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Tony White
Tony White is a British Academy Award-winning animation director, animator, author, educator and consultant. At the beginning of his career, he studied advanced animation techniques with some of the finest masters of the art-form. Specifically: Ken Harris (original lead animator of "Bugs Bunny," "Roadrunner," etc.), Art Babbit (original lead animator on "Pinocchio," "Fantasia," etc.) and Richard Williams (3 times Oscar winner and author of "The Animator's Survival Kit"). Tony is currently animation program director and instructor at the inspirational non-profit, AIE-Seattle (www.theaie.us), where he is developing a 2-year program that will enable students to enter the industry without the extreme student loan challenges that are common at other animation schools in the USA. Tony is founder of "Drawassic Age" (www.drawassic.com), a ground-breaking animation studio that seeks to preserve, teach and evolve the art-form of traditional animation in this digital age. Tony's ultimate dream is to establish a unique atelier-style studio/academy of advanced animation - where his most talented student graduates can gain industry experience through an MFA-level style apprenticeship with master professional animators, on unique, ground-breaking animated films. To help realize this dream, Drawassic Age is currently producing a short 2D animated teaser for its first intended movie production "Bad Penguin". (www.badpenguinmovie.com) Tony's current best-selling books include: "The Animator's Workbook"; "Animation from Pencils to Pixels ~ Classical Techniques for Digital Animators"; "How To Make Animated Films" and "Jumping Through Hoops: The Animation Job Coach". His latest (and Tony believes, his best) animation book, "Animator's Notebook", is to be published in October 2011 by Focal Press.
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TODAY'S SAD NEWS...

I just heard the sad news that Roy E. Disney passed away today! He had long ago told me that he was ill but I had not been aware just how serious his condition had been.

Roy was a fabulous friend of the "2D OR NOT 2D Animation Festival". He was our guest of honor at the inaugural event and even gave his name to the annual award that the festival gives to the person or organization that we feel has made a great contribution to animation.

Myself, Roy and Nancy Beiman in happier times at the first ever "2D OR NOT 2D Animation Festival".

He also generously recorded the voice of his uncle Walt for my short animated film homage to the history of traditional animation, "Endangered Species".

As a complete surprise to him at the time, Roy was actually destined to become the first ever recipient of the "Roy E. Disney Award"... presented to him for his victory in ousting Michael Eisner as head of the Disney organization!

Subsequent winners of the Roy E. Disney Award were producer Don Hahn...

Don Hahn at the next "2D OR NOT 2D Animation Festival".

...award-winning director, animator and author Richard Williams...

Richard Williams with his "Roy E. Disney Award" a year ago.

...and new studio on the block, "Cartoon Saloon" (for their magnificent film "Secret of Kells" film).

This year's winners, Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart on behalf of the Cartoon Saloon studio.

We think Roy would have been proud to know that this year's award was an investment in the future (as well as the present) talents of one of the most innovative animation teams around. (Hopefully Roy will approve of our future award-winners too!)

Roy at our first festival, with uncle Walt looking down approvingly!

So rest in peace Roy. I'm sure your dad Roy Snr. and your uncle Walt were there to welcome you and to celebrate your lifetime of great works on behalf of the family name.

For my part I will miss you greatly. You were a light in the lives of so many others and true gentleman of the highest order!

Tony. :^{(}=-