* Monday, November 13, 2000. London, U.K.

* Wednesday, November 8 – Sunday, November 12, 2000. Ajijic, Mexico.

* Thursday, October 12 – Sunday, October 22, 2000. Montreal, Canada.

* Wednesday, September 27, 2000. Burbank, California, U.S.A.

Taking place from September 20-24, 2000 in Visby, on the island of Gotland, Sweden, the 11th Cartoon Forum awarded its coveted Cartoon d’Or prize to Portuguese director José Miguel Ribeiro’s A SUSPEITA (THE SUSPECT). An international jury comprised of Stefan Fjeldmark (Denmark), Jacques-Rémy Girerd (France) and Thilo Rothkirch (Germany) determined the award.

* Saturday, November 4 – Sunday, November 5, 2000. Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

* Saturday, October 28, 2000. Hollywood, California, U.S.A.

On Tuesday, September 26, 2000, the board of governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences established a new Oscar awards category for best animated feature. The first award could be presented as early as the 74th Annual Academy Awards in March 2002. The category will exist only in years that have eight or more films deemed eligible for the category. To be eligible, an animated feature must be at least 70 minutes in length, "primarily animated" and meet the other general requirements for feature film eligibility.

* Tuesday, October 10 – Friday, October 13, 2000. New York, New York, U.S.A.

* Saturday, October 7 – Sunday, October 29, 2000. Brighton, U.K.

The 2000 edition of the Ottawa International Animation Festival has come to a close with the announcement of this year’s winners. The winners were chosen by an international jury, comprised of acclaimed Canadian animator Suzanne Gervais, former ASIFA-Hollywood general manager and critic, animator and teacher Wendy Jackson Hall, Wild Brain co-Founder and creative director John Hayes, renowned Estonian animator Priit Pärn, and the head of the Shanghai Animation Studio in China Jin Guo Ping.

* Sunday, October 29 – Thursday, November 9, 2000. Cologne, Germany.

* Monday, October 30 – Friday, November 3, 2000. Bourg-en-Bresse, France.

* Monday, October 30 – Friday, November 3, 2000. Trivandrum, India.

* Sunday, October 29 – Saturday, November 4, 2000. Savannah, Georgia, U.S.A.

* Thursday, October 26, 2000. London, U.K.

* Sunday, October 29, 2000. Milan, Italy.





MIFED, the Cinema and Television International Multimedia Market, is a leading market for independent audiovisual productions. MIFED 2000 will focus on new marketing strategies to develop alliances and co-productions. For more information contact Elena Lloyd at: MIFED/E.A. FIERAMILANO, Largo Domodossola, 1, 20145 Milan, Italy; Tel.: ++39 2 48012912 – 48012920; or Fax:. ++39 2 49977020.

* Thursday, October 26 – Sunday, November 5, 2000. San Luis Obispo, California, U.S.A.

* Thursday, October 26 – Saturday, October 28, 2000. Oakville, Ontario, Canada.

* Thursday, October 26 – Saturday, October 28, 2000. Angoulême, France.