On the other hand, Maureen Furniss takes a leisurely look at the pleasures of Zagreb 96, highlighting the prize winners and the festival's innovative use of the Internet.

Finally, William Moritz gives his considered (and at times argumentative) opinions on Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise's latest feature effort, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, while Frankie Kowalski's Desert Island series provides a peek at some top ten picks from four filmmakers whose works graced the 1984 Olympiad of Animation.

Letters to the Editor
Being an editor of an Internet magazine can sometimes be a lonely thing. Somehow, hit reports don't quite have the same sex appeal as seeing people actually looking at your journal at the local newsstand (and even plunking down a few dollars to buy it). But like print journals, one of the ultimate compliments is getting those letters to the editor, which can often make all the effort that goes into something like Animation World Magazine very much worthwhile.

Thus, I would like to invite you to take some time to email (or even write us) about your thoughts about what appears in these "pages" (or think should appear), which we will start gathering and publish in a regular "Letters to the Editor" section starting next month. (Or, if you feel more comfortable, feel free to make your thoughts known on the Discussion Forum on the Animation World Network.)

Harvey Deneroff
harvey@awn.com
Editor-In-Chief
Animation World Magazine