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Nick’s Hecht Named President of TNN; Network to air adult animation block

Ryan Ball - January 10, 2003

Albie Hecht, president of film and TV entertainment for Nickelodeon, has been appointed president of cable network The New TNN. The veteran producer has...

Festivals & Events

Oscar Nomination Ballots Mailed

Ryan Ball - January 10, 2003

Nomination ballots for the 75th Academy Awards have been mailed to the 5,816 voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. All...

Video Games

Tri Synergy Tries Combat Racing

Ryan Ball - January 10, 2003

Dallas, Tx.-based game co-publisher Tri Synergy will release BANDITS: Phoenix Rising on PC-CD ROM in the first quarter of 2003. Developed by Grin Inc.,...

Schools

Art Institute of Calif. Offers Game Art & Design

Ryan Ball - January 9, 2003

Beginning next week, The Art Institute of California - San Diego will offer a new Game Art & Design curriculum designed with input from...

Television

DigiArt Prod. Premieres Enviro-warrior at NATPE

Ryan Ball - January 9, 2003

Seoul, Korea-based computer animation studio DigiArt Production will debut its action-adventure series Seedian at NATPE 2003. The company will screen the first of 26...

People

ILM Names Steve Sullivan R&D Director

Ryan Ball - January 9, 2003

Cliff Plumer, chief technology officer of Industrial Light & Magic announced that Steve Sullivan has been promoted to research and development director at the...

VFX

Academy Announces EFX Oscar Short List

Ryan Ball - January 9, 2003

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the seven films being considered for Achievement in Visual Effects for the 75th Academy...

Festivals & Events

7th Voyage of Sinbad Technicolor Screening in Hollywood

Ryan Ball - January 9, 2003

On Sunday, Jan. 26, The American Cinematheque will present a rare dye-transfer print of the classic fantasy film The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, featuring...

Wanna Be A Superdude?

Ryan Ball - January 9, 2003

The top secret society of real-life superheroes, a.k.a. the Supernating Superdudes, is turning people of all ages into caped crusaders on its web site...

Features

Sony Pictures Animation Goes Hunting

Ryan Ball - January 8, 2003

Sony Pictures Animation has purchased a treatment from In the Bleachers creator and cartoonist Steve Moore and producer John Carls. Tentatively titled Open Season,...

VFX

Cinesite Recruits from Mill Film

Ryan Ball - January 8, 2003

With visual effects house The Mill closing down its feature film division, Mill Film, to focus on TV commercial work, a number of former...

VFX

Kaydara Offers Free MOTIONBUILDER Video Training

Ryan Ball - January 8, 2003

Kaydara Inc. has made the first MOTIONBUILDER Video Training Magazine (VTM), Introduction to MOTIONBUILDER, available for free online. Created by Jason Busby of 3D...

Festivals & Events

Game Developers Choice Awards Open for Noms

Ryan Ball - January 8, 2003

Nominations are now open for the third annual Choice Awards. The ceremony will be presented by the IGDA at the Game Developers Conference on...

Home Entertainment

Gina D’s Kids Club Receives Communicator Awards

Ryan Ball - January 8, 2003

Raven Moon Ent. Inc. and MG Studios' home video franchise Gina D's Kids Club garnered some international recognition at The Communicator Awards 2002 Video...

Television

Tech TV Unleashes Anime

Ryan Ball - January 7, 2003

While channel surfing, you may have come across a cable network known as Tech TV and dismissed it as programming for gearheads and pencil...

People

Steve Banfield Joins Sony Pictures Digital as Sr. VP, Technology

Ryan Ball - January 7, 2003

Steve Banfield has been brought on as Sr. VP of technology at Sony Pictures Digital, an operating unit of Sony Pictures Ent. that oversees...

VFX

The Foundry Ships Furnace

Ryan Ball - January 7, 2003

Following a successful beta testing period, software developer The Foundry today announced the availability of Furnace, a suite of plug-ins for Apple's Shake compositing...

Home Entertainment

Charlie Brown, Signs Debut on DVD

Ryan Ball - January 7, 2003

Paramount Home Video today released the 1975 animated television special Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown on DVD. Years of Valentine's Day Peanuts comic strips...

Commercials

Uli Meyer Studios Raids Lil Red

Ryan Ball - January 7, 2003

Uli Meyer Studios has completed the latest in a series of animated commercials for BSKYB. Featuring Lil Red and Tomb Raider’s Lara Croft, Rock...

Festivals & Events

Annie Awards Nominees Announced

Ryan Ball - January 6, 2003

ASIFA Hollywood, the International Animated Film Society, has released its list of nominees for the 30th Annual Annie Award ceremony, scheduled for Saturday, February...

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