The Gemini Awards is the top honor in television from the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. Programs eligible for this year's event must have aired between May 1, 2000 and April 30, 2001. The 1st entry deadline (March 8, 2001) is for programs aired between May 1 - August 31, 2000. The 2nd entry deadline (March 22, 2001) is for programs aired between September 1 - November 30, 2000. The 3rd entry deadline (April 5, 2001) is for programs aired between December 1, 2000 - April 30, 2001. The opening gala will take place on October 27, with the industry gala following on October 28. The awards ceremony will take place on Monday, October 29.

The International Council of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences is organizing its iEmmys Festival and International Emmy Awards. The event highlights excellence in television from producers from all over the world. The festival features industry speakers, discussions and screenings. The winners are selected by members of the international council.

Fantasm 2001 is a leading multimedia science-fiction, fantasy, horror, art, film and gaming convention. Foundation Imaging's computer animation wizard, Mojo, will be on hand to discuss his work on the TV series BABYLON 5, STAR TREK: VOYAGER and STARSHIP TROOPERS. Visitors can bring their demo tapes and questions on how to break into the computer animation business.

The Sprockets Toronto International Film Festival For Children highlights animated, live-action and documentaries made for children. The event features school screenings geared toward children ages 8-17. This year's program will feature 13 films from 9 countries. The event will feature educational classes and workshops. The Writers Guild of Canada and YTV will conduct classes on turning stories into screenplays and film critics will teach children how to write film critiques.

Sharon Katz' new short, THE ANGEL'S FOOT CAKE / DER FUS TORT premieres April 29, 2001 at the Toronto Jewish Film Festival. THE ANGEL'S FOOT CAKE is a raucous modern Yiddish tale accompanied by Klezmer music. For more information on Sharon Katz' work, including her previous short, HAPPY BIRTHDAY HANNAH

Earlybird Entry Deadline: 4 13, 2001



The Second Annual PlanetOut Short Movie Awards highlights films and videos by, for, about or of-interest to gay, lesbian, bi or transgender audiences. Picture This! Entertainment will be screening finalists for potential inclusion on the 2001 PlanetOut Short Movie Awards DVD release. Cash awards include: one Grand Prize of $10,000 and five First Prize awards of $1000 in each of the following categories: drama, comedy, documentary, animation and experimental. Finalists will also be screened on AtomFilms.com. The awards will be part of Outfest: The Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Film Festival.

The Third WinFemme Film Festival celebrates films, videos and screenplays that feature female protagonists. The Women's Image Network (WIN) organizes the event. From WinFemme 1999 and 2000, five films were sold to Sundance and Showtime and several films have won both Oscar and Independent Spirit nods. Twenty films will be features in a "Best Of The Fest" screening, which traveled to six other major U.S. cities last year.

The 15th Annual Wine Country Film Festival highlights outstanding work in features, shorts, documentaries, animation and graduate and student films. Awards include Best First Feature (Domestic and International), Best Short in various categories, David L. Wolper Documentary Film Prizes and Audience Choice Awards. The entry fee is US$35.

The Large Format Cinema Association is presenting the 5th annual Conference and 4th annual Large Format Film Festival. The competition is open to all members of the international large format industry. The Festival highlights new and classic works in 15/70 and 8/70, a historical tribute to a pioneer of the large format film industry and a closing gala featuring a 5/70 Hollywood widescreen classic. The Conference will feature panels, technical sessions, historical tributes, awards and a keynote presentation.

This two-hour program includes the four winners and eight finalists in the first annual Skyy Vodka Short Film Award competition. The event was programmed by the American Cinematheque and juried by: Interview magazine film critic Graham Fuller; Sundance short film programmer Trevor Groth; Skyy Vodka founder Maurice Kanbar; director Doug Liman; director Luis Mandoki; American Cinematheque director Barbara Smith and Premiere magazine editor Anne Thompson. Films competed in four categories: fiction, non-fiction, animation and