Last Month In Animation
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* Wednesday, March 1, 2000. Burbank, California,
U.S.A.
Ideas, new properties and pitching was
the topic of discussion at March's Women In Animation Production
Management Group Meeting (PMG). The event was held at Nickelodeon
in Burbank at 7 pm. Monthly meetings are on the 1st Wednesday of
each month at Nickelodeon. To attend please RSVP to Kellie-Bea Cooper
at (818) 623-0020 or E-mail: kellie-bea@kellie-bea.com. For more
information on WIA events please visit their Web site at http://www.women.in.animation.org/LA.
* Thursday, March 2, 2000. Burbank, California,
U.S.A.
An Evening with Stuart
Little was presented by ASIFA-Hollywood and
AFI. Henry Anderson and the Stuart Little/Sony Pictures Imageworks
team presented a lively discussion of the performance aspects of
the animation, plus some of the technical as well. The program concluded
with a screening of Stuart Little. The event took place at
7:30 PM at the Mark Goodson Theater on 2021 N. Western Ave. For
more information contact ASIFA-Hollywood at: 725 S. Victory Blvd.,
Burbank, CA 91502; E-mail: info@asifa-hollywood.org; or Web: http://www.asifa-hollywood.org.
* Friday, March 3 - Saturday, March 4, 2000.
Glendale, California, U.S.A.
This year, ASIFA-Hollywood hosted its
7th Annual Animation Expo. The Expo was a two day animation industry
trade show focusing on the exhibition of animation related products
and services and the recruitment of related talent and personnel.
In addition, the Expo offered industry seminars and workshops, digital
tutorials and a showcase of animation. For more information contact
Jean Wright at: ASIFA-Hollywood, 725 South Victory Blvd., Burbank,
California 91502; Tel.: (818) 842-8330; Fax: (818) 842-5645; E-mail:
info@asifa-hollywood.org; or Web: www.asifa-hollywood.org.
*Saturday, March 4, 2000. New York, New York,
U.S.A.
The School of Visual Arts featured a workshop
entitled "Art of Directing 3D Computer Animation" taught by Isaac
Victor Kerlow, director of digital talent at Walt Disney. The SVA
alumni led the one-day event explaining the day-to-day processes
of art directing 3D computer animation productions. In addition,
Kerlow discussed the various markets for 3D computer animation such
as TV, interactive and the Web. The class was held from 9 am to
5 pm at a cost of US$160, plus a $20 registration fee. For more
information or to register for the class contact the school at:
Tel.: (212) 592-2050 or Web: www.schoolofvisualarts.edu.
* Wednesday, March 8 - Sunday, March 12, 2000.
Tampere, Finland.
As the biggest short film event in Northern
Europe, the Tampere International Short Film Festival featured 80
screenings, a film market and seminars. 16mm and 35mm films under
30 minutes, completed after January 1, 1998, were accepted for competition.
Awards available included Grand Prize, Special Prize of the Jury,
Best Animation and an Audience Award. In 1999, event attracted 24,000
viewers and the film market presented over 2,000 films from 60 countries.
For more information contact Tampere International Short Film Festival
at: Box 305, FIN-33101, Tampere, Finland; Tel.: ++ 358-3-213 0034;
Fax: ++ 358-3-223 0121; E-mail: film.festival@tt.tampere.fi; or
Web: www.tampere.fi/festival/film.
* Thursday, March 9, 2000 - Saturday, March
11, 2000. Madrid, Spain.
Cartoon,
the European producers organization, presented a seminar on "how
to negotiate with the U.S.A., Canada, Australia and Japan." Discussions
focused on the structures, customs and constraints of the fore mentioned
markets. After an introduction on each country, the various policies
on international co-productions was discussed. A question and answer
session was moderated by Francois Lesterlin and included a panel
made up of Energee Entertainment's Geneviere Dexter; Xilam's Marc
du Pontavice; Dargaud-Marina's Julie Fox; Nelvana's Emmanuele Petry;
Skryptonite's Doug Zwick; and Les Films de la Perrine's Dominique
Boischot. For more information contact Laurence Goeminne or Timothy
Leborgne at: Tel.: ++32 2 245 12 00 or E-mail: masters@cartoon.skynet.be.
* Thursday, March 9, 2000. Los Angeles, California,
U.S.A.
March’s Women In Animation Writers'
Group Seminar was held at 7:30 pm at Saban Entertainment, 10960
Wilshire Blvd. (corner of Midvale). The discussion centerd around
the outline, the scene and animation terms. RSVP to Jean Ann Wright
required. Tel.: (818) 360-8321 or E-mail: jjwright@gte.net. For
more information on WIA events, please visit the Website at http://www.women.in.animation.org/LA.
* Thursday, March 9, 2000. London, U.K.
The 3rd Annual British Animation Awards
included the following categories: Best Film Under Seven Minutes,
Best Longer Short Film, Best TV and Film Graphics, Best Film at
the Cutting Edge, Mari Kuttna Award for Best Directorial Debut,
Best Direction of an Animated Commercial, Best Animation/Craft in
a Commercial, Best Adult Series, Best TV Children's Special, Best
Children's Series, Best Pre-School Series, Children's Choice Award,
Best Scenario, Craft Award, and Public Choice Awards for Favourite
Film, Favourite Commercial, and Favourite Film at the Cutting Edge.
The three Public Choice awards are judged by members of the public
at screenings in Bristol, Manchester, Glasgow, Nottingham, Cambridge,
Cardiff and London during February 2000. All the winning films will
go on a national tour in April 2000, soon followed by an international
tour in Belgium. Winners are presented with the baas, a one of a
kind unique painting, drawing or cel created by world famous animators.
For more information contact Clare Wilford at Tel.: ++ 44 171 729
0692.
