Join the Scooby Doo Birthday Celebration Party Cruise and celebrate Scooby
Doo's 30th Anniversary. The cruise takes place Sunday, September 12, 2 pm
aboard the M.V. Tiki and sets off from Fun Zone Boat Company, located near
the end of the Balboa Peninsula in California, USA. R.S.V.P. to
mfadanes@cataroo.com. Also, for more information, including directions,
visit pweb.netcom.com/~cataroo/events.html.

The Animated Castles festival is an international animation festival in the
form of a show. All events, including the international competition and the
Italian competition of short films, the conferences, round tables,
interviews and previews, are presented in one big venue. This year, the
festival pays tribute to Marv Newland, Joanna Quinn, Carlos Trillo and
Roberto Gavioli. For more information contact The Animated Castles, c/o
Consorzio Imprese Castelli Romani, Corso Gramsci 110, 00045 Genzano, Rome,

The Annual Cartoon Forum is organized by the European Association for
Animated Films. This year the forum focuses on TV animation. Also, one of
six European short films will be awarded the Cartoon d'Or 1999. The event
takes place Wednesday, September 22 - Sunday, September 26 in Cordoba,
Spain. For more information contact AEFA Cartoon, Boulevard Lambermont,
4181030 Brussels, Belgium. Tel: + 32 2 245 12 00; or Fax: + 32 2 245 46 89.

The September edition of Hollywood Shorts, a monthly short film series for
live-action and, occasionally, animation, takes place Sunday, September 12
at various venues throughout the Los Angeles area, and on the web. For more
information visit www.lalive.com/hollywoodshorts.

The Women In Animation Writers Group presents guest speaker Lydia Marano,
whose credits include GARGOYLES, SPIDER-MAN, PHANTOM 2040, CONAN AND THE
YOUNG WARRIORS, and RESCUE RANGERS. The event takes place Thursday,
September 9, 7:30 pm. at Saban Entertainment, 10960 Wilshire Blvd. at the
corner of Midvale in Westwood, California, USA. The admission fee is $5.00.
RSVP: Karla Parker at karlaparker@earthlink.net, or Jean Wright
at (818) 360-8321.

The 6th Multimedia International Market (MIM) takes place September 15-17
in Montreal, Canada. The tradeshow includes the International Golden MIMs
competition which will award prizes for the best CD-Rom, Web Sites and
Others (Business Solutions, Multimedia Software, Special Effects). For more
information Tel. (514) 288 3931, Fax: (514) 288 0641, or E-mail:
info@mim.qc.ca. Also visit www.mim.qc.ca.

Bring the family to meet Scooby-Doo and investigate the arts while
listening to music at Beverly Hills children's bookstore, Storyopolis.
Scooby-Doo will be available for photos, and while listening to the Kid
Rhino audio release, SCOOBY-DOO AND THE WITCH'S GHOST (which ties in with
the direct to video title which is due out on October 5), the kids can
participate in arts and crafts, interactive storytelling, and a raffle with
prizes where everyone is a winner. (The participation fee for the arts and

Women In Animation Shorts Fest I is a showcase for short animated films
made by Women In Animation members and other filmmakers from around the
world. This evening's program includes films by Suzanne Franzel (Germany),
Jaime Levy (USA), and Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis (Canada). It takes
place Friday, September 10, 7 pm at Santa Monica, California, USA.at Santa
Monica College, Academy of Entertainment and Technology, 1440 Stewart
Street, (by Olympic and 26th). Admission is free and open to the public.

Matt Groening, creator of THE SIMPSONS and FUTURAMA, will speak at the 1999
Portland Creative Conference. He will join Eugenio Zanetti, production
designer for WHAT DREAMS MAY COME, Disney producer Don Hahn, and nationally
syndicated cartoonist John Callahan. The Conference includes speaker
presentations, panel discussions, sneak preview film screenings, an opening
night kick-off celebration, and a closing night wrap party, and runs
September 16 through 18 at the Portland Center for the Performing Arts. The

Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) will host a two month
animation festival. These are the scheduled events.


Saturday, July 10, 5 pm. John Canemaker will show and talk about a century
of animation. The event is free.


Saturday, July 10, 8 pm. "The Birth of Walt Disney Pictures' DINOSAUR"
presents a behind the scenes look at the work-in-progress.


Thursday, July 15, 8 pm. "The Making of MONSTERS OF GRACE" with Jeff
Kleiser and Diana Walczak will explore the challenges of their