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

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

* Wednesday, June 21 – Sunday, June 25, 2000. Zagreb, Croatia.

* Friday, May 19 – Sunday, May 21, 2000. Bristol, U.K.

* Thursday, May 11 – Friday, May 12, 2000. North Hollywood, Calfornia, U.S.A.





The California Institute of the Arts, School of Film/Video is holding Showcase 2000, a chance for students to screen their films and videos. Films in character animation will be shown on May 11 at 9pm and experimental animation films will be shown on May 12 at 8pm. The event will be held at the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, 5230 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood. For more information call Tel.: (661) 253-7818.

* Monday, June 5 – Saturday, June 10, 2000. Annecy, France.

* Saturday, July 1, 2000. Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

* Friday, June 9 – Sunday, June 11, 2000. Suntec City, Singapore.

On Tuesday, May 2, 2000, Swatch, a world leading watch producer, and AtomFilms, a leader in Internet entertainment, announced a partnership to seek independent creative talent for an animated Swatch "Internet Time" ad campaign. The jointly organized competition is open to Flash animators from around the globe. Winners will help Swatch develop an Internet communication campaign. Peter Fonda, two-time Academy Award nominee, will join Swatch and AtomFilms as one of the advisory judges for the contest.

* Tuesday, May 30 - Sunday, June 4, 2000. Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.