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Commercials

Ubik Sets Sail For Q8

Ryan Ball - November 25, 2002

For a commercial spot for Q8, Ubik had to combine 3D modeling with 2D elements to make boats appear to be sailing on asphalt...

Licensing

Disney Appeal on Pooh Document Destruction Rejected

Ryan Ball - November 22, 2002

The California Court of Appeals yesterday rejected Disney's appeal of sanctions for destroying documents in the decade-long legal battle over Winnie-the-Pooh royalties. The court...

Television

Mainframe Ent. Unleashes Alien Legion On TV

Ryan Ball - November 22, 2002

Computer animation house Mainframe Ent. Inc. has acquired the rights to produce a television series based on Alien Legion, the critically acclaimed comic book...

Television

Cartoon Network Flies British Airways

Ryan Ball - November 22, 2002

Cartoon Network has signed a two-year deal with British Airways to provide more than two hours of in-flight entertainment programming per flight. Beginning Dec....

VFX

Eden FX Launches Feature Film Unit; Emmy Award Winner Laurel Klick Named Visual Effects Supervisor

Ryan Ball - November 22, 2002

CG specialty shop Eden FX has expanded its operations into the feature film realm. Complementing the company's existing broadcast unit, the new feature film...

Television

Telefilm Canada Lifts CINAR Suspension

Ryan Ball - November 22, 2002

Effective Nov. 21, CINAR Corp.'s suspension from access to Telefilm Canada financing has been lifted. The agreement represents the final step in reinstating CINAR's...

Licensing

Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream Offers A Taste Of Treasure Planet

Ryan Ball - November 21, 2002

Leave it to crafty marketers to mix two things kids (and many adults) love the most, animated movies and ice cream. Coinciding with the...

Features

Director Attached To Garfield Feature

Ryan Ball - November 21, 2002

According to The Hollywood Reporter, director Peter Hewitt has been tapped to helm 20th Century Fox's live-action/CG big screen treatment of Garfield. Hewitt (The...

VFX

Harry Potter EFX House Done With Movie Magic

Ryan Ball - November 21, 2002

London visual effects facility The Mill, which contributed greatly to the effects in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, is leaving the feature...

Festivals & Events

Cartoons On The Bay Accepts Competition Entries; Deadline For Prospective Candidates Is Jan. 20

Ryan Ball - November 21, 2002

Cartoons on the Bay, the Festival and International Conference of Television Animation has issued a call for entries to compete for the Pulcinella Awards...

Commercials

Skyler Animation Plays Reindeer Games For Peanuts

Ryan Ball - November 21, 2002

In creating a new holiday spot for nut company Planters, ad agency Foote Cone & Belding/NY commissioned Portland, Ore.-based Skyler Animation to bring Santa's...

People

Former Chief of Turner Feature Animation to Head Miramax Television

Ryan Ball - November 20, 2002

In a move announced by Miramax co-chairmen Bob and Harvey Weinstein, Bob Osher, the company's co-president of production, will also oversee Miramax Television Production....

Features

New Harryhausen Film to Premiere in Hollywood

Ryan Ball - November 20, 2002

On Thursday, Dec. 5 at 7:00 p.m., the American Cinematheque will present "A One-Night Tribute to Ray Harryhausen" at the historic Egyptian Theater in...

Television

Cartoon Network Steps Up Production Slate in Europe

Ryan Ball - November 20, 2002

Cartoon Network U.K. has commissioned two new pilots My Best Fiend and Good Kid Bad Kid, scheduled to be ready by the end of...

VFX

Pixar Renders RenderMan 11

Ryan Ball - November 20, 2002

Pixar Animation Studios has released RenderMan 11, the latest version of its Academy Award-winning visual effects software. New features include global illumination and deep...

Schools

Animators, Digital Media Artists To Speak At CCS

Ryan Ball - November 19, 2002

In the next few weeks, The College for Creative Studies (CCS) in Detroit, Mich. will host internationally renowned speakers from the world of animation...

People

Imageworks Brings On Award-winning Supervisors

Ryan Ball - November 19, 2002

Tim Sarnoff, president of Sony Pictures Imageworks, has announced the addition of award-winning visual effects supervisors Mark Stetson, Kevin Mack and Richard Hoover. They...

Features

Stars Come Out For Lion King IMAX Launch

Ryan Ball - November 19, 2002

To celebrate the IMAX and large format release of The Lion King, Walt Disney Pictures is throwing a star-studded gala at Loews Lincoln Square...

Schools

Oregon3D Appoints New Educational Directors

Ryan Ball - November 18, 2002

Oregon3D Inc., the Center for Visualization Technologies, announced that Mark Noland has been appointed educational director for Oregon3D and Phillip Guzzo has been appointed...

Features