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Digital
Media FX News Archives
Monday
- April 2, 2001
- William Hanna Being Honored
Tonight
- Short Speech Major
PR Boost for Animated Short Winner
- Release Charts: Animated,
FX, and Anime DVDs
- News Link of the Day
- Adventures in Anime
William
Hanna Being Honored Tonight
(by digitalmediafx.com) William Hanna, who
passed away on March 22, will be honored this evening
in a private memorial service being held on the Warner Bros. lot
at the Steven J. Ross Theater. Hanna is considered one of the
biggest visionaries in the TV cartoon industry through his work
with Hanna-Barbera.
Warner Bros.
has finally issued its first public response to the passing of
Hanna by placing a "Tribute to William Hanna" within
its Cartoon Network site. You can access the page here.
The tribute
begins, "William Hanna made an immeasurable contribution
to animated entertainment and a lasting impact on the lives of
cartoon fans worldwide."
Tomorrow,
Digital Media FX will be releasing a feature honoring William
Hanna titled "William Hanna: The Story of a Legend."
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Short Speech
Major PR Boost for Animated Short Winner
 (by
digitalmediafx.com) As reported in yesterday's Digital
Media FX newsletter (emailed to subscribers the 1st
and 15th of each month), Michael Dudok de Wit won a $2,500 HDTV
set for giving the shortest speech at the Academy Awards. De
Wit won the category for Best Animated Short, but has
since discovered that his short speech, lasting a mere 18 seconds,
has propelled recognition of him to all star status.
Since the
Academy Awards, dozens of high profile publications like the LA
Times and TV Guide have written detailed articles on Michael Dudok
de Wit because of his short speech. In many venues, he is receiving
more coverage than Best Actress winner Julia Roberts who delivered
a speech nearly four minutes long.
De Wit's animated
short is titled "Father and Daughter" and is eight minutes
long. For more information on the win and the animated short,
click
here.
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 Release
Charts: Animated, FX, and Anime DVDs
(by digitalmediafx.com) Tomorrow there is a small mix of anime,
animation, and FX movies being released to DVD. The list includes
the following:
Dragon
Ball Z - Androids - Assassins (anime)
Escaflowne
(V.5) (2000 - anime)
Escaflowne
(V.6) (2000 - anime)
Krull
(1983 - Visual FX)
The
Lost World (1925 - Stop Motion Animation)
The
Powerpuff Girls - The Mane Event (1998 - animated)
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News Link
of the Day - Adventures in Anime
According to the Kansas City Star:
"Two
huge inflated plastic bunny rabbits flank the entrance to a popular
exhibit at the Des Moines Art Center about the influence of Japanese
animation on contemporary art.
My Reality:
Contemporary Art and the Culture of Japanese Animation is
a paradise of Japanese animation characters and artists' takeoffs
on the art form's toys and paraphernalia..."
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