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Animation Headline News

Teen Comic Age Is An Opportunity For Young Talent To Find A Home

By Rick DeMott | Wednesday, September 13, 2000 at 12:00am

* Saturday, October 14, 2000. Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

Teen Comic Age 2000 is a festival highlighting teen comic and animation artists. Presented by the Los Angeles Public Library, the event will feature portfolio reviews, comic and animation workshops, panel discussions, celebrity signings and student, computer and anime animation screenings. The festival takes place from 10 am 5:30 pm and admission is free. For more information contact the library at: Tel.: (213) 228-7510; or Web: www.lapl.org.

Headline News

DRAGON TALES Writer To Speak At WIA Writers' Group Seminar

By Rick DeMott | Tuesday, September 12, 2000 at 12:00am

* Thursday, October 12, 2000. Westwood, California, U.S.A.

Jeffrey Scott will be guest speaker at the Women In Animation Writers' Group Seminar Series at Saban Entertainment, 10960 Wilshire Blvd., at 7:30 pm. Jeffrey has written over 500 animation scripts, including the recent PBS DRAGON TALES. For more information and/or to RSVP contact Jean Ann Wright at: Tel.: (818) 360-8321; or E-mail: jjwright@gte.net.

Festival Headline News

Saint Gely Celebrates Short Films & Its 15th Anniversary

* Friday, October 6 Sunday, October 8, 2000. Saint Gely, France.

Objectif Image Saint Gely presents the 15th annual Saint Gely Short Film

Festival. The festivals categories are documentary, fictional-dramatic, animation and experimental. Past festival chairmen have been Jean Pierre Mocky in 1998 and Claude Pinoteau in 1999. For more information contact Jean Pierre Mas at: Tel.: ++33 4 67 66 69 69; or Web: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/herve.lebrouster.

Digital Headline News

Digital Coast 2000 Explores The New Internet Economy

* Tuesday, September 12 Thursday, September 14, 2000. Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

Digital Coast 2000 will explore the digital transformation of entertainment and Southern Californias ever expanding Internet economy. Presented in association with the Directors Guild of America and NATPE, the event will bring together Southern Californian senior executives, artists and technologists to discuss the evolution of entertainment in the digital age. For more information: Tel.: (800) 628-7346; or Web: www.natpe.org.

Disney Headline News

Robin Allen Discusses Europe's Influences On Disney

* Tuesday, September 12, 2000. San Francisco, California, U.S.A.

Robin Allen will discuss his book EUROPEAN INFLUENCES ON WALT DISNEY and the images that influenced Disney artists. Dr. Allens research is based on interviews with the artists who created the features and short films made by Disney. The event gives a rare chance to discuss the influences on Disney films from SNOW WHITE to THE JUNGLE BOOK. For more information contact Karl Cohen at: (415) 386-1044.

Film Headline News

Plympton's New Film To Screen At Ottawa

* Sunday, September 24, 2000. Ottawa, Canada.

Bill Plymptons newest film "Mutant Aliens" will be screened as part of the Ottawa International Animation Festival. The event will take place at 1 pm at the National Arts Centre. The film version being screened is a work-in-progress. For more information contact the festival at: Tel.: (613) 232-8769 or Web: http://www.awn.com/ottawa/ottawa00.

Open Headline News

NFB Is Holding An Open House

* Monday, September 25 Tuesday, September 26, 2000. Saint-Laurent, Canada.

The National Film Board of Canada is holding an open house of their new facilities. The event gives the public a chance to meet the filmmakers and staff. The NFB will feature screenings, studio tours and receptions on Monday from 2-6 pm and on Tuesday from 10 am 5 pm. Screening facilities will be available for visitors to screen their own work as well. For more information contact the NFB at: Tel.: (514) 283-9571 or (514) 283-9332.

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