Last Month in Animation.

* Wednesday, September 17 - Friday, November 7. Los Angeles, California and New York, New York, USA.
The Museum of Television and Radio in New York and Los Angeles hosts a retrospective of Hanna-Barbera's television series with a series of 60-minute screenings. The series includes Scooby-Doo, The Fantastic Four, Space Ghost, Superfriends, Josie And The Pussycats, Magilla Gorilla, Top Cat, Ricochet Rabbit, and Yogi Bear. The new Spumco/Cartoon Network Yogi Bear shorts have sparked a debate among fans regarding the quality of Hanna-Barbera's Yogi Bear shorts in particular, and Hanna-Barbera's television output in general. Here's a rare chance to see many of the films and judge their entertainment value for yourself. For more information contact: Los Angeles: 465 N. Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, Tel. (310) 786-1000; New York: 25 West 52 Street, New York, Tel. (212) 621-6600.

* Wednesday, September 28 - Friday, November 20. USA.
To celebrate the US premiere of Studio Ghibli's Princess Mononoke, directed by Hayao Miyazaki, Studio Ghibli retrospectives are being held throughout the United States. Most of the retrospectives will be showing all of Studio Ghibli's films: Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind (1984), Laputa, Castle In The Sky (1986), Grave Of The Fireflies (1988), My Neighbor Totoro (1988), Kiki's Delivery Service (1989), Only Yesterday (1991), Porco Rosso (1992), Pom Poko (1994), Whisper Of The Heart (1995), and Princess Mononoke (1997). Theaters or organizations that will be hosting retrospectives include Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, September 12 - November 20; Brattle Theater, Cambridge, Massachusetts, September 19 - October 17; New York Film Festival, September 24 - October 10; UCLA Film and Television Archive, Los Angeles, September 30 - October 10; Art Institute of Chicago, October 2; AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival, October 21 - 29; Cleveland Cinematheque, Cleveland, Ohio, October 28 - 31; Egyptian Theater, Seattle, Washington, November 5 - 11; and the Berkeley Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, California, November 13 - 28. For more information visit www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/films/festivals.html.

* Wednesday, September 29 - Sunday, October 3. Rome, Italy.
The Animated Castles festival is an international animation festival in the form of a show. All events, including the international competition and the Italian competition of short films, the conferences, round tables, interviews and previews, are presented in one big venue. This year, the festival paid tribute to Marv Newland, Joanna Quinn, Carlos Trillo and Roberto Gavioli. For more information contact The Animated Castles, c/o Consorzio Imprese Castelli Romani, Corso Gramsci 110, 00045 Genzano, Roma, Italy; Tel. + 39 6-9391577; or E-mail: castellianimati@allnet.it. Also visit www.castellianimati.it.

* Thursday, September 30, 6:30 pm. New York, New York, USA.
Sony Wonder Technology Lab, a center for high-tech entertainment and education, hosted All Eyes on CGI. The presentation featured a representative from Sony Pictures Imageworks, whose talent and technology contributed to the upcoming feature film Stuart Little in which for the first time ever, audiences are introduced to a three-dimensional, photo-realistic, performance based, computer generated movie star. Admission was $10. For reservations and information Tel. (212) 833-7858.

* Friday, October 1 - Thursday, October 7, 12:45 pm. New York, New York, USA.
Mary Kocol's My Father's Story screened with the documentary feature Uncommon Friends at Cinema Village Theatre at 22 East 12th Street. Tel. (212) 924-3363. For more information visit www.KocoMotion.com.

* Saturday, October 2 - Sunday, January 30, 2000. Boca Raton, Florida, USA.
The International Museum of Comic Art presents The Art of Charles M. Schulz, creator of the comic strip, Peanuts. The exhibit displays artifacts, photos, magazine covers, Broadway and movie posters, toys, dolls, blow-ups of historic strips and more tracing the decade-by-decade evolution of Schulz' creation in the context of American history. IMCA is located at 201 Plaza Real in Boca Raton's Mizner Park, just one block north of Palmetto Park Road on Federal Highway. For more information Tel. (561) 391-2200, or visit www.cartoon.org.

The February 1998 issue of Animation World Magazine features a profile of the Museum; and the October 1999 issue of Animation World Magazine features a profile of Mike Glad, the animation art collector who supplied the artwork for one of the museum's past exhibits.

* Wednesday, October 6 - Saturday, October 16. Barcelona, Spain.
This year's SITGES Festival Internacional de Cinema de Catalunya features several animation related events including a short film competition, the presentation of Hayao Miyasaki's Princess Mononoke, and tributes to Osamu Tezuka and Will Vinton. For more information Tel. 34 93 419 3635, or visit www.sitges.com/cinema.

The December 1997 issue of Animation World Magazine featured "Sitges: Horror and Animation in Barcelona," a review of 1997's Sitges festival by Bill Plympton.

* Monday, October 4 - Friday, October 8. Cannes, France.
MIPCOM: International Film and Programme Market for TV, Video, Cable, and Satellite. Thousands of producers, programmers and broadcasters converged on Cannes, France for the MIPCOM and MIP Junior markets. From Reed-Midem, the organizers of MIP-TV, MIP Asia and MILIA, MIPCOM is known as the place where international television deals happen. Among the properties offered were Sony Wonder's Lion Of Oz And The Badge Of Courage, an animated musical prequel to The Wizard Of Oz; TMS-Kyokuichi Corp.'s Monster Rancher; and Pokémon. The 7th annual MIPCOM Junior ran October 1-3, followed by the 15th annual MIPCOM International Film and Program Market for TV, Video, Cable and Satellite, October 4-8. For more information Tel. 33 (0) 1 41 90 45 59 or 33 (0) 1 41 90 45 60; or Fax (33 01) 41 90 46 24.

* Thursday, October 7 - Sunday, October 10. Hillside, Illinois, USA.
Ray Harryhausen appeared at the REZNHEDZ Model and Toy Show at the Hillside Holiday Inn just outside Chicago on October 9 and 10. The Chicago International Film Festival also sponsored two events in conjunction with the REZNHEDZ show. On Thursday, October 7 the festival screened Jason And The Argonauts and Golden Voyage Of Sinbad, and on Sunday, October 10 they had a tribute to Ray Harryhausen. The tribute included clips from the movies, and culminated in Ray receiving an Award from the Film Festival. For more information Tel. (800) 878-9378.

* Thursday, October 7, 7:30 pm. Toronto, Canada.
The Toronto Animated Image Society presented "Recent Films by Toronto Animators," including Arnie Lipsey, Eugene Fedorenko, Rose Newlove, Willy Ashworth, Gerry Lagendyk and Patrick Jenkins. This event was held at Cinecycle, 129 (Rear Laneway) Spadina Avenue. Admission was free for TAIS members, and CN$4 for everyone else. Memberships were available at the door.

* Friday, October 8 - Thursday, October 14. Hollywood, California, USA.
The Man Behind The Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story played for one week at Disney's El Capitan theater. Directed by Ub's granddaughter, Leslie Iwerks, this is a documentary about the man who helped Walt Disney create the first Mickey Mouse films, animating some of them nearly single-handedly, as well as the Silly Symphony series, and helming his own animation studio. It features never-before-seen archival footage, photos, previously censored cartoon clips, and interviews with Roy Disney, Chuck Jones, John Lasseter, Ollie Johnston, Marc Davis, Leonard Maltin, Joe Adamson, and Ub's eldest son, Don, among others. El Capitan is located west of Highland on Hollywood Blvd. For more information Tel. (323) 467-7674.

* Saturday, October 9, 11 am - 2:30 pm. Beverly Hills, California, USA.
Children's bookstore Storyopolis celebrated the launch of Fox Family Channel's The Kids From Room 402. An exhibit of art by Michael Paraskevas began on October 5. Storyopolis is located at 116 N. Robertson. For more information Tel. (310) 358-2500.

* Wednesday, October 13, 6:30 pm. Los Angeles, California, USA.
Nickelodeon hosted a screening of new animated student films made at the University of Southern California. The screening took place at the Directors Guild of America at 7920 Sunset Blvd. For more information Tel. (213) 740-2804.

* Thursday, October 14, 7:30 pm. Westwood, California, USA.
Jeffrey Scott spoke at the Women In Animation Writers' Seminar Series at Saban Entertainment. Jeffrey has written over 450 animation scripts and has won three Emmys and the Humanitas Prize. He currently works on Dragon Tales which can be seen on PBS. This was the last seminar in the series until January. For more information contact Jean Wright at (818) 360-8321. RSVP required.

* Wednesday, October 20, 7:30 pm. Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA.
FableVision Studios and The Film Studies Program at Boston College co-hosted the ASIFA-East Animation Festival for a one-night showing. FableVision's award-winning animated shorts The Blue Shoe and Living Forever were part of a line-up, which also included the Academy Award-winner Bunny. Admission was free. The event took place at Boston College, Devlin Hall Room 08, 140 Commonwealth Avenue. For more information visit www.fablevision.com/asifa.

* Thursday, October 21 - Sunday, October 24. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
2nd International Student Animation Festival showcased student filmmakers and animation schools. In addition, SAFO featured workshops, retrospective screenings, a trade fair, and an Animator's Cafe (or Chez-Ani). For more information Tel. (613) 232-8769; or visit www.awn.com/safo/.

* Thursday, October 28 - Sunday, October 31. New York, New York, USA.
The Museum of Modern Art presented The National Film Board of Canada: 60th Anniversary Program, a Retrospective. The Museum is located at 11 West 53 Street. For further information Tel. (212) 708-9500.

Upcoming Events in Animation.

* Monday, November 1 - Thursday, November 4. Trivandrum, India.
A Week with the Masters Animation Celebration.

* Monday, November 8 - Sunday, November 8. Esphino, Portugal.
Cinanima International Animated Film Festival.

* Tuesday, November 16 - Thursday, November 18. London, England.
London Effects & Animation Festival.

* Thursday, December 2 - Sunday, December 5. Perugia, Italy.
Cartoombria International Animation Festival.

* January 24 - January 27, 2000. New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE).