Created 15 years ago, the Hiroshima Festival celebrates peace through the art of animation. This year's event will feature special programs on the work of Tadahito Mochinaga; Turkish animation; a screening of LOTUS LATERN; and a retrospective of Feodor Khitruk. Seminars on the creation of animation will be led by world-renowned artists B

A video festival for music, fiction and documentary films under 26 minutes.

Rio de Janeiro: July 14 - 23, 2000

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The Hollywood Film Festival is currently accepting entries for its 4th annual festival.
Both short and long-form animated films are being accepted for the animation
category. Foreign language films must have subtitles. Entry fee for animation shorts:
$35 per film.

Be a part of Playboy's rich heritage of cartoon humor. Participate in Playboy's Comix and Animation Contest. Win $25,000 and a one-year contract with Playboy. All multimedia formats welcome: Shockwave, Flash, videotape, pen and ink and more. Animation entry running time must not be over 5 minutes. Grand prize winner receives $25,000. Five honorable mentions will also be selected. Judges include Scott Adams, Award winning creator of Dilbert, and Kevin Smith, Writer/Director of hit films "Chasing Amy" and "Dogma." As with any contest there are lots of rules and regulations. So go to Playboy web site or call (888) 875-4WEB and (330) 247-2000 outside the U.S. or Canada for all the information you need to enter.

Motherwell College will be holding an Animation Week where guest speakers from the U.K. and Europe will be participating in seminars. The event will hold hands-on sessions for the public. Companies and speakers featured will include Dave Sharp, Dave Brown, Russell Murray, Laurie McCulloch [Digital Animation], Richard Scott [Axis Animation], representatives from Codemasters, The Lost Boys [Holland], Lego, Lesley Keen (Ex Inner Workings) and Alan McFarlane (Head of Art at Steel Monkeys). The event is a celebration of Motherwell's new course of study in film craft and animation.

The Montpelier Cultural Arts Center is presenting a retrospective of the drawings and award winning animated films of Fr

Comic book fans can hobnob with the best in the business on a 7 day/7 night cruise benefiting the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, a non-profit organization protecting the First Amendment rights of the comics community. The "Making Waves" cruise will stop at three Mexican ports -- Puerto Vallarta, Cabo San Lucas and Mazatlan. The event will feature week-long programming including: cocktail parties, slide shows, panel discussions, Q&A sessions, writer seminars, chalktalks, dinner parties and much more. Prices include food, room service, accommodation and tips. Several accommodations are offered from luxury suites to "starving artist" rates. Comic book artists present on the cruise will include Neil Gaiman, Will Eisner, Kurt Busiek, Dan Clowes, Jeff Smith, Jules Feiffer, Frank Miller, P. Craig Russell and many more.

This new competition is organized in association with the World Animation
Celebration. The organizers invite a panel of artists and celebrities to preside over the
international competition, presenting cash prizes and awards to the best works
competing in 18 Website categories.

The Maui Film Festival prides itself on the presentation of life-affirming,
compassionate and transformative storytelling in exemplary films and digital cinema.
Features, shorts, documentaries and animation are accepted, as well as screenplays.
Special Events include: Silversword Lifetime Achievement Award, Filmmakers Panels,
Spirit of Aloha Audience Awards, Midnight VIP Cruise, Taste of Wailea and
Opening/Closing Galas.