Karl Cohen relates his magical week in Tel-Aviv at the Festival of Creative Filmmaking.

Who said games weren't booming? Joseph Szadkowski recounts the parties, bustle and new CD-ROM releases from the Electronic Entertainment Expo.

Those plush toys, toothbrushes and lunch boxes are continuing to gain importance. Deborah Reber reports on the most successful Licensing International Show to date.

UCLA Greek literature professor Dr. John Rundin conducts a lively review of Disney's feature adaptation of the traditional Greek fairy tale.

Theresa Plummer-Andrews recounts her typical experience as one of the most sought after buyers at one of the world's largest markets.

AWM's report by French journalist and Annecy veteran Michel Roudevitch.

AWM's report from the mother of all animation festivals by Buzz Potamkin

AWM's report from the mother of all animation festivals includes A Booming MIFA, But For Whom? by Buzz Potamkin, and Annecy: The Long and The Short of the Carnival by the Lake in English and in French by French journalist and Annecy veteran Michel Roudevitch.

Animation:Master Version 5 is reviewed by Tim Elston with great results.

Mark Kausler reviews Serious Business: The Art and Commerce of Animation in America From Betty Boop to Toy Story, and has some serious problems.