Sean Montgomery, Robin Scher and Jason Lee, Mo Willems and Tom Robins.

Frustrations abound!

While the entire world recognizes the Oscar, past winners reflect on what the statue means to them and has meant to their career. The answers will surprise you.

A Message from the Publisher

There are no surprises here! Bill Mikulak reviews this home video turned motion picture that is sure to please young Doug fans.

Plympton's Pundits: March 1999

Here we go again...

A Tribute to Jean-Luc Xiberras: The architect of the highly
regarded Annecy International Animated Film Festival, Jean-Luc Xiberras
passed away on December 26, 1998. Here an international selection of friends,
colleagues and animators give their final thoughts on a man whose presence
in animation will long linger. Available in French and English.

Here's to recent developments!

Amid Amidi relates the highlights and landmarks that helped
make 1998 an animated year to remember.

What A Year! What A Future?

December, 1998's Dirdy Birdy by John Dilworth.

IMAX invents a new technology that allows animators to animate in thin air!

Charles Solomon reviews PIXAR's much anticipated follow-up to Toy Story, A Bug's Life, which is funny, bright and a joy to watch.

Chuck Pirtle discusses the latest text on Harry Smith, Think of the Self Speaking: Selected Interviews of Harry Smith. Featuring interviews from 1968-1989, this text elaborates on the life of this groundbreaking American Surrealist artist.

Tom Sito discusses the turmoil at Disney Feature Animation around the time The Fox and the Hound was made, marking the transition between the Old Men of the Classic Era and the newcomers of today's animation
industry.

September 1998's Dirdy Birdy by John Dilworth.

Want to make professional-looking banners for the Web that are complete with animations? Ged Bauer puts this new banner-creating software, MicroSites, to the test.

Helming the Italian animation Renaissance, Lanterna Magica and director Enzo D'Alò are putting the finishing touches on their next feature film, Lucky and Zorba. Chiara Magri takes us there.

Features pictures sent in by Animation World Magazine readers of themselves, animators and others enjoying the 1998 Ottawa International Animation Festival.