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The Fandom Music Video Contest covers all branches of the “fandoms” – everything from Anime to Doctor Who to Pirates and to FURRIES! Presently, the Fandom Music Video Contest is asking for entries.  If you have produced a music or sketch comedy video featuring  fursuiters  or furries in general, in the past 2 years, you can still get your entry in.  Deadline is July 31, 2011

Here is a list of the submission guidelines:

1. You may submit a maximum of three videos per division. This means you may submit up to 6 videos.  No person or group can submit more than one entry per category.
2. The Video Awards contest running time is 3 hours. During this time we will show the top 4 videos from each category.  As time permits, we will show videos that did not place, upon audiance or creator request.
3. Judging panelists will be chosen by the contest coordinator.
4. An entry may only win one award with the exception of the Best in Show & Fan Favorite awards. The award the video wins is at the discretion of the judges.
5. Videos must be less than 2 years old (Created on or after Oct 1 2009).
6. Videos entered in earlier Dragon*Con AMV Contests are ineligible for competition.
7. Two Divisions (Anime/Animation & Live Action) split into Six Categories each:

• Romance – Videos that focus on a love story between characters.
• Drama – Videos that evoke an emotional response from the audience through a medley of music, video, and editing which usually involves dramatic subject matter or dramatic elements from the anime.
• Comedy – Videos that contain parody or wacky content.  As long as someone thinks it is funny you will probably be okay.
• Action – Videos that focus on action whether it be fighting sequences, fast-paced imagery or motions of characters.  Think ACTION!!
• Fun – Videos that make you feel good. They get your body moving, feeling the groove, or just bring a smile to your face. Dance, Trance, Techno, Happy slice of life pieces and other types of the sort.
• Other – This category is for videos that don’t fit into the rest of the categories. Movie Trailers, Horror, Experimental Videos, WTF’ers, etc., they all go here.

There will be 1st, 2nd, 3rd place  award for all six categories.  There will also be a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place Fan Favorite award based on the entire entry pool.  This award will be determined by fan votes on the Fandom Music Video Awards Web site. The videos are voted on in mid August and awards are presented during the awards program at Dragon*Con. If you are interested in showing off your video making skills, in any of the video categories, please check out the entry form here and the complete rules here

You can see other videos at FMVAwards.com

What is Dragon*Con? It’s the largest Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Pop Culture convention in the country.  It’s held in Atlanta, Georgia on Labor Day Weekend every year, with around 60,000 REGISTERED fans in attendance.  Because of all the meetups and people who filter in just to watch the spectacle, the actual crowd can at times swell well over the official numbers.

Dork Tower for June 15, 2011

This came to us via FriendFeed – and Tumblr

“I’m starting to feel sorry for furries. I wonder why they became the geek sub-class that it’s okay to openly mock and despise? Perhaps there should be a fur acceptance movement. [via DORK TOWER, Wednesday, June 15, 2011] -http://curiocity.org/post…“

This was in response to Dork Tower posted yesterday:

Before any of you get bent out of shape, appreciate the comic for what it is.  No screaming Fursecution…

Via Charuri-Kun

With Sonic Generations coming upon us in time for the holidays, as well as 2011 being Sonic’s 20th anniversary, it’s a great time to take a look back at the franchise’s extensive history. A lot has changed in Sonic’s 20 years of breaking speed limits and smashing Badniks. The changes have been so drastic, you could even say that Classic Sonic and Modern Sonic are a part of two separate worlds. There may be some truth to that. While Modern Sonic’s world really leaves no mystery behind it, Classic Sonic has a few more skeletons in his closet: missing levels, unreleased games, and, most notably, missing and never-before-seen characters.

Read the rest at Charuri-kun

After seeing how successful Sched was for Midwest Fur Fest, and after numerous requests, Anthrocon has launched their own Sched page.

You can find the full schedule here: Anthrocon 2011 Schedule

The powers that be at AC note:

There may be some discrepancies between the Pocket
Schedule and the Sched information. Right this second, the Pocket
Schedule is considered more authoritative; Very Soon Now we will have
triple-checked our information. By the time the convention begins, we
expect that Sched will reflect the most up-to-date information. We
just didn’t want to wait to share this!

 

 

The Hidden Message in Pixar's Films:
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Not too bad of a slideshow. Some shot do make it look way too much like Mickey, and I think they should have added some more color to Oswald.

Kyell and K.M. answer questions about status in dialogue, about how to make sure your documents are as error-free as possible, and about non-verbal communication. And we take a reader's recommendation for an Italian book! Unsheathed #82 - Status, proofreading, and gay Italian motorcycle stories! It's Unsheathed!

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Section includes "Enchanted Furry Forrest"

Note: There’s an Enchanted Furry Forest on this map.

Rod Hunt worked with San Francisco based advertising agency Goodby, Silverstein & Partners illustrating their new advertising campaign “Welcome to the World of Sex” for AIDES, the first French HIV/AIDS prevention non-profit organization.

Their latest campaign aims to promote safe sex, awareness and behavioural changes through innovative and provocative imagery. Rod’s Sex Theme Park map has the tagline “The safer you play, the longer you stay” & takes a humorous & revealing approach to the world of human sexuality & safe sex.

Find the full article here: furryne.ws | Published News

Im not really a furry. I don't really consider my self as one, but i do apreciate good, tastefull art. I like anthropomorphized art mostly because of my love towards fantasy and Sci-Fi, and i just think it's cool and it fuels my immagination. But im confused....

I have noticed some sort of animosity between people who consider themselves furries and those who consider themselves anthros.

Some furries claim that anthro's are just furries in denial, while anthros claim that furries are perverted and blah, blah, blah that kind of stuff (there are perverts on both sides).

But is there any sort of difference? By definition, furries ARE anthros as the umm..... anthropomorphization is complete, and yet i still notice a difference.

Take this as an example. This is considered anthro

While this is considered furry

As i can see it, anthro's are more animal than human, while furries are more human than animal ( and many are depicted with blue, purple fur ).

Please don't flame, im just asking out of curiosity. Please post you're thought's on the whole matter.

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The International Licensing Expo, held every year in Las Vegas, is a great change to get a first look at cool upcoming new movies as various merchandise companies compete to get a chance to serve the movie studios with new character-themed lunchboxes, t-shirts, cel phone app’s and more. The folks at ComingSoon.net and Cartoon Brew recently presented a report on this year’s expo, with the latter of course mostly looking at animated films of note. Among them are two from Dreamworks, Madagasgar 3 and Rise of the Guardians, and one from Illumination, the Lorax. In Madagasgar 3, hitting theaters next June, Alex the Lion and his friends join a traveling circus in hopes of getting back to New York City. Rise of the Guardians (formerly The Guardians of Childhood) is based on an upcoming book by William Joyce (creator of Rolie Polie Olie and Meet the Robinsons). It tells the story of four childhood heroes — Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, and Jack Frost — who join forces to prevent The Boogeyman from sending the world into eternal darkness.  It’s scheduled for release in November of 2012. And of course The Lorax is based on the popular (and shamelessly controversial) children’s book by Dr. Seuss, telling the story of a forest spirit who attempts to save his home from destruction by industry. It’s coming to theaters next March from Universal Pictures.

BlazBlue‘s battle squirrel Makoto Nanaya has received a figure rendition by Freeing armed with tonfa and in a costume which leaves little to the imagination, due in October 2011.

Note: There's an Enchanted Furry Forest on this map.

Rod Hunt worked with San Francisco based advertising agency Goodby, Silverstein & Partners illustrating their new advertising campaign "Welcome to the World of Sex" for AIDES, the first French HIV/AIDS prevention non-profit organization.

Their latest campaign aims to promote safe sex, awareness and behavioural changes through innovative and provocative imagery. Rod's Sex Theme Park map has the tagline “The safer you play, the longer you stay” & takes a humorous & revealing approach to the world of human sexuality & safe sex.

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MyConbook – Where your conbook and phone collide!

MyConbook takes your pocket conbook (convention schedule, dealers list, maps and more) and sticks it in an offline app for your phone, so you never have to pull out that paper book again.

You can download MyConbook from the Android Market

 

In LulzSec’s reponse, they refer to Anonymous as /b/tards -which is not uncommon to see, but referring to them as furries and the “furry hoard” has begun to draw in some unwanted attention to furries.

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LulzSec has waged war on Anonymous. In their Tweets HERE and HERE, they mention seeing a posting on /b/ where Anonymous advised that LulzSec was being too aggressive and needed to back off on its attacks or be hunted by Anonymous.

In LulzSec’s reponse, they refer to Anonymous as /b/tards -which is not uncommon to see, but referring to them as furries and the “furry hoard” has begun to draw in some unwanted attention to furries.  Hundreds of blogs and dozens of news sites have begun reprinting the tweets from LulzSec, and broadcasting them in some news casts and podcasts.

Gizmodo

DailyTech

GamesBeat

Latest articles via Google

Since these postings, we’ve picked up new hits from several US Government IP addresses, including one coming in from the Department of Defense.

Nothing has happened for us so far, but we’re keeping an eye on things, just in case.

Related, if you have found some of your favorite gaming sites offline – like Minecraft, EVE or League of Legends, LulzSec’s DDoS attacks are responsible.  Their latest target was the CIA.

Interview from BoingBoing’s Xeni Jardain about LulzSec:

 

Author: Kyell Gold

Find the full article here: Unsheathed: K.M. Hirosaki and Kyell Gold

The contents of this Podcast may have adult language and adult themes. The content is not produced by Furry News Network, but is posted for your convenience.

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People seem to be a bit freaked out by this video thinking the lion is trying to eat the baby. I agree more with the sentiment that the lioness wants to play with the kid.

Yes sir. There's an app for people going to AnthroCon now.