A program of the best in new animation, curated and presented by Ron
Diamond of Animation World Network and Acme Filmworks, Inc., will be
touring Los Angeles and the Bay area next week. In addition to
presentations at the major studios, various FREE PUBLIC SCREENINGS are
scheduled: San-Francisco on Sunday, November 21 at 11 am at the Red Vic
Movie House, 1727 Haight St., hosted by ASIFA-San Francisco; and in
Cupertino at De Anza College, and Los Angeles on Saturday, November 20,

Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis' short film, "When The Day Breaks" won the
Grand Prize (Goldene Taube) at the 42nd International Leipzig Festival for
Documentary & Animated Films (Germany). This recent award is just another
accolade in "When The Day Breaks'" dazzling international career, which
started with the Palme d'Or for best short film at the 52nd Cannes
International Film Festival in Cannes, France, last June. "When The Day
Breaks" also won the coveted Grand Prix for best animated short film at

* Wednesday, November 24- Saturday, November 27, 1999. Valenciennes, France.


European Gathering of Young Digital Creation highlights the technologies of the future and purposes a realistic look at the jobs of tomorrow. The four day gathering will feature conferences, round table discussions, and screenings of the best digital work and three-dimensional films. The event is sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Valenciennes in association with Supinfocom.

* Tuesday, November 16 - Thursday, November 18. London, England.

Four hundred guests crowded the second floor theatre at the Chicago
Cultural Center, Sunday, October 24, for the 1999 Gala Awards Ceremony and
Closing Night Party of the 16th annual Chicago International Children's
Film Festival. The following awards for animated films were given out:


Children's Jury Prizes - Feature Films and Videos - Animation


1st Prize, KIRIKOU AND THE SORCERESS by Michel Ocelot (France)


2nd Prize, ANNE FRANK'S DIARY by Julian Wolff (France, Ireland, UK,
Netherlands)

The 10th International Trickfilm Festival takes place in Stuttgart, Germany
from March 16 - 21, 2000. The entry deadline is December 1, 1999. The
International Competition will present the best animated productions from
the past two years. More than 500 films will be screened at the festival.
The Best of Animation includes a selection of the most interesting films in
the history of artistic, animated film. Young Animation is a competition
featuring animated films from schools and colleges. The festival will also

November is another packed, globe trotting issue as Animation World takes a
look at the exciting arena of animated feature films. Heikki Jokinen
reveals the health of the European feature market and its high hopes for
the future. Ilene Gannaway takes us inside the production of Sony
Imageworks' next wower, "Stuart Little." From story to technical
innovations, Ilene gives us the inside scoop on how Imageworks is turning a
CGI mouse, into one of the family. Andrew Osmond debates whether or not

Los Angeles, California-based Iwerks Entertainment, which specializes in
high-tech entertainment systems, support services and film-based software
for Giant Screen, ride simulation and specialty venue attractions, recently
opened a sales and support office in London, England. The office, which is
located at 59 South Audley Street, will be led by John Schreiner, Vice
President, Managing Director for Europe. The company is in the midst of a
European growth period that has included the addition of Iwerks Extreme

The Tampere 30th International Short Film Festival takes place in Tampere,
Finland from March 8 - 12, 2000. Entry deadline is December 7, 1999. As the
biggest short film event in Northern Europe, the Tampere Festival features
80 screenings, a film market, and seminars. For more information contact:
Tampere International Short Film Festival, Box 305, FIN-33101, Tampere,
Finland; Tel. + 358-3-213 003; Fax: + 358-3-223 0121; or E-mail:
film.festival@tt.tampere.fi. Also visit www.tampere.fi/festival/film.

DreamWorks SKG, the company behind "The Prince Of Egypt," and distributor
of PDI's "Antz," has expressed their pleasure with England-based Aardman
Animations' forthcoming feature "Chicken Run," by signing the Peter
Lord/David Sproxton/Nick Park company to a four feature deal. Set to be
released June 23, 2000 in the US, "Chicken Run" is a stop-motion animated
comedy feature about two chickens, Rocky and Ginger, and their attempt at a
"prisoner of war"-type escape from a farm in the 1950s. The film is