Art In Motion focuses on innovative content and diversity. The criteria for
entry is time rather than medium based, and therefore video, film and
digital projects, animations, Websites, CD-Roms etc. are all eligible.
Hybrids are particularly welcome. The festival will take place on January
28, 2000 at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. The
deadline for entries is November 1, 1999. There will be a $1000 "Best of
Show" award and "first place" allocations in each exhibition category. For
more information visit www.usc.edu/go/aim.

The Animated Castles festival is an international animation festival in the
form of a show. All events, including the international competition and the
Italian competition of short films, the conferences, round tables,
interviews and previews, are presented in one big venue. This year, the
festival pays tribute to Marv Newland, Joanna Quinn, Carlos Trillo and
Roberto Gavioli. For more information contact The Animated Castles, c/o
Consorzio Imprese Castelli Romani, Corso Gramsci 110, 00045 Genzano, Rome,

The Annual Cartoon Forum is organized by the European Association for
Animated Films. This year the forum focuses on TV animation. Also, one of
six European short films will be awarded the Cartoon d'Or 1999. The event
takes place Wednesday, September 22 - Sunday, September 26 in Cordoba,
Spain. For more information contact AEFA Cartoon, Boulevard Lambermont,
4181030 Brussels, Belgium. Tel: + 32 2 245 12 00; or Fax: + 32 2 245 46 89.

The Fantoche International Animation
Festival, which was held August 31-September 5 in Baden/Zurich,
Switzerland, has announced its award winners. The jury, which was comprised
of Linda Simensky (USA), Pierre Hébert (Canada), Michail Aldashin (Russia),
Franziska Oliver (CH) and Frédéric Maire (CH), awarded the following prizes:


First Prize 'Best Film'

MAJOR'S NOSE by Michail Lisowoi


Second Prize 'High Risk'

GRACE by Lorelei Pepi


Third Prize 'Encouragement-Prize'

At the 53rd Edinburgh International Film Festival, which ran August 15-29,
The 10th Post Office McLaren Award for the Best British Animation was won
by Tim Hope for THE WOLFMAN. The award is named in honor of the great
Scottish experimental animator, Norman McLaren. The competition was judged
by a panel of six previous winners of the McLaren Award, including Ged
Haney, Phil Mulloy, Tim Webb and Sue MacLoughlin. Animation Director Bob
Godfrey accepted the award and a check on behalf of the winner from the

The 6th Multimedia International Market (MIM) takes place September 15-17
in Montreal, Canada. The tradeshow includes the International Golden MIMs
competition which will award prizes for the best CD-Rom, Web Sites and
Others (Business Solutions, Multimedia Software, Special Effects). For more
information Tel. (514) 288 3931, Fax: (514) 288 0641, or E-mail:
info@mim.qc.ca. Also visit www.mim.qc.ca.

The September edition of Hollywood Shorts, a monthly short film series for
live-action and, occasionally, animation, takes place Sunday, September 12
at various venues throughout the Los Angeles area, and on the web. For more
information visit www.lalive.com/hollywoodshorts.

The Women In Animation Writers Group presents guest speaker Lydia Marano,
whose credits include GARGOYLES, SPIDER-MAN, PHANTOM 2040, CONAN AND THE
YOUNG WARRIORS, and RESCUE RANGERS. The event takes place Thursday,
September 9, 7:30 pm. at Saban Entertainment, 10960 Wilshire Blvd. at the
corner of Midvale in Westwood, California, USA. The admission fee is $5.00.
RSVP: Karla Parker at karlaparker@earthlink.net, or Jean Wright
at (818) 360-8321.

NPAR 2000 is the first international
symposium dedicated to non-photorealistic animation and rendering,
including cartoon animation systems and techniques. It takes place at the
International Animated Film Festival of Annecy, France, July 5-9, 2000 in
conjunction with ACM/SIGGRAPH and Eurographics. The symposium will bring
together researchers and practitioners from academia and industry, showcase
cutting-edge research in non-photorealistic animation and rendering systems
and techniques, and present examples of these techniques in original

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences awarded the Emmy in the category
for outstanding animated programs up to an hour in length to Fox's KING OF
THE HILL ("And They Call It Bobby Love"). In winning its first Emmy in this
category, KING OF THE HILL beat out fellow Fox toons THE SIMPSONS, FUTURAMA
and THE PJS as well as Cartoon Network's THE POWERPUFF GIRLS. HBO's TODD
MCFARLANE'S SPAWN took the honor for outstanding animated program over an
hour. UPN's DILBERT won the award for main title design. The Emmy for

Bring the family to meet Scooby-Doo and investigate the arts while
listening to music at Beverly Hills children's bookstore, Storyopolis.
Scooby-Doo will be available for photos, and while listening to the Kid
Rhino audio release, SCOOBY-DOO AND THE WITCH'S GHOST (which ties in with
the direct to video title which is due out on October 5), the kids can
participate in arts and crafts, interactive storytelling, and a raffle with
prizes where everyone is a winner. (The participation fee for the arts and

Women In Animation Shorts Fest I is a showcase for short animated films
made by Women In Animation members and other filmmakers from around the
world. This evening's program includes films by Suzanne Franzel (Germany),
Jaime Levy (USA), and Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis (Canada). It takes
place Friday, September 10, 7 pm at Santa Monica, California, USA.at Santa
Monica College, Academy of Entertainment and Technology, 1440 Stewart
Street, (by Olympic and 26th). Admission is free and open to the public.

Matt Groening, creator of THE SIMPSONS and FUTURAMA, will speak at the 1999
Portland Creative Conference. He will join Eugenio Zanetti, production
designer for WHAT DREAMS MAY COME, Disney producer Don Hahn, and nationally
syndicated cartoonist John Callahan. The Conference includes speaker
presentations, panel discussions, sneak preview film screenings, an opening
night kick-off celebration, and a closing night wrap party, and runs
September 16 through 18 at the Portland Center for the Performing Arts. The

Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) will host a two month
animation festival. These are the scheduled events.


Saturday, July 10, 5 pm. John Canemaker will show and talk about a century
of animation. The event is free.


Saturday, July 10, 8 pm. "The Birth of Walt Disney Pictures' DINOSAUR"
presents a behind the scenes look at the work-in-progress.


Thursday, July 15, 8 pm. "The Making of MONSTERS OF GRACE" with Jeff
Kleiser and Diana Walczak will explore the challenges of their

Noble is responsible for the great backgrounds of the Road Runner cartoons,
DUCK DODGERS IN THE 24 1/2 CENTURY, DUCK AMUCK, WHAT'S OPERA, DOC?, etc.
(He is also credited as co-director with Chuck Jones on several late Warner
Bros. shorts, including the odd NOW HEAR THIS!) Between screenings of the
cartoons (the way they were meant to be seen...on the BIG SCREEN), Mr.
Noble will talk about his work and his approach to layout. The event takes
place Saturday, August 21 at The Grand Lake Theater at 3200 Grand Avenue in

The East Coast's largest film festival for young people seeks works for
ages 3-16. The festival takes place February 4-13, 2000 in New York City.
It accepts shorts, features, animation, documentary, narrative and
experimental film and video. To qualify, works must be completed no earlier
than July 1, 1997. Foreign language films must be dubbed or subtitled in
English. The festival is looking for passionate, creative, intelligent,
entertaining film and video for ages 3-16. The entry deadline is October 1,

The 1999 edition of SPIKE AND MIKE'S SICK AND TWISTED FESTIVAL OF ANIMATION
includes NO NECK JOE III by DNA Productions, DIE HARD IN UNDER TWO MINUTES
by Konstantin Bronzit, TYSON: I AM NOT AN ANIMAL by David Lipson, BALLET
BLUES by Thomas Kung, BOWLIN' FER SOULS by SuperGenius, HORNED GRAMMA by
Dave Foss, LEGEND OF RAGGOT by Sean Scottm, GRIMM'S HUMPTY DUMPTY by Ryan
Montrucchio, SWING SLUTS by Brett Johnson, BILLY'S BALLOON by Don
Hertzfeldt, BEYOND GRANDPA II by Breehn John Burns, BODY PARTS by Jonas

Los Angeles' only resident Wayang Kulit shadow play ensemble
presents an episode of the Indian epic poem, THE MAHABARATA. The event is
free, and takes place Friday, August 20, 8 pm at Occidental College, Thorne
Hall Patio, 1600 Campus Road in Eagle Rock, California, USA. For more
information call (818) 768-7696.

Women In Animation Writers Roundtable. Have voice-over artists read your
script and give you feedback. You must call and schedule your script to
have it read. The event takes place at the Klasky Csupo studio at 1258 N.
Highland Ave. in Hollywood, California, USA on Thursday, August 26, 7-9 pm.
For more information contact Sybil Baker by E-mail: scrybble@juno.com, or
Tel. (626) 798-1523.


The Women In Animation Production Group meets the 1st Monday of each month

The 1999 Golden Marble Awards show and conference program is a multi-track
large-scale event aimed at professionals who are marketing, promoting and
advertising to kids. The conference content will be streamed along three
thematic 'tracks': Focus on the Teen Market; Advertising & Promoting to
Kids; and Licensing, Merchandising and Retailing to Kids. The event takes
place Wednesday, September 8-Thursday, September 9 in New York, New York,
USA. For more information contact: Brunico Communications Inc., 366