"Knowing and Understanding in 3-D"--Three-D, now available on the Web, is a supplemental instrument for Internet surfing. Whether educative or fun, 3-D (on or offline) is a form of exploration and discovery into our world of knowledge: medicine, archeology, and museum technology were the examples elaborated on. Presentations by: Fabio Pettinati (Apple, USA), Jack Lancaster (Research Imaging Center, USA), Christian Laroche (Ecole Française d'Athènes, Greece) & Guillaume Thibault (EDF, France), Emmanuel Forsans (Cryo Interactive Entertainment, France), Dennis Cosgrove (University of Virginia, USA), Delle Maxwell (Silicon Graphics, USA). "Subtle and Spectacular Effects"--An annual favorite at Imagina, this session is devoted to special effects in movies: obvious effects that result in the invention of the most unimaginable creatures, or invisible effects that render the scene in all its realistic splendor. Presentations by: Jan Kounen (director) & Rodolphe Chabrier (Mac Guff Ligne, France) for the feature movie Le Dobermann (director Jan Kounen), Kelley Ray (Sony Pictures Imageworks, USA) for the feature movie The Craft (director Andrew Fleming), Stefen Fangmeier (Industrial Light & Magic, USA) for the feature movie Twister (director Jan De Bont), Valérie Delahaye (Digital Domain, USA), Antoine Simkine (Duboi, France) for the feature movies Mordbüro (director Lionel Kopp) and Didier (director Alain Chabat), Mike Boudry (Computer Film Company, UK).

Tomb Raider, a game from Gidos Interactive.	The Green Man, by Jodi Whitsel (Texas A&M University Visualization Lab)

The Professional Exhibition
This year there were about 100 participants, of which I would like to point out the following:
Graphic workstation manufacturers: Digital Equipment, Intergraph, SiliconGraphics.
Two-D and 3-D software publishers: Alias Wavefront, Animation Science Corp. Autodesk, Discreet Logic, Softimage.
Three-D object database publishers: Rem Infografica, Viewpoint DataLabs;
Suppliers of motion capture systems: Motion Analysis Corp., Qualisys AB.
Hardware suppliers&nbsp: Barco, Tektonix Theta Scan.
Regional and institutional companies: ElectricitÈ de France ( EDF), VallÈe de l'Image (The Regional Council of Burgundy);
TV stations: Canal +.

Pixel-INA Awards
More than 500 works from almost 30 countries were entered in this competition. The Imagina jury selected 67 works to be screened, representing the production of 25 different countries.

Jury Prizes
Grand Prix Imagina: Joe's Apartment: Funky Towel by Jon Payson and Chris Wedge (Blue Sky Studios), USA.
Media Prize for Best European Creation: Superstition by Ray Spencer and Sylvain Delaine (New Wave International/Movida), Belgium.
Special Jury Mention: Tian An Men by Buf Compagnie, Pasquale Croce & Arnaud Lamorlette (Buf Compagnie), France.
3-DAnimation: Mars Attacks by Tim Burton and Industrial Light & Magic (Tim Burton/Larry Franco), USA.