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Thursday, January 31, 2008

Newport creates animation award

The Newport Beach Film Festival has created the "Chuck Jones Award for Excellence in Animation" for their 2008 event.  Named after the Bugs Bunny creator, the award will go to someone who "best exemplifies artistic achievement and innovation in the field of animation."  They'll receive a special animation cel of Jones' work and a cash award.

The Newport Beach Film Festival runs April 24 – May 1, 2008.

Posted at 11:58AM in Newport Beach Film Festival|

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Animation industry is coming in par with the featue films... itz a gud move...
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Posted by: Freddy | 1/12/2009 2:11:20 AM

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