DreamWorks Home Entertainment is hosting a chariot race on Tuesday,
September 14 at 7:50-9 am to celebrate the release of DreamWorks' 1998
animated feature THE PRINCE OF EGYPT on home video and DVD. In the race,
which will be known as the Pharaoh's Cup Championship, Egyptian chariots
will race through two blocks of Hollywood Boulevard, between Cherokee and
McCadden, in Hollywood, California as part of an effort to raise donations
for The Eastside Boys and Girls' Club of America, Children's Action

The Animated Castles festival is an international animation festival in the
form of a show. All events, including the international competition and the
Italian competition of short films, the conferences, round tables,
interviews and previews, are presented in one big venue. This year, the
festival pays tribute to Marv Newland, Joanna Quinn, Carlos Trillo and
Roberto Gavioli. For more information contact The Animated Castles, c/o
Consorzio Imprese Castelli Romani, Corso Gramsci 110, 00045 Genzano, Rome,

The Annual Cartoon Forum is organized by the European Association for
Animated Films. This year the forum focuses on TV animation. Also, one of
six European short films will be awarded the Cartoon d'Or 1999. The event
takes place Wednesday, September 22 - Sunday, September 26 in Cordoba,
Spain. For more information contact AEFA Cartoon, Boulevard Lambermont,
4181030 Brussels, Belgium. Tel: + 32 2 245 12 00; or Fax: + 32 2 245 46 89.

The Giant Screen Theater Association (GSTA) Annual Meeting. Mark Osborne's
MORE, the experimental large format short film sponsored by the Large
Format Cinema Association (LFCA) and nominated for a 1998 Academy Award,
will be one of the New Film presentations. The New Film screenings at GSTA
will give operators of institutional and commercial large format theaters
the opportunity to consider the film for their venues. The event takes
place Saturday, September 11 - Wednesday, September 15 in New York, New

The 2nd Matita International Animation Film Festival is a competitive
animation festival. In addition to the official competition, this year's
program includes an Italian film program, a profile of the CFT Gobelins
school, a tribute to Jiri Trnka, a Barry Purves retrospective and a forum
about new technologies. The event takes place Thursday, September 23 -
Sunday, September 26 in Guardiagrele, Italy. For more information contact
Camillo DíAlessandro, Mila Paterra, Ex Novo/ Mff, via dei Crociferi, 44,

Join the Scooby Doo Birthday Celebration Party Cruise and celebrate Scooby
Doo's 30th Anniversary. The cruise takes place Sunday, September 12, 2 pm
aboard the M.V. Tiki and sets off from Fun Zone Boat Company, located near
the end of the Balboa Peninsula in California, USA. R.S.V.P. to
mfadanes@cataroo.com. Also, for more information, including directions,
visit pweb.netcom.com/~cataroo/events.html.

The Women In Animation Writers Group presents guest speaker Lydia Marano,
whose credits include GARGOYLES, SPIDER-MAN, PHANTOM 2040, CONAN AND THE
YOUNG WARRIORS, and RESCUE RANGERS. The event takes place Thursday,
September 9, 7:30 pm. at Saban Entertainment, 10960 Wilshire Blvd. at the
corner of Midvale in Westwood, California, USA. The admission fee is $5.00.
RSVP: Karla Parker at karlaparker@earthlink.net, or Jean Wright
at (818) 360-8321.

The 6th Multimedia International Market (MIM) takes place September 15-17
in Montreal, Canada. The tradeshow includes the International Golden MIMs
competition which will award prizes for the best CD-Rom, Web Sites and
Others (Business Solutions, Multimedia Software, Special Effects). For more
information Tel. (514) 288 3931, Fax: (514) 288 0641, or E-mail:
info@mim.qc.ca. Also visit www.mim.qc.ca.

The September edition of Hollywood Shorts, a monthly short film series for
live-action and, occasionally, animation, takes place Sunday, September 12
at various venues throughout the Los Angeles area, and on the web. For more
information visit www.lalive.com/hollywoodshorts.

Women In Animation Shorts Fest I is a showcase for short animated films
made by Women In Animation members and other filmmakers from around the
world. This evening's program includes films by Suzanne Franzel (Germany),
Jaime Levy (USA), and Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis (Canada). It takes
place Friday, September 10, 7 pm at Santa Monica, California, USA.at Santa
Monica College, Academy of Entertainment and Technology, 1440 Stewart
Street, (by Olympic and 26th). Admission is free and open to the public.

Matt Groening, creator of THE SIMPSONS and FUTURAMA, will speak at the 1999
Portland Creative Conference. He will join Eugenio Zanetti, production
designer for WHAT DREAMS MAY COME, Disney producer Don Hahn, and nationally
syndicated cartoonist John Callahan. The Conference includes speaker
presentations, panel discussions, sneak preview film screenings, an opening
night kick-off celebration, and a closing night wrap party, and runs
September 16 through 18 at the Portland Center for the Performing Arts. The

Bring the family to meet Scooby-Doo and investigate the arts while
listening to music at Beverly Hills children's bookstore, Storyopolis.
Scooby-Doo will be available for photos, and while listening to the Kid
Rhino audio release, SCOOBY-DOO AND THE WITCH'S GHOST (which ties in with
the direct to video title which is due out on October 5), the kids can
participate in arts and crafts, interactive storytelling, and a raffle with
prizes where everyone is a winner. (The participation fee for the arts and

Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) will host a two month
animation festival. These are the scheduled events.


Saturday, July 10, 5 pm. John Canemaker will show and talk about a century
of animation. The event is free.


Saturday, July 10, 8 pm. "The Birth of Walt Disney Pictures' DINOSAUR"
presents a behind the scenes look at the work-in-progress.


Thursday, July 15, 8 pm. "The Making of MONSTERS OF GRACE" with Jeff
Kleiser and Diana Walczak will explore the challenges of their

Noble is responsible for the great backgrounds of the Road Runner cartoons,
DUCK DODGERS IN THE 24 1/2 CENTURY, DUCK AMUCK, WHAT'S OPERA, DOC?, etc.
(He is also credited as co-director with Chuck Jones on several late Warner
Bros. shorts, including the odd NOW HEAR THIS!) Between screenings of the
cartoons (the way they were meant to be seen...on the BIG SCREEN), Mr.
Noble will talk about his work and his approach to layout. The event takes
place Saturday, August 21 at The Grand Lake Theater at 3200 Grand Avenue in

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.

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

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 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