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 February 13, 2012 6:38 pm
JUST ADDED – MONKEY KING – NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE – The New York International Children’s Film Festival is thrilled to present this sumptuous new frame-for-frame restoration and 3D rendering of the Wan Laiming masterpiece, a national treasure and China’s most celebrated and accomplished work of animation. Composed of gorgeously flowing animation created by hand from over 130,000 ink drawings and an opulent soundtrack inspired by the Beijing Opera, the film follows the adventures of the magical Monkey King of Flower Fruit Mountain, a mischievous character who creates havoc by refusing to bow down to the authority of the Celestial Jade Emperor. After stealing a magic staff from the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea, the cheeky Monkey King challenges the established order of heaven, freeing horses from the imperial stables, disrupting imperial banquets, and entering into epic battle with one colorful god after another. This is a truly stunning work of animation and mythological storytelling, far surpassing anything China has produced before or since. The film will play Sat, Mar 10, 11:00am and Weds, Mar 21, 6:30pm at Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center. To view the complete NYICFF 2012 lineup and purchase tickets, CLICK HERE! 1 Comment » posted in biz 
February 13, 2012 6:34 pm
Los Angeles, CA– Matt Groening, multi award winning creator of The Simpsons, has donated $500,000 for the endowment of The Matt Groening Chair in Animation to the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television (TFT), as announced today by Dean Teri Schwartz. The Simpsons’ 23 year series reign makes it the longest running television comedy of all time. Groening’s creative talents have resulted in his receiving 12 Emmy® Awards, 13 Emmy® nominations, the 2002 National Cartoonist Society Reuben Award and a 2004 British Comedy Award. In 2007, he was ranked fourth (and highest Americanby birth) in Britain’s Daily Telegraph list of “Top 100 Living Geniuses.” Later this month Groening will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His iconic brand of satire and social commentary evident throughout dozens of The Simpsons specials, spin-offs and feature films as well as the Futurama series, numerous books, merchandising and more. “Matt Groening is recognized globally as a preeminent and pioneering animator, storyteller, cartoonist, writer and producer. His groundbreaking animated series have truly changed the landscape of television and have become a gold standard for animation and great storytelling throughout the entertainment industry,” says Dean Schwartz. “We are so inspired by Matt’s vision, and truly honored by his remarkable generosity and support of our Animation Program. Our TFT animation program is known for its exceptional and diverse talent from across the globe who create outstanding, award-winning innovative works year in and year out,” Dean Schwartz continues. “With this amazing gift, Matt has given our students enormous support and ensured that we will be able to take our program to even greater levels of excellence. Our animation students will benefit greatly from this endowment and it will reinforce TFT’s continuing position as a premier professional school of entertainment and performing arts. Thank you Matt Groening.” The Matt Groening Chair in Animation endowment will allow visiting master artists to teach classes in TFT’s animation program. The gift will enable the animation program to bring working professionals with wide ranging expertise to work with TFT students, some of which would not normally be available in the animation curriculum. This is also the second year of The Matt Groening Initiative. Pioneered by Groening and Barbara Boyle, Chair of the School’s Film, Television and Digital Media Department, Groening’s annual gift of $50,000 supports animation students producing short animated films with social responsibility themes. The first year of The Matt Groening Initiative’s support led to TFT’s Erick Oh to be named Student Academy Award® 2011 Finalist forhis film Heart. Oh graduated with distinction and is now an animator at Pixar Animation Studios. No Comments » posted in biz
February 12, 2012 7:53 am
Animation veteran Steven Paul Leiva is reviving his show The Top Ten Funniest Hollywood Cartoons Of All Time!! for an event at Los Angeles’ Pomona Fox Theater on Sunday, March 4th. The event, hosted by the Friends of the Pomona Fox, is set to start at 2pm with tickets priced at $8 for Adults and $3 for Children 12 and under. In addition to showcasing these ten cartoons, Leiva will also be talking to animation Roger Allers (The Lion King) and animator Mark Dindal (The Little Mermaid, The Emperor’s New Groove). This program was originally produced by Steven Paul Leiva in 1991 for the Montreal Juste pour Rire/Just for Laughs Comedy Festival. The ten films were chosen by a panel of expert advisers through a polling of their personal choices. Levia stated, “Although I came up with the idea of producing this show – and am happy to take all credit for it – I turned over the actual choosing of the ten films to a panel of expert advisers through a polling of their personal choices, thus deflecting all the blame to them. So if you don’t like or agree with any or all of the films on the list, you go talk to Martin Scorsese!” The program will include a screening of the 10 cartoons with commentary and a conversation between Leiva and Roger Allers, codirector of The Lion King, storyboard artist on The Little Mermaid and winner of the Tony Award for writing the Broadway adaptation of the film and director of the upcoming animated feature based on Khalil Gibran’s The Prophet, on the influence of these classic shorts on the renaissance of animation features that started with The Little Mermaid and continues to this day. They may be joined by other top talents in animation to be announced. The original advisers Leiva asked to choose the 10 cartoons were: Martin Scorsese, director Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, King of Comedy, and this year’s winner of the Golden Globe for best direction for Hugo; Joe Dante, director Gremlins, Gremlins II, and Looney Tunes Back in Action; Paul Fusco, television producer/writer/director and creator of Alf; Chuck Jones – Three time Academy Award winning creator of the Coyote and Road Runner; co-creator of Bugs Bunny; Mike Lah, Animator on the Tom and Jerry shorts; Shamus Cullhane, Animator of such characters as Popeye, Betty Boop, and Disney’s Pinocchio. Cordell Baker, director of Academy Award nominee The Cat Came Back; Richard Williams, animation director on Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Academy Award winning director of A Christmas Carol (1971); Darrell Van Citters, director of 1990’s Box Office Bunny, at the time the first new theatrical Bugs Bunny short in years; Rebecca Rees, directing animator on The Brave Little Toaster, writer on Aladdin; Kelly Asbury, director, Gnomeo & Juliet, Shrek 2; John Musker, co-director The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast; Michael Giamio, production designer of Box Office Bunny, art director for Disney’s Pocahontas; Mark Kausler, animator at Disney Animation, animation historian; Jay Cocks – Writer screenwriter Gangs of New York, Age of Innocence; Stefan Kanfer, author/critic, senior arts editor for Time Magazine; Tom Shales, Pulitzer Prize winning television critic for the Washington Post; John Canemaker, animator and animation historian biographer; Tom Kenny – Standup comic, the voice of Sponge Bob Square Pants; Richard Belzer – Standup comic, author, actor, regular on Law & Order SVU; Robin Budd, director on the animated Beetlejuice; Brad Caslor, director of Get a Job and creator of Bob Dog. The 10 chosen cartoons are:
When asked why he had decided to choose the 10 Funniest Hollywood Cartoons of All Time, Leiva responded, “Comedy! Comedy, folks, is what Hollywood animation has always been about. Comedy! Not – really, I swear this is true – not fairy tales or furry tails, but comedy!” On the success of the original program, he further stated, “On opening night we had a line around the block to get in and a full house. The show was so popular, the Rialto Theater ran it for three weeks after the festival was over.” No Comments » posted in biz
February 11, 2012 10:22 am
In Thursday night’s high-profile presentation event, hosted by The Daily Show’s Samantha Bee, the year’s best work in children’s television was singled out and celebrated by the global kids entertainment industry at Kidscreen Summit in New York. Determined by two panels of highly respected broadcast executive judges, awards in the Programming and Creative Talent categories were given to the following entries: PROGRAMMING—PRESCHOOL CATEGORY Best Animated Series 2012 Best Non-Animated or Mixed Series 2012 Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie 2012 Best Companion Website 2012 PROGRAMMING—KIDS CATEGORY Best Animated Series 2012 Best Non-Animated or Mixed Series 2012 Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie 2012 Best Companion Website 2012 PROGRAMMING—TWEENS/TEENS CATEGORY Best Animated Series 2012 Best Non-Animated or Mixed Series 2012 Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie 2012 Best Companion Website 2012 CREATIVE TALENT CATEGORY Best Design 2012 Best Acting 2012 Best Writing 2012 Best Animation 2012 Best Directing 2012 Best Music 2012 Best Voice Talent 2012 Kidscreen was also privileged to work with the top-notch international research team at Nickelodeon Consumer Insights again this year on a special set of Viewers Choice Awards. NCI’s network of focus groups spanning all four age categories in the US, the UK, France, Germany, Australia, Japan and Brazil looked at the shortlisted programs and voted for their overall favorites. Here are the results: VIEWER’S CHOICE CATEGORY Best Preschool Program 2012 Best Kids Program 2012 Best Tweens/Teens Program 2012 For the second year running, the Kidscreen Awards included a category designed to spotlight the best efforts made by broadcasters to forge stronger connections with kids and family audiences around the world. These winners were determined by a Kidscreen readership online vote that took place in December and January. BROADCASTING CATEGORY Channel of the Year 2012 Best Channel Design 2012 Best Channel Website 2012 Best On-Air Host or Hosting Team 2012 Best Integrated Promotion 2012 Best Interstitial Campaign 2012 No Comments » posted in biz
February 11, 2012 9:53 am
New York, NY [February 10, 2012] — Toronto’s Smiley Guy Studios has joined forces with UK-based Whole Hog Creations to develop 26 half-hours of the crime-solving game show, What a Croc! Combining live action and animation, Croc follows three real life kids on a comical adventure where they seek out the “whodunit” while concealed inside the world-famous detective, Croc Monsieur. ”Whole Hog Creations are absolutely thrilled to be working with Smiley Guy Studios on What a Croc!,” says co-creator, James Fox. “The project is a perfect fit for our collective passions and expertise. Smiley Guy Studios brings their outstanding animation portfolio, fantastic production experience and passion as standard. They also bring fabulous ideas and oodles of fun, too. We are very much looking forward to the adventure to come.” Mike Valiquette, Smiley Guy’s Director of Development added, “We’ve been working with the guys at Whole Hog for some time now on Skatoony, so this is an obvious and organic next step. James and Rich are hilarious, with a really distinct creative voice and such a clear understanding of what makes this kind of show work. We really can’t wait to move this into production.” No Comments » posted in biz
February 11, 2012 8:58 am
The Citrus Cel Animation Film Festival is now accepting films in the following categories: Animated Features, Short Films, Student Short Films, Movie and TV Title Sequences, Broadcast Advertisements, Animated Music Videos, Visual Effects, Classic Animation, Experimental and Mixed Media, 3D Animation, 2D Animation, Stop Motion, Gaming ANimation, and Children’s Animation. Entry is free, and the deadline is July 31, 2013. You can download the submission form at www.citruscel.com. 1 Comment » posted in biz
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