Last Month In Animation
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* Friday, March 10 - Friday, March 17, 2000.
Santa Clarita, California, U.S.A.
The Santa Clarita International Film Festival
is strictly dedicated to family entertainment. It included a film
and screenplay competition, student filmmaker award, as well as
panel discussions. Co-sponsored by FOCUS Institute of Film, the
winning screenplay will be mentored and developed for future production
with a later-announced studio. For more information contact the
Santa Clarita International Film Festival at: PO Box 801507,
Santa Clarita, California 91380; Tel.: (661) 257-3131; Fax: (661)
257-8989 or (661) 250-0167; or Web: www.sciff.org.
* Saturday, March 18, 2000. San Francisco, California,
U.S.A.
Acting Instructor Ed Hooks taught an Acting
for Animators workshop at his studio. This class was the first such
class Hooks has taught in San Francisco since last September and
featured topics such as character analysis, essential acting principles
for animators, importance of empathy and how to achieve it in your
work, power centers and Laban Movement Analysis. Hooks has conducted
workshops on-site for animation companies like Will
Vinton Studios and OddWorld Inhabitants. The workshop was held
from 10 am - 5 pm at a cost of US$125. For more information contact
Ed Hooks at: E-mail: edhooks@best.com or Web: www.edhooks.com.
* Thursday, March 16 - Tuesday, March 21, 2000.
Stuttgart, Germany.
The 10th International Trickfilm Festival
presented the best animated productions from the past two years.
More than 500 films were screened at the festival. The Best of Animation
included a selection of the most interesting films in the history
of artistic, animated film. Young Animation was a competition featuring
animated film schools and colleges. The festival also presented
the International Panorama, Tricks for Kids, a retrospective of
William
Kentridge's work, as well as workshops and exhibitions. For
more information contact the Internationales Trickfilm Festival
e.V. at: Teckstrasse 56, 70190 Stuttgart, Germany; Tel.: ++ 49 711
925-46-0; Fax: ++ 49 711 925-46-15; E-mail: info@itfs.de; or Web:
http://www.itfs.de.
* Thursday, March 23, 2000. Los Angeles, California,
U.S.A.
As part of the "Focus On The Filmmakers"
series, American Film Institute (AFI) and ASIFA-Hollywood presented
"The Making of The Road To El Dorado." El
Dorado follows the misadventures of a pair of roguish
small-time con artists (voiced by Kevin Kline and Kenneth Branagh)
who inadvertently stowaway to the New World and end up discovering
the fabled Lost City of Gold. Special guests include: Don Paul,
co-director; Bibo Bergeron, co-director; Kristof Serrand, lead animator;
and Rodolphe Guenoden, lead animator. The event began at 6:30 pm.
For more information contact Frank Guttler at: The American Film
Institute, 2021 N. Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027; Tel.: (323)
856-7641; or Fax: (323) 856-7778.
