Effective July 1, 2000, VanArts (Vancouver Institute of Media Arts) has received full accreditation status from the Private Post-Secondary Education Commission of British Columbia, Canada. This achievement gives the institute formal recognition for its high standard of excellence in operations and delivery of animation education. VanArts offers intensive one-year certificate programs in both classical and computer animation and a two-year diploma in commercial animation. The classical animation program specializes in animation principles, life drawing, character design, storyboard, layout and dialogue. The computer animation program integrates animation principles with technical skills via 3D Studio Max and Softimage XSI on Windows NT. For more information on VanArts' courses, call the office of admissions at (800) 396-2787 or visit their Web site at:

http://www.vanarts.bc.ca/.