ANIMATION
WORLD MAGAZINE - ISSUE 3.8 - November 1998
Call for Entries
Disney Invites Kids to "Create Story Magic." The Disney Channel has launched its annual "Create
Story Magic" contest, inviting kids aged 6-12 to compete for the chance
to have his or her original story turned into an animated short. Last year's
winner was 12-year-old Ian O'Neal, whose story, "Dragon Friend"
was selected from over 22,000 entries, animated by Walt Disney Television
Animation and broadcast on Disney Channel this year. Every year, the winner
also receives a trip for four to Disneyland and Walt Disney Studios. This
year's contest is being promoted by Target Stores and Cable in the Classroom.
Entries will be accepted through December 31, by mail, and for the first
time, on the contest web site, www.storymagic.com.
MILIA Awards Interactivity. MILIA, the International Content Market
for Interactive Media Conference will take place in Cannes, France, February
9-12, 1999. Entries for the fifth Milia d'Or Awards and the New Talent Pavilion
are still being accepted. The event is organized by the Reed Midem Organization,
the same company that puts on MIPCOM and MIP TV. For the second year, MILIA
will present a conference called "Towards the Convergence of Animation
and Video Games," the objective of which is to bring together publishers,
producers and developers of interactive products to promote partnerships.
For information about this partnership program, visit Frederique Doumic's
article, "MIPCOM
Meets MILIA" in the December issue of Animation World Magazine.
For information about MILIA and its awards, visit the MILIA web site, accessible
through Animation World Network's Calendar of Events section: www.awn.com/awneng/village/calendar.html
ITS Monitor Awards. The International Teleproduction Society (ITS)
has issued its call for entries for its 20th annual International Monitor
Awards, which will be presented in New York, July 24, 1999. The awards
are mainly for the teleproduction and digital media industries, honoring
excellence in various fields of production and post-production. The 20
categories include Short Subjects, Children's Programming, Commercials
and On-Air Promotions. The early-bird deadline (discount entry fees) is
December 11, 1998 and the final deadline is January 15, 1999. For information
and entry forms call (703) 319-0800.
NY Kids Fest. The New York International Children's Film Festival
(NYICFF) will take place February 4-19, 1999 in New York City. The festival
will showcase 50-60 new works of all types, including animation. Festival
organizers are seeking "creative, intelligent, passionate work that
does not speak down to children," and "will consider difficult
subject matter, controversial themes." There are no juried prizes,
rather, audience members complete ballots to select audience awards in
different age categories. In addition to the films in competition, the
festival will feature special presentations, retrospectives and discussion
panels. The entry deadline is November 1, 1998. For an application, send
name and address to ebeinc@inch.com. Beginning October 7, application forms
will be available on-line at www.gkids.com
Note: Readers may contact any Animation World Magazine contributor by sending an e-mail to editor@awn.com.
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