Local Animation Studio Honors Indian Heritage
WSTM Syracuse
Posted: 07/29/2008
When you think of recent animation, films like Monsters Inc. and Ice Age probably come to mind. In the small town of Verona there is a million dollar studio that could give those big companies a run for their money.
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Oneida tribal tales emerge transformed
Los Angeles Times
Posted: 07/14/2008
That Indian nation and others are turning to new mediums to tell their enduring stories.
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Legend come to life
Syracuse Post Standard
Posted: 02/16/2008
In a rambling, two-story house in Vernon, a group of young animators is preserving and spreading ancient legends of the Oneida Indian people.
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Indian Country Today Offers Licensing Program to Native-run Stations
Posted: 02/06/2008
Through a special licensing option Indian Country Today, the leading American Indian News Source in this country, now offers Native-run public radio stations the chance to broadcast ICT's audio news programs.
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''Raccoon & Crawfish'' Wins Moondance Sandcastle Award for Animation
Posted: 09/11/2007
''Raccoon & Crawfish,'' the first 3-D animated short film created by the Oneida Nation's Four Direction Productions, won first place in the animation category at the 2007 Moondance International Film Festival (Hollywood, CA), popularly known as the ''American Cannes.''
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''Raccoon & Crawfish'' Wins at N.C. Film Festival
Posted: 07/30/2007
''Raccoon & Crawfish,'' the first 3-D animated short film created by the Oneida Nation's Four Direction Productions, walked away with the first prize in the Professional Animation category at the 8th annual Real to Reel Film and Video Festival in Kings Mountain, N.C.
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''Raccoon & Crawfish'' finalist in the Moondance International Film Festival
Posted: 07/05/2007
''Raccoon & Crawfish,'' the first 3-D animated short film created by the Oneida Nation's Four Direction Productions, is a finalist in the Moondance International Film Festival, popularly known as the ''American Cannes.''
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'Raccoon & Crawfish' Win Telly Awards
Animation Insider
Posted: 06/28/2007
The Oneida Nation computer animated short film Raccoon & Crawfish, announced only recently as the first animated endeavor of Four Direction Productions, has been awarded two Bronze Telly Awards.
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''Raccoon & Crawfish'' Wins Tellys, Heads to Long Island
Posted: 06/18/2007
''Raccoon & Crawfish,'' the first 3-D animated short film created by the Oneida Indian Nation's Four Direction Productions, earned two bronze Telly awards - one in the Entertainment category and one in the Use of Animation category.
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Indian Country Today Hosts Publisher's Luncheon In New York City
Posted: 05/23/2007
The reporters, editors and columnists of Indian Country Today gathered recently in New York City for a Publisher's Luncheon. This annual event gives the staff a chance to meet and discuss ideas and news important to the paper's coverage of American Indians around the United States.
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