You can now download a clip from ACCELERATED EARTH, taken from
Stephen X. Arthur's latest National Film Board of Canada film series.
The clip is from FILM #1, the break-up of the supercontinent Pangea
and the birth of the Atlantic ocean, from about 230 million to 160
million years ago, at a time-lapse speed of seven million years per
second of screen time. The film clip was directed by Stephen X.
Arthur, produced by George Johnson, modelled, animated and composited

Salt Lake City, Utah's Acclaim Studios Salt Lake is looking for a
CHARACTER ANIMATOR ... Kirkland, Washington's Big Fish Promotions is
looking for a SR. SOFTWARE ENGINEER ... New York, New York's Blue's
Clues is looking for a POST PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT COORDINATOR ...
Toronto, Canada's Cuppa Coffee Animation is looking for a PRODUCER ...
Century City, California's EMA Multimedia, Inc. is looking for a WEB
DESIGNER ... Halifax, Canada's Fatkat Animation Studios is looking for
an ANIMATION / INTERACTIVE (FLASH) SCRIPTWRITER ... San Rafael,

George Port has joined Whamo as their new head of business development, the company recently reported. With the recent rapid expansion of Whamo, which includes the opening of an office in Spain as well as the establishment of partnerships with Canada's Cambium Entertainment and Australia's Burbank Animation Studios, company president Joseph Szew opted to bring in Port. According to Szew, "We need someone who will be able to help us manage the company's aggressive strategy and growth.

Sesame Workshop's TINY PLANETS is in final negotiations to be aired on Italy's largest commercial broadcaster Mediatrade's channels. TINY PLANETS is a CGI animated educational comic adventure series for 3 to 5 year olds. A co-production with Pepper's Ghost Productions, the show follows Bing and Bong as they explore the worlds of their solar system such as the planets of light and color, sound, technology, stuff, self and nature through a space aged couch.

CineGroupe has recently announced that production has started on 26
episodes of WHAT'S WITH ANDY, a new half-hour animated series set to
premier Fall, 2001 on Canada's TELETOON and the Fox Family Channel in
the U.S. The series, based on the "Just…" series of books written by
Andy Griffith, chronicles the life of teenager Andy Larkin, a
self-proclaimed master prankster whose goal is to be the greatest
practical joker in the world, though his schemes backfire every time.
Realized primarily in 2D animation, the series also incorporates a

* Thursday, April 19, 2001. Hollywood, California, U.S.A.

* Wednesday, March 14, 2001. Burbank, California, U.S.A.

* Thursday, April 12, Westwood, California, U.S.A.



The Women In Animation Writers' Group will hold the next session of their Seminar Series at Saban Entertainment at 7:30 pm. Topic: The Animation Script. RSVP required to Jean Ann Wright. E-mail: jjwright@gte.net or phone: 818-360-8321.



Learn more about Women In Animation by visiting their Website at womeninanimation.org.

Beverly Hills, California's Batia and Aleeza, Inc. are looking for a WEB SITE DESIGNER...Bangalore, India's E-3Dimensions is seeking a CHARACTER ANIMATION EXPERT ON MAYA...

The 5th edition of Cartoons On The Bay, International Festival of Television Animation, will be held in Positano (Amalfi Coast), Italy, April 5-9, 2001. Cartoons on the Bay is the only festival in the world solely dedicated to television animation. Promoted by Rai Radiotelevisione Italiana and conceived and organized by Rai Trade, the festival is an international event with awards, workshops, lectures and events centering on the ever-changing world of television animation.