The September edition of HOLLYWOOD SHORTS, a monthly short film series, will select ten animated shorts that will be screened at THE GIG on September 12, 1999 in Los Angeles, California. Shorts must be no longer than 30 minutes. A special edition of HOLLYWOOD SHORTS will be broadcast via the internet covering the Los Angeles fest. The deadline is July 31, 1999.

The Gathering 1999: Gargoyles World Tour, a convention devoted to Disney's
GARGOYLES TV series, will include an art show, workshops, a dealer's room,
a gaming session, a radio show script-reading, a charity auction, and a
costumed masquerade. Guests from the GARGOYLES show will include creator
Greg Weisman, who has also written for DC Comics' CAPTAIN ATOM and Sony's
MEN IN BLACK: THE SERIES among others, and is currently writing and editing
for Sony's upcoming STARSHIP TROOPERS CGI series; Frank Paur,

The Third Annual MadCat International Women's Film Festival will feature independent and experimental works by women from around the world. MadCat will be featured on Tuesday evenings in September, 1999 at El Rio Outdoor Cinema, a seasonal screening venue in San Francisco. MadCat is seeking innovative and challenging works by women. All lengths and genres will be considered. Entry Fees range from US$ 10.00 to $30.00 per entry (pay whatever you can afford!). No fee is requested for international entrants. Entry deadline is July 10, 1999. For more information contact MadCat c/o A.

The 26th annual ASIFA-Hollywood Annie Awards ceremony, which honors the
best in animation, and took place on November 13, 1998, will be broadcast
on TV for the first time ever on KCAL TV 9 in Los Angeles, California on
June 26, 1999 at 9 pm. The awards ceremony, which was hosted by comedian
Jay Thomas, was originally announced to be televised on the Fox Family
Channel sometime last December. For more information visit
www.asifa-hollywood.org.

Work from the films of British animator Mark Baker will be on display as part of London, England's Museum of the Moving Image's animation exhibit from Tuesday, June 1 - Tuesday, August 31. For more information call 0171 401 2636.


AWN's 1999 Oscar showcase features "Jolly Roger," an Astley Baker production directed by Mark Baker at www.awn.com/oscars.
For more information about MOMI, visit the