*Thursday, May 6, 6:30 pm. New York, New York, USA.


Senior Thesis work from students of the Computer Art department of The
School of Visual Arts will be exhibited in the Westside Gallery at 141 West
21st Street between 6th and 7th Avenues. The exhibit includes computer
animation, digital video, interactive media, digital fine art, and
installations. A Portfolio Night and reception will be held May 6, and the
exhibit will be on display May 6 to May 24. For more information call

*Friday, May 7th - Sunday, May 9th, Valencia, California, USA.


Students in the Character Animation program at CalArts will screen their
films at the Bijou at CalArts, 24700 McBean PKWY, Valencia, California.
Open shows: May 7th at 8 pm; May 8th at 7 pm; and May 9th at 1:30 pm and 7
pm. Producers Show: Thursday, May 13th at 7 pm. For more information call
(805) 253-7818.

*Friday, May 14th, 8 pm. North Hollywood, California, USA.


Students in the Experimental Animation program at CalArts will show their
films at the Academy Plaza Theater, 5230 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood,
California. For more information call (805) 253-7818.


Read about the teaching philosophy of Jules Engel, CalArts' Founding
Director of the Experimental Animation Program, in this month's issue of
Animation World Magazine in "Jules Engel: the Mentor".

Andreas Wessel-Therborn, animator, will speak on The Animator on Animating as part of The Careers in Animation Third Annual Lecture Series. Mr. Wessel-Therborn has worked on THE THIEF AND THE COBBLER, SPACE JAM, BALTO, TARZAN, and FANTASIA 2000. The event takes place Tuesday, May 4, at 7 pm in the Glendale Community College Auditorium, 1500 North Verdugo Road, Glendale, California, USA. Admission is $5 in advance, or $7 at the door. Tickets are available from GCC Bookstore Business Office (818) 240-1000, ext. 5695; or ASIFA-Hollywood (818) 842-8330.

Spice up your resume with recruiter and career coach Pamela Thompson at
the Women in Animation Dinner Meeting on Tuesday, May 4 at 7 pm. The event
takes place at Acapulco Restaurant, 3113 W. Olive, Burbank, California. $25
member, $35 non-members. RSVP by May 1 at (310) 535-3838. Please bring a
resume and pen.

Michel Ocelot's new feature film, KIRIKOU AND THE SORCERESS, will be
screened as part of the DGA (Directors Guild of America) film festival,
City of Lights: A Week of French Films. The screening will take place
Saturday, May 1 at 1 pm in Los Angeles, California. For ticket information,
call (310) 289 2000. There are currently no plans to release the film in
the USA, so this may be your only chance to see what appears to be, based
on the pressbook images, a very beautiful film. The story is based on

* Through April 24. Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.


A selection of personal paintings and production pieces from the collection of UPA artist and experimental animator Jules Engel will be exhibited at the Tobey Moss Gallery (7321 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036) through April 24. Also included in the exhibit are his sculptures and paintings from Disney's FANTASIA. The gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For additional information, call (323) 933-5523.

Tom Sito will host an evening with Phil Mendez on Wednesday, April 28 at
7:30 pm. Phil is one of the pioneering African American artists in American
animation, a designer, author, director and storyteller. He was Marc Davis'
assistant at Disney during the development of some of the his famous
attractions at Disneyland. He has done work for Disney Feature Animation,
Hanna-Barbera, Jack Zander, and Phil Kimmelman, and he was with Ralph
Bakshi at the beginning of FRITZ THE CAT and HEAVY TRAFFIC. Don't miss this

The Cartoons on the Bay International Festival of Television Animation will be held April 20-24, 1999 Positano, Italy.

* Tuesday, April 27, 7:45 pm. San Francisco, California, USA.


SF ACM/SIGGRAPH sponsors a presentation on animating paintings in WHAT
DREAMS MAY COME. Scheduled speakers include Nicholas Brooks, Visual Effects
Director; Ed Davis, Lunarfish; Mike Schmitt, Giant Killer Robots; Laura
Kelly, LA-based effects team member; Pierre Jamin and Peter Litwinowicz of
RE:Vision FX. The presentation will be preceded by a social 'hour' from
6:30 pm to 7:45 pm. Where: Fort Mason Center Landmark Bldg. A, Marina Blvd.