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British Animation Awards 2008 - the complete nominee list
The ‘BAA’ or British Animation Awards to be held this year on 13th March, brings together the industry’s most talented and celebrated figures.
The awards, held once every two years, cover all aspects of the UK animation scene, right from student work to commercials, children’s entertainment, short and experimental art films, music videos, new technologies.
The ceremony will be hosted by veteran voice actor Joe Pasquale, who can be heard in 20th Century Fox Animation’s CG adaptation of Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who!, starring Jim Carrey and Steve Carell.
News from the Oscars: Alvin and the Chipmunks out of the race!
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has concluded that Fox’s live action/animation hybrid “Alvin and the Chipmunks,” (yet to release), does not qualify for the best animated feature category.
The animated feature screening committee made this decision based on the rule that in a qualifying film, “animation must figure in no less than 75 percent of the picture’s running time.”
However, the Academy also ruled that the motion-capture technology used to create Beowulf has not made it ineligible for Oscar consideration in the category of Best Animated Feature.
Now there are just 11 films vying for the three potential nominations.
NASSCOM Animation and Gaming summit: Winners of the ‘Superpitch’
The launch date is fast approaching. Only 4 days left now!
Today we bring to you the NASSCOM Super Pitch for 2007. Held as part of the Animation and Gaming Summit on 1st and 2nd November in Mumbai, the intention was to discover new talent and encourage more Indians to come forward with their original ideas. There were 7 finalists for this year’s second installment, the first being in Jan this year in Hyderabad.
The winners were:
Its a Wild Wild World at the Oscars… with bees, rats, penguins and ogres!
On Thursday, 8th November, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced the names of the 12 movies competing for top animation honours at the Oscars. (How I wish that there was at least ONE Indian animated film in this list!)
Three nominees will be picked by a committee of academy members and will be announced on Jan. 22, 2007. The entire academy membership will be eligible to vote on the winner for the 80th Academy Awards on Feb. 24, 2007. In the running for the feature-length animation this year are:
Chitrakatha ‘07 International Student Animation Fest WINNERS
Winner : Memorial
by Matte Clausen and Jon Gutman
University of Southern California, USA
1st Runner up : Norbert
by Michael Hill
RMIT University, Australia
2nd Runner up : The Tide
by Mette Skov
Den Danske Filmskole, Denmark
Jury Special Award : Aal im Schaedel (Eels)
by Martin Rahlow
Filmakademie Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
Special mention by Jury for Indian film : Three little pigs
by Bhawna Vyas
National Institute of Design, India
International Animation Day 2007… A Week of Celebration!!!
28th October is globally celebrated as International Animation Day, in commemoration of the first public performance of Emile Reynaud’s Theatre Optique at the Grevin Museum in Paris in 1892.
ASIFA India kicks of the series of events from Mumbai on the 21st of October , following it up in Pune on the 24th and across 8 Indian cities on the 28th of October.
25th to 27th October will see the very 1st International Student Animation Festival - CHITRAKATHA 2007 organized by the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. You will find details of the even, programme schedules and more in our previous blog posts.
Watch out for more updates on the site. Cheers to the wonderful art of ANIMATION!!!
Chitrakatha 2007 - Shortlisted films
The list of shortlisted films for Chitrakatha - International Student Animation Film Festival 2007 has been announced. Here are the 38 films…
ASIFA India Awards of Excellence on International Animation Day - 28th October 2007
28th October will be celebrated as International Animation Day all across the world, ASIFA India is hosting a week long event spanning the entire country to mark the occasion. Screenings, workshops and special events will be held in different cities in India from 21st to 28th October with the cream of the Indian animation industry participating.
The highlight of this event will be the ASIFA India Awards of Excellence which celebrates great animation. The competition is open for animated films from around the world as well as India. Films must be completed in the time span of October 2006 to September 2007.
Deadline for entries is 30th September 2007 and entry is FREE of cost.
You can download the entry form here or visit the ASIFA India website.
