Events
Ongoing Events:
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Folimage's
Le Moine Et Le Poisson.
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* Saturday, December 11, 1999 - Sunday, April
2, 2000. Valence, France.
Folimage, the creators of the 1995 Cartoon
D’Or winner Le Moine Et Le Poisson (The Monk And
The Fish), is featuring an exhibition of their world-famous
work. The event is taking place from 2 pm - 6 pm every Monday, Tuesday,
Thursday and Friday. An additional screening at 9 am - 12 pm are
held on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. For more information
contact 4, Place des Ormeaux, 26000 Valence, France; or Tel.: ++
33 4 75 79 20 80.
Read about Folimage's other Cartoon D'Or winning
film, L'enfant Au Grelot/Charlie's Christmas, by the director
himself Jacques-Rémy Girerd in Animation World Magazine.
Available in English
and French.
Upcoming Events:
* Thursday, April 6 - Sunday, April 9, 2000.
Brisbane, Australia.
The Third Brisbane
International Animation Festival represents Australia in an international
animation festival alliance with Ottawa, Holland, Fantoche and Anima
Mundi. It is Australia's only festival dedicated exclusively to
animation in all of its forms. Playing host to national and international
guests who will gather in Brisbane, Australia, to experience the
best of world class animation, the festival provides a local, national
and international forum for the appreciation of the art and diversity
of animation. Programming will include an International Competition,
National Commercials Competition, Retrospectives, Gay and Lesbian
Themes in Animation, Seminars, Late Night Features and Children's
Components. Stop-motion master, Ray Harryhausen will open the Festival
as guest of honor. The Festival tours from Brisbane to Sydney, Melbourne,
Adelaide, Darwin, Perth, Cairns, Canberra, Hobart and other major
regional centers. For more information contact Peter Moyes, Director
at: The Brisbane International Animation Festival, PO Box 1361,
Fortitude Valley, Q 4006, Australia; Tel.: ++
617 3392-2307; Fax: ++ 617 3392-2314; E-mail: info@biaf.com.au;
or Web: www.biaf.com.au.
Read Ruth and Roger Whiter's interview with
Brisbane's guest of honor, Ray
Harryhausen, in Animation World Magazine.
* Sunday, April 9 - Sunday, April 16, 2000.
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Comic book
fans can hobnob with the best in the business on a 7 day/7 night
cruise benefiting the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, a non-profit
organization protecting the First Amendment rights of the comics
community. The "Making WAVES" cruise will stop at three Mexican
ports -- Puerto Vallarta, Cabo San Lucas and Mazatlan. The event
will feature week-long programming including: cocktail parties,
slide shows, panel discussions, Q&A sessions, writer seminars,
chalktalks, dinner parties and much more. Prices include food, room
service, accommodation and tips. Several accommodations are offered
from luxury suites to "starving artist" rates. Comic book artists
present on the cruise will include Neil Gaiman, Will Eisner, Kurt
Busiek, Dan Clowes, Jeff Smith, Jules Feiffer, Frank Miller, P.
Craig Russell and many more. For a full color brochure call the
Cruise Authority at (800) 448-1830. For comic-related information
contact the CBLDF at (800) 992-2533 or The Comics Journal at (800)
657-1100.
To learn more about this worthy cause read Susan
Alston's article on the Comic
Book Legal Defense Fund in Animation World Magazine.
