Last Month in Animation
* Tuesday, October 19 - Sunday, January 30,
2000. Boca Raton, Florida, USA.
The
International Museum of Comic Art presented The Art of Charles
M. Schulz, creator of the comic strip, Peanuts. The exhibit
displayed 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.
* Saturday, November 13 - Thursday, December 23, 1999. New York,
New York, USA.
The Gifted Images Gallery, located in Rockville Centre, hosted the
exhibit, "The Art of Disney Storybooks," a collaboration
between Walt Disney Art Classics and Disney Publishing. The exhibit
featured reproduced artwork from various storybook adaptations of
Disney's most beloved films. Included in the exhibition was "An
Enchanting Dress," from Cinderella, and "Magic
Mirror on the Wall" from Snow White. For more information
contact Gifted Images at (516) 536-6886.
* Monday, January 10, 2000 - Saturday, January 29, 2000. New York,
New York, USA.
After the crimson dust cleared from the apocalyptic Armageddon of
Y2K, went and enjoyed some animation at the School of Visual Arts'
"Animation Dreams: Millennium Nightmares" exhibit. Films
presented at the screening centered around the theme of the students'
most horrific nightmares. The exhibition also featured 3D character
models, storyboards, animation cels, background drawings, murals,
video tests of films, and a reel of award-winning films from past
animation graduates. The event took place at the SVA Gallery on
209 East 23rd St. For more information contact the SVA Office of
Communication at (212) 592-2010; or E-mail to proffice@adm.schoolofvisualarts.edu.
* Thursday, January 13, 2000. Westwood, California, USA.
The Women In Animation Writers' Group began a new series of seminars
at Saban Entertainment at 7:30 pm. Have you always wanted to write
for animation, but you don't where to start? What's the difference
between writing for animation and live-action? What are some of
the techniques for writing gags? Visiter answer these questions
and many more about writing for animation. For more information
please contact Jean Ann Wright at (818) 360-8321. RSVP required.
* Friday, January 14 - Sunday, January 16, 2000. Boulder, Colorado,
USA.
The Moondance International Film Festival's objective was to promote
and encourage women screenwriters and women who make independent
films, in any genre, including animation. There was one winner in
each category: Filmmaker, Screenwriter, or Documentary Filmmaker.
Awards of $2000 for best original screenplay, $2000 for best independent
film, and $1000 for best documentary film were given. Each category
had 2 semi-finalists. All finalists and semi-finalists had their
work read in a public staged reading or viewed by the film industry
and public at The Moondance International Film Festival. Workshops
and lectures on screenwriting and film production were part of the
three day event. For more information contact: Moondance Film Festival,
970 Ninth Street, Boulder, CO 80302, USA; E-mail: mermaid7cs@aol.com;
or Web: moondancefilmfestival.com.
* Tuesday, January 25, 2000. Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Canadian Drawn, a screening of animation from the National Film
Board of Canadian, was presented at 7:30 pm. The event highlighting
the amazing work of the Film Board was held at Macquariam, 1800
Peachtree St. NW. This screening was sponsored by ASIFA-Atlanta,
a social organization for people interested and professionally involved
in animation. For information contact Joni Strandquest at (770)
457-3455.
* Wednesday, January 26, 2000. Toronto, Canada.
TAIS, the Toronto Animated Image Society, presented "Creating
Appealing Cartoon Characters" with Peter Emslie. In the evening's
presentation, the long-time Disney animator explained his personal
theory on what makes for good cartoon character design, by referring
to videotape and sketching on the spot to illustrate various points.
Since 1979, Emslie has spent much of his time drawing for the Walt
Disney Company. On staff for 10 years and now as a regular freelancer,
Emslie continues to illustrate for various Disney character products.
His clients include Disney Publishing and The Disney Stores. Emslie
has also taught Character Design at Sheridan College and continues
to teach occasionally at Studio M. The event took place at 8 pm
at City Hall, 100 Queen St. West, Committee Room #4. Admission was
free for TAIS members, everyone else $4. Memberships were available
at the door. For more information contact Patrick Jenkins at E-mail:
pjenkins@interlog.com.
* Friday, January 28, 2000. Los Angeles, California, USA.
Art In Motion focused on innovative content and diversity. The criteria
for entry was time rather than medium based, and therefore video,
film and digital projects, animations, Websites, CD-Roms etc. were
all eligible. Hybrids were particularly welcome. There was a $1000
"Best of Show" award and "first place" allocations
in each exhibition category. For more information contact Jim Keller
or Janet Owen, festival organizers at: University of Southern California;
Tel.: (213) 740-2787; Fax: (213) 740-8938; E-mail: aim@usc.edu;
or Web: www.usc.edu/go/aim/.
