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AOL Offers Exclusive Two Towers Preview

Ryan Ball - September 24, 2002

With the Dec. 18 release still months away, fans who can’t wait to get a peek at the second installment in the new Lord...

Licensing

Michael Crichton Dreams Up Concept For SEGA

Ryan Ball - September 23, 2002

SEGA of America Inc. and best-selling author Michael Crichton (Jurassic Park, Congo) have entered into a video game development partnership. The deal will see...

Commercials

PVI, FOX Sports, Ford Make Virtual Advertising History

Ryan Ball - September 23, 2002

Princeton Video Image Inc. and FOX Sports presented the first ever dynamic, animated virtual advertisements on a live national U.S. broadcast over the weekend....

Television

ADV Offers Animated Farscape, Other Licenses

Ryan Ball - September 23, 2002

ADV Films, a leading distributor of anime and genre live action programming, has announced that television, home video, merchandising and game development rights to...

Television

SoSophie’s Cannes Debut

Ryan Ball - September 23, 2002

Channelzero will unveil its three-minute pilot of the 26x22 series SoSophie at MIPCOM 2002. Scripted by Emmy-winning writer Peter Gaffney, the initial episode, "Dead...

Television

Reader’s Digest To Distribute Han Christian Anderson Tales

Ryan Ball - September 23, 2002

In an agreement with Egmont Imagination, Reader’s Digest will distribute The Fairytaler on VHS and DVD. The all-new 26x30 animated series combines traditional and...

Television

Capping Cartoon Forum

Ryan Ball - September 23, 2002

The largest ever Cartoon Forum drew to a close in North Wales this past weekend with the annual Cartoon D’Or award being presented to...

VFX

Disney Helps Kids Make Cartoons

Ryan Ball - September 20, 2002

Aspiring animators can now get a head start with Disney Interactive’s Disney Magic Artist Cartoon Maker. Aimed ages six and up, the CDROM is...

Features

A Spirited Opening

Ryan Ball - September 20, 2002

One of the year’s most anticipated animated features hits U.S. theaters today in limited release. Disney’s English-dubbed release of Ghibli Studios’ and Writer/Director Hayao...

Festivals & Events

DIY Animation: State Of The Industry II: This Time It’s Personal

Ryan Ball - September 20, 2002

With U.S. animation jobs on the endangered list, the message is clear: if you want to be a player, you have to start your...

Home Entertainment

ADV Films Says Hello Kitty

Ryan Ball - September 20, 2002

ADV Films has acquired the rights to distribute the series Hello Kitty's Paradise on VHS and DVD. Based on the Hello Kitty character featured...

Television

Atomic Carnival Rolls Into MIPCOM

Ryan Ball - September 20, 2002

Atomic Cartoons rides into MIPCOM with Coney Island Carneys, created by animation artists Garnet Syberg-Olsen and Jared Deal. Coney Island Carneys mixes off-beat humor, slapstick...

Television

TV-Loonland Forges Metalheads

Ryan Ball - September 20, 2002

Production has begun on TV-Loonland’s latest animation show, Metalheads, an off-the-wall comedy adventure for kids 6 to 11. The 26x11 co-production with ZDF, in...

VFX

New Maya Tutorials On DVD

Ryan Ball - September 19, 2002

The Gnomon Workshop, an outgrowth of the Gnomon School of Visual Effects, has released nine new training DVDs on modeling, dynamics and expressions in...

Festivals & Events

CARTOON FORUM Is On

Ryan Ball - September 19, 2002

Cartoon Forum Eryri, one of Europe’s biggest animation events, is underway at Faenol Estate in Bangor, North Wales, U.K. During the three days of...

Festivals & Events

Tonight: Get The 411 On Independent Animation

Ryan Ball - September 19, 2002

To follow up June’s well-attended panel discussion, The State of the Industry, ASIFA-Hollywood, The Animation Guild Local 839 and Women In Animation will look...

Home Entertainment

Monsters Scares Up Record Video Sales

Ryan Ball - September 19, 2002

Disney/Pixar's Monsters, Inc.. sold 5 million units on DVD and video in North America on the first day of release, breaking the record of...

Television

MIPCOM Entry Gets Curious About Rock Stars

Ryan Ball - September 19, 2002

From Curious and Blueprint Ent. comes Hey Joel, an adult-oriented, animated sitcom that goes behind-the-scenes at a music talk show. The 13x22 series is...

Video Games

Ex-Scream Gaming

Ryan Ball - September 18, 2002

In conjunction with the home video release of Disney/Pixar's Monsters, Inc., THQ Inc. announced the availability of Monsters, Inc. Scream Arena, exclusively for Nintendo...

Features