Animator goes ape over bid to kick-start island industry

By Mike Gordon

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Sep 16, 2012

~~<p>Dan Boulos wants to change the animation scene in Hawaii with a 15-minute cartoon and a talking monkey. He says why not? Everyone loves monkeys.</p>
<p>Boulos, an assistant professor of animation at the University of Hawaii's Academy for Creative Media, is using the fundraising website Kickstarter to help finish "The Amazing Mr. Chim!" because he believes the cartoon can lead to an animation studio in the islands.</p>
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Dan Boulos wants to change the animation scene in Hawaii with a 15-minute cartoon and a talking monkey. He says why not? Everyone loves monkeys.

Boulos, an assistant professor of animation at the University of Hawaii's Academy for Creative Media, is using the fundraising website Kickstarter to help finish "The Amazing Mr. Chim!" because he believes the cartoon can lead to an animation studio in the islands. Login for more...