The WIA Writers' Seminar Group meets Thursday, July 8, 7:30 pm at Saban
Entertainment, 10960 Wilshire Blvd. at the corner of Midvale in Los
Angeles, California, USA. Brian Casentini from Saban Development will be
guest speaker. He'll discuss the development process at the Fox Family
Channel, pitching, and what you should include in a presentation bible.
Admission: $5 at the door. RSVP required to Jean Wright at 818-360-8321.

An Evening with the Professionals meets every third Thursday of the
month. This is a studio field trip series which brings the audience
into a different studio each month to talk to industry professionals about
a topic that changes monthly. The topic for July 17 (7-9 pm) is, "What
writers should know about producers." It is hosted by Rhythm & Hues, and
the speakers include Ken Roupenian (Producer at Rhythm & Hues), Karey
Maltzahn (2D/Post Exececutive Producer at Rhythm & Hues), Lynne Southerland

The graduates of the University of Wales College Newport's animation
program will be presenting a screening of their work on Friday, July 2nd
1999 at 6 pm. The screening will be held at De Lane Lea, Dean Street,
London, England in the college's newly refurbished preview cinema. The
films are a mixture of techniques and styles, from an abstract musical
collaboration with renowned percussionist Evelyn Glennie working directly
on film, to a cel-based narrative piece that makes SOUTH PARK look tame.

The inaugural Vancouver Effects & Animation Festival (VEAF) will exhibit
animation and effects works created by people from around the world and
will present awards in 22 categories. The festival takes place Monday, July
13-18 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. For more information call
(604) 874-5590; or visit www.veaf.com.

The Gathering 1999: Gargoyles World Tour, a convention devoted to Disney's
GARGOYLES TV series, will include an art show, workshops, a dealer's room,
a gaming session, a radio show script-reading, a charity auction, and a
costumed masquerade. Guests from the GARGOYLES show will include creator
Greg Weisman, who has also written for DC Comics' CAPTAIN ATOM and Sony's
MEN IN BLACK: THE SERIES among others, and is currently writing and editing
for Sony's upcoming STARSHIP TROOPERS CGI series; Frank Paur,

On Wednesday, June 23 at 7:30 pm in Burbank, California, Jerry Beck and Tom
Sito will host a two hour presentation of the worst cartoons ever made. The
program will include one episode each of such cartoons as BUCKY AND PEPITO,
POW WOW THE INDIAN BOY, THE FUNNY COMPANY, JOHNNY CYPHER IN DIMENSION ZERO,
a King Features POPEYE cartoon, a very violent HERMAN AND KATNIP cartoon,
THE BIG WORLD OF LITTLE ADAM, SUPER PRESIDENT and much more. All cartoons
will be projected in 16 mm with monophonic sound, and junk food will be

Work from the films of British animator Mark Baker will be on display as part of London, England's Museum of the Moving Image's animation exhibit from Tuesday, June 1 - Tuesday, August 31. For more information call 0171 401 2636.


AWN's 1999 Oscar showcase features "Jolly Roger," an Astley Baker production directed by Mark Baker at www.awn.com/oscars.
For more information about MOMI, visit the