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Here is a selection of the top stories currently covered in AWN's
Headline News.

* Awards
37th Student Academy Award Winners Announced
Crash! Bang! Wallow? Wins 6th NFB Online Short Film Contest – Cannes
Oscar VFX Nominations Could Increase to Five
--> http://www.awn.com/category/news-categories/awards

* Business
Shrek Forever After Tops U.S. Box Office
Arrest Made in PAX East Security Breach
Cuppa Coffee Expands Studio
VFX Pro Moggach Launches Dashing, A Toronto-Based Creative Collective
Lionsgate and Icahn Enter Talks
--> http://www.awn.com/news/business

* People
Brickyard VFX Expands With Exec Producer McCarthy & Producer Herzog
Rolf Kramer Becomes eDIT Festival Director
Anonymous Content Signs Ash Bolland
Smoke & Mirrors Brings On Top Talent to Launch Creative Division
--> http://www.awn.com/category/news-categories/people

* Films
Bloom, Corden in Anderson's Musketeers
Prime Focus Completes Work on Robin Hood
Actors Bleed for Shunji's Vampire
Franco Rises for Apes Prequel
Oldman Kicks Onto Kung Fu Panda 2
Young Stars Lining Up for Scream 4
Tatopoulos Colonizes Eco-Horror Flick
MacGyver Feature in the Works
Whedon, Super Size Director Team for Comic-Con Doc
Newell and Bruckheimer Talk Prince of Persia
Megan Fox Out of Transformers 3, Actresses Circle
Greengrass Leaves Fantastic Voyage
Rodriquez Wields Fire and Ice
Field of Dreams Writer Heists J.J. Abrams Flick
Walden Media Gets Cosmic
Heavy Rain Game Pours Film Deal
TokyoPop & Odin's Eye Dream Up Manga Adaptation
Shrek Forever After Opens in Record Number of IMAX Theatres
Shark Tale's Bergeron Romances Live-Action Pic & 3-D Toon
Toho Getting into Live-Action
The Cup of Tears Short Slashes Feature Deal
Conchord Clement Villainous for Men in Black III
Temple Crowns Three Musketeers Role
Prince Of Persia Opens in IMAX Theatres Internationally
Pirates 4 To Be Shot in 3-D
Murphy Pens Nutty Professor 3
McGregor Joins Gilliam's Quixote
Paramount Books Sci-Fi Field Trip
Cinderella Slips into Live-Action Slippers
Vampire Secret Service Agent Takes Blood Oath on Big Screen
Overworld Trilogy Coming to Italian Theaters
--> http://www.awn.com/news/films

* Television
Little Airplane's Olive Branch Debuts June 1 On Nick Jr.
Monday Nights Get More Dramatic with Total Drama World Tour
Lost's Bender to Direct Syfy's Alphas
Smallville Showrunner Take on Charlie's Angels
Iron Man: Armored Adventures Renewed for A Second Season
MTV Greenlights Teen Wolf
Smallville Back for Final Season
Entity FX Creates Visual Effects For Breaking Bad
CBS Says Good-Bye to Ghost Whisperer
4Kids Entertainment International Picks Up Penelope
DECODE Scores Animal Mechanicals Deal With The Hub
--> http://www.awn.com/news/television

* Games
Theatre Of War 2: Korea In Development
Majesco Ships Attack Of The Movies 3-D On Xbox 360 & Wii
Little Orbit Acquires Gaming Rights to The Heavy
Games Campus Announces A New Season For Online MLB Dugout Heroes
--> http://www.awn.com/category/news-categories/games

* Home Entertainment
Warner Home Video Unveils Two New Sets Of Rare Looney Tunes Shorts
Christmas Carol to Be First Blu-ray in 3-D
Avatar: The Last Airbender Complete Book 1 Collector’s Edition Debuts in
June
--> http://www.awn.com/category/news-categories/home-entertainment

* Short Films
Road Runner & Wile E. Coyote Return in 3-D Theatrical Shorts
--> http://www.awn.com/category/news-categories/short-films

* Licensing
Walker Books & Classic Media Announce New Global Publishing Program For
Where’s Waldo?
--> http://www.awn.com/category/news-categories/licensing

* Education & Training
Full Sail University Offers Autodesk-Based Training
--> http://www.awn.com/category/news-categories/education-and-training

* Technology
AJA KUMO Compact SDI Routers & FiDO SDI/Optical Mini Converters Now
Shipping
--> http://www.awn.com/category/news-categories/technology

* Events
Los Angeles Rock'n Comic-Con Details Announced
SIGGRAPH 2010 Emerging Technologies: From Robotics to Human Taste
Simulations
--> http://www.awn.com/category/news-categories/events

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* THIS WEEK AT ANIMATION WORLD MAGAZINE.
Each week, Animation World Magazine offers new articles, special
features and theme-based coverage of the art, craft and industry of
animation. New this week:

- Mike Mitchell Talks Shrek Forever After
Find out what it was like directing the final chapter of Shrek.
--> http://www.awn.com/articles/3d/mike-mitchell-talks-shrek-forever-after

- Book Review: Expanding The Animator's Survival Kit
Richard Williams has updated his legendary Survival Kit and Don Perro
explores why it's more invaluable than ever.
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http://www.awn.com/articles/2d/book-review-expanding-animators-survival-kit

* VFXWORLD FEATURE ARTICLES THIS WEEK.
Each week, VFXWorld offers new articles, special features and
theme-based coverage of the art, craft and industry of Visual Effects.
New this week:

- A Decade of Shrek Tech
Read how technology at PDI and DreamWorks Animation has evolved
throughout the Shrek franchise.
--> http://www.awn.com/articles/3d/decade-shrek-tech

- A New Shot at Robin Hood
Read how MPC helped provide a new twist on an old legend.
--> http://www.awn.com/articles/article/new-shot-robin-hood

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The following animation and visual effects events are scheduled during
the upcoming months. Go to AWN's expansive Calendar of Events for a
detailed description of these and more events spanning well into the
year 2010.
--> http://events.awn.com

CGTEXPO 2010
May 29, 2010 - May 30, 2010
Mumbai, Maharastra, India

Animafest Zagreb 2010 - World Festival of Animated Film
June 01, 2010 - June 06, 2010
Zagreb, Croatia

Annecy International Animation Film Festival
Jun 07, 2010 - Jun 12, 2010
Annecy, France

INDUSTRY GIANTS 2010: Creative Alchemy
Jun 12, 2010 - Jun 13, 2010
Dallas, Texas, USA

Pixar Artists Masterclass, Toronto
Jun 18, 2010 - Jun 19, 2010
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Florida Supercon: South Florida's Comic, Animation, Anime, Video Game,
Fantasy and Sci-Fi Festival
Jun 18, 2010 - Jun 20, 2010
Miami, Florida, USA

Making a Hand-Drawn Animated Commercial
Jun 27, 2010 - Jul 10, 2010
Fresno, CA, Virtual / Online

ANOMALIA 2010 - summer pro animation courses with animators from PIXAR
Jul 12, 2010 - Sep 24, 2010
Litomysl, Czech Republic

2010 ELAN Awards
Jul 17, 2010 - Jul 19, 2010
San Diego, California, USA

SIGGRAPH 2010
Jul 25, 2010 - Jul 29, 2010
Los Angeles, California, USA

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