The Giant Screen Theater Association (GSTA) Annual Meeting. Mark Osborne's
MORE, the experimental large format short film sponsored by the Large
Format Cinema Association (LFCA) and nominated for a 1998 Academy Award,
will be one of the New Film presentations. The New Film screenings at GSTA
will give operators of institutional and commercial large format theaters
the opportunity to consider the film for their venues. The event takes
place Saturday, September 11 - Wednesday, September 15 in New York, New

The 2nd Matita International Animation Film Festival is a competitive
animation festival. In addition to the official competition, this year's
program includes an Italian film program, a profile of the CFT Gobelins
school, a tribute to Jiri Trnka, a Barry Purves retrospective and a forum
about new technologies. The event takes place Thursday, September 23 -
Sunday, September 26 in Guardiagrele, Italy. For more information contact
Camillo DíAlessandro, Mila Paterra, Ex Novo/ Mff, via dei Crociferi, 44,

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.

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

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

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

Noble is responsible for the great backgrounds of the Road Runner cartoons,
DUCK DODGERS IN THE 24 1/2 CENTURY, DUCK AMUCK, WHAT'S OPERA, DOC?, etc.
(He is also credited as co-director with Chuck Jones on several late Warner
Bros. shorts, including the odd NOW HEAR THIS!) Between screenings of the
cartoons (the way they were meant to be seen...on the BIG SCREEN), Mr.
Noble will talk about his work and his approach to layout. The event takes
place Saturday, August 21 at The Grand Lake Theater at 3200 Grand Avenue in