Activision, Inc. announced on April 12, 2001 that it will release the next installment of the best-selling skateboarding franchise of all time, TONY HAWK'S PRO SKATER, on six platforms -- the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system, Xbox video game system, Game Boy Advance, PC, PlayStation game console and Game Boy Color.

* Friday, January 25 – Sunday, January 27, 2002. Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A.


Early Deadline: June 1, 2001

Late Deadline: October 1, 2001

In the competition at Cartoons on the Bay, Folimage’s imaginative SPUD AND THE VEGETABLE GARDEN took home three prizes. The 5th Cartoons On The Bay International Festival of Television Animation was held in Positano (Amalfi Coast), Italy from April 5 - 9. Cartoons on the Bay is the only festival in the world dedicated to television animation. The festival is an international event with awards, workshops, lectures and events centering on the ever-changing world of television animation.

* Friday, April 27- Sunday, April 29, 2001. Utica, Illinois, U.S.A.



ASIFA-Central is having its ninth annual Animators Conference and Retreat. Events include presentations, workshops, animation screenings, networking time, outdoor BBQ and a late night Animator's Bonfire! Registrations accepted onsite for the weekend or for Saturday only. Utica is located on the Illinois River, 90 miles west of Chicago (90 minutes), at I-80 near I-39 (Illinois Rte 51). For more information contact Melissa Bouwman at: Email: asifa_central@hotmail.com.

3D animator Lawrence Nimrichter has joined digital studio Spontaneous Combustion. Prior to Spontaneous, Nimrichter spent five years as an animator and technical director at Atomic Pictures in San Antonio, where he worked on commercial projects for Coca-Cola, Ford Motor Co., Corona, Sony, Televisa, Kraft, Procter & Gamble, Tecate, JC Penney, and agencies including McCann Erickson (Mexico City), JWT (Mexico City), Bromley Communications (San Antonio, TX) and Alazraki y Asociados (Mexico City), among others.

- New images and information have been posted for "(it was...)
Nothing At All", Buzzco's latest short. The film has just won 1st
prize from the Big Muddy Film Festival in Carbondale, Illinois. It
has also shown at the London Film Festival, Tricky Women Film
Festival and others. Based on an original song written by Candy Kugel
and Lanny Meyers, the film asks why is it easier to mourn the loss of
an object than the loss of a loved one. The film is traditionally

Barcelona, Spain's Acció is looking for a 2D ANIMATOR to work on
feature films. . . New York, New York's C-Traze Studios, a TV film
production company, is looking for a SALES ASSOCIATE. . . Miami,
Florida's Demand Creation, Inc. is looking for a CONTRACT ANIMATOR to
create 25 to 50 new clips per month. . . Greensburg, Pennsylvania's
DreamForge Intertainment is looking for a MODELER/TEXTURE ARTIST to
work on an action/adventure Xbox title. . . North Hollywood, California's

DIRECTV Latin America announced on Friday, April 6, 2001 the official debut of the Disney Channel to all DIRECTV subscribers in Brazil. The Disney Channel is a new, 24-hour Portuguese television network with entertainment for kids and families created specially for the Brazilian market. The Disney programming block includes exclusive and original productions, a two-hour live, daily show, movies, animated and live-action series, concerts and special events.

Cartoon Network scored the highest first-quarter prime time ratings and delivery performance of its history, landing in fourth place among all ad-supported cable networks, with a 1.7 prime household rating. The January-March '01 quarter also saw the largest net gain (177,000) in total day delivery among all ad-supported cable networks. Additionally, the network charted double-digit increases among households and all key demographics for total day rating and delivery, earning fourth place for the quarter, with a 1.1 total day rating.

* Friday, May 11, 2001. North Hollywood, California, U.S.A.