Seth MacFarlane to host Elan Awards

Seth MacFarlane, creator of well-known hit animated series Family Guy and American Dad, has been named the host of the 2nd Annual Elan Awards Show scheduled to perform on February 15, 2008 at The Centre in Vancouver for the Performing Arts.

“I am extremely excited to be hosting the 2nd Annual Elan Awards. I am, of course, heavily involved in animation, and gaming seems to be the wave of the future,” said MacFarlane in a press release posted by the Canadian Awards for the Electronic and Animated Arts (CAEAA), then joked, “but most of all, I’m excited to purchase inexpensive prescription drugs and smuggle them back into the United States.”

The announcement was made today (January 7, 2008) by the producers of CAEAA, event partners (which include Ernest & Young, Electronic Arts (EA) Autodesk, N-GAGE by NOKIA) and by the Government of British Columbia.

The CAEAA’s Elan Awards are given to Video Game development and Animation industry talent. The Elans are awarded to otherwise behind-the-scenes individuals in the industry are are given for exceptional talents in much the same way Hollywood awards their actors with an Oscar.

Tickets for the event go on sale today and can be purchased online at The Elans official website.

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