The 1999 edition of SPIKE AND MIKE'S SICK AND TWISTED FESTIVAL OF ANIMATION
includes NO NECK JOE III by DNA Productions, DIE HARD IN UNDER TWO MINUTES
by Konstantin Bronzit, TYSON: I AM NOT AN ANIMAL by David Lipson, BALLET
BLUES by Thomas Kung, BOWLIN' FER SOULS by SuperGenius, HORNED GRAMMA by
Dave Foss, LEGEND OF RAGGOT by Sean Scottm, GRIMM'S HUMPTY DUMPTY by Ryan
Montrucchio, SWING SLUTS by Brett Johnson, BILLY'S BALLOON by Don
Hertzfeldt, BEYOND GRANDPA II by Breehn John Burns, BODY PARTS by Jonas

Los Angeles' only resident Wayang Kulit shadow play ensemble
presents an episode of the Indian epic poem, THE MAHABARATA. The event is
free, and takes place Friday, August 20, 8 pm at Occidental College, Thorne
Hall Patio, 1600 Campus Road in Eagle Rock, California, USA. For more
information call (818) 768-7696.

Women In Animation Writers Roundtable. Have voice-over artists read your
script and give you feedback. You must call and schedule your script to
have it read. The event takes place at the Klasky Csupo studio at 1258 N.
Highland Ave. in Hollywood, California, USA on Thursday, August 26, 7-9 pm.
For more information contact Sybil Baker by E-mail: scrybble@juno.com, or
Tel. (626) 798-1523.


The Women In Animation Production Group meets the 1st Monday of each month

The 1999 Golden Marble Awards show and conference program is a multi-track
large-scale event aimed at professionals who are marketing, promoting and
advertising to kids. The conference content will be streamed along three
thematic 'tracks': Focus on the Teen Market; Advertising & Promoting to
Kids; and Licensing, Merchandising and Retailing to Kids. The event takes
place Wednesday, September 8-Thursday, September 9 in New York, New York,
USA. For more information contact: Brunico Communications Inc., 366

A newly restored 35mm print of YELLOW SUBMARINE featuring The Beatles will
be shown at theaters across the USA. The film will be showing at the
following theaters: The Egyptian in Seattle, September 1-16; Brattle
Theater in Boston, September 1-9; Landmark's Nuart Theater in Los Angeles,
September 3-9; The Castro Theatre in San Francisco, September 3-15; The
Uptown in Minneapolis, September 3-9; The Union in New York, September
10-17; The Music Box in Chicago, September 10-16; The Hillcrest in San

A major fire has gutted the Ottawa Animation Festival office and put the
office completely out of commission. "It looks like a war zone," says Chris
Robinson, Festival Director. "Fortunately, no one was hurt in the fire, but
virtually the entire contents of the office have been destroyed. I believe
that we can salvage some things. Fortunately we
have insurance...however, a number of animation cels, our animation
video/film library, and all sorts of priceless archival materials are

An Evening with the Professionals: TV Animation. Takes place at Walt Disney
TV Animation Studio, Frank Wells Building. The speakers will include Cindy
Marcus who (with her husband Flip Kobler) wrote POCAHONTAS II: JOURNEY TO A
NEW WORLD and THE LION KING II: SIMBA'S PRIDE. Cost per monthly event is
$10 for Women In Animation members, $20 for non-members. RSVP required to
Kellie-Bea Cooper at e-mail: kellie-bea@kellie-bea.com; or Tel:
818-623-0020. The events takes place Thursday, August 19, 7-9 pm in
Burbank, California.

A lively evening of discussion with the women directors at Klasky-Csupo
including Becky Bristow, Sylvia Keulan, Cathy Malkasian, Carol Millican,
Bonita Versh, and special guest Jeff McGrath, creative producer for THE
WILD THORNBERRYS. Location: Klasky Csupo, 6353 Sunset Blvd. RSVP: Tel.
(310) 535-3838. The event takes place Wednesday, August 25, 6:30 pm in
Hollywood, California.

Women In Animation's Computer Animation Group meets at the Rhythm & Hues
Studio. For more information contact Pauline T'so at Tel. (310) 448-7500.
This month's meeting takes place Saturday, August 21, 7-9 pm in Los
Angeles, California.

This October MIPCOM and MIPCOM Junior will once again bring together the
television producers, distributors, buyers, and programmers of the world in
Cannes, France. MIPCOM Junior takes place October 2-3, and MIPCOM takes
place October 4-8. MIPCOM will also include for the first time a three day
conference on the convergence of TV and Internet from October 4-6.
Featuring special keynotes, strategic panels and case studies/workshops,
MIPCOM will bring together players from the TV industry, new media networks

Dr. William Moritz, noted authority on experimental animation and visual
music, will introduce a selection of 16mm and 35mm films from The
iotaCenter's collection of experimental and abstract films. The program
includes: a hand-painted film record from 1903 of a dance by visual music
artist, Loïe Fuller, the darling of Paris' Folies Bergère, a film record of
Charles Dockum performing live on the visual music instrument he invented
in 1939, the Dockum Mobilcolor Projector, HIGH VOLTAGE by James Whitney and

The US premiere of PERFECT BLUE, a 1997 Japanese film directed by Satoshi
Kon takes place at the Cinema Village theater. PERFECT BLUE is the story of
a soap opera actress who finds it difficult to distinguish between her TV
persona and real life. The film won the public prize for best Asian film at
Montreal's Fant-Asia festival. The trailer can be viewed online at
www.sputnik7.com. The premiere takes place Friday, August 20 in New York
City.

Among the events at this year's ComicCon International, the country's
largest comic book convention, will be a celebration of the Animation
Renaissance which will include previews of upcoming animation from MTV
Animation, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, and more, as well as discussions
with the creators who are shaping the future of animation. Among the
scheduled guests are voice actress June Foray (ROCKY AND BULLWINKLE) and
BATMAN BEYOND series producer, Paul Dini. Chris Prynoski, creator of the

This year, SIGGRAPH '99, the International Conference on Computer Graphics
and Interactive Techniques, is being held in downtown Los Angeles at the
L.A. Convention Center. The conference program will include papers, panels,
courses, sketches, and applications. The event will also include an
animation festival; art gallery: technOasis; Emerging Technologies: The
Millennium Motel; Creative Applications Lab: The Digital Cafe; and The
Studio showcasing the latest implementations of technology. The Electronic

* Friday, July 23, 8 am. Hollwyood, California, USA.


Ray Harryhausen will appear at a screening of JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS.
Tickets (donations) are $20, which includes a souvenir booklet. Location:
Mann's Chinese Theatre. For more information contact The Argonaut
Foundation, 10153 1/2 Riverside Dr. #290, No. Hollywood, CA 91602. Tel:
818-890-4492; fax: 818-896-6613; e-mail: argonautfound@webtv.net; or visit
www.zwebb.com/7thvoyageprod/argonaut/index.html.

Don't miss out on your chance to save by registering your exhibit early for
Animation Expo 2000. The deadline for registration at the Early Bird rates
is July 30, 1999. ASIFA-Hollywood's Animation Expo 2000 will be held at the
Glendale Civic Auditorium in Glendale, California, USA on March 3 and 4,
2000. This 7th annual animation trade and technology show focuses on the
recruitment of animation related talent and personnel, demonstrations of
computer technology, animation related products and services, and the sale

The Annual Society for Animation Studies (SAS) Conference will be hosted by
Griffith University and will feature papers by Maureen Furniss on motion
capture, Chris Robinson on Estonian animation, Richard Leskosky on
animating between the lines, Jean-Paul Goergen on hand-drawn sound in
Germany in the 1930s, Suzanne R. Williams on the aesthetics of computer
games, Marilyn Carney on Australian women animators, Bryan Barker on the
impact of CinemaScope on animation production, Cathyrn Vasseleu on "Time

* Wednesday, July 21, 7 pm. Beverly Hills, California, USA.


Ray Harryhausen, director Nathan Juran, and genie actor Richard Eyer will
be on-hand for the screening of a newly restored print of THE 7TH VOYAGE OF
SINBAD. Tickets (donations) are $20, which includes a souvenir booklet.
Samuel Goldwyn Theater, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 8949
Wilshire Blvd. For more information contact The Argonaut Foundation, 10153
1/2 Riverside Dr. #290, No. Hollywood, CA 91602. Tel: 818-890-4492; fax:

ASIFA-Hollywood's ANIFEST '99 is a free 2-day festival of animation. Events
include a hands-on animation experience for kids; a stage show by voice
artist Lucille Bliss and others; SIMPSONS comic book artist Phil Ortiz,
Warner Bros. Feature Animation director Tom Sito, storyboard artist Bob
Miller, plus other professionals will also offer individual animation
industry insight through engaging stage presentations; demonstrations from
animators, storyboard artists and character layout artists; and a silent

To celebrate their move to a new location, as well as the opening of Pooh's
Corner, an exhibit of Walt Disney's Winnie the Pooh artwork, Animazing
Gallery will hold a cocktail reception on Thursday, July 29 from 4-8 pm.
John Fiedler, who has been the voice of Piglet since Disney's first Winnie
the Pooh short, will be on hand, and an original production cel featuring
Pooh and Piglet will be signed by Fiedler and raffled off, as will other
Disney items. The gallery is located in New York City at 474 Broome Street