* Thursday, May 17 – Friday, May 18, 2001. Córdoba, Argentina.

Entry Deadline: April 30, 2001

* Friday, April 20 – Sunday, April 29, 2001. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

* Saturday, March 24, 2001. Montclair, New Jersey, U.S.A.



Larry Lauria will be conducting a "hands on" interactive animation fundamentals and character design workshop. The event will be taking place at the Gibbs School. For more information contact Kara DePalma at: Tel.: (973) 744-6962 x 3037.



Want to learn more about Larry Lauria and his workshops? Then visit his Website at: Toon Institute.

* Friday, March 30 – Sunday, April 1, 2001. Stonybrook, New York, U.S.A.



I-CON is a science-fiction, fantasy and comics show. The anime program will feature dubbing workshops, guest speakers and panel discussions. This event is a student run festival and one of the largest in the northeast United States. For more information contact the convention at: Web: http://www.iconsf.org/.

* Wednesday, August 8 – Sunday, August 12, 2001. Crested Butte, Colorado, U.S.A.

Entry Deadline: March 19, 2001

Student Entry Deadline: April 30, 2001

* Saturday, March 24 – Sunday, March 25, 2001. Overland Park, Kansas, U.S.A.



Planet Comicon, a four-year-old comic/sci-fi convention, is one of the fastest growing in the country. This year's event features THE HULK's Lou Ferrigno and BATMAN's Julie Newmar. For more information contact the event at: Web: http://www.planetcomicon.com/

* Wednesday, May 2, 2001. Santa Monica, California, U.S.A.

Entry Deadline: April 11, 2001

Gobbling up the competition, HANNIBAL dined atop the box office charts in a host of new countries. In France, the cannibalistic cavalcade collected an impressive US$6.23 million in its debut. VERTICAL LIMIT climbed into fifth with a gross of $1.46 million, lifting its French cume to $4.35 million. In sixth, 102 DALMATIANS collared another $1.38 million, raising its French cume to $13.51 million. In Mexico, HANNIBAL premiered in first with an amazing ticket-take of $2.71 million. At #5, RED PLANET dusted off $390,792, growing its Mexican cume to $1.04 million.

* Saturday, March 17, 2001. Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.



Larry Lauria will be conducting a "hands on" interactive animation fundamentals and character design workshop. The event will be taking place at the International Academy of Design and Technology. For more information contact Tom Brooks at: Tel.: (407) 857-2300.



Want to learn more about Larry Lauria and his workshops? Then visit his Website, Toon Institute.

* Wednesday, March 14 and Wednesday, March 21, 2001. Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.

Saturday, April 14, 2001. Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A.

Saturday, April 21, 2001. Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.