Taiwan International Children's TV & Film Festival (TICTFF) is Asia's first-ever International Children's TV & Film Festival. The festival will feature screenings, seminars and workshops, in addition to awards for dramatic feature, documentary, animation and television program. Winners will receive up to $27,000. The festival

The Toronto International Film Festival is one of the premiere film festivals in the world. The event features many debuts of films that will go on to be box-office and critical successes. This major industry event is a place where studios test their films and seek out independent features. This year

Connichi is a non-commercial anime and manga convention by fans for fans. Guests of honor at this year

The 16th Foyle Film Festival is one of Ireland's leading and biggest international film festivals. The 10-day festival includes more than 200 films, special events, special effects presentations, a variety of workshops and seminars and much more. Categories include: Best Irish Short, Best International Short, Best Animation, Best Feature and Best Documentary. Last year

Founded in 1996, the MadCat Women's International Film Festival was formed as a new platform for women artists to screen their work. MadCat showcases some of the best avant-garde independent and experimental films and videos from around the world.

Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival is a Southern California event highlighting films and music from around the globe. The festival has a partnership with the Rome Independent Film Festival (RIFF), which includes collaboration on films, awards, showcases and retrospectives. TVIFMF will include an Italian Showcase and the grand jury award-winning feature will screen at RIFF. Celebrating nine years, the TVIFMF is slated for at The Movie Experience 10 at Tower Plaza (25735 Ynez Road). Last year's festival had more than 6,000 attendees, boasting participation from 200 filmmakers, musicians, producers, directors, writers, judges, cast and crew. For information, call Jo Moulton, festival director: (909) 699-8681, Email: jmmoulton@earthlink.net or Web: www.tviff.com.

iHollywood Forum presents Interactive Gaming: Hollywood Goes Gaming at 5:30 pm. The event will address the current marriage between Hollywood and game companies and explore new job opportunities for Hollywood professionals in the burgeoning gaming industry. Speakers include: Michael Arrieta, Sony Pictures Digital Networks, svp for strategic alliances; Uwe Boll, Boll KG, director/producer of HOUSE OF THE DEAD and ALONE IN THE DARK; Nicholas Longano, Vivendi Universal Games, group vp, marketing; Germaine Gioia, THQ, vp, Licensin; Jeffrey Kaltreider, Activision, global brand manager; Matt Case, Blindlight, exec director of development; and Craig Allen, Spark Unlimited, ceo. Alex Pham, L.A. TIMES, games industry reporter, will moderate. The event includes dinner and will take place at the Los Angeles Wyndham Belage, 1020 No. San Vicente. The program costs $60 in advance and $70 at door. For more information call (310) 815-3884 or visit www.iHollywoodForum.com.

The International Broadcasting Convention is one of the world's premier broadcast technology event. The show covers all the key areas of the electronic media business including audio, cable, film, grip, Internet, lighting, multimedia, production, post-production, radio, satellite and transmission. Within the 430,400 square feet of exhibition space visitors will find more than 1,000 companies including every major supplier of broadcast technology. The six-stream conference tackles all the technical, management and creative issues affecting our industry. IBC is held each September at the Amsterdam RAI Congress Centre and now attracts around 40,000 people from more than 100 countries. The conference takes place from September 11 to September 15 and the exhibition runs from September 12 to September 16, 2003. For more information visit www.ibc.org.

SabuCat Productions will present the largest 3D tribute show ever at the Egyptian Theatre (6712 Hollywood Boulevard). The 10-day festival, which celebrates the golden era of 3D filmmaking, will include many of the best known 3D titles of the 1950's, such as BEANY & CECIL, HOUSE OF WAX, KISS ME KATE and CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON, but will also offer fans of the format an opportunity to see some of the more obscure 3D movies. L.A. Premieres include THE NEBRASKAN; FLIGHT TO TANGIER, JESSE JAMES VS. DALTONS; and THE GLASS WEB. In all, 33 features and 21 short subjects (including 3-D animation) will be shown. In person guests will speak at selected screenings. For more information contact the festival at: tel: (661) 538-9259, fax: (661) 793-6755, or Web: www.3dfilmfest.com.

The Woodstock Film Festival will contain feature films, documentaries, shorts, panels, workshops, concerts and parties. This year, festival screenings and events are set in a variety of venues in Woodstock and the surrounding communities of Rhinebeck, Hunter, Kingston and Saugerties in New York. The 4-year-old event has quickly gained the distinction of being one of the best regional festival a with many critically acclaimed films opening at the event. For more information contact the festival at (845) 679-4265 or visit www.woodstockfilmfestival.com.