* Wednesdays from May 24 - December 13, 2000. Glendale, California, U.S.A.


ASIFA-Hollywood and Glendale Community College are offering life-drawing workshops. The workshop offers live models in pose from one to fifteen minutes in duration, about forty poses per session. Professional assistance is available from the workshop supervisor. The classes run from 7 to 10 pm. The price is US$10 for the public and $7 for ASIFA-Hollywood members. For more information contact ASIFA-Hollywood at Tel.: (818) 842-8330.

* Friday, June 23 - Thursday, June 29, 2000. Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

* Thursday, June 1 - Monday, June 26, 2000. New York, New York, U.S.A.

TAIS member Cathy Schmidt will be giving a demonstration of Flash

Animation on Thursday, May 25, 2000 at 7:30 p.m. at the InterAccess

Electronic Media Arts Centre, in Toronto, Canada. Admission is free

for TAIS members, everyone else CA$10.00. Seating is limited and

participants must register by sending an e-mail to Cathy at

nomads@accessv.com. TAIS also presents "Timing For Animation" with

Greg Duffell. The event will take place on June 7, 2000 at 8:00 p.m

Anima Mundi Web is Brazil's international animation Web competition.

The event is open to all countries and work must be in Flash and gif

formats. The festival will pre-select 20 animations and an

international jury will vote for the winners. The international jury

will consist of the people that have registered on the Anima Mundi

Festival Web site. The deadline for entries is June 1, 2000. The

winners will be announced on the closing night of the Anima Mundi

May means "Recruiting & Jobs" at Animation World Magazine. Check out

these special feature articles:





- Tom Sito, M.P.S.C. 839 President, Answers The Tough Questions

With all the hubbub recently in Los Angeles about artists being out

of work, runaway productions and the well attended PBS affiliate

station picket, Heather Kenyon sat down with Tom Sito to talk...





- Picketing In Front of PBS! Just Blame It On Canada?

The Second Annual Ajijic Festival de Cine is inviting both students as well as professionals to submit their entries in the categories of animation, documentaries, independent and studio produced feature films, short subjects and screenplays. The event will be held in Ajijic, Mexico from Wednesday, November 8 to Sunday, November 12, 2000. "The emphasis of this festival as it was with our inaugural effort last year, will be the celebration, discovery and recognition of talent from around the world," said James E. Lloyd, Chairman of the Festival's Board of Directors.

* Friday, April 7 – Thursday, May 25, 2000. Montpelier, Maryland, U.S.A.

Anima Mundi Web is Brazil's international animation Web competition. The event is open to all countries and work must be in Flash and gif formats. The festival will pre-select 20 animations and an international jury will vote for the winners. The international jury will consist of the people that have registered on the Anima Mundi Festival Web site. The winners will be announced on the closing night of the Anima Mundi Festival in Rio de Janeiro on July 23. The deadline for entries is June 1, 2000. For judging go to www.animamundiweb.com.br.

* Tuesday, May 16 – Saturday, June 17, 2000. New York, New York, U.S.A.