On the heels of an earlier than usual Oscars, the Directors Board of Broadband Motion Pixure Arts and Technologies today released nominees for its 3rd Annual Pixie Awards, which honor achievement in online and broadband motion picture production.

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., March 15, 2004 -- On the heels of an earlier than usual Oscars, the Directors Board of Broadband Motion Pixure Arts and Technologies today released nominees for its 3rd Annual Pixie Awards, which honor achievement in online and broadband motion picture production. Formally known as the Directors Board Awards for Achievement in Broadband Motion Pixure Production, the Pixie Awards are widely considered the top award -- if not the only award -- in a burgeoning area of artistic endeavor that includes animation, film, and web site design. "It's an enormous honor to be nominated by the Pixie Awards in one category, but to be nominated in two categories is simply over the top!" said Looney Bin Animation Studios creative director Stan Holden upon hearing the good news about his animated feature Rebel Without a Claus. "It's the equivalent of being nominated for an Oscar!" Holden added from his offices in Orange County, Calif. The Pixie Awards include categories for Best Web Design that Incorporates Motion and Best Original Score for an i-Feature -- a film that resides entirely on the Internet. "Awesome! Thank you so much for the honor," said Gregg Spiridellis, designer of the satirical comedy web site Jibjab.com in Santa Monica, Calif. In keeping with a strong international tradition, Pixie Award nominees this year include motion pictures from Belgium, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States that -- unlike the Oscars -- compete as equals. There are no "Best Foreign" categories here -- all nominees have the same chance to vie for "Best of" honors. "It is a tremendous honor to be recognized by the Pixie Awards," said New York City-based composer Ryan Shore, nominated for the music of Cadaverous, a dark comedy from the Sci-Fi Channel. "Scoring Cadaverous was a wonderfully rewarding experience, and receiving this nomination has made it even more special." Other award nominations include Best Actor and Best Actress in an i-Feature Film. Acting nominees "Jay Johnston and Jennifer Elise Cox are two very talented actors" said Los Angeles-based director Chris Mancini, whose online comedy HitClown was nominated for several awards. "I am very happy that their hard work and talent has been acknowledged by the Pixie Awards." The nominees for the 3rd Annual Pixie Awards are: Best Actor in an i-Feature Film Jay Johnston for HitClown Jessie Gordon for Hyper Alasdair Mackenzie for California Sunshine Anthony Simcoe for Blind Date Best Actress in an i-Feature Film Mary Alice Smith for The Life Jennifer Elise Cox for HitClown Susan Vidler for California Sunshine Brigitte Gall for Moving Day Best Director of an i-Feature Film Marco Ricci & Michael Canzoniero for Hyper Chris Mancini for HitClown Maurice Dwyer for Whoa Michael Victor for 1465 Westerly Matt Wheeldon for Blind Date David Mackenzie for California Sunshine Best Editing in an i-Feature Film Colin Monie for California Sunshine Nico Leunen for Dialing the Devil Allan Wall for HitClown Michael Victor for 1465 Westerly Best Cinematography in an i-Feature Film Marco Fargnoli for 1465 Westerly Frank van den Enden for Dialing the Devil Oliver Cheeseman for California Sunshine Best Original Score or Song for an i-Feature Film or Animation The song "Rebel Without A Claus," lyrics and music by Kim Olson The song "Three Words" from Whoa, lyrics and music by Onaje Allan Gumbs and Constance James The score for Cadaverous, Ryan Shore, Composer The score for HitClown, Gary Stockdale, Composer Best Web Design that Incorporates Motion SantaFeHealingArt -- Anand Nunnally, Jill Schwarz, Jason Goodyear, Clarence Cline, Lucinda Dykes, and Michael Tincher, Designers Jibjab -- Evan Spiridellis, Mike Jaffe and Gregg Spiridellis, Designers The Why Files Interactives -- Sue Medaris, Tom Whittaker and Steve Ackerman, Designers Best i-Documentary Jackson Hole -- Todd Jones, Steve Jones, Dirk Collins and Corey Gavitt, Directors Dear Barbra -- Chris Cassidy, Director The Journey -- Eric Saperston, Director Seventeen Seconds to Sophie -- Bill Cote, Director Best Animated Pixure Rebel Without A Claus -- Stan Holden, Max Kamita, Robert Ball, Animators Gone Bad -- Art Matsuura, Andy Murdock, Goose Ramirez, Brittnell Anderson, Marco Bertoldo, Kelly Kleider, Animators Nibbles -- Chris Hinton, Animator Intelligent Life -- Jeff Spoonhower, Animator Best Pixure Dialing the Devil -- Toon Aerts & Ruben Goots, Producers HitClown -- Jason Wolk and Chris Mancini, Producers The Money Shot -- Paul Fishbein, Douglas Harms, Bryn Pryor, Producers California Sunshine -- Gillian Berrie, Producer Hyper -- David Boulton, Producer "The Pixie Awards show that people can enjoy films of all types and at any time," Pixie nominee Chris Mancini said. "The Internet has been a great boon to filmmakers. More people have seen our work because of the Internet than any other medium." The Directors Board will announce award winners in September. For more information, contact the Directors Board at pr@pixieawards.org or visit http://www.pixieawards.org.

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