After you are through with this week's headlines, browse the Archive!
 
 
Online news & information journal for animation industry professionals
25 August 2005
Volume - 1
Issue -60
 
Breaking News!
RichCrest to coproduce, cofinance 3 films with Lion's gate
Crest Animation Studio's US based subsidiary, RichCrest Animation (RCA) and Lions Gate Entertainment (LG) have announced a three-picture co-production and co-financing arrangement to produce three top quality, state-of-the-art animated feature films  Read
 
MEL in scale up mode
Mumbai based animation major Maya Entertainment Ltd is in scale up mode. The studio is in the midst of adding another facility (around 30,000 sq feet) close to its present base at Andheri (W).Read
 
Gaming Gyaan
Bioware looks to outsource game artwork to India
Canadian gaming company BIOWARE is looking to outsource basic game art work (placeables & parts of environment) to Indian studios. Read
Briefly
Entries invited for International Animation Day
ASIFA India & TASI are jointly hosting the International Animation Day celebrations in India for the year 2005.


The new promotional poster states that "Held on the 28th of October every year, IAD was created to discover and honor brilliant and innovative animation films from all over the world by ASIFA"

Entries have been invited in the following categories

Student Category
All types of animated films

Professional Category
Animated Shorts
TV Commercials

The last date for entries is 29 Sep 2005.

For more click here
or log on to www.asifaindia.com
 
Links to other important reports on the web
BAFTA Awards call for short films entries - Digit Magazine
G4 Acquires Three Anime Series From ADV Films
- Anime News Network
Video Gaming in Germany Lags Behind
- Deutsche Welle
Children’s home video market poised for growth - The Economic Times
DC Comics takes big stick to gay Batman - Register UK
Sony aims to promote comics for cellphones - IHT
Oldest Anime Found in Kyoto - Active Anime
Largest US Anime Distributor Goes BitTorrent - Slashdot
 
 
 
 
First Person Account
An animated trip to Northern Ireland
Last month Ace Animation director Vaibhav Kumaresh returned from his 3 month trip to Belfast, Ireland where he was invited by Irish animation studio flickerpix to direct Horn OK Please a stop motion animation short. His visit also included a short 3 day trip to the famous Aardman studios.

Vaibhav shares a 'First Person Account' with Animation 'xpress readers. ...Read
 
More News
Shethia to release 3D feature on Lord Krishna
Mumbai based home video publisher Shethia Audio Visuals which publishes titles under the brand name Gipsy, has announced that it will be releasing its 3D animated home production, a 95 minute feature on Lord Krishna in December.Read
 
Autodesk's Game industry ICONS - Good show
"This Christmas 20% of the offerings from major game studios will be next gen" : Autodesk Games Industry Manager Michel Kripalani  Read
 
News from Indiantelevision.com
`Bhagmati' aims to cash in on animation
It's finally here. India's first live action and animated 2D film, Bhagmati, The Queen of Fortunes, is here and will make its debut on Friday (26 August) in cinema halls across the country hoping to cash in on its technological and romantic appeal.Read Report
 
Toon Disney goes Hindi from 1 September
Following the launch of Toon Disney in Tamil and Telugu, Walt Disney Television International (India) is now launching the channel with 24 hours of Hindi feed from 1 September...Read Report
 
Emmy animation, interactive winners announced
The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (Atas) in the US has announced the Emmy winners in the categories costumes for a variety or music programme, outstanding voice-over performance as well as individual achievement in animation for the 57th Annual Emmy Awards.  Read Report
 
Disney amends corporate governance guidelines
Media conglomerate Disney's board of directors have announced that they have amended its corporate governance guidelines.Read Report
Past Issues & Headlines
Have you missed out on any of the news and interviews?
Here's the Archive to all that's appeared on Animation 'xpress!
Click on any date to read the corresponding issue.
    18 Aug 2005
Gaming Gyaan - Interview with Milestone's Sachin Naik & Sunil Menghrajani.
 
13 Aug 2005 (Newsflash)
Mayabimbham's Puli Raja to air on 15 Aug on Jaya TV		 11 Aug 2005
SIGGRAPH 2005 - An Overview		 31 July 2005
Pixar plans RenderMan push in India
 
26 July 2005 (Newsflash)
UTV Toons announces animation deals worth 16 Crore 		15 July 2005
Detailed case study on Crest Animation's 3D squash & stretch for Pet Alien		 28 June 2005
MUV-MagicDreams' Kiddo makes it to Licensing 2005
 
18 June 2005
Escotoonz delivers King to Decode
 9 June 2005
Indian studios to lobby for airtime even as China considers banning foreign cartoons from primetime		 31 May 2005
Detailed case study on VCL's CG & VFX for Bose...
     
16 May 2005
Outstanding 3D animation showcased at 24FPS		 4 May 2005
VCL does submarine sequences for Benegal's Bose...		 21 April 2005
Anifest Report; Int. with Funskool India CEO Raphael Kuriyan
     
12 April 2005
FRAMES 2005: Full & Final issue		 4 April 2005
Day 1 at FRAMES 2005: 		31 March 2005
FRAMES 2005: Acurtain raiser
     
21 March 2005
Interview with Crest Animation Studios CEO AK Madhavan		 7 March 2005
Interview with Pentamedia Chairman & CEO Dr. V Chandrasekaran		 28 February 05
The Big Billion Dollar Game. Are we doers or day dreamers?
     
22 February 05
Chennai Special: Pixaalaya delivers 130 mins for DVD game		 10 February 05
Greengold eyes small screen with Mighty Little Bheem		 22 January 05
Interview with Nasscom President Kiran Karnik
     
10 January 05
Detailed, 19 page Case Study on Vaibhav Studios claymated Amaron commercial
Pandu Mangal		 20 December 04
Three Wise Men of Indian Animation and Comics - Christmas Special Issue		 5 November 04
Interview with IDC animation head Professor Shilpa Ranade
     
26 October 04
Tiny Screen Big Opportunity		 9 October 04
Case Study on Times Multimedia		 24 September 04
Crest founder Dr. Raja Ramanna passes away.
     
13 September 04
Interview with Rhythm & Hues India director of operations, Saraswathi Balgam.		 2 September 04
Pentamedia's Buddha release set for september.		 23 August 04
Interview with CGI Mantra chairman Aniyan Kutty
     
14 July 04
Paradox Studios launches Battledust		 07 July 04
Animax launches in India.		 30 June 04
Anigraph goes house full on final day
     
21 June 04
Up close with 2nz CEO
Kireet Khurana		 14 June 04
Color Chips India abuzz with activity		 31 May 04
Wireless downloads galore for 'The Day After Tomorrow'
     
24 May 04
CgA World : Special Coverage 		17 May 04
Interview with Toonz Animation CEO P Jayakumar		 10 May 04
Interview with PTL Executive Director G V Narsimha Rao
     
26 April 04
Imperfection in Animation
- Guest Column penned by Animation Veteran Tom Gasek.
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