Women In Animation Writers Roundtable. Have voice-over artists read your
script and give you feedback. You must call and schedule your script to
have it read. The event takes place at the Klasky Csupo studio at 1258 N.
Highland Ave. in Hollywood, California, USA on Thursday, August 26, 7-9 pm.
For more information contact Sybil Baker by E-mail: scrybble@juno.com, or
Tel. (626) 798-1523.


The Women In Animation Production Group meets the 1st Monday of each month

The 1999 Golden Marble Awards show and conference program is a multi-track
large-scale event aimed at professionals who are marketing, promoting and
advertising to kids. The conference content will be streamed along three
thematic 'tracks': Focus on the Teen Market; Advertising & Promoting to
Kids; and Licensing, Merchandising and Retailing to Kids. The event takes
place Wednesday, September 8-Thursday, September 9 in New York, New York,
USA. For more information contact: Brunico Communications Inc., 366

A newly restored 35mm print of YELLOW SUBMARINE featuring The Beatles will
be shown at theaters across the USA. The film will be showing at the
following theaters: The Egyptian in Seattle, September 1-16; Brattle
Theater in Boston, September 1-9; Landmark's Nuart Theater in Los Angeles,
September 3-9; The Castro Theatre in San Francisco, September 3-15; The
Uptown in Minneapolis, September 3-9; The Union in New York, September
10-17; The Music Box in Chicago, September 10-16; The Hillcrest in San

A major fire has gutted the Ottawa Animation Festival office and put the
office completely out of commission. "It looks like a war zone," says Chris
Robinson, Festival Director. "Fortunately, no one was hurt in the fire, but
virtually the entire contents of the office have been destroyed. I believe
that we can salvage some things. Fortunately we
have insurance...however, a number of animation cels, our animation
video/film library, and all sorts of priceless archival materials are

This October MIPCOM and MIPCOM Junior will once again bring together the
television producers, distributors, buyers, and programmers of the world in
Cannes, France. MIPCOM Junior takes place October 2-3, and MIPCOM takes
place October 4-8. MIPCOM will also include for the first time a three day
conference on the convergence of TV and Internet from October 4-6.
Featuring special keynotes, strategic panels and case studies/workshops,
MIPCOM will bring together players from the TV industry, new media networks

An Evening with the Professionals: TV Animation. Takes place at Walt Disney
TV Animation Studio, Frank Wells Building. The speakers will include Cindy
Marcus who (with her husband Flip Kobler) wrote POCAHONTAS II: JOURNEY TO A
NEW WORLD and THE LION KING II: SIMBA'S PRIDE. Cost per monthly event is
$10 for Women In Animation members, $20 for non-members. RSVP required to
Kellie-Bea Cooper at e-mail: kellie-bea@kellie-bea.com; or Tel:
818-623-0020. The events takes place Thursday, August 19, 7-9 pm in
Burbank, California.

A lively evening of discussion with the women directors at Klasky-Csupo
including Becky Bristow, Sylvia Keulan, Cathy Malkasian, Carol Millican,
Bonita Versh, and special guest Jeff McGrath, creative producer for THE
WILD THORNBERRYS. Location: Klasky Csupo, 6353 Sunset Blvd. RSVP: Tel.
(310) 535-3838. The event takes place Wednesday, August 25, 6:30 pm in
Hollywood, California.

Women In Animation's Computer Animation Group meets at the Rhythm & Hues
Studio. For more information contact Pauline T'so at Tel. (310) 448-7500.
This month's meeting takes place Saturday, August 21, 7-9 pm in Los
Angeles, California.

Dr. William Moritz, noted authority on experimental animation and visual
music, will introduce a selection of 16mm and 35mm films from The
iotaCenter's collection of experimental and abstract films. The program
includes: a hand-painted film record from 1903 of a dance by visual music
artist, Loïe Fuller, the darling of Paris' Folies Bergère, a film record of
Charles Dockum performing live on the visual music instrument he invented
in 1939, the Dockum Mobilcolor Projector, HIGH VOLTAGE by James Whitney and

The US premiere of PERFECT BLUE, a 1997 Japanese film directed by Satoshi
Kon takes place at the Cinema Village theater. PERFECT BLUE is the story of
a soap opera actress who finds it difficult to distinguish between her TV
persona and real life. The film won the public prize for best Asian film at
Montreal's Fant-Asia festival. The trailer can be viewed online at
www.sputnik7.com. The premiere takes place Friday, August 20 in New York
City.