Greetings Earthlings! You are invited to join HAPPY TREE FRIENDS, JIBJAB, 30 SECOND BUNNY THEATER, ODD TODD, JOE CARTOON, XETH, LOW MORALE, ITS JERRYTIME! and many more of your favorite animated webtoons, all together on the big screen for the very first time in WebJam 2008, the first film festival dedicated to animation on the Internet. You can see LOLtoons, ROFLtoons, OMGtoons and even WTFtoons.

Join us at this world premiere, star-studded event and see some of the breakout work being created in new media on the big screen. Hosted by Jerry & Orrin Zucker, co-creators of ITS JERRYTIME!

Space is limited so get your tickets early.
When: 7 p.m. May 22 and Midnight shows on May 23-24, 2008.
Where: Coolidge Corner Theater, 290 Harvard St. Brookline, Massachusetts, USA. (Suburb of Boston)

Animate! 08 -- Segunda Edicion -- is the oldest animation film festival in Uruguay. This year it is the second edition of "Centro Cultural de España" in Montevideo, in its third year. The works accepted to this festival will be exhibited at the Cinema Auditorium of the Centro Cultural de Espana, sponsored by Animation Campus and Centro Cultural de Espana del Uruguay.

The festival has its focus in short adult animations of any kind, no matter the technique. This is a non competitive festival, and there are no fees for submission.

Submit works no larger than 15 minutes in length, with any kind of animation technique and contents for young and adult people (not children). The focus of this festival is the art of animation in any format.

Animate! is the first Festival for Adult Animation of Uruguay. It started in 2005 and it had a second release in 2006.

This third edition will be held at the Plaza Arts and Events in Montevideo, Uruguay May 17-May 18, 2008.

Animation of any kind and technique are welcome to be screened in this great Cinema of Montevideo, during "Montevideo Comics", the greatest Convention for Comics, Animations and Games Arts with over 3.000 people in its last edition.

Posts are welcome until May 10, 2008 in any kind of support (preferred DVD). Animate! is a non-profit organization and there is no cost to submit.

Please send your work to:

Juan Brusco
Animate!08
Bulevar Artigas 1085
CP 11.200 Montevideo, Uruguay

For questions and suggestions,contact www.animate.com.uy

Big Island Film Festival takes place at Waikoloa Beach Resort on the Big Island of Hawai'i. One indoor venue and two under the stars, as well as filmmaker panels, awards and social events, great weather, beautiful beaches and outstanding resorts of Waikoloa Beach make this a very special location for a film festival. Submit narrative films only -- no documentaries -- by Feb. 1, 2008. For more information, visit www.bigislandfilmfestival.com.

This festival will show more than 200 selected animations from 20 different countries and will show animation produced through diverse techniques and various thought processes and systems in the world.
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There is an opportunity for the people of Kanagawa as well as the Japanese public to choose exhibits for distribution by those in the animation circle and for international exchanges, as well as for information exchanges among people in the animation industry.

The New Strand Film Festival, held in an historic downtown theater, will feature three days of independent films, with Sunday highlighting children's films. This small Iowa festival offers independent filmmakers the opportunity to get involved with their audiences without the hassles of larger festivals. For further information, visit www.newstrandfilmfestival.org or email jmcmahon@wlpl.org.

Sci-Fi-London announced that Electronic Arts, the world's leading interactive entertainment software company, will be the official games sponsor for this year's Sci-Fi-London, the UK's only dedicated science fiction and fantastic film festival which will run from April 30-May 4, 2008 at the Apollo West End theatre. View the entire lineup at www.sci-fi-london.com/festival/2008/programme/. As exclusive games sponsor, EA will be showcasing PC and console titles as part of the festival line-up, to include MASS EFFECT, COMMAND & CONQUER 3: KANE'S WRATH, SPORE and BOOM BLOX, while festival-goers will also get the chance to see a sneak preview of the forthcoming epic space horror game DEAD SPACE. Moviestorm is another key sponsor of Sci-Fi-London. Festival-goers will see exclusive trailers for the games before film screenings, with the opportunity to play them and win merchandise. EA activities during the festival will include: --The chance for visitors to play some of its key current titles as well as sneak peeks and demos of unreleased games. --Big-screen trailers and teasers. --Supporting Sci-Fi-London's artist-in-residence, The Artful Dodger (aka A-Dee), who will create a series of science fiction themed canvases in the window of Forbidden Planet (Shaftesbury Avenue, WC1) from April 24 for seven days.

For the first time, the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books will include "The Comix Strip," an entire section of the popular event dedicated to showcasing comics, graphic novels and manga. "The Comix Strip" will feature booths from prominent comic book publishers, retailers, and distributors as well as the inimitable writers and artists who create these hip and unique works. Comix Strip-related programming will include a special Festival panel to be hosted by LOS ANGELES TIMES pop culture writer, Geoff Boucher, entitled "Comics: Superheroes of the Page and Screen." Panelists include Jeph Loeb, co-executive producer of the smash TV hit HEROES and writer for some of the industry's most well-known characters, including Spider-Man, Hulk, Captain America and Wolverine; Mike Mignola, creator of HELLBOY; and Steve Niles, creator of the 30 DAYS OF NIGHT graphic novel franchise. Other panels include "Reading Manga: A Japanese Phenomenon Comes to America," and "Graphic Novels: Every Picture Tells a Story." Additional comic book luminaries are slated to participate in autograph sessions at booths throughout the weekend. Image Comics, Boom! Studios, Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, Animation Magazine, and Animal Army Comics are among the list of exhibitors. More than140,000 attendees are expected this year, as the festival brings together a cool, eclectic and family-friendly line-up of talent, storytellers, celebrities, musical performances and literary giants. The Festival will be held April 26 and 27 on the UCLA campus. General event information can be found at http://latimesfestivalofbooks.com/ or by calling 1-800-LA TIMES, ext. 7BOOK. Admission is free, but tickets are required to attend author/panel discussions and lectures. Because seating at these events is limited, tickets will be made available for a $.75 per ticket fee at Ticketmaster.com and through select Ticketmaster locations in Southern California beginning at Noon on April 20 and until capacity has been reached.

Between April 24 and May 1, the 2008 Newport Beach Film Festival will showcase more than 350 films from around the world, offering an ambitious and international selection of features, shorts, documentaries and animation that will compete for both Jury and Audience awards. Now in its ninth year, the festival is proud to treat its audience to world and U.S. premieres, Academy Award entries, Sundance Selections, a Spotlight Series, and Children's Festival, from both the independent and studio worlds. With submissions from Asia, Europe, South/Central America and Africa, classic and contemporary filmmaking will provide a unique mix of genre and culture. The festival will host a red-carpet opening night screening of SHERMAN'S WAY on Thursday, April 24 at 8 p.m. at Edwards Big Newport (300 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach), followed by a Gala celebration at Fashion Island. The feature film directorial debut of Craig Saavedra won the 2008 Cinequest Audience Award. SHERMAN'S WAY stars James LeGros, Michael Shulman, Enrico Colantoni, Brooke Nevin, Lacey Chabert and Donna Murphy. On Wednesday, April 30, audiences will see a "Behind-The-Ears" peek at the art of Disney animation as noted filmmakers and Academy Award nominees Roy E. Disney and Don Hahn present an evening of rarely seen Disney animated shorts and experimental films. Screening at 7:30 p.m. at the art deco Lido Theater in Newport Beach, Disney and Hahn will share with the audience a collection of short animated films that had limited theatrical presentations, many of which are not available for viewing on DVD. Among the films to be presented include HOW TO HOOK-UP YOUR HOME THEATER (2007) starring Goofy, the Oscar-nominated films THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL (2006), LORENZO (2005), DESTINO (2003, a collaboration between Walt Disney and Salvador Dali more than 50 years in the making) and REDUX RIDING HOOD (1998), plus the experimental film OILSPOT & LIPSTICK (1987; Disney's first foray into computer animation). Disney and Hahn will give the stories behind each film in addition to presenting a classic Mickey Mouse short in salute to Mickey's 80th anniversary in show business. On Friday, April 25 at 7 p.m., within the intimate setting of the Palm Garden at The Island Hotel Newport Beach, Academy Award winning songwriter Richard M. Sherman will perform selections from his motion picture songbook for attendees. Noted author, film historian and Disney authority Jeff Kurtti will host the concert. Tickets for the gala reception and concert are $25 and are available by visiting www.newportbeachfilmfest.com. From Hollywood, to Broadway, to theme park locales around the world, the sun never sets on the music of Richard Sherman and his collaborator/brother, Robert B. Sherman. The soundtrack of our childhoods resonates with beloved songs written by the Sherman Brothers. Their career spans almost 50 years and includes two Oscars for Walt Disney's MARY POPPINS - Best Score and Best Song (CHIM CHIM CHER-EE). Other musical honors include three Grammy Awards, 24 gold and platinum albums, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and induction in the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Recently the Shermans wrote several additional songs for the recent smash hit stage productions of CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG, which enjoyed huge success in London and on Broadway. Today, their music continues to enchant audiences on Broadway in the acclaimed stage musical MARY POPPINS, presented by Disney and Cameron Mackintosh. Andiamo Luggage, the creator of the Auto-Expand Trolley, is partnering with the Newport Beach Film Festival to sponsor upcoming filmmakers at the premiere and post-party. Attendees will be given the rare chance to see the filmmakers before the viewing of their perspective film. The filmmakers will also be awarded before the film for their contribution to the festival. Andiamo Luggage agreed to contribute $5,000 to the nonprofit organization along with $50,000 in luggage donation to be awarded to the filmmaker before the film premiers. The luggage will go to new filmmakers for their contributions to the festival and celebrities attending the event. Andiamo Luggage will also be presenting gift certificates to attendees of the post- party from co-sponsor Rootens to be redeemed at, Rooten's Travel Center, an authorized luggage retailer for Andiamo.

AniFest 08 is the seventh annual computer animation festival sponsored by the Center for Graphics Research at Western Connecticut State University. The festival includes speakers, workshops, an animation theater, a student computer animation competition, and an art exhibit. Submissions are invited for all aspects of the festival. For more information, visit the festival's website (http://cs.wcsu.edu/cgr/festival08/) or call 203-837-9353.