ROME -- New U.K. dog-and-cat series "Buddy & Elvis" won the Pulcinella Award for an animated pilot series and "Water & Bubbles" from Italy's RAI Fiction won the top prize for television series for all ages at the 12th Cartoons on the Bay Festival, which concluded Sunday.
The Salerno-based animation festival, which began Thursday, also handed out career Pulcinella Awards to Canadian animator Gerald Potterton and Japanese artist and designer Fusako Yusaki.
The U.K. took home three of 11 competitive Pulcinella nod, with Italian productions and those from Canada taking home two each. A U.S. production took home just one Pulcinella Award -- Nickelodeon's "Tak and the Power of Juju", which won for best soundtrack.
"Frankenstein's Cat" and "John and Karen" -- both from the U.K. -- won the prizes for children's television series and best short film, respectively. Canada's two winners were "My Friend Rabbit", which won for infants' television series, and "Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in all the World" -- which the jury applauded for "pushing social boundaries" -- for best television series.
The Salerno-based animation festival, which began Thursday, also handed out career Pulcinella Awards to Canadian animator Gerald Potterton and Japanese artist and designer Fusako Yusaki.
The U.K. took home three of 11 competitive Pulcinella nod, with Italian productions and those from Canada taking home two each. A U.S. production took home just one Pulcinella Award -- Nickelodeon's "Tak and the Power of Juju", which won for best soundtrack.
"Frankenstein's Cat" and "John and Karen" -- both from the U.K. -- won the prizes for children's television series and best short film, respectively. Canada's two winners were "My Friend Rabbit", which won for infants' television series, and "Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in all the World" -- which the jury applauded for "pushing social boundaries" -- for best television series.
- 4/13/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
ROME -- The 12th annual Cartoons on the Bay festival gets under way Thursday with its biggest lineup ever -- more than 175 programs from 25 countries.
The festival, which Will Hand out prizes in eight competitive categories before wrapping Sunday, also will present career honors to Canadian animator Gerald Potterton and Japanese artist and designer Fusako Yusaki. South Korea's Akom Prods. will receive the fest's studio of the year honor.
The awards for Yusaki and Akom are part of festival trend toward recognizing contributions from Asia. This year's lineup includes seven productions from Japan, four from South Korea, three from India, two from China and one from Malaysia.
"It is definitely appropriate to pay more attention to the important contributions from Asia," festival founder and artistic director Alfio Bastiancich said.
Western Europe remains well represented at the Salerno-based fest, as do up-and-coming regions Latin America and Eastern Europe.
The festival also announced that it will include a special retrospective of Emanuele Luzzati and Giulio Gianni's 1978 film "The Magic Flute" to celebrate its 30th anniversary.
The festival, which Will Hand out prizes in eight competitive categories before wrapping Sunday, also will present career honors to Canadian animator Gerald Potterton and Japanese artist and designer Fusako Yusaki. South Korea's Akom Prods. will receive the fest's studio of the year honor.
The awards for Yusaki and Akom are part of festival trend toward recognizing contributions from Asia. This year's lineup includes seven productions from Japan, four from South Korea, three from India, two from China and one from Malaysia.
"It is definitely appropriate to pay more attention to the important contributions from Asia," festival founder and artistic director Alfio Bastiancich said.
Western Europe remains well represented at the Salerno-based fest, as do up-and-coming regions Latin America and Eastern Europe.
The festival also announced that it will include a special retrospective of Emanuele Luzzati and Giulio Gianni's 1978 film "The Magic Flute" to celebrate its 30th anniversary.
ROME -- Italian animation studio Cartoon One will be presented with the Pulcinella award for the top Italian studio at the upcoming Cartoons on the Bay festival, organizers said Wednesday.
The Rome-based studio will join South Korea's Akom Prods. among studio honorees. The festival previously announced that Akom would take home the prize for non-Italian studios.
The two Pulcinella career achievement nods will go to Canadian animator Gerald Potterton and Japanese artist and designer Fusako Yusaki.
The 12th edition of the festival is to take place April 10-13 in Salerno.
The Rome-based studio will join South Korea's Akom Prods. among studio honorees. The festival previously announced that Akom would take home the prize for non-Italian studios.
The two Pulcinella career achievement nods will go to Canadian animator Gerald Potterton and Japanese artist and designer Fusako Yusaki.
The 12th edition of the festival is to take place April 10-13 in Salerno.
- 3/26/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
ROME -- South Korea's Akom Productions was selected as the winner of the Pulcinella Studio of the Year award at this year's Cartoons on the Bay festival, organizers said Thursday.
Akom, which was founded in 1985, is best known for the overseas animation of more than 200 episodes of "The Simpsons" and for "The Simpsons Movie". Other well-known productions include the animated versions of "Fraggle Rock", "X-Men" and "Batman".
The April 10-13 Salerno-based festival previously announced that the Pulcinella Awards for career achievement would go to Canadian animator Gerald Potterton and Fusako Yusaki, the Japanese artist and designer.
Akom, which was founded in 1985, is best known for the overseas animation of more than 200 episodes of "The Simpsons" and for "The Simpsons Movie". Other well-known productions include the animated versions of "Fraggle Rock", "X-Men" and "Batman".
The April 10-13 Salerno-based festival previously announced that the Pulcinella Awards for career achievement would go to Canadian animator Gerald Potterton and Fusako Yusaki, the Japanese artist and designer.
- 3/21/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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