The Museum of Television & Radio will present the 24th annual William S. Paley Television Festival. This Festival, named for William S. Paley, founder of both the Museum and CBS, celebrates television's rich and diverse programming and the creative process behind it. During each evening, the audience views episodes or highlights of the featured work and has the opportunity to ask questions of the cast and creative team or the individual involved in its production. For the first time, the Festival will be honoring a series, THE SIMPSONS, for reaching a rare milestone in primetime television, the 400th episode, with a celebration of the past 18 seasons and preview of the upcoming summer feature film, THE SIMPSONS MOVIE. Other animation/visual effects related highlights at The MTR PaleyFest '07 include: "An Evening with George Lucas" Saturday, March 3, at 7:00 pm In Person: George Lucas. DEXTER Wednesday, March 7, at 7:00 pm In Person: Michael C. Hall (Dexter Morgan). Additional panelists to be announced. NIP/TUCK Thursday, March 8, at 7:00 pm In Person: Kelly Carlson (Kimber Henry), John Hensley (Matt McNamara), Roma Maffia (Dr. Liz Cruz), Julian McMahon (Dr. Christian Troy), Ryan Murphy (creator/exec producer/ writer/director), Michael M. Robin (exec producer) and Dylan Walsh (Dr. Sean McNamara). PRISON BREAK Friday, March 9, at 7:00 pm In Person: Marty Adelstein (exec producer), Sarah Wayne Callies (Dr. Sara Tancredi), William Fichtner (Alexander Mahone), Wentworth Miller (Michael Scofield), Matt Olmstead (exec producer), Dawn Parouse (exec producer), Dominic Purcell (Lincoln Burrows), Brett Ratner (exec producer) and Paul Scheuring (creator/exec producer). HEROES Saturday, March 10, at 7:00 pm In Person: Allan Arkush (exec producer/director), Santiago Cabrera (Isaac Mendez), Jack Coleman (H.R.G.), Tawny Cypress (Simone Deveaux), Noah Gray-Cabey (Micah Sanders), Greg Grunberg (Matt Parkman), Dennis Hammer (exec producer), Tim Kring (creator/exec producer), Ali Larter (Niki Sanders), Masi Oka (Hiro Nakamura), Hayden Panettiere (Claire Bennet), Adrian Pasdar (Nathan Petrelli), Sendhil Ramamurthy (Mohinder Suresh), Leonard Roberts (D.L. Hawkins) and Milo Ventimiglia (Peter Petrelli). JERICHO Tuesday, March 13, at 7:00 pm In Person: Carol Barbee (exec producer), Stephen Chbosky (co-creator/exec producer/ writer), Lennie James (Robert Hawkins), Erik Knudsen (Dale Turner), Gerald McRaney (Mayor Johnston Green), Pamela Reed (Gail Green), Josh Schaer (co-creator/producer), Ashley Scott (Emily Sullivan), Jon Steinberg (co-creator/producer) and Skeet Ulrich (Jake Green). "THE SIMPSONS: Celebrating 400 Episodes" Thursday, March 15, at 7:00 pm In Person: Matt Groening (creator/exec producer), James L. Brooks (exec producer), Al Jean (exec producer), Tim Long (exec producer), Ian Maxtone-Graham (exec producer), and Matt Selman (exec producer). Additional panelists to be announced. Tickets will go on sale to MTR Members on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2007. Tickets will be available to the general public beginning the following Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007. For MTR Members, ticket prices are $50, $35 and $25 for reserved seating per event. For the general public, tickets are $60, $45 and $30 for reserved seating per event. Tickets can be purchased by Internet or telephone (Service charges apply) via TicketMaster at www.ticketmaster.com or at (213) 480-3232; (714) 740-2000; (805) 583-8700; 661.322.2525; and 619.220.TIXS beginning at 9:00 a.m. PST on February 1 for MTR Members and at 9:00 am PST on Feb. 4, for the general public, Mondays through Fridays from 9:00 am PST to 9:00 PST pm, Saturdays from 9:00 am PST to 8:00 pm PST, and Sundays from 9:00 am PST to 7:00 pm PST. Tickets for all events are also available only on Festival evenings from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at the Directors Guild of America, DGA Theatre Complex at 7920 Sunset Blvd. (one block west of Fairfax). For more information, please visit www.mtr.org.

The Oporto International Film Festival, now going to its 26th edition, specializes in fantasy and science-fiction films. The festival runs now in 4 theatres (2,600 seats altogether ) and screens nearly 200 feature films each year. This festival also includes the 16th New Directors Week with an Official Competition and a Retrospective section. The Festival

Although principally supporting and honoring 2D animation production, the "2D OR NOT 2D Animation Festival" does in fact encourage ALL categories of animation and animated filmmaking... from 2D to 3D, Claymation to Cut-out. Established by author and award-winning animator, Tony White, in 2006, the festival will consider for screening any form of animation that brings innovation, quality of execution and/or aesthetic beauty to the medium. Proposed keynote speakers this year will include (subject to final confirmation)... Bill Plympton, Don Hahn, Michel Gagne and Nancy Beiman, who will all be speaking and presenting their work between film screenings throughout the event. "GOLDEN PENCIL" awards will be presented to both 'best film' and 'best animation in a film' for several category including '2D', 'All-form animation', 'Student animation' and 'Digital media.' The non-competitive but prestigious "Roy E. Disney Award" will be announce at the end of the event, honoring a chosen individual, or studio, considered as having made an outstanding contribution to the evolution of the 2D animated genre.

Gen Art, the national arts and entertainment organization dedicated to showcasing emerging talent in fashion, film, music and the visual arts, is seeking submissions of new or existing short films by Florida-based or "born and bred" filmmakers for its 2nd annual "Shorts in the Park." Shorts in the Park, being presented by Quantum on the Bay by Terra International, is an evening of film championing today's most talented emerging Florida-based independent filmmakers. Taking place at Margaret Pace Park, the event will present the works of three short film finalists, selected by a committee of distinguished film industry professionals, to an audience of more than 1,000 attendees. A $5,000 grant, made possible by Quantum on the Bay by Terra International, will be announced and presented to the winning filmmaker, followed by a screening of a favorite modern classic. Cost of submission is $10 and all films submitted will automatically be considered for Gen Art's 10th Annual Film Festival in New York taking place in April. To apply, one must visit www.genart.org/miamishorts/ to get all submission criteria - or call the Miami office at (305) 695-8200.

To the Second Anime Vegas Convention! We will be celebrating Japanese pop culture for 3-days! Bookmark this page and check back with us as the site is growing with events for this years' convention. The dealer's room has expanded and pretty much everything will be there for Anime fans to buy. Interested in CosPlay? Bring your best costumes for the event's CosPlay Contest on Saturday night. They've got a huge room just for video games and anything else or staff can create. Come and meet the voice actors of the anime or the web and manga artist in our artist row.

The American Cinematheque presents The 2nd Annual Festival of Fantasy, Horror, and Science Fiction. This 13 day festival includes 28 features, 9 shorts and many rare trailers from thirteen different countries including: Australia, Brazil, Czechoslovakia, France, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland, the United Kingdom and the United States. Highlights include: new work from Italian horror maestro Dario Argento (SLEEPLESS); a pair of stunning new Japanese anime films (METROPOLIS and VAMPIRE HUNTER D - BLOODLUST); two startling revisionist horror films from England (BLOOD and DEAD CREATURES); a cross-genre international shorts program; STARWOIDS, a new documentary about the STAR WARS fans who waited 42 days in line to be the first to see EPISODE 1; a sci-fi, fantasy and horror trailer show; a tribute to British sci-fi and horror legend Val Guest (THE CREEPING UNKNOWN); an ultra rare Mexican horror double-feature; plus hidden treasures from Czechoslovakia, Poland, Australia and Hong Kong. In-person guests include: actor Steve Railsback, Patrick Macnee, directors Joe Dante and Val Guest and Tope Hooper, plus Dennis Przywara (STARWOIDS) and short filmmakers Eric Anderson, Tanya Reihill, and Suk Yee Cheung. Additional guests announced as they are confirmed. All guests are subject to their availability. All screenings are at the newly renovated Lloyd E. Rigler Theatre at the historic Egyptian, 6712 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood.

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The International Animated Film Society,
ASIFA-Hollywood, is currently accepting entries for the 30th
Annual Annie Awards. Deadline to receive entries is Friday,
October 4, 2002.


Submission Eligibility



Entries submitted for consideration must be from productions that originally aired or were released between
August 1, 2001 and December 30, 2002.



Entries submitted for consideration in the Production categories will be nominated based on the completed production in its entirety. A production many only be entered into a single production category (theatrical feature, home video, Internet production, short subject, special project, television commercial, television program).

Entries submitted for consideration in the Individual Achievement categories will be nominated based on work from a single production; entries will not be nominated based on a body of work (e.g., an entire television season of writing, a portfolio of character designs). Teams may be entered in the Individual Achievement categories, provided that each member receives identical credit for his or her work. Partial teams will not be accepted.


The person submitting the entry must be a member of ASIFA-Hollywood in good standing. While any individual may submit an entry for consideration, each entry form must be signed by an Executive Producer or Producer associated with the production.

Submission and Mechanical Requirements

Each entry must contain two copies of the completed entry form. Entries submitted for Production categories must be accompanied by either a videocassette clip from or a complete copy of the production. Entries submitted for Individual Achievement categories must be accompanied by a videocassette clip of the work to be considered. Clip reels do not need to be continuous sequences, but can be comprised of several clips. Videocassette clips should be no longer than the time limit listed for each category. If there is no stated time limit, clips may be as long as necessary to fully represent the production. Certain Individual Achievement categories may require additional materials. Please consult the requirements for the category in question for complete specifications. In the case of teams, each team member and the credit received should be listed on a single entry form. Keep in mind that each member must receive identical credit and that partial teams will not be accepted.

Nominees will be chosen from all eligible entries by reviewing the additional submitted materials (e.g., videotapes, storyboards, digital media, etc.). Videotapes should be in VHS format, containing both picture and sound. Beta or comparable quality videotapes and other materials will be requested from nominees after announcement of the nominees. Please do not submit original copies of materials; they cannot be returned. All videocassettes and other additional materials must be clearly labeled.



Cost of Entry


All entrants mst be ASIFA-Holywood members in good standing. The first entry submitted is free. There is a $10 entry fee for each additional entry. Annie Award sponsors are exempt from the entry fee but not the membership requirement. Entry fees are non-refundable.

There is no entry fee associated with submitting recommendations for the Juried Awards (26-30). However, recommendations may be made only by members of ASIFA-Hollywood.

Visit the Annie Awards Website to download an entry form.

Singapore will be the host of the world's first fully 3-D based film and entertainment technology festival taking place November 19-23, 2008. The Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) will host the festival officially named 3DX: 3D Film & Entertainment Technology Festival. Jim Chabin of 3D Partners will serve as 3DX executive producer of the five-day event taking place in Asia. The festival is supported by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB). Christopher Chia, Chief Executive Officer, MDA said, "The development of a world class 3-D festival in Singapore highlighting the creative talent and technology in 3-D film underlines Singapore's commitment to play an active role in expanding the boundaries of 3-D entertainment. 3DX will provide a world stage and convergence point for filmmakers and technology companies to showcase their works for trade and consumer audiences. It will also provide industry players the opportunity to generate discussions on the latest trends and developments in 3-D." In highlighting what will be an international selection of films and properties for 3DX, the first two films chosen for the festival are FLY ME TO THE MOON, an animated family film from Belgium's nWave Pictures, featuring characters voiced by Kelly Ripa, Nicollette Sheridan, Tim Curry and Ed Begley Jr., and JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH 3D, a live action adventure from New Line Cinema and Walden Media, starring Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson and Anita Briem. The current list of 3DX organizations and media sponsors includes the Motion Picture Association (MPA), NBC Universal TV Asia, Star TV India and Star Movies. Other Singapore Government agencies backing 3DX are the Singapore Economic Development Board and Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore. Highlights of the 3DX festival will include screenings of invited 3-D films from participating media organizations and partners, forums featuring guest speakers, directors, 3-D pioneers, visionaries and catalysts, red carpet reception and event gala celebration along with special entertainment based events for the public. More information on 3DX can be found on www.3dxfestival.com.