AWN is extremely pleased to present the works of Raoul Servais in "Raoul
Servais, A Painter-Filmmaker's Journey."

Bill Plympton has updated his appearances page. This month, his films will
be appearing in various festivals and other events in the US, UK, France,
Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain and Taiwan. "I Married A Strange Person"
will have its U.S. cable premiere on Cinemax on October 22, 1999. Bill
will also be attending some of the events in the US, Italy and Germany.


Check out Bill's appearance schedule.

This week starts a new series of comics for ADULTS ONLY, extracted from the
comic book, "Sleazy Cartoons of Bill Plympton"...

This week's AWN Animation Trivia Quiz features questions about Hanna-Barbera...

Raoul Servais' book & video, in honor of his gallery opening on AWN.


- Book: "Raoul Servais, A Painter-Filmmaker's Journey." Written by Philippe
Moins, this first monograph of Raoul Servais describes the making of his
films, his first activities as a painter and illustrator, his co-operation
with Magritte, his teaching years and his various artistic collaborations,
but it mainly presents a critical analysis of his work. It ends with a text
written by Jan Temmerman on the relationship between Servais and the city

One year ago, the Ottawa International Animation Festival awarded its grand
prize to the new Estonian film, "Night of the Carrots," by Priit Pärn.
Since making his first film, "Is the Earth Round" in 1977, animator,
illustrator, and artist Priit Pärn has evolved into one of the most
influential animation artists in the world. His films are routinely invited
to animation festivals where they have won several major awards. Priit
Pärn's countrymen, Rein Raamat, Rao Heidmats and Mati Kutt, among others,

This week's update to the Calendar of Events features 11 new events,
including the Tampere Short Film Festival in Finland, and a call for
entries for the Milia 2000 New Talent Competition (competition of
interactive projects) in France. The Calendar of Upcoming Events is a
constantly changing reference source for what's happening around the World
of Animation. Use it to stay abreast of animation related activities across
the globe. If you know of animation related events that we don't have

Chicago, Illinois-based commercial production house TRICKY
PICTURES has hired New York-based rep firm BLAH BLAH BLAH to represent the
company with East coast clients. Blah, Blah, Blah's ANDY ARKIN and MIKE
EASTWOOD will serve as Tricky Pictures' sales and marketing representatives.

Hollywood, California-based SILICON GRAIL, developer of the 2D compositing
software Chalice, has hired CRAIG ZEROUNI as product manager. Zerouni grew
up in California, but began his career in London where he co-founded CFX &
Associates, a visual effects house. In 1997, he returned to the US and
joined Hollywood-based Side Effects as product manager for its Prism
software.

Macromedia, the industry leader in web design and web graphics tool
development, announced several moves and agreements which gear the
company toward taking e-commerce to a new level, and making Macromedia a
central part of this growing sector's evolution. The company unveiled its
eBusiness Infrastructure strategy, i.e. plans to provide 'solutions' for
content creation, management, personalisation and management of Extranet
and Internet sites.


The company also made several other significant announcements, most notably

Play Inc. - the producers of Snappy Video Snapshot, Trinity and GlobeCaster
- recently announced Trinity Live, a live production tool based on an
advanced digital component hardware switcher. The new tool, which is
tightly integrated with Trinity's real-time architecture for custom 2D and
3D video effects, animated graphics, character generation, and virtual
sets, is geared toward taking live television to a higher level. Trinity
Live contains all the familiar features of a high-end switcher, however its

Columbia TriStar Home Video is releasing Ray Harryhausen's first color and
independently produced feature, 1958's THE 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD, on DVD in
the US on November 30, 1999. Extras include a documentary called THE RAY
HARRYHAUSEN CHRONICLES; THIS IS DYNAMATION, a documentary about Ray
Harryhausen's animation techniques; A LOOK BEHIND THE VOYAGE and JASON AND
THE ARGONAUTS, two interviews; and textual supplements on the cast and
crew, including Harryhausen, director Nathan Juran, Kerwin Matthews

Image Entertainment is releasing Warner Bros.' THE IRON GIANT, the
critically acclaimed film directed by Brad Bird, on laser disc on December
7, 1999. The laser disc will be letterboxed at 1.85:1 (the film was about
2.35:1), and retail for US$29.98. There will not be any extras. Laser discs
sell out quickly these days, and are less likely than ever to be
re-pressed, so you may want to pre-order this one. THE IRON GIANT, based on
a children's book by Ted Hughes, is about a boy who befriends an alien
robot in 1950s America.

On December 7, 1999, Disney is releasing MICKEY'S ONCE UPON A CHRISTMAS on
DVD. This all-new, full-length video features three tales starring Mickey,
Donald and Goofy, each one about Christmas. In the first story, Mickey and
Minnie recall the year they both gave up what was most important to them
for the sake of the other, making for one unforgettable Christmas. In the
second story, Goofy and Max remember when they experienced a series of
hilarious, but faith-shaking events - and a visit from the real Santa made

New York City-based THE ATTIK created the visual style and animation for
"Sailing the Globe" and "Getting Ready," two :30 spots designed to showcase
the John Player Goldleaf Voyage of Discovery, during which a sailboat
traveled to 17 countries in 170 days. The Attik added animated nautical
imagery to live-action footage, shot by Los Angeles-based Robert Steadman,
of the real John Player Goldleaf cigarettes sailboat.

Chicago, Illinois-based TRICKY PICTURES has completed "Hello Kitty," a :30
spot for Target Stores and Minneapolis, Minnesota-based agency Peterson
Milla Hooks. Tricky Pictures used After Effects to composite the
live-action footage and the animated characters. Bruce Alcock directed the
spot.

THE MAN BEHIND THE MOUSE: THE UB IWERKS STORY plays for one week at
Disney's El Capitan theater. Directed by Ub's granddaughter, Leslie Iwerks,
this is a documentary about the man who helped Walt Disney create the first
Mickey Mouse films, animating some of them nearly single-handedly, as well
as the Silly Symphony series, and helming his own animation studio. It
features never-before-seen archival footage, photos, previously censored
cartoon clips, and interviews with Roy Disney, Chuck Jones, John Lasseter,

As part of ASIFA-Hollywood and Glendale Community College's Fourth Annual
Lecture Series on Careers in Animation, Sari Gennis will speak about
Special Effects on Tuesday, October 12 at 7 pm. Sari designed and animated
effects for the first STAR TREK movie and went on to form her own company,
ANIMATRIX, where she has produced and directed commercials, television
graphics, and theme park special effects. Since 1987 Sari has specialized
in effects animation for feature films, including ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN and

Meet Chuck Jones, guest of honor at the grand re-opening of Animazing
Gallery at the art gallery's new location. The gallery is featuring a
retrospective of Jones' work, THE ART OF CHUCK JONES, which includes
original, vintage animation cels and drawings of the characters he created
or helped define including: Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Marvin the Martian, and
Pepe Le Pew. The gallery is located at 474 Broome Street, between Greene
and Wooster. For more information contact Heidi Leigh at Tel. (212)

Children's bookstore Storyopolis celebrates the launch of Fox Family
Channel's THE KIDS FROM ROOM 402. Meet Fox Family Channel characters and
creator Michael Paraskevas, and see an episode of the show. An exhibit of
art by Michael Paraskevas begins on October 5. Storyopolis is located at
116 N. Robertson. For more information Tel. (310) 358-2500. The event takes
place Saturday, October 9, 11 am - 2:30 pm in Beverly Hills, California,
USA.