ANIMATION
WORLD MAGAZINE - ISSUE 3.10 - January 1999
Events
ASIFA-Hollywood's Animation Expo. ASIFA-Hollywood is preparing their sixth annual Animation
Expo taking place March 5-6, 1999 at the Glendale Civic Auditorium. This year
the Expo will expand beyond previous Expos that dealt specifically with job
opportunities and building a career in the animation industry. This year's
Expo will also include: "The Showcase of Animation," special screenings
of classic animated films in Glendale's historic Alex Theatre, "Digital
Animation Tutorials," "The Computer Animation Theater," offering
the latest product demonstrations from leading computer hardware and software
manufacturers and "The Animation Art and Collectibles Marketplace,"
featuring animation art and collectibles available for purchase. Deadline
for exhibitor registration is Friday, February 12, 1999. For further information
on the Animation Expo or to request an exhibitor packet, contact Jean Wright
at ASIFA-Hollywood, (818) 842-8330.
Last Month in Animation
The following is a list of events which took place since the last issue of
Animation World Magazine was published. These listings are published
weekly in the Animation Flash, a newsletter which is distributed by
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| Nik Phelps and the Sprockets Ensemble. |
* Tuesday, December 29. Berkeley, California, U.S.A.
Ideas in Animation presented Nik Phelps and the Sprocket Ensemble Go to
the Dogs - an evening of live music set to contemporary animation, as
well as live performances. The animated films that premiered included Nina
Paley's Cancer, Rock Ross' Stupor Mundi, Michael Rudnick's El
Nino Sequence, Jason Shiga's Double Duce, Dave Clausen and Carrie
Kessler's Publegg Enemy, and the cartoony and frenetic A Dog Cartoon
directed by Dave Thomas of Wild Brain Animation. The show started at 7:30
p.m. at the Fine Arts Theater in Berkeley. For additional details call the
Berkeley Theater at (510) 848-1038 or the Sprockets Ensemble at (415) 681-3189.
* Tuesday, December 15. Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
The downtown central Los Angeles Public Library screened a selection of the
best experimental animation made at CalArts in the last 25 years at 6 p.m.
The free event was open to the public and was introduced by founding director
of the CalArts Experimental Animation Program, Jules Engel. Early work from
Antz co-director Eric Darnell and Nightmare before Christmas director
Henry Selick was among the fourteen works screened in the 90-minute program.
For more information, call (805) 253-7832 or (818) 367-5507.
* Sunday, December 13. Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Hollywood Shorts, a monthly film festival dedicated to independent short films
and videos, took place 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at The Joint (8771 West Pico Boulevard
in West LA). The screening included the animated film Call Me Fishmael.
A holiday party followed the screening. If you don't live in L.A. and would
still like to still see the films, they can be seen through the Internet at
http://www.lalive.com.
* Friday, December 11. New York, New York, U.S.A.
On December 11, the Animazing Gallery (415 West Broadway, 2nd Fl) held a party
to celebrate the Disney and Warner Bros. 75th Anniversaries from 4:00 to 8:00
p.m. The gallery had some holiday offers as well that should have interested
animation art collectors. For more information call (212)226-7374 or e-mail
Animazing@worldnet.att.net.
* Thursday, December 10. Stockholm, Sweden.
The Swedish Association for Animated Film (FFAF) screened all the Swedish
animated films made in 1998 from 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. at the Film House in Stockholm.
Before the screening, the association had its yearly meeting and a party afterwards.
For more information, call 46-8 615 0882 or e-mail geffenblad@swipnet.se.
* Monday, December 7. Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
The Association of Northern Animators (ANA) held a Christmas party called
`Animate 98' at 8 p.m. at the Telegraph Hotel. Everybody was welcome. Local
animators came together to meet, view each others' work, discuss and network.
The evening included DJs and screenings of local animators' work. Cost £2.
For more details, e-mail alys.hawkins@unn.ac.uk or ring (0191) 232 8432.
* Friday, December 4. North Hollywood, California, U.S.A.
The Motion Picture Screen Cartoonists, Local 839 IATSE, held a holiday party
on December 4 from 6 p.m. to midnight and everybody was invited. The soiree
was at the Grand Ballroom of the Beverly Garland Holiday Inn, 4222 Vineland
(just south of the 101). Admission, food and drinks were all free. For more
details, visit the Union website.
* Wednesday, December 2. - Friday, December 4. Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
The Digital Content Creation (DCC) Conference and Exposition took place at
the Los Angeles Convention Center. The business-oriented forum brought together
leading digital industry leaders from Rhythm & Hues, NewTek, SGI, Sony,
and Industrial Light & Magic, along with vendors showcasing the latest
state-of-the-art technology used in today's film and video productions. There
were also conferences discussing the art and business of digital technologies,
as well as a NewTek conference devoted to the company's software packages
like Lightwave. For more information, visit www.dccexpo.com.
* Monday, November 30. San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
Nik Phelps and the Sprocket Ensemble presented Mike "Temple" Brady
and the Flaming Won Ton Show, a performance art presentation. The event
was part of the Ideas in Animation program and was billed as "an evening
of animation with live original music." The West coast premiere of Publegg
Enemy, a new clay animated film from Dave Clausen and Carrie Kessler,
and Jason Shiga's new cartoon, Double Duce, screened at this event
which cost $10 for general admission and $7 for students. Showtimes are at
7:30 and 9:30 p.m. at the Minna Street Gallery. For reservations and info
call (415) 681-3189.
* Monday, November 30 - Thursday, December 3. La Reunion Island, France.
The biennial 3rd Crossroads of the Image of the Indian Ocean was exceptionally
well organized this year, featuring a tribute to the late animation teacher
Pierre Ayma, a co-founder of the Indian Ocean Institute. Fifty European professionals
met to discuss the following theme: real-time data and sound transfer for
production and [long distance] training purposes.
Animation World Magazine featured a tribute to Pierre Ayma in both
English
and French
in the May 1998 issue.
The 3rd Crossroads of the Image of the Indian Ocean
is reviewed by AWN's General Manager Annick Teninge in this issue of Animation
World Magazine.
* Tuesday, November 24 - Saturday, November 28. Mendrisio, Switzerland.
The Mendrisio Swiss International Animated Film Festival included a short,
feature and animated "pilot" competition, as well as student films,
3D computer animation, retrospectives, exhibitions, conferences and more.
For information call (41) 91 646 16 54.
* Monday, November 23 - Wednesday, November 25. Santa Monica, California,
U.S.A.
TIGHTROPE, Digital Domain's first in-house production, premiered at
the Laemmle's Monica Theatre for Academy qualification. The five minute, CG-animated
short was written and directed by Daniel Robichaud. Showtimes were 12:00 PM
and 12:45 PM daily. For more information, call (310)477-5581.
* Monday, November 23 - Wednesday, November 25. Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
MORE, the first fully-animated stop-motion film to be created for exhibition
in the 70/15p (giant screen) format, was screened for three days at The California
Science Center's IMAX Theater, in Exposition Park, adjacent to the USC campus.
The six-minute short, directed by Cal Arts instructor and commercial director
Mark Osborne, was shown in front of regular screenings of Everest,
the live-action giant-screen feature. A.M.P.A.S. members were admitted free
with valid Academy membership cards. For screening times call (213) SCIENCE,
or for information about MORE call (323) 255-6119.
Note: Readers may contact any Animation World Magazine contributor by sending an e-mail to editor@awn.com.
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