* Wednesday, October 11 – Friday, October 13, 2000. La Quinta, California, U.S.A.

* Thursday, October 12, 2000. Westwood, California, U.S.A.





Jeffrey Scott will be guest speaker at the Women In Animation Writers' Group Seminar Series at Saban Entertainment, 10960 Wilshire Blvd., at 7:30 pm. Jeffrey has written over 500 animation scripts, including the recent PBS DRAGON TALES. For more information and/or to RSVP contact Jean Ann Wright at: Tel.: (818) 360-8321; or E-mail: jjwright@gte.net.

* Tuesday, October 10 – Wednesday, October 11, 2000. London, U.K.

* Friday, October 6 – Sunday, October 8, 2000. Saint Gely, France.





Objectif Image Saint Gely presents the 15th annual Saint Gely Short Film

Festival. The festival’s categories are documentary, fictional-dramatic, animation and experimental. Past festival chairmen have been Jean Pierre Mocky in 1998 and Claude Pinoteau in 1999. For more information contact Jean Pierre Mas at: Tel.: ++33 4 67 66 69 69; or Web: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/herve.lebrouster.

* Wednesday, October 4 – Sunday, October 8, 2000. Genzano, Italy.

* Saturday, September 23 – Tuesday, October 17, 2000. Mt. Kisco, New York, U.S.A.

* Wednesday, September 27, 2000. Hollywood, California, U.S.A.

* Tuesday, September 12, 2000. San Francisco, California, U.S.A.





Robin Allen will discuss his book EUROPEAN INFLUENCES ON WALT DISNEY and the images that influenced Disney artists. Dr. Allen’s research is based on interviews with the artists who created the features and short films made by Disney. The event gives a rare chance to discuss the influences on Disney films from SNOW WHITE to THE JUNGLE BOOK. For more information contact Karl Cohen at: (415) 386-1044.

* Tuesday, September 12 – Thursday, September 14, 2000. Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.





Digital Coast 2000 will explore the digital transformation of entertainment and Southern California’s ever expanding Internet economy. Presented in association with the Directors Guild of America and NATPE, the event will bring together Southern Californian senior executives, artists and technologists to discuss the evolution of entertainment in the digital age. For more information: Tel.: (800) 628-7346; or Web: www.natpe.org.

* Saturday, September 23, 2000. Hollywood, California, U.S.A.

* Friday, September 22, 2000. Ottawa, Canada.

* Sunday, September 24, 2000. Ottawa, Canada.





Bill Plympton’s newest film "Mutant Aliens" will be screened as part of the Ottawa International Animation Festival. The event will take place at 1 pm at the National Arts Centre. The film version being screened is a work-in-progress. For more information contact the festival at: Tel.: (613) 232-8769 or Web: http://www.awn.com/ottawa/ottawa00.

* Monday, September 25 – Tuesday, September 26, 2000. Saint-Laurent, Canada.





The National Film Board of Canada is holding an open house of their new facilities. The event gives the public a chance to meet the filmmakers and staff. The NFB will feature screenings, studio tours and receptions on Monday from 2-6 pm and on Tuesday from 10 am – 5 pm. Screening facilities will be available for visitors to screen their own work as well. For more information contact the NFB at: Tel.: (514) 283-9571 or (514) 283-9332.

* Saturday, September 23, 2000. Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

* Saturday, September 30 – Friday, October 6, 2000. Cannes, France.

* Friday, September 22 – Sunday, September 24, 2000. London, U.K.

* Saturday, September 23 – Saturday, September 30, 2000. Split, Croatia.

* Thursday, September 21 – Saturday, September 23, 2000. Visby, Gotland, Sweden.

* Tuesday, September 19 – Sunday, September 24, 2000. Ottawa, Canada.

* Thursday, September 21 – Sunday, September 24, 2000. Abruzzo, Italy.