* Wednesday, December 13, 2000. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.





The Toronto Animated Image Society will be hosting a stop-motion seminar. Todd Peterson will be conducting the event. Peterson has worked for Cuppa Coffee and Will Vinton studios. The event will take place at 8 pm. For more information contact Patrick Jenkins at: 54 Austin Terrace, Toronto, Ontario M5R 1Y6, Canada; Tel.: (416) 533-2440; Fax: (416) 533-0508; E-mail: pjenkins@interlog.com; and Web: www.interlog.com/~pjenkins.

* Friday, December 8 – Sunday, December 10, 2000. Bangkok, Thailand.

* Saturday, December 16 - Sunday, December 24, 2000. Puchon, South Korea.





The 2nd PISAF festival includes an Animation Film Competition, as well as exhibitions, special events and workshops (Digital Animation, Clay Animation, PinScreen Animation). For more information contact PISAF 2000 at: 2Fl. Boksago Cultural Center, 394-2 Sand 1 dong, Wonmi-gu, Puchon, Kyonggi-do 420-031, Korea; Tel.: ++ 8 32 320-3105; or Fax: ++ 82 32 325-2072.

The 2000 Awards Ceremony and Closing Night Party of the 17th Annual Chicago International Children's Film Festival was held Sunday, October 22, 2000 at the Museum of Contemporary Art Mayer Education Center. The event was hosted by director/actor Harold Ramis (BEDAZZLED, GROUNDHOG DAY, GHOSTBUSTERS). The Chicago International Children's Film Festival is the largest competitive festival of films for children in North America. This year's Festival screened 210 films from over 40 countries, including 36 world premieres. Below is a list of the animation winners.

* Thursday, December 7 – Sunday, December 10, 2000. Telluride, Colorado, U.S.A.

* Tuesday, December 5 – Wednesday, December 6, 2000. London, U.K.

* Thursday, December 7 – Sunday, December 10, 2000. Paris, France.

* Monday, November 27 – Friday, December 1, 2000. Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.

* Thursday, November 30 – Sunday, December 10, 2000. Belfast, U.K.

* Tuesday, November 28 – Sunday, December 3, 2000. Viareggio, Italy.





The 17th EuropaCinema & TV Film Festival highlights European film and television projects. The festival has a European animation shorts category. All films must be 15 minutes or less. For more information contact Thomas Martinelli at: Tel.: ++39 (0)6 42011184 or ++39 (0)6 4200021; Fax ++39 (0)6 42010599; E-mail: lthomasm@yahoo.it; or Web: http://www.europacinema.net.

The British Academy of Film & Television Arts has announced the winners of its third annual interactive entertainment awards. Lego & Steven Spielberg Moviemaker Set, which gives kids a virtual production studio in a box, took home two prizes in the learning and children’s categories. Cartoon Network U.K. Online won the entertainment Website award over Netherlands-based toon site ExtraTainment.com.

* Thursday, November 23 – Sunday, November 26, 2000. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

* Monday, November 13 – Tuesday, December 28, 2000. World Wide Web.


Entry Deadline: November 9, 2000

* Monday, November 27 – Friday, December 15, 2000. Hollywood, California, U.S.A.

* Thursday, November 23 – Saturday, November 25, 2000. Perugia, Italy.

* Monday, November 6 – Wednesday, November 8, 2000. New York, New York, U.S.A.

* Monday, November 6 – Saturday, December 9, 2000. New York, New York, U.S.A.

* Wednesday, November 22, 2000. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.





The Toronto Animated Image Society will be hosting a short attention span festival. TAIS members Mike Constable and Jonathan Amitay have animated pieces in this festival of films that are two minutes or less in length. There will be two shows: one at 7 pm and one at 9 pm. For more information contact Patrick Jenkins at: 54 Austin Terrace, Toronto, Ontario M5R 1Y6, Canada; Tel.: (416) 533-2440; Fax: (416) 533-0508; E-mail: pjenkins@interlog.com; and Web: www.interlog.com/~pjenkins.

* Thursday, February 15 – Saturday, February 17, 2001. Los Angeles and Santa Monica, California, U.S.A.


Entry Deadline: January 1, 2001

* Thursday, November 2, 2000. Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.