The CoCarAn festival (COmix-CARicature-ANimation) will feature over 180 animated films, including a world premiere of Oz Adi

1st Goyang International Children

As part of the 10th anniversary of the mega Dubai Shopping Festival, the First International Animation Celebration Day will screen 200 animation films from U.S., Europe, Asia and the Middle East and will also showcase the international variety and quality of expertise involved in the making of animated films. With an interesting assortment of recent films, as well as retrospectives and historical ones, the event is tailored to appease the taste of all film-lovers across the age barrier.

An added interesting feature of the festivities will be the workshops being organized on how to make animation films. Expert Egyptian (Imprint) and Emirates (Emaritoons) based studios will train visitors in producing 2D and 3D animation, clay animation and puppets animation during the six-day celebrations. An art gallery will also be displaying paintings portraying the history of the animation industry in the world.

The First International Animation Films Celebration in Dubai, one of DSF

Skillset, Broadcast, BBC, ITV, Channel 4, five, BskyB, Pact and BECTU have united to create the first National Skills Day. On National Skills Day, the whole of the audiovisual industries makes a concerted and coherent commitment to skills and skills development. Leading employers undertake a whole range of activities to promote the importance of skills development and maintain the skills and talents of practitioners across our industry. For more information, visit www.skillset.org/nationalskillsday.

The Animation Council of the Philippines, Inc. (ACPI) in coordination with the Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM), The French Embassy Manila, and the Japan Foundation Manila, is organizing the 1st Philippine International Animation Festival, with exhibits and business seminars at the EDSA Shangri-La Hotel, and creative workshops and film screening at SM Megamall. The festival's objective is to showcase the talents of local animators to both the local and international markets and provide a venue for possible business ventures and co-production agreements between international studios and local animation houses. The festival shall be held concurrently with the country's premiere information technology outsourcing event, E-Services Philippines: 4th IT Outsourcing Conference and Exhibition at the EDSA Shangri-La Manila Hotel. For further details, call +63 2 8185019 or +63 2 8185020, or fax +63 2 8185005.

The 1st Spirit Heart Film Festival was created to celebrate the healing arts and alchemy on film. There will be workshops on the following topics: meditation, yoga and the violet flame. As part of the fest, Simeon and Maia Nartoomid

The International CES is center stage for the interaction of digital content, technology, media and delivery. More than 100,000 industry professionals-retailers, manufacturers, content providers, government leaders, corporate buyers, financial analysts and journalists are expected to attend the 2002 International CES.

WHEN: Saturday, June 29, 2002 First tee time: 10:30 am on 1st and 10th holes

WHERE: Elkins Ranch Golf Course, in Fillmore, California North on I-5 to the 126 highway. West on 126 toward Ventura for about 20 Miles. At 3rd traffic signal, turn left on A Street (Hwy. 23) for 1 1/2 miles to Entrance to course. (805) 524-1440

LUNCH: BBQ, immediately after, in the patio area overlooking the 18th green.

COSTS: GOLF AND LUNCH: $ 90.00; LUNCH ONLY: $ 15.00.

DEADLINE FOR PAYMENT: JUNE 7, 2002

Make checks payable to: Screen Cartoonists' Golf Classic or SCGC

Mail checks to: Lyn Mantta, 4729 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91602

A Special Note: This year we will be awarding two (2) LOW NET Trophies. One will be given to the low net winner (based on the Callaway System of scoring which we have used since this event began more than 45 years ago.) This award is designed to give golfers who play only a few times a year and, who do not have an established SCGA handicap index, a chance to compete fairly. The second LOW NET trophy is designed to be awarded to the person who does have an established SCGA or Publinx handicap. The committee felt it would be unfair to have golfers, who might play only once or twice a year, compete with golfers who play every week. So, to make everything fair...this was the logical solution. This way, everyone has a chance to win at his or her own skill level.

The 2004 Bangkok International Film Festival, the official film festival endorsed by the Royal Thai Government, will feature an estimated 150 films, special events, seminars and panels, as well as a competition in 9 different categories and the presentation of the second annual Golden Kinnaree Awards, the festival's award for excellence in International Filmmaking. One of the new highlights of festival will be its focus on ASEAN Cinema. This ASEAN (The Association of Southeast Asian Nations) section will feature films from the 10 South East Asian countries -- Thailand, Vietnam, Burma, Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines. This will be a competitive program with a Golden Kinnaree to be awarded for Best ASEAN Film. For additional festival information, contact the Los Angeles Festival office at tel: (310) 272-1167, TAT headquarters in Bangkok at tel: (662) 250-5500 ext. 1575-78 or visit www.bangkokfilm.org.

The 2004' China International Cartoon and Digital Art Festival is sponsored and supported by the Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China. The main events of the festival will include: The China International Cartoon Competition and Awards Ceremony; screenings of Chinese and international cartoon films; forum on cartoon industry and cartoon art and the China International Cartoon Product Market from Sept. 28 to Oct. 1. The competition is open to cartoons from around the world in the following categories: short films, full-length films, television series, single TV programs, special TV programs, educational, scientific or industrial films, advertising and promotional films, animated program titles or clips, Internet short films, Internet film series and student or graduating works. To commemorate the 200th birthday in 2005 of great Danish fairy tale writer Hans Christian Andersen, a special "Andersen Fairy Tale Award" competition will be organized during the festival. All works based on H. C. Andersen's fairy tales are welcome to this competition. For more information, visit www.cicdaf.com.