Our August issue, Internet And Compuer Animation, features a

number of special articles. In the Internet animation section we

feature a theoretical look at what might have happened if animation

legends such as Tex Avery had the freedom of the Internet at their

disposal. Martin "Dr. Toon" Goodman sends that one our way.

Plus, we have professionals currently working in the

Internet animation field give you tips on the latest equipment and

* Sunday, July 23 – Saturday, July 28, 2000. New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.

Last week, we announced that our first participants in the AWN

Animator Affiliate Program are Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbes,

directors of the amazing "When The Day Breaks," which won Annecy

1999's Grand Prix and Cannes' Palm D'Or for Short Film. Now, you can

download the complete program application packet, which includes all

the specifics you need to find out how you can participate as well.

All you need is Adobe Acrobat to read and print out the materials.

Station X Studios’ Project: Messiah 3D animation development team, composed of Station X president and co-founder Fori Owurowa, Station X co-founder Dan Milling and software developer Lyle Milton, have spawned a new Santa Monica-based visual effects production facility. The yet-to-be-named new company’s business plan is to enhance and expand the character animation tools introduced with Project: Messiah at SIGGRAPH 99. The new production house will keep close ties to Station X and the three principals will remain shareholders.

* Monday, June 5 - Wednesday, June 7, 2000. Annecy, France.

Alias|Wavefront announced this week that the fifth major release of their Maya next-generation animation software will feature a universal rendering policy that enables Maya Complete and Maya Unlimited to "float" the Maya Batch Renderer across any number of machines. This new announcement furthers Alias|Wavefront's aim at synergy between all of Maya's tools throughout the production and post-production process and Alias|Wavefront's earlier announcement that Maya 3 will feature a new Trax compositing system further backs up this position.

* Friday, April 28 - Saturday, April 29, 2000. Glendale, California, U.S.A.

Walt Disney and Pixar have yet another trophy on their mantle, this time

it's the grand prix at Imagina 2000. The computer conference and festival,

which started in Monaco on January 31 and then continued in Paris on

February 2, finishing Friday, February 4, is often referred to as the

European equivalent to SIGGRAPH. The events in Monaco included the "Prix

Pixel-INA" awards competition, the Innovation Space, and various

conferences and panel discussions such as "2D/3D Animation," a discussion

In this new issue #18:
Cover Story: "Return to Pepperland" by Andrew
Osmond. Features: Multiplying the Monster; Newsreel: What's New in
Toontown; Festival Watch: SIGGRAPH '99, The Montreal World Film Festival,
TDIF '99, SAFO '99, and Animart; Doin' It on the Low End: Painting Frames;
Women in Animation: On a Roll: NFB Film Keeps Pleasing Jurys; Short and
Sweet; Education: Training on the Right Side of the Brain; Cartoons:
Spliced; In Progress: Bully Dance, A Monster's Calling and Ho-Ho-Ho;

The Imagina computer conference and festival is often referred to as the
European equivalent to SIGGRAPH. For its 19th edition, in keeping with
tradition, the event will start in Monaco, January 31-February 2, 2000, but
will then continue in Paris February 2-4, 2000 with the exhibition of new
industrial developments and technologies. The events in Monaco include the
"Prix Pixel-INA" awards competition, the Innovation Space, and various
conferences and panel discussions such as "2D/3D Animation," a discussion