Events
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* Thursday, April 13 - Sunday, April 16, 2000.
Taos, New Mexico, U.S.A.
Taos Talking Picture Festival organizers
program over 150 new independent films and videos, including features,
documentaries, videos and shorts during the four-day festival, creating
a multi-cultural rendezvous of film and video artists. A comprehensive
Media Forum offers attendees panel discussions, workshops and demonstrations
focusing on the state of media. Of special interest is the Georges
MÈliËs Award, a production package of film, lab services
and equipment rentals to be awarded to the director who demonstrates
the most creative and powerful use of the short film/video form.
Entries should have been completed within 18 months of the fest.
Films should be submitted on VHS PAL or NTSC video. The entry fee
is $25-$35 (Please Note: There is no entry fee required for international
submissions). For more information contact: Kelly Clement, Director
of Programming, 7217 NDCBU 1337 Gusdorf Rd., Ste. F, Taos, NM 87571,
U.S.A.; Tel.: (505) 751-0637; Fax: (505) 751-7385; E-mail: ttpix@taosnet.com;
or Web: http://www.ttpix.org.
* Friday, April 14 - Tuesday, April 18, 2000.
Positano (Amalfi Coast), Italy.
The 4th Cartoons On The Bay International
Festival of Television Animation is the only festival in world dedicated
to television animation. Promoted by Rai Radiotelevisione Italiana
and conceived and organized by Rai Trade, the festival is an international
event with awards, workshops, lectures and events centering on the
ever-changing world of television animation. The International TV
Cartoons Competition (Pulcinella Awards) and the International Conference
of Television Animation are two of the many events held during the
festival. The various Pulcinella Awards presented include best character
of the year, programme of the year, and many other categories involving
animated series and movies. For more information contact RAI Trade
at: Via U. Novaro, 18, 00195 Roma, Italia; Tel.: ++ 39 0637 498
315; Fax: ++ 39 0637 353 521; E-mail: cartoonsbay@raitrade.it; or
Web: http://www.raitrade.rai.it/cartoonsbay.
* Friday, April 14 - Sunday, April 16 and Friday,
April 28 - Sunday, April 30, 2000. Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Presented by triple Oscar winner Richard
Williams, the Animation Masterclass is for professionals in the
field, including classical animators, computer animators, assistant
directors, producers, layout artists and instructors. Richard Williams
will demonstrate his points with drawing, performance, and personal
and professional film clips. The cost for each 3-day masterclass
is $1000. Seating is limited to 150 participants per weekend. For
more information contact The World Animation Celebration at: 30101
Agoura Court, Suite #110, Agoura, CA 91301, U.S.A; Tel.: (818) 575-9615;
Fax: (818) 575-9620; E-mail: wacfestusa@aol.com; or Web: www.wacfest.com.
* Wednesday, April 19 - Sunday, April 23, 2000.
New York, New York, U.S.A.
The 2nd Annual New York Lower East Side
Film Festival is a new, grass roots, competitive event showcasing
independent films with no distribution deal but plenty of originality
and entertainment value. On the leading edge of digital/video technology,
movies will be screened in unconventional, unexpected Lower East
Side restaurants, bars and assorted nooks. Categories include: Animation,
Shorts, Features, and Documentaries. Entry fees are: $15 for films
under 45 min., and $25 for films over 45 min. For more information
contact festival directors: Lisa Woo at E-mail: lisa@nylesff.com;
Tom Dunkley at E-mail: tom@nylesff.com; Tel.: (212) 358-3557; or
Web: http://www.nylesff.com.
* Friday, April 21- Sunday, April 23, 2000.
Utica, Illinois.
ASIFA-Central is having its Eighth Annual
Animators Conference and Retreat. Anyone interested in animation
can attend. While taking in the wonders of nature, animators can
show their reel to other animators. The event will feature a variety
of activities organized for the weekend from presentations by individual
animators to talks about animators and demonstrations of animation
styles and techniques. Utica is located on the Illinois River, 90
miles west of Chicago (90 minutes), at I-80 near I-39 (Illinois
Rte 51). For more information contact Deanna Morse at: School of
Communications, 268 LSH Grand Valley State University, Allendale,
MI 49401; Fax: (616) 895-2700; or Web: www.asifa.org/animate.
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