* Friday, January 26 – Saturday, February 3, 2001. Clermont-Ferrand, France.

* Monday, January 29 – Tuesday, January 30, 2001. London, U.K.





The Second Annual Broadcast Graphics & Virtual Studios Conference embraces the cutting edge of innovation in the world of graphics and virtual studios. The conference provides a forum for television and film professionals to gather and discuss technology trends and developments. Access Conference International is sponsoring the event. For more information contact Access at: Tel.: ++44 (0)207 840 2734; Fax: ++44 (0)207 840 2751; or E-mail: bruce@access-conf.com.

* Monday, January 22 – Thursday, January 25, 2000. Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A.

* Friday, January 26 – Saturday, February 3, 2001. Clermont-Ferrand, France.

* Wednesday, January 24 – Thursday, January 25, 2001. London, U.K.

* Thursday, September 13 – Friday, September 14, 2001. Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.


Entry Deadline: May 15, 2001.

* Thursday, January 18 – Friday, January 19, 2001. New York, New York, U.S.A.

* Thursday, January 4 – Monday, January 10, 2001. Sydney, Australia.

* Thursday, January 19 – Saturday, January 21, 2001. Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A.

* Wednesday, December 13, 2000. Hollywood, California, U.S.A.

* Thursday, April 5 – Sunday, April 8, 2001. Taos, New Mexico, U.S.A.


Entry Deadline: January 5, 2001.

* Monday, December 11 – Tuesday, December 12, 2000. Torino, Italy

* Saturday, March 10 – Sunday, March 18, 2001. Durango, Colorado, U.S.A.


Entry Deadline: January 2, 2001.

* Thursday, December 14, 2000. Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

The Holland Animation Film Festival concluded its five-day festival with the presentation of its awards. This year's event was the first to hand out an award for independent animation films. With this competition, the festival sets out to promote the short, artistic animation film, and, as a result, encourage media attention toward independent animation. This year's student jury included: Joan Ashworth (animation filmmaker, England), Henk Beumers (animation filmmaker, the Netherlands) and Menno de Nooijer (animation filmmaker, the Netherlands).

* Friday, November 17, 2000. Friday, February 23, 2001. Tuesday, May 22, 2001. Rochester, New York, U.S.A.





The Rochester Institute of Technology will be screening its film and video MFA theses. The November screening will be held on campus at the newly revamped Webb Auditorium at 7 pm. The other two dates' times and locations are yet to be announced. For more information e-mail Marla Schweppe at mkspph@ritvax.isc.rit.edu.

* Monday, November 20 – Wednesday, November 29, 2000. Southern California, U.S.A.

* Tuesday, November 21, 2000. Glendale, California, U.S.A.

The London Effects and Animation Festival handed out its awards at a ceremony on November 14, 2000. DreamWork's GLADIATOR, with visual effects by Mill Film, took home the prize for best effects feature, beating out DINOSAUR and the TV miniseries ARABIAN NIGHTS. The works were judged by a panel of industry experts, media buyers and trade media. The awards kicked off the three day event, which will include screenings, panel discussions, presentations and a sneak peek at PDI and DreamWork's new 3D animated feature SHREK. Below is a complete list of this year's winners.

On Saturday, November 11, 2000, ASIFA-Hollywood held their 28th annual Annie Award ceremony. This year's big winner was TOY STORY 2 with five awards, including the nod for outstanding theatrical feature. Emmy Award winners Rob Paulsen and Maurice LaMarche, the voices of the now infamous Warner Bros. duo Pinky and the Brain, hosted the ceremony. For television, MICKEY MOUSEWORKS and the special OLIVE, THE OTHER REINDEER both tied with two prizes each. In addition, last year's winner for outstanding primetime show, THE SIMPSONS, took home the award once again.