NEWS: Big Events from Animax
Animax Youth Festival Hits Malaysia
Malaysian Animax
fans used to bombard this blogger with never-ending complaints about
why all the network’s events seemed to be concentrated in the
Philippines and Singapore.
Well, nag and
complain no more because the ANIMAX YOUTH FESTIVAL will be coming your
way starting this Friday, August 8, to August 10 at the 1Utama Shopping
Centre at 1, Lebuh Bandar Utama.
Highlights of the
Festival include the culmination of Animax’s "I Wanna Be An
Entrepreneur" contest, wherein the finalists will showcase their
business savvy by setting up booths within the event venue, featuring
products which they themselves have created and marketed extensively
during the length of the competition. Also in line with this contest,
AYF will have an Artist Alley, wherein young creative artists will be
selling their original creations, such as bags, buttons and T-shirts.
Do you have what it takes to be the next model for Seventeen Magazine? Then, mosey on over to the Seventeen booth
and have your pics taken. The staff of the popular teen magazine will
select ten finalists after AYF. These lovely, refreshing faces will
grace your TV screens and online starting Aug. 25. Malaysian viewers
will then get to vote for their favorite finalist online at http://animaxyouthfestival.thestar.com.my. Announcement of the winner will be on Oct. 2008.
Aside from these
exciting competitions, there will be anime- and game-related activities
for everyone. Want to get your itchy trigger fingers on the Sony
Playstation 3 console? Then join the gaming tournament sponsored by
popular gaming magazine, GameAxis. In line with the premiere of Animax’s August title The Big Windup (Aug.
14, 8 pm), Jolt Sports will set up softball batting cages for baseball
player wannabes. And then, Animax teams up with D-Box to present a
motion-synced showcase of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, wherein everyone could experience being right smack in the middle of the action with Cloud and company.
Finally, to those
who have been wanting to experience the thrill of cosplaying, get those
costumes ready and join the Cosplay Competition at AYF. Newbiew to
cosplaying might want to check out previous blogs on how to cosplay.
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Big Names in Music to be showcased in LaMB
Although currently still in production, LaMB
– Animax’s first original animation movie in high definition (HD) –
is shaping up to be a mammoth project with the collaboration of two
popular bands in the music world today.
French-Canadian
punk band Simple Plan’s hit single "I Can Wait Forever" will be the
theme song of the anime. The members of the band will also be animated
and they will perform in the film itself.
American rock band The Click Five will also figure prominently in LaMB,
with the tune "Summertime" and cover art of their album to be featured
in the show. The characters themselves will be making references to the
band and their hit single in the dialogues.
Stay tuned to your TV screens in December because Animax will release two exclusive music videos as teasers for LaMB’s
premiere in 2009. Simple Plan’s "I Can Wait Forever" will be made into
an animated music video by Animax Asia and Peach Blossom Media. The
Click Five’s "Summertime" music video will be live action, jazzed up
with action sequences from the film.
According to
Gregory Ho, Vice President and General Manager of Animax Asia, "Animax
Asia is delighted to have two very popular bands on board for LaMB.
Well supported internationally, both bands have a huge following
amongst our youth and young adult audiences across Asia. Their
involvement brings an exciting new dimension to the production as we
endeavor to produce a truly world class animation production."
