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.

* Thursday, December 6 – Sunday, December 9, 2001. Telluride, Colorado, U.S.A.

Early Entry Deadline: March 31, 2001

* Wednesday, March 21, 2001. Burbank, California, U.S.A.



ASIFA-Hollywood is holding their monthly membership meeting. The event will screen new animations, sneak previews, members' commercials and personal films. Refreshments will be provided and admission is free for members. The event will begin at 7:30 pm. For more information contact ASIFA-Hollywood at: 721 S. Victory Blvd., Burbank, California 91502, U.S.A.; Tel.: (818) 842-8330; or Web: www.asifa-hollywood.org.

MIP TV (April 2-6, 2001, Cannes, France) is one of the premiere television conferences and markets in the world. The six-day event brings together production companies and distributors from all over the globe. The conference includes a vast array of panels and round-table discussions with some of the world's top professionals. MIP TV 2000 scored a hit with over 11,000 participants, representing 2,776 companies from 100 countries. The countries most represented in terms of stands were: France, US, UK, Canada and Germany.

* Thursday, July 12 – Sunday, July 22, 2001. Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

Earlybird Entry Deadline: April 13, 2001

Final Entry Deadline: May 11, 2001

* Thursday, April 19 – Thursday, May 3, 2001. San Francisco, California, U.S.A.

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

Entry Deadline: April 30, 2001

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

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 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.