Animation World News - Call for Entries - Annie Awards, Taza Digital Fest, Cinequest

The Annie Awards logo. © ASIFA-Hollywood.

Annie Awards. ASIFA-Hollywood, the Los Angeles chapter of the International Animated Film Society ASIFA, will hold its 26th annual Annie Awards on Friday, November 13, 1998 at the Alex Theater in Glendale, California. Submissions of animated TV shows, feature films, short subjects and commercials will be judged in 26 categories, including an expansion of voice acting awards to include separate awards for male and female performers. The entry deadline is August 8. For information and entry forms call (818) 842-8330.

Taza Digital Fest. The fourth annual Toronto Animators' Zoetrope Association (TAZA) Digital Image Festival will take place on October 29, 1998. Entries of independent computer animation are being accepted until August 27. For details and entry forms visit http://www.interlog.com/~dolish/taza.htm

Is Your Technology Oscar Material? The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has issued a call for information about scientific and technical achievements that could be considered for Academy Awards. Last year's Scientific and Technical Award honorees included animation technology developments by PDI, Pixar, Alias/Wavefront and Softimage, among others. Awards administration director Richard Miller said submissions "don't have to have been invented during the current year. Achievements are considered only if they have proved their exceptional merit through successful use." The deadline for submissions is August 17. For an application packet, contact scitech@oscars.org or call (310) 247-3000, ext. 129.

Cinequest, an international film festival based in "the heart of the Silicon Valley," San Jose, California will take place January 28 - February 3, 1999. Entries of short films (including animation) are being accepted until October 2, 1998. The fee is $25 per film. Cinequest is also seeking entries for its traveling theatrical program, Liquid Cinema. For entry forms and information, call (408) 995-5033 or visit www.cinequest.org.

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