Los Angeles-based WinStar, which has recently released a number of public
domain titles under the CARTOON CRAZYS heading, is releasing a "fully
restored" version of the Fleischer Bros. 1939 feature, GULLIVER'S TRAVELS,
on DVD and VHS on September 28, 1999 in the US. Transferred from a newly
struck print taken from an original negative, this version features
enhanced audio remixed in Dolby Digital and Dolby Surround sound. The
musical score also has been remastered with additional scoring and

Cambridge, UK-based Cambridge Animation has released Animo Production
Tracker - new software that allows studios to use the Internet, intranets
and internal networks to track every aspect of a production cycle. Animo
Production Tracker software automates management of the thousands of
drawings and different personnel involved in a typical project, allowing
users to better ascertain progress, determine costs, allocate resources,
and eliminate duplication. The new software is fully integrated with Animo,

San Francisco, California-based Macromedia, Inc. has announced the
immediate availability of the Macromedia Drumbeat 2000 line of products
which provide a visual solution for Web application and e-commerce
development. Drumbeat 2000 is available in an Active Server Pages (ASP)
version, a Java Server Pages (JSP) version, and an eCommerce edition. The
Drumbeat 2000 product line is being offered for the first time by
Macromedia, which announced its intent to acquire Elemental Software and

Art In Motion focuses on innovative content and diversity. The criteria for
entry is time rather than medium based, and therefore video, film and
digital projects, animations, Websites, CD-Roms etc. are all eligible.
Hybrids are particularly welcome. The festival will take place on January
28, 2000 at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. The
deadline for entries is November 1, 1999. There will be a $1000 "Best of
Show" award and "first place" allocations in each exhibition category. For
more information visit www.usc.edu/go/aim.

The Fifth Annual Toronto Digital Image Festival (TDIF) is accepting
computer animation and special effects entries until September 24, 1999.
Narrative and experimental CGI entries are strongly encouraged. The
festival takes place October 28, 1999 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. For more
information visit www.interlog.com/~dolish/tdif; or Tel. (905) 438-1659.

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 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 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,

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.

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.

This week's AWN Animation Trivia Quiz features questions about UPA...

This week's comic is about the fun and games that can be had with
perspective...

This week the Toon Institute joins the AWN family as an aid to students and
aspiring animators...

Breakthrough preschool TV show "BLUE'S CLUES" is seeking a talented
STORYBOARD ARTIST to join its growing team...

Chicago-based BIG IDEA PRODUCTIONS, an actively growing computer
animation company and producers of "Veggie Tales," has opportunities for
qualified candidates in a number of positions...

A commercials company in Santa Monica, California is seeking a CHARACTER
ANIMATOR who can also model, light and texture to work on TV spots...

In this new issue #17: Cover Story: A Jolt of Java Hi-Jinx; Life and Art at
Cuppa Coffee, Toronto's Bold and Experimental Animation Studio, and more...

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On Monday, September 7 ForeignTV.com began offering clips from the newly
remastered YELLOW SUBMARINE, which will debut on video, DVD, and laserdisc
on Tuesday, September 14 in the US. The site is offering a different clip
each day, including the newly restored "Hey, Bulldog" sequence. For more
information visit www.foreignTV.com. ForeignTV.com is an Internet
broadcaster of streaming media content from around the world, including
world news, arts, travel, sports and entertainment.

Viacom Inc., which owns MTV and Paramount Pictures, has offered to buy CBS
Corp., one of the Big Three US television broadcasters, for $37 billion in
stock, the largest media transaction ever. The new company, which will
still be called Viacom, will be led by Sumner Redstone who will remain
Viacom's chairman and chief executive. CBS President and Chief Executive
Mel Karmazin will be president and chief operating officer. The deal is
part of what is expected to be a wave of consolidation in the TV industry