BURBANK, CA Applications are now being accepted for the Warner Bros. Animation/Hanna-Barbera Scholarship, an annual award given to a graduating high school senior enrolling in a college, university or trade school to study animation.
This is the second Warner Bros. Animation/Hanna-Barbera Animation Scholarship, which was created this year in honor of the late Bill Hanna and Joseph Barbera, and the great animation legacy of both Hanna-Barbera Studios and Warner Bros. Animation. Hanna passed away in March 2001, and Barbera died in December 2006. Los Angeles County High School for the Arts graduate Kris Anka was the recipient of the inaugural award. He is presently attending California Institute of the Arts.
Each cash scholarship is for $10,000, disbursed annually in equal amounts over the course of enrollment. Applicants are evaluated on a number of criteria, including their passion and talent for a career in animation and demonstrated financial need. A minimum GPA of 3.0 upon graduation is required. In addition to the annual disbursement, the scholarship winner will be offered four consecutive, paid summer internships at Warner Bros. Animation in Burbank while in college.
Applicants must complete the Warner Bros. Hanna-Barbera Animation Scholarship application and return along with support materials no later than 5:00 pm on the first Monday of February. Short-listed applicants may be asked to complete a short interview. The winner will be notified in early March 2008.
Applications and more information can be obtained via email to or at www.warnerbros.com
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. is a global leader in the creation, production, distribution, licensing and marketing of all forms of entertainment. Warner Bros., a Time Warner Company, stands at the forefront of every aspect of the entertainment industry, from feature films to television, home video/DVD, animation, comic books, interactive entertainment and games, product and brand licensing, international cinemas and broadcasting.
Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) has been producing award-winning original animation since 1930, when it released its first cartoon, ³Sinkin¹ in the Bathtub.² Since then, WBA¹s characters have set the standard for innovative, quality animation. Producing for network and cable television, online, home entertainment and feature films both domestically and internationally, WBA is highly respected for its creative and technical excellence, as well as maintaining the studio¹s rich cartoon heritage. WBA also oversees the creative use of, and production of animated programming based on classic animated characters from the Hanna-Barbera and DC Comics libraries. WBA is one of the most honored animation studios in history, garnering a grand total of six Academy Awards®, 35 Emmy® Awards, the George Foster Peabody Award, an Environmental Media Award, a Parents¹ Choice Award, a Humanitas Award, two Prism Awards and 20 Annie Awards.
