John Halas: An era has closed
With the passing of John Halas an era of animation has closed. Read more…
International Animation Festival Cardiff 1994
The International Animation Festival returned to Cardiff for the second time. It was the first event for new festival director Jayne Pilling, who made an excellent job of the programming. Read more…
Producers – Who needs them?
Does a producer provide a helpful overview or an obstruction to genius? A creative protector or a meddler? An initiator or an exploiter? These are some of the questions a seminar organised by Cartoon UK, at the International Animation Festival Cardiff, set out to answer. Read more…
The Pizazz scene Flock of Birds
Bolero was premiered at the Cardiff Animation Festival. Mario Cavalli explained how it was made with a new 3D computer animation/motion capture system, Ascension Flock of Birds. Read more…
ANIM-AMIGA – Part Two
The big news concerning Commodore came too late to be included in Part One. The parent company, Commodore Electronics Ltd. went into liquidation and closed its main manufacturing plant in the Philippines… Read more…
Animation:Master review
Animation:Master is a 3D computer animation program that works on the PC, Mac and Silicon Graphics platforms. David Jefferson reviews the PC version. Read more…
Allah v. Disney in the South China Sea
Dr. Timothy White of the National University of Singapore presented a paper explaining the reception of Disney’s latest feature Aladdin in those parts of the world with significantly high Muslim populations. Read more…