Cinanima International Animated Film Festival will happen from November
8-14, 1999, in Espinho, Portugal. This year, the retrospectives and special
programs include: a screening of Cinanima '98 winners; a compilation of
films from Portuguese studio Animanostra; a program of Irish films; a
retrospective of Dusan Vukotic's body of work (Croatia); video clips from
MTV; and a special program from the ASIFA archives, featuring such
prestigious animators as Norman McLaren, Yuri Norstein, Fedor Khitruk,
Caroline Leaf and Emile Cohl. The exhibitions include: clay puppets from
"Capelito," directed by Rodolfo Pastor (Spain); plaster plates used in the
making of the film "A Noite" by Regina Pessoa (Portugal); and an exhibition
of volume animation from Jose Miguel Ribeiro's new film "A Suspeita."
Discover this year's festival selection, jury members, retrospectives,
exhibitions, and more. All is included on the Festival's official web site.