Lombard, Illinois' Big Idea Productions, a family media company, is
having an OPEN CALL for 3D ANIMATION DIRECTORS, 3D CHARACTER
ANIMATORS, ART DIRECTORS, ANIMATORS, CONCEPT ARTISTS and MODELERS. . .
Halifax, Canada's Collideascope Digital Productions, Inc., a new
media and convergence company, is looking for an ANIMATOR and 2D
ANIMATOR. . . Wiesbaden, Germany's Die Kolonie GbR, a talent and
recruiting agency, is looking for a TV-DESIGNER & ANIMATOR 2D & 3D. . .
Bregenz, Austria's KE Consult is looking for a FLASH SPECIALIST to

* Wednesday, May 2, 2001. New York City, New York, U.S.A.



MAC 3D NY, a Mac 3D Artist Association, is hosting meetings every other month at the Apple Marketing Center in New York City. The next meeting will be held Wednesday, May 2, 2001 at 6:00 pm. The topic is: Architecture and 3D/CAD Industrial Design, with guests from Form-Z, Architosh and Artlantis. The Apple Marketing Center is located at 53rd Street at Lexington Avenue, on the 29th floor of the Citicorp building. For pre-registration and other information, visit: www.mac3dny.org

- Complete Site Redesign for Animha

Animha Productions has completely redesigned their Website on AWN. The new
site has information on the organization, workshops such as
"Suspended Animation" and "Eyes of Fire," cool clips from various
projects, and the latest news and information about activities and
happenings within the organization. Animha is an association of
artists, writers, animators and filmmakers based in the Northern
Region of England. Animha works in partnership with schools,

* Sunday, April 29, 2001. Toronto, Canada



Sharon Katz' new short, THE ANGEL'S FOOT CAKE / DER FUS TORT premieres April 29, 2001 at the Toronto Jewish Film Festival. THE ANGEL'S FOOT CAKE is a raucous modern Yiddish tale accompanied by Klezmer music. For more information on Sharon Katz' work, including her previous short, HAPPY BIRTHDAY HANNAH, visit: www.sharonkatz.net

This week's updates to the Calendar of Events includes: Convergence
Film/Video/Animation Festival, September 14 - September 20, 2001,
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.A.; Jan Svankmajer Restrospective, June
15-17, 2001, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.; Mac 3D NY Seminars, May
2, 2001, New York City, New York, U.S.A.; Matita Animated Film
Festival, September 27 - September 30, 2001, Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy;
Minnesota Fringe Short Film and Video Festival, August 3 - August 12,
2001, Minnesota, U.S.A.; Nick Park Tribute At The Los Angeles Museum

* Friday, August 3 – Sunday, August 12, 2001. Minnesota, U.S.A.



Entry Deadline: June 1, 2001.

* Friday, September 14 - Thursday, September 20, 2001. Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.A.


Entry Deadline: June 1, 2001.

* Thursday, September 27 - Tuesday, October 2, 2001. Lake Tahoe, California, U.S.A.


Entry Deadline: June 29, 2001

* Friday, June 15 – Sunday, June 17, 2001. Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

Episodes of BOB AND MARGARET and GARY & MIKE have been nominated for the prestigious Rose D’Or, an annual international television festival and competition held in Montreux, Switzerland, open to more than 2000 producers and broadcasters from around the world. This year’s festival will be held April 26 – May 1, 2001.

Venice, California's Digital Domain is looking for a VFX SUPERVISOR
to work in the company's commercial division. . . Winter Park, Florida's
Full Sail Real World Education is looking for an ASSOCIATE COURSE
DIRECTOR OF COMPUTER SPECIAL EFFECTS in the Computer Animation Degree
Program. . . Stony Brook, New York's Inky Dinky Animation Studios is
looking for 2D, 3D and STOP-MOTION ANIMATORS for their new studio. . .
London, UK's ITS is looking for a 3D ANIMATOR to design graphics for

- The AAI Summer Catalog Has Been Updated - The American Animation
Institute, the educational branch of M. P. S. C. Local 839 IATSE, has
updated its catalogue and class schedule for the Summer Semester
2001, which runs from May 15 through August 22. The AAI's Web page is
at http://www.awn.com/MPSC839/AAICATLG.HTM,
and the Summer 2001 schedule is available in Adobe Acrobat PDF format at
http://www.awn.com/MPSC839/AAICAT.pdf.

This week's updates to the Calendar
of Events includes: Sothebys.com
Classic Disney Animation Art Auction, April 13 - May 4, 2001 and May
11 - June 1, 2001; Guernsey's Cartoon Art Auction, May 19, 2001, New
York City, New York, U.S.A.; ASIFA-Central Conference and Retreat,
April 27 - 29, 2001, Utica, Illinois, U.S.A.; Art Institutes
International at San Francisco Open House, April 28, 2001, San
Francisco, California, U.S.A.; WIA Writers Seminar With Jack Enyart,

Animation
production house Toon Factory has finalized a deal with Luxembourg's
Neuroplanet and Canada's Vivatoon for co-production of the television
series KID CLONES IN SPACE. The two companies join Toon Factory and
French broadcaster TF1 as full co-production partners. Toon Factory
recently acquired all the rights to the property from the UK's
Cosgrove Hall, which will continue to work on the series' artistic
direction. Currently in development, the series is set to begin

* Friday, April 27- Sunday, April 29, 2001. Utica, Illinois, U.S.A.



ASIFA-Central is having its ninth annual Animators Conference and Retreat. Events include presentations, workshops, animation screenings, networking time, outdoor BBQ and a late night Animator's Bonfire! Registrations accepted onsite for the weekend or for Saturday only. Utica is located on the Illinois River, 90 miles west of Chicago (90 minutes), at I-80 near I-39 (Illinois Rte 51). For more information contact Melissa Bouwman at: Email: asifa_central@hotmail.com.

* Saturday, April 28, 2001. San Francisco, California, U.S.A.

* Thursday, May 10, 2001. Westwood, California, U.S.A.



The Women In Animation Writers Seminar Series will host Jack Enyart, development consultant, who has developed and written projects for virtually every major Hollywood cartoon studio. For more information or to RSVP, contact Jean Ann Wright at: Tel.: (818) 360-8321; or Email: jjwright@gte.net.



Learn more about Women In Animation by visiting their Website at womeninanimation.org.

* Monday, May 7 – Friday, May 11, 2001. Glendale, California, U.S.A.

* Friday, April 20, 2001. Burbank, California, U.S.A.



Back by popular demand! It's the ASIFA-East Animation Awards, a two-hour reel of the best independent shorts and commercials from the East Coast! The screening starts at 7:30 pm. The entry fee will be US$2 for members and $5 for non-members. Seating is limited. For more information contact ASIFA-Hollywood at: 721 S. Victory Blvd., Burbank, CA 91502; Tel.: (818) 842-8330; or Web: www.asifa-hollywood.org.

* Friday, January 25 – Sunday, January 27, 2002. Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A.


Early Deadline: June 1, 2001

Late Deadline: October 1, 2001