In the television competition at Cartoons on the Bay, Warner Bros.' beleaguered series MISSION HILL took home the prize for best over-all animation series. The 4th Cartoons On The Bay International Festival of Television Animation was held in Positano (Amalfi Coast), Italy from April 14 - 18. Cartoons on the Bay is the only festival in the world dedicated to television animation. The festival is an international event with awards, workshops, lectures and events centering on the ever-changing world of television animation.

COURAGE THE COWARDLY DOG has joined Cartoon Network Latin America's line up. The series chronicles the life of a terribly timid dog named Courage who must regularly defend his owners, an old couple living on a farm outside the small town of Nowhere, from paranormal elements that threaten their simple existence. Based on the character from the 1996 Academy Award-nominated cartoon short THE CHICKEN FROM OUTER SPACE, created by John R. Dilworth, COURAGE THE COWARDLY DOG is the seventh Cartoon Network Original to make an exclusive appearance in Latin America.

* Thursday, May 4, 2000. Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

* Monday, May 22 - Friday, May 26, 2000. New York, New York, U.S.A.

* Tuesday, April 18, 2000. Burbank, California, U.S.A.

* Wednesday, April 26, 2000. Burbank, California, U.S.A.

* Friday, April 28 - Saturday, April 29, 2000. Glendale, California, U.S.A.

* Monday, April 10 - Sunday, April 16, 2000. Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A.

* Friday, May 19 - Sunday, May 21, 2000. Melbourne, Florida, U.S.A.

* Friday, April 14, 2000. Beverly Hills, California, U.S.A.


The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences will be screening the 10 animated and live-action Oscar nominated short films. The animated films, including Academy winner THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA, will kick off the "Shorts!" presentation at 7:30 pm. In addition to the live-action films, the evening's lineup will include HUMDRUM, MY GRANDMOTHER IRONED THE KING'S SHIRTS, 3 MISSES and WHEN THE DAY BREAKS. For more information contact the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences at: Tel.: (310) 247-3000.

* Wednesday, May 24 - Saturday, May 27, 2000. Vancouver, Canada

* Friday, April 21 - Saturday April 22, 2000. Long Beach, California, U.S.A.

* Friday, April 28, 2000. Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

MIP TV is the premiere television conference and market in the world. The six-day event brings together production companies and distributors from all over the globe. The conference includes a vast array of panels and round-table discussions with some of the world's top professionals. In 1999, MIP TV attracted 10,439 professionals from 2,565 companies from 94 countries, of which 1,170 were exhibiting companies from 50 different countries. This year MIP TV will be featuring a focus on the Internet and other related new technologies.

* Wednesday, May 17 - Saturday, May 20, 2000. Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

* Tuesday, April 11, 2000. Glendale, California, U.S.A.

* Tuesday, April 25 - Monday, May 1, 2000. Soprani, Hungary.

* Monday, May 8 - Thursday, May 11, 2000. Santa Clara, California, USA.

* Monday, April 3, 2000. Studio City, California, U.S.A.

* Sunday, April 10, 2000. Orange, California, U.S.A.