ANIMATION WORLD MAGAZINE - ISSUE 3.7 - October 1998


Call for Entries

SAS `99 Scheduled. The 11th Society of Animation Studies Conference will be held in Australia for the first time. The conference, to be held in Brisbane in August or October 1999 (exact date to be confirmed), is timed to coincide with the Third Asia Pacific Triennial exhibition of Contemporary Art at the Queensland Art Gallery. The theme of the conference is "Animation: Contexts and Identities," with a focus on Asia Pacific animation. A call for papers and presentation proposals is now open. Proposals should contain a 50-word summary and a 250-word abstract. Deadline for early consideration is November 13, 1998, for reply by December 11. The final deadline for proposals is February 26, 1999, to which replies will be made by March 26. The conference is being organized by Keith Bradbury, a professor at Queensland College of Art. For information, or to submit a proposal, contact him by e-mail at k.bradbury@qca.gu.edu.au, phone (61) 7 3875 3185 or fax (61) 7 3875 3199.

Don't miss
Keith Bradbury's review of the 10th SAS Conference in this issue.

Hollywood Shorts, a monthly short film series that presents new shorts and their directors to the Hollywood film community, is seeking submissions. Three shorts, including one animated film, will be featured each month; the next screenings are October 11, November 15 and December 13, 1998. Each film must be no longer than 40 minutes and the entry fee is $5 per film. The deadline for the October screening is September 15, however, late entries will be considered for future screenings. For information, contact grifplace@aol.com, or mail submissions to 11166 Burbank Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91601.

Nashville Independent. The Nashville Independent Film Festival (NIFF) (formerly known as Sinking Creek) is accepting submissions for its next edition, June 9-13, 1999. A first prize in the animation category at this festival will qualify your film for Academy Award consideration. Entry fees vary, and the deadline is December 4. The first 100 entries will receive a free pass to the festival. For entry forms and information, visit www.nashvillefilmfestival.org or e-mail niffilm@bellsouth.net.

Worldfest Flagstaff. Worldfest, an independent film festival which has been held in Houston for the past 32 years and additionally in Charleston, South Carolina for the past five years, is moving from Charleston to Flagstaff, Arizona. The first annual Worldfest-Flagstaff International Film Festival will be held November 13-22, 1998. Houston will continue as usual. The wide competition program features eight animation categories and several others ,l which may accept animated works, such as "computer generated/mixed media." The festival's focus is on independent works which have not yet been picked up for distribution. The entry deadline is September 11 and the fees range per production, from $45 to $100. For information and entry forms call (713) 965-9955 or e-mail worldfest@aol.com.


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