Nearly 900 members of the animation industry and the general public
attended the 27th Annual Annie Awards, Saturday, November 6 at the Alex
Theatre in Glendale, California, USA. The awards ceremony, presented by
ASIFA-Hollywood, The International Animated Film Society, honors animation
achievement within film, television, commercials, home videos and
interactive productions. Rob Paulsen and Maurice LaMarche, the voices of
Pinky and the Brain from the Warner Bros. hit show, were co-hosts of a

Four hundred guests crowded the second floor theatre at the Chicago
Cultural Center, Sunday, October 24, for the 1999 Gala Awards Ceremony and
Closing Night Party of the 16th annual Chicago International Children's
Film Festival. The following awards for animated films were given out:


Children's Jury Prizes - Feature Films and Videos - Animation


1st Prize, KIRIKOU AND THE SORCERESS by Michel Ocelot (France)


2nd Prize, ANNE FRANK'S DIARY by Julian Wolff (France, Ireland, UK,
Netherlands)

OLAF OLAFSSON has been named vice chairman of TIME WARNER DIGITAL MEDIA.
Olafsson's appointment becomes effective November 15. Olafsson will work
with Michael Pepe, president and chief operating officer of Time Warner
Digital Media, and the rest of the management team at Time Warner Digital
Media to continue developing strategic business plans for Time Warner's
diverse digital media businesses and identifying emerging growth
opportunities for the company in the digital realm. Olafsson joins Time

The School of Visual Arts (SVA) presents the seventh annual New York
Digital Salon, an international juried showcase of computer-generated
artwork. Computer animation screenings will be shown at the SVA
Amphitheatre and the exhibit takes place in the School's Visual Arts
Museum, both located at 209 East 23rd Street. The event takes place Monday,
November 8 in New York, New York, USA. For more information and to view
work on-line, visit www.sva.edu/salon.

New York University hosts a symposium on The National Film Board of Canada
in honor of the NFB's 60th anniversary. The event takes place Thursday,
November 11 - Sunday, November 14 in New York, New York, USA. For more
information Tel. (212) 596-1660.

The 2nd Annual Worldfest-Flagstaff International Film Festival. Worldfest,
which has been held in Houston for 32 years and additionally in Charleston,
South Carolina for five years, takes place in Flagstaff, Arizona, the
festival's second appearance there. The festival's focus is on independent
works that have not yet been picked up for distribution. The wide
competition program features eight animation categories and several others,
which may accept animated works, such as "computer generated/mixed media."

ASIFA-Hollywood and Glendale Community College present the
Fourth Annual Lecture Series on "Production Management" with guest speaker,
Kellie-Bea Cooper. Cooper, Production Manager at Phil Roman Entertainment,
has produced award winning independent shorts in both traditional animation
and computer animation which have been featured by SIGGRAPH. She has also
worked with several studios including Jim Henson Interactive and Warner
Brothers. Her background includes work in live action, interactive, Web,

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presents the National Film
Board of Canada's 60th Anniversary Animation Celebration. The Academy is
located at 8949 Wilshire Blvd. The event takes place Thursday, November 18,
8 pm. Beverly Hills, California, USA. For more information Tel. (310)
247-3000.

The Walt Disney Company and the Hong Kong SAR Government have reached an
agreement for a proposed Hong Kong Disneyland, a theme park development to
be built as the anchor of a tourism center on Lantau Island. Overlooking
the water at Penny's Bay, and on a main transit route from the new Hong
Kong International Airport, the project will make Lantau Island a
world-class tourist destination and take advantage of the location's easy
access by rail, highway and ferry to attract guests to the Park. Currently

The Women In Animation Shorts Fest 2 is a showcase for short animated
films made by WIA members and other filmmakers from around the world. This
evening's program includes LIFE, the hilarious new animated jam session
from Mo Willems and 32 other animators from New York, including Tissa
David, George Griffin, Yvette Kaplan, Candy Kugel and Bill Plympton.
Admission is FREE and open to the public. The event takes place Friday,
November 12, 1999 at 7:00 pm at Santa Monica College, Academy of