower
Fans of Oscar-nominated Wallace and Gromit are to be treated to another dose of the favourite duo as they appear in npower’s new TV advert.
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Disney Goes Open Source with Ptex
Ptex has introduced a new texture mapping system at Disney that is now available as an open source.
Catch Up with AWN's Oscar Showcase Videos on AWNtv
Now with the crazy award season over, AWN offers readers a chance to catch up with all the adventures of the animation nominees. Watch interviews with the nominees and a who's who of the animation community as part of AWN's Oscar Showcase videoblog! New episodes will be posting weekly. Check them out on AWNtv.
Making 'Higglety Pigglety Pop!'
Maciek Szczerbowski tells us what it was like adapting another beloved Maurice Sendak illustrated book.
Catch Up with AWN's Oscar Showcase Videos & Blog
Now with the crazy award season over, AWN offers readers a chance to catch up with all the adventures of the animation nominees.
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The House of Illustrious Animation
A gallery show lures the Miscweant away from his laptop and into a refined repository of fantabulous imagery – to watch cartoons.
Oscar Showcase 10 DreamWorks Brunch Gallery
Pics from DreamWorks annual brunch for the animation community and Oscar nominees.
Oscar Showcase 10 AWN/Acme Filmworks Party Gallery
Check out the pics from AWN/Acme Filmworks party. A gathering of the who's who of the animation community.
Oscar Showcase 10 DreamWorks Photo Gallery
DreamWorks had a full day for the Oscar nominees when they came to visit. Here are their adventures in pictures.
Oscar Showcase 10 Agencies Photo Gallery
In L.A., the nominees visted agencies ICM, CAA and William Morris. Here is their visits in pictures.
Oscar Showcase 10 Sony Photo Gallery
On the first day of the Los Angeles leg of the Oscar Showcase tour, the nominees had a chance to see the famed MGM backlot and the new Sony studios. Here are a collection of pics from the day.
Backstage at the Oscars
Pete Docter positively beamed about winning his Best Animated Feature Oscar for UP, and discussed the advantage of animation over live-action, the significance of AVATAR and what 3-D offers...
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Up, Avatar & Logorama Win Oscars
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences handed out the Oscars on Sunday, March 7th. In the world of animation, Pete Docter won the Best Animated Feature Film for Pixar's UP. In addition to Best Animated Feature, Michael Giacchino won the Oscar for UP's original score.
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Last Stop, Disney!
"We're almost there." I don't remember which nominee said it, but it was very fitting, given that Walt Disney Animation Studios was the last stop yesterday on the L.A. leg. Of course, "Almost There," from The Princess and the Frog, summarizes the hopes and dreams of all the nominees. So, it was also very fitting that Princess and the Frog directors Ron Clements and John Musker were on hand to view the shorts and meet with the nominees.
DreamWorks Rolls Out Red Carpet for Nominees
The AWN Showcase tour has a full day at DreamWorks.
Oscar Nominees & Jon Heder Talk Animation at CAA
The AWN Oscar Showcase tour stops at agency CAA where the filmmakers talk animation with agents and "Napoleon Dynamite" star and fellow animator Jon Heder.
Getting in the VFX 'Trenches'
Shane Felux talks about his new web series Trenches.
Oscar Tour Meets ICM Agents
On the first day of the L.A. leg, the tour swung by agency ICM.
L.A. Leg Starts at MGM and Sony
The 2010 Oscar Showcase tour begins its L.A. leg with a trip to Sony and MGM.
Avatar Wins Big at VES Awards
The Visual Effects Society announced the winners of the 8th Annual VES Awards tonight at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, California.
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