* Thursday, October 4 – Friday, October 26, 2001. Houston, Texas, U.S.A.

Entry Deadline: July 16, 2001

* Saturday, February 17, 2001. Hollywood, California, U.S.A.

* Thursday, February 8, 2001. Hollywood, California, U.S.A.

* Saturday, February 10, 2001. North Hollywood, California, U.S.A.

* Friday, February 16 – Saturday, February 17, 2001. La Jolla, California, U.S.A.

California SUN International Animation Festival

* Saturday, March 24, 2001. Northridge, California, U.S.A.

Entry Deadline: February 25, 2001

* Saturday, March 10 – Sunday, March 18, 2001. Durango, Colorado, U.S.A.

* Tuesday, March 13, 2001. Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.

Around the globe, CAST AWAY remains at the top of the international box office. In Germany, CAST AWAY claimed the top spot with a gross of $4.99 million, lifting its three-week total to $17.74 million. In second, VERTICAL LIMIT made its German debut with a gross of $2.51 million. BEDAZZLED bewitched third place, grossing $1.88 million, raising its German cume to $3.09 million. In fifth, CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON amazed audiences to the tune of $624,096, elevating its German cume to $1.88 million. At #6, UNBREAKABLE secured another $570,085, bringing its German cume to $12.52 million.

Realviz recently announced that it has completed a third round of financing worth 10 million euros (US$9.39 million). The money will help with the future development of the company and their products. This new fundraising will enable Realviz to finance their international expansion programme in the U.S.A., Europe and Asia, as well as to finance a new Internet solutions business unit.

* Tuesday, March 6 – Thursday, March 8, 2001. Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.



eStreaming World's goal is to connect streaming media producers with enterprise executives to help both parties generate revenue growth. Attendees can find producers who can enhance their company Websites and help move their business into the next level of Internet activity. For more information contact eStreaming World at: E-Mail: info@estreamingworld.com; or Web: http://www.etvworld.com/estream/framestre.htm.

* Wednesday, March 7, 2001. Denver, Colorado, U.S.A.

* Thursday, March 1 – Friday, March 2, 2001. Hollywood, California, U.S.A.

Valencia, Spain's BLACK MARIA STUDIOS, an animation production studio specialized in 2D, 3D and Flash animation for TV, multimedia and Internet, is looking for 3D MODELERS and ANIMATORS with strong abilities for organic characters for TV productions. . . London, United Kingdom's Double Negative is looking for a CG R&D PROGRAMMER for its feature film visual effects team. . . New York's Epoch Films is looking for a RECEPTION/OFFICE MANAGER. . . New York's FDG, a live-action/broadcast design production company in the field of visual science, is looking for freelance 3D DESIGNERS/ANIMATORS. . .

MIP TV (April 2-6, 2001, Cannes, France) is one of the premiere television conferences and markets in the world. The six-day event brings together production companies and distributors from all over the globe. The conference includes a vast array of panels and round-table discussions with some of the world's top professionals. MIP TV 2000 scored a hit with over 11,000 participants, representing 2,776 companies from 100 countries. The countries most represented in terms of stands were: France, US, UK, Canada and Germany.

The Brussels Animation and Cartoon Festival (February 21-March 3, 2001) has concocted an exceptional program for its 20th anniversary. 575 films were submitted for selection, a record number of entries. 113 of them have been selected, representing 19 countries. Belgium is well represented, with 24 entries. The complete list of selected films is now available on the festival Website.

* Monday, February 19, 2001. Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.



FlashBang 2 brings online Flash entertainment to the big screen. This screening will highlight the best in Flash animation. In addition, interactive work will be available for viewing on displays provided by Apple. For more information visit their Website at: http://www.flashbangonline.com.

* Wednesday, June 6 – Sunday, June 10, 2001. Toronto, Canada.

Entry Deadline: March 26, 2001

* Monday, March 5 – Friday, March 9, 2001. Sarasota, Florida, U.S.A.



Glenn Vilppu will be teaching drawing classes at Ringling School of Art and Design. He will address the topics "drawing animals" and "head drawing, expession and drapery." Vilppu is a distinguished teacher of illustration who has taught classes around the world. For more information contact the school at: 2700 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, Florida 34234, U.S.A.; Tel.: (941) 955-8866; or E-mail: cpe@ringling.edu.

* Tuesday, March 6 – Thursday, March 8, 2001. Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.