DPS Named Animation Shop For 3-D Feature.Entertainment Editors/Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NEWARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 21, 2003 BFC BFC Buffalo Field Campaign (West Yellowstone, Montana) BFC Betty Ford Center BFC British Fashion Council BFC Bicycle Friendly Community BFC Bible Fellowship Church BFC Boavista Futebol Clube Berliner Film Companie and BAF BAF British Athletics Federation Berlin Animation Film Designate DPS Minicomputer series from Bull HN. 1. (language, text) DPS - Display PostScript. 2. (language) DPS - A real-time language with direct expression of timing requests. ["Language Constructs for Distributed Real-Time PRogramming", I. Sole Source Provider of Animation Production Services for its New Feature Film Happily N'Ever After IDT IDT Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA, USA) IDT I Don't Think IDT Identity Theft IDT Interrupt Descriptor Table IDT Integrated DNA Technologies IDT Inactive Duty Training IDT Instructional Design & Technology Media today announced that its animation unit, Digital Production Solutions (DPS), has entered into a production services agreement with BAF Berlin Animation Film, a film production company headquartered in Berlin, Germany. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the terms of the agreement DPS will act as the single source animation company for Happily N'Ever After, a feature length 3-D Computer Graphic (CG) animated motion picture. Work will begin immediately. IDT Media is a subsidiary of IDT Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : IDT, IDT.C), a multinational carrier, telephone and technology company. Happily N'Ever After, a humorous action/adventure reinterpretation re·in·ter·pret tr.v. re·in·ter·pret·ed, re·in·ter·pret·ing, re·in·ter·prets To interpret again or anew. re of classic Grimm Brothers Fairy Tales, is intended for all audiences. The 3-D CG feature, which will utilize DPS' Global Animation Studio, its worldwide network of satellite animation facilities, is scheduled for theatrical release in late 2004. The film's voice talents include, Sigourney Weaver, Sarah Michelle Gellar Sarah Michelle Gellar (born April 14, 1977) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as the fictional character Buffy Summers in the acclaimed television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, for which she received a Golden Globe Award nomination. , Freddie Prinze Jr., George Carlin car·line or car·lin n. Scots A woman, especially an old one. [Middle English kerling, from Old Norse, from karl, man.] , Andy Dick, Wallace Shawn and Patrick Warburton. Paul Bolger will direct from an original script by Robert Moreland. Rainer Soehnlein is executive producer, Shrek 1 & 2 producer and Vanguard Films principal John H. Williams Movie producer and CEO of Vanguard Animation studio. Producer Credits
"You don't need a magic mirror to see that Digital Production Solutions is one good looking entertainment company," said Jim Courter, IDT's CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "Packed with talent, technology and guided by a clear business strategy, DPS is now a global animation leader. Happily N'Ever After is just one of many projects in production including numerous television series and direct-to-DVD programs." Happily N'Ever After tells the story of the world of fairy tales turned upside down. When the scales of good and evil tip towards the evil side, Cinderella, The Prince, The Seven Dwarfs, and assorted Fairy Godmothers battle the forces of fairy tale evil, led by Frieda, the Empress of Evil, to bring it back in balance. "This agreement confirms that our partnership with John H. Williams and Neil Braun of Vanguard Films is working," said Morris Berger, President of DPS. "With A-list talent, script, director and producers, Happily N'Ever After is the perfect vehicle to showcase DPS' animation capabilities." As part of the agreement, DPS will perform animation services on the film including, modeling, rigging, texturing, color, location construction, 3-D workbook, lighting, effects, rendering and compositing. "DPS' participation was essential to making this project happen as a Computer Graphic animated film," said John H. Williams, President of Vanguard Films. "DPS' unique global network allows it to deliver high quality Computer Graphic animation work at lower costs than any other CG production entity." In March, 2003 DPS acquired rights to Starpoint Academy and Char, both Gene Roddenberry creations. Starpoint Academy in presently in production. In May 2003, DPS acquired a controlling interest controlling interest The ownership of a quantity of outstanding corporate stock sufficient to control the actions of the firm. Controlling interest often involves ownership of significantly less than 51% of a firm's outstanding stock because many owners fail in Film Roman, the animation company well known for its production work on The Simpsons, King of the Hill, and other popular broadcast television programs. In July 2003, DPS entered into a partnership agreement with Vanguard Animation to co-produce and co-own all Vanguard properties Vanguard has a deal a place with Disney to complete 4 CG features. The first film, Valiant is presently in production. Recently, IDT Media announced it has a binding letter of intent to acquire a controlling interest in Mainframe Entertainment. IDT Corporation, through its IDT Telecom, Inc. subsidiary, is a facilities-based, multinational carrier that provides a broad range of telecommunications services to its retail and wholesale customers worldwide. IDT Telecom, by means of its own national telecommunications backbone and fiber optic network infrastructure, provides its customers with integrated and competitively priced international and domestic long distance telephony and prepaid calling cards. IDT and Liberty Media Corporation own 95% and 5% of IDT Telecom, respectively. Liberty Media Corporation also owns a 5.6% stake in IDT Media. IDT Media, Inc. is the IDT subsidiary principally responsible for the Company's initiatives in media, new video technologies and print media. Winstar Holdings, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control is the IDT subsidiary through which we provide broadband and telephony services to commercial and governmental customers through a fixed-wireless and fiber infrastructure. In December 2002, we announced that the services offered by Winstar would begin to be offered under the name "IDT Solutions." Net2Phone, Inc., a subsidiary of IDT Corporation, is a leading provider of high-quality global retail Voice over IP services, either directly or via a partner. IDT Corporation common shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. under the ticker symbols IDT and IDT.C. 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