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VFX

Rhythm & Hues: Behind the Scenes on X2 and More

Ryan Ball - June 17, 2003

Two speakers from Academy Award-winning visual effects studio Rhythm & Hues will be at the Ex’Pression Center in Emeryville, Calif. on Saturday, June 21...

Home Entertainment

Animated Hulk Smashes to DVD

Ryan Ball - June 17, 2003

As Universal gets set to unleash its CG Hulk in theaters across North America this weekend, The Incredible Hulk animated series today makes its...

Features

Shrek Thrills Floridians, Hollywood Honeymooners

Ryan Ball - June 17, 2003

Following a successful debut at Universal Studios Hollywood, the multi-sensory, state-of-the-art attraction Shrek 4-D has opened in the theme park's Orlando, Florida location. Thousands...

Television

ABC Withdraws From NAB

Ryan Ball - June 17, 2003

Reuters reports that Walt Disney-owned ABC television and radio networks have pulled out of the National Association of Broadcasters trade group. ABC, which owns...

Television

TV France Int’l Elects New Board

Ryan Ball - June 17, 2003

The annual general meeting of the association of French television program exporters took place on Thursday June 12th in Paris. A new board was...

Schools

Wicked City Animator Joins Max The Mutt Faculty

Ryan Ball - June 16, 2003

Haig Bedrossian will be teaching a new course in Flash Animation at Max the Mutt Animation School in Toronto, Canada. The traditional and 3D...

Video Games

Rockstar, Capcom to Release Grand Theft Auto 3 in Japan

Ryan Ball - June 16, 2003

Rockstar Games, the publishing division of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. has announced an agreement with Capcom Co. Ltd. to localize, publish and distribute the...

VFX

Blur Studio Expands for Future in Features

Ryan Ball - June 16, 2003

Venice, Calif.-based visual effects house Blur Studio has completed a large-scale expansion as it gears up to realize its long-held goal of creating computer-animated...

Home Entertainment

DPS Adopts CG Cabbage Patch Kids

Ryan Ball - June 16, 2003

IDT Media's Digital Production Solutions (DPS) 3D animation unit is working with 4Kids Ent. and Original Appalachian Artworks (OAA) to develop two animation projects...

Features

Nemo Back on Top, Rugrats Best Newcomer

Ryan Ball - June 16, 2003

Disney/Pixar's CG underwater adventure Finding Nemo picked up another estimated $29 million over the weekend to reclaim the No. 1 spot at the North...

Television

Bardel Brings Christmas to Sweden, Denmark, London

Ryan Ball - June 16, 2003

Bardel's multi-award-winning production, The Christmas Orange, has recently been sold to SVT Sweden and is in final negotiations with TV2 Denmark and CBBC London....

People

TOKYOPOP Appoints Licensing and Merchandise Sales Director

Ryan Ball - June 13, 2003

As the Licensing Show wraps up in New York City this week, major manga publisher TOKYOPOP Inc. announces the appointment of Kathryn Klingler to...

VFX

Pixel Liberation Pre-loads The Matrix

Ryan Ball - June 13, 2003

If you've been wondering how scenes like the 15-minute freeway car chase/kung fu battle in the The Matrix Reloaded are executed, much less dreamed...

Festivals & Events

Judge, Hertzfeldt Launch Animation Fest

Ryan Ball - June 13, 2003

Look out Spike and Mike! There's a new traveling animation road show coming to a city near you and the organizers are none other...

Features

Rugrats, Thornberrys Take On Nemo

Ryan Ball - June 13, 2003

The latest installment in the successful Rugrats franchise is hoping to take a bite out of Finding Nemo's phenomenal box office draw. Paramount's release...

Television

Spike vs. Spike Heats Up

Ryan Ball - June 13, 2003

Variety reports that filmmaker Spike Lee has scored a minor victory over Viacom in his suit to keep the media giant from re-branding cable...

People

CINAR Names New CFO

Ryan Ball - June 12, 2003

CINAR Corp. has appointed Richard Genest, CA, to the post of Sr. VP and CFO of the Company. Genest, who has more than 20...

Features

The Robots Are Coming!

Ryan Ball - June 12, 2003

Danger, Will Robinson! Terminator 3's title tack-on, Rise of the Machines, could easily be the slogan for the coming slate of animated and live-action...

Features