"Ghost Rider" In The Sky

"Agents of Atlas"

Humor In A Jugular Vein

"Exiles" On Main Street

"The Simpsons" Gone Wild

"Ultimate Vision"

"White Tiger"

Martini Madness Celebrates Another Year of VIFF Excitement

The Women in Film and Video Vancouver (WIFVV) Martini Madness event is back again this year, with a film industry party preceding the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF), Wednesday, September 27, 2006 at Celebrities, 1022 Davie St., Vancouver.

This is the party that unofficially opens VIFF, with over 1,000 attendees including WIFVV members, local, national/international filmmakers, industry executives, VIFF delegates, media and film fans.

Promoters promise this event will be "the biggest and best 'Hollywood North' party of the year".

"Martini Madness is going to be another great Women in Film event"," said WIFVV President/Social Committee chair, Sophie McGarry .
"We’ll also be selling raffle tickets for a chance to win a weekend for two at the Westin Grand Hotel, passes to the Whistler Film Festival, equipment from Paladin Show Services, truck rentals from Penske Trucks and more!"

Tickets are available at Women In Film $30 advance or $35 at the door.

Women in Film & Video Vancouver is a non-profit society of professional women founded to support, advance, promote and celebrate the professional development/achievements of women involved in the British Columbia Film, Video and Television Industry.

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Imagi Gears Up For CG "Astro Boy"

Imagi Animation Studios have optioned rights from Japan's Tezuka Productions Company Limited, to produce a CG animated feature based on "Astro Boy", created by Osamu Tezuka.

Originally known in Japanese as "Tetsuwan Atom" (translated as "Iron Fisted Atom"), 'Astro Boy' first appeared as a manga comic series in 1952, drawn by Osamu Tezuka.

The original TV series, broadcast in Japan circa 1963-1966, was the first cartoon to embody the artistic aesthetics later referred to as 'anime'.

"Astro Boy" was remade in the 1980's as "Shin Tetsuwan Atomu" and again as "Astro Boy" in 2003.
The franchise has enjoyed success in merchandising and toys, culminating in the character's 2004 induction into the 'Robot Hall of Fame'.

The original "Astro Boy" focuses on the android 'Atom', who faces personal challenges while trying to adapt in a human world.

The "Astro Boy" feature will have a new storyline, with CG production produced in Imagi's Hong Kong studio. Specializing in computer animation, Imagi also has affiliated offices in Los Angeles and Tokyo...

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