The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced the nominees for the 4th Annual
BAFTA Children's Awards. The Awards "honour the variety, richness and
excellence of British television for the young audience." This year's
Animation category nominees are: THE BEAR (Channel 4/TV Cartoons Ltd.),
BYBS (S4C/Griffilms), THE FIRST SNOW OF WINTER (BBC1/Hibbert Ralph
Entertainment), and SPOT (BBC1/King Rollo Films). Additionally, two of the
four nominees for the Children's Feature Film are animated: A BUG'S LIFE

The fourth edition of The Animated Castles film festival took place September 29 - October 3 in Rome,
Italy. Here are this year's winners:


Grand Prize "I Castelli Animati":

AU BOUT DU MONDE by Konstantin Bronzit, Russia.


Special Jury Prize:

EUROPE & ITALY by Bruno Bozzetto, Italy.


Prize For The Best Debut Short Film:

MIGRATIONS by Constantin Chamski, France.


Prize For The Best European Short Film:

3 MISSES by Paul Driessen, Netherlands.


Special Audience Prize:

The 2nd Matita International Animation Film Festival was held September 23
- 26 in Guardiagrele, Italy. The jury consisted of Jury President Giulio
Cingoli (producer and director), Milan, Italy; Piotr Dumala (director,
animator, and teacher at the Film School of Lodz), Warsaw, Poland; Ruth
Lingford (director, animator, and teacher at the Royal College of Arts and
National Film & Television School of London), London, UK; Laura Ruggeri
(student at the International Academy of Image, Lanterna Magica), L'Aquila,

Every year since 1991, the organization CARTOON, with the support of the
MEDIA program of the European Union, selects one European short animated
film as the "Cartoon d'Or," or "best European animation film." This year's
winner, announced at the Cartoon Forum in Corboda, Spain (September 22-26),
is MIGRATIONS by Constantin Chamski (France). The 4-minute CGI film is
distributed by France-based Heure Exquise! where it was also produced. This
year's other nominees were L'ARME DU CROCODILE by Eric Blesin (Belgium), EL

Antran Manoogian, President of the International Animated
Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, has announced the nominees for the 27th Annual Annie Awards, ASIFA-Hollywood’s honoring of the best in animation. THE IRON GIANT leads the list of nominees with fifteen nominations, including best feature. The final winners will be presented with their awards at the Annie Awards Ceremony to be held at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, California on Saturday, November 6, at 7 pm. For more information about the event and tickets call (818) 842-8330.

The Fantoche International Animation
Festival, which was held August 31-September 5 in Baden/Zurich,
Switzerland, has announced its award winners. The jury, which was comprised
of Linda Simensky (USA), Pierre Hébert (Canada), Michail Aldashin (Russia),
Franziska Oliver (CH) and Frédéric Maire (CH), awarded the following prizes:


First Prize 'Best Film'

MAJOR'S NOSE by Michail Lisowoi


Second Prize 'High Risk'

GRACE by Lorelei Pepi


Third Prize 'Encouragement-Prize'

At the 53rd Edinburgh International Film Festival, which ran August 15-29,
The 10th Post Office McLaren Award for the Best British Animation was won
by Tim Hope for THE WOLFMAN. The award is named in honor of the great
Scottish experimental animator, Norman McLaren. The competition was judged
by a panel of six previous winners of the McLaren Award, including Ged
Haney, Phil Mulloy, Tim Webb and Sue MacLoughlin. Animation Director Bob
Godfrey accepted the award and a check on behalf of the winner from the

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences awarded the Emmy in the category
for outstanding animated programs up to an hour in length to Fox's KING OF
THE HILL ("And They Call It Bobby Love"). In winning its first Emmy in this
category, KING OF THE HILL beat out fellow Fox toons THE SIMPSONS, FUTURAMA
and THE PJS as well as Cartoon Network's THE POWERPUFF GIRLS. HBO's TODD
MCFARLANE'S SPAWN took the honor for outstanding animated program over an
hour. UPN's DILBERT won the award for main title design. The Emmy for

ITS, a Vienna, Virginia-based trade association of the post-production
industry, has announced the winners of the 1999 International Monitor
Awards. "The Awards recognize artists who have successfully mastered the
synthesis of creativity and technology. It is the highest recognition for
outstanding production and post-production," says Ruth Roland, Chairman of
the 20th Annual International Awards. This year's animation related winners
were:


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Gary Albright, vice president of creative services and off air promotions
for Atlanta, Georgia-based Cartoon Network, has awarded The Classical
Animation Society of the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) a $500
grant on behalf of Cartoon Network. The society will use the money to help
fund its activitites such as last February's MULAN Event which included a
screening of Disney's MULAN, clips of various stages of animated scenes,
and a workshop in layout design by Disney artist Bill Hodman. The Classical