DON HAHN TO GET FRITZ AWARD PRODUCER TO BE HONORED AT FILM FESTIVAL.Byline: Daily News SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - This year's Santa Clarita International Family Film Festival will honor Don Hahn with its prestigious Friz Award for Animation and Family Films. ``Mr. Hahn was tapped for this honor because of his enormous contributions in defining feature animation as a film genre,'' said Chris Shoemaker Chris Shoemaker is a Myrtle Beach, SC based builder of custom motorcycles. His company, Wicked Choppers, was officially born in 2002. Its first from the ground-up custom designed chopper, "Wicked Monster" caught the eye of EasyRiders magazine and appeared on the cover, as , festival director. Hahn is recognized as one of the most successful animation producers. His films have grossed nearly $2 billion worldwide and have been nominated for 17 Academy Awards. The films that he has produced - ``Beauty and the Beast Beauty and the Beast is a traditional fairy tale (type 425C -- search for a lost husband -- in the Aarne-Thompson classification). The first published version of the fairy tale was a meandering rendition by Madame Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, published in ,'' ``The Lion King,'' ``The Hunchback hunchback, abnormal outward curvature of the spine in the thoracic region. It is also known as kyphosis and humpback, and in its severe form a noticeable hump is evident on the back. of Notre Dame'' and ``Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' - have been at the heart of Disney's animation renaissance. Most recently, Hahn served as executive producer of Disney's 2000 animated comedy ``The Emperor's New Groove,'' and producer of the 2001 animated feature ``Atlantis: The Lost Empire.'' Hahn began his professional career at Disney in 1975. As producer of the 1991 animated phenomenon, ``Beauty and the Beast,'' he guided 600 artists in creating the first film of its genre to ever receive a Best Picture nomination from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. His next producing credit was on the 1994 animated blockbuster ``The Lion King,'' which broke box office records worldwide to become the top-grossing film in Disney Studios history and one of the industry's all-time top five performers. Hahn is currently producing Walt Disney Noun 1. Walt Disney - United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) Disney, Walter Elias Disney Pictures' ``Haunted Mansion,'' which is due to be released in November. In addition to his accomplishments as a filmmaker, Hahn is the author of several books including ``Disney's Animation Magic: A Behind the Scenes Look at How Animated Film is Made,'' which provides the definitive illustrated account of how these films are crafted. Named for legendary Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . animator Friz Freleng, who was the first recipient of the award in 1994, the Friz Award has been given to such animation luminaries as Chuck Jones, Joseph Barbera, Marc Davis, Charles Schulz, Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston, and Jules Engels. The 2002 recipient was Roy E. Disney Roy Edward Disney, KCSG, (born January 10, 1930) was a longtime senior executive for The Walt Disney Company, which his father Roy Oliver Disney and his uncle Walt founded. . Hahn will receive his award at the 9th Annual International Family Film Festival Awards on May 1 in the Edwards Valencia Stadium 12, in the Valencia Town Center. |
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