Women in Animation presents an animation writing seminar featuring Christy Marx, writer on such series as SPIDER-MAN, G.I. JOE and TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES, as keynoter. In a morning panel on the writing process, Marx; Hilary Bader, Jeffrey Scott, Brooks Wachtel, and the team of Bobbi and David Weiss will discuss the writing process. An afternoon workshop will present WIA voice-over actors reading winning material from a script competition operated in conjunction with the seminar, and panelists Jack Enyart, Shari Goodhartz, Martha Moran and Marlowe Weisman will furnish feedback. The final seminar, moderated by Sarah Baisley, editor in chief of Animation Magazine, will be composed of creative directors, story editors and agents who will explore the ways animation writers can cope with today's turbulent marketplace. Admission prices are US$40 general, $20 WIA members, $15 nonmember students and $10 member students. Registration will begin at 9 am. To RSVP, call the WIA hotline: (310) 535-3838.

Northern Westchester Center for the Arts presents an exhibit of animator Jack Zander and his children's artwork, entitled "Three Zanders: Jack Zander and His Artistic Legacy." Zander's career as an animator spans six decades and won him worldwide acclaim. Jack has animated, produced and directed such classics as TOM AND JERRY. His daughter Maggie is an award-winning fine artist and illustrator. His son Peter is an internationally known advertising photographer. The exhibit includes films, stills, drawings and cels. A food and wine reception is being held on Saturday, September 23 at 6 pm to give the public an opportunity to meet the artists.

Bill Plympton's newest film "Mutant Aliens" will be screened as part of the Ottawa International Animation Festival. The event will take place at 1 pm at the National Arts Centre. The film version being screened is a work-in-progress.
Learn more about the irreverent animator's work and get a hold of the MUTANT ALIENS storyboard in the AWN "Plyptoons" section at http://www.awn.com/plympton

The National Film Board of Canada is holding an open house of their new facilities. The event gives the public a chance to meet the filmmakers and staff. The NFB will feature screenings, studio tours and receptions on Monday from 2-6 pm and on Tuesday from 10 am - 5 pm. Screening facilities will be available for visitors to screen their own work as well.

The Animation Writers Caucus of the WGA is hosting renowned animator Tom Sito for its September Schmooze. Tom Sito is a 25-year veteran of animation production. His credits include the Disney classics THE LITTLE MERMAID, THE LION KING, BEAUTY & THE BEAST and ALADDIN. Currently, he is co-directing OSMOSIS JONES for Warner Bros. Sito also is president of the Screen Cartoonists Union Local 839, where he is an outspoken champion for the rights of animation writers and artists. The event starts at 7 pm. Come early to get good seats.

The Wanadoo Talent Show highlights the producers and scriptwriters from audiovisual television and Internet programs. Held in conjunction with MIPCOM, the event is presented by Wanadoo, the leading Internet provider in France. All projects will be reviewed by a committee of audiovisual and multimedia professionals, who will select six candidates to participate in the special "talent show" during the beginning of MIPCOM. The winner will receive 50,000FF (US$ 6,993.17) and the second place winner 20,000FF ($2,797.27).



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The I Catelli Animati Festival highlights animation in all its forms from commercials to features films. The international competition features the following prizes: grand prize "I Castelli Animati," special jury prize, best debut short film, best European short film, audience prize, the Fabrizio Bellocchino prize and best non-narrative short film. The Italian competition will give a grand prize and special jury prize to the top Italian productions. New to this year's event is the International competition for animated Web sites. Castelli will feature retrospectives on Wendy Tilby, Paul Driessen, Konstantin Bronzit and Jan Pinkava. Composer Julian Nott, scorer for the WALLACE & GROMIT films, will be the guest of honor.

Read Animation World Magazine's "A Report from the I Castelli Animati, the International Festival of Animation" by Andy Klein to find out more about past I Castelli Animati festivals.

Objectif Image Saint Gely presents the 15th annual Saint Gely Short Film Festival. The festival's categories are documentary, fictional-dramatic, animation and experimental. Past festival chairmen have been Jean Pierre Mocky in 1998 and Claude Pinoteau in 1999.

visions2000 celebrates everything that makes up animated theatre. Promoted by the University of Brighton, the festival features performances, film screenings, exhibitions and workshops for both adults and children. The festival tours to various locations around the U.K. including Birmingham, Bracknell, Ludlow, Oxford, Portsmouth, Walsall, Walton on Thames, Jersey and Kent. Brighton will also host a multi-media exhibition of U.K. animated pop promos and puppetry. "Puppets in Pop" showcases contemporary animated icons such as Flat Eric, the legendary dancing milk carton from Blur's award winning video "Coffee + TV" and Supergrass' "Pumping on your Stereo" video. The event will also feature designs, storyboards, stills, show reels and soundscapes from companies such as Henson's Creature Shop, Hammer & Tongs and Skint Records. Other exhibitions include Rutter & Bennett's larger than life Circus sculptures and Manic Mechanics by Johnny White. Other visions events include: "Talking Puppets in Pop," a talk leading animators from the music industry; "Blunderbus Tour," a children's theatre company that takes puppetry to hospital wards, schools and play groups; and "Future visions," a day for venue promoters featuring companies using innovative puppetry techniques or taking animated theatre to new audiences in new locations.

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