Squeeze Productions and The Toronto Animated Image Society present the Animators' Pub. The event offers an opportunity to meet friends and colleagues in the animation scene for conversation and some drinks. All animators are welcome and admission is free. The gathering will take place the The Bishop and the Belcher Pub, Queen Vic Room, basement, 361 Queen Street West, Toronto from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. For more information, e-mail: Tais@bellnet.ca or visit http://www.awn.com/tais.

The 25th International Festival of New Latin American Cinema highlights films from around the world. As part of this year's event, the San Francisco Film Society will present a selection of award-winning films from the 46th San Francisco International Film Festival. The 46th San Francisco International Film Festival Awards section of the Havana Film Festival will include LOST BOYS OF SUDAN, Golden Gate Award Best Bay Area Documentary Feature; THE WEATHER UNDERGROUND, Golden Gate Award Best Documentary Feature; HEART OF THE SEA: KAPOLIOKA∂EHUKAI, VIRGINMEGA Audience Award Best Documentary Feature; WHALE RIDER, VIRGINMEGA Audience Award Best Narrative Feature and THE MAN OF THE YEAR, SKYY Prize for best first feature. For more information, visit www.sffs.org.

The Western Show is dedicated to the technological advancements that will drive bottom lines for the cable, Internet, telephone, computer, satellite, broadcast, motion picture or new media industries. This, the 36th edition of the event, will be the last. The National Show has grown so much that the National Cable & Telecommunications Association decided there was only need for one show. The Western Show is allows people to network in timely educational seminars, interactive roundtables and CableNET '03, a gathering of demonstrations by companies from various industries as part of a educational exhibit. The 2003 program will cover the latest developments in these areas: digital cable services, high-speed Internet, video-on demand, HDTV, digital rights, security, retail CPE and POD, sports programming --

The California State University, Fullerton chapter of The Pencil Mileage Club is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of drawing and painting with an emphasis on applications to the commercial arts of film and print, and on November 22, 2003, the PMC will present

Friday, Nov 20 at 6:00 PM Digital Pictures--brand new authorized reseller 212 N. 2nd Street, Minneapolis, MN 55401 Digital Pictures is celebrating joining forces with Softimage and SOFTIMAGE|XSI. As the number one 3-D reseller to the entertainment market in the Midwest region, Digital Pictures is in the perfect position to bring SOFTIMAGE|XSI to the Midwest. To mark this new partnership, Digital Pictures is holding a launch event in their new luxury space on November 20. This event features a demo of SOFTIMAGE|XSI given by Softimage's own Mark Schoennagel. Mark is a senior animator who has 15 years experience with the Softimage family of products. His work has taken him from Atlanta to Los Angeles where he has been involved closely with leading companies in the film industry, including ILM, Pixar, DreamWorks, Valve and Stan Winston Studios. With all this experience and a magnetic presence, it is no wonder that Mark's demos are often standing room only! The demo will include a variety of highlights of the SOFTIMAGE|XSI environment and will be followed by a Q&A session during which Mark will be happy to share his extensive knowledge about SOFTIMAGE|XSI. The event will culminate with food, drink and an opportunity for you to mix and mingle the evening away. Click here to register!! http://www.softimage.com/community/xsi/events/more_info/Event_03_MN.htm

Hosted by Alias, SIGGRAPH LA will be holding a

StoryBoard Pitch Night will feature the David Williams, whose projects include storyboards and key animation on THE WILD THORNBERRIES MOVIE and RUGRATS GO WILD, and board artist on LAND BEFORE TIME 11. This month's pitch list includes Ed Monegan, Christa Percival, Ramael Slater, Tyree Dillihay and Linda Lee. The event will run from 7:00 to 10:00 pm at The American Animation Institute -- 4729 Lankershim Blvd., N. Hollywood. For more information, contact Christa Percival at tel: (323) 664-2711; or e-mail: frankenchrista@earthlink.net.

For the second year in Miami, the Trade Commission Office of Spain along with the Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade (ICEX) and FAPAE (The Federation of Associations of Spanish Audiovisual Producers (FAPAE) are organizing a market for the television production industry of Spain. This initiative has been created in response to the raising demand of Spanish productions. The second edition of Spain TV Expo has been created as a meeting point that will improve the commercial relations between Spain and the main TV channels of Latin America, U.S. and Canada. During three days, the latest creations and projects from the main Spanish producers will be presented to the most important TV channels from U.S. and Latin America, along with a series of debates that will engage and discuss the current situation and trends of the U.S. Hispanic Television market. For more information, visit www.spaintv.spainbusiness.com.

Terrytoons - Mighty Mouse Over Westchester Decades of Hollywood publicity have obscured the fact that cartoons have been made in New York since around 1900. Among the pioneers to arrive on the scene was cartoonist and photographer Paul Terry, who in 1934 moved his Terrytoons organization to New Rochelle, NY. This was the birthplace of his most popular characters, including Mighty Mouse and Heckle and Jeckle. These beloved characters, along with Tom Terrific, and others will be features in our screening of Terrytoons shorts from the 1920s to the 1960s. In addition, we will show Paul Terry's rarely seen silent short "How Animation Is Made". (Total running time approx. 90 minutes) Q&A with animator, writer, and director Howard Beckerman after the screening.

CATNAP's November meeting looks at the topic of Flash Animation vs Traditional techniques. Featured presenter is Flash guru Bob Risetto. The monthly meeting also features networking, screenings and an update on the group animation project. Open to all and free of charge. The meeting begins at 1 pm at the studios of itoons, 3717 N. Ravenswood Ave, Suite 210, Chicago.