Events
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The Exhibition L'imaginaire De La Ville. showcases backgrounds and characters from a 16-minute
animated film Les Aventures de Guede produced in Abidjan, Africa
by the French Studio Entracte with the participation of children. The exhibit
runs until July 2, 1998 at Kodak headquarters, 26 rue Villiot, 75012 Paris,
France.
Animated Exhibits. With all of the current public interest in animation,
chances are that somewhere near you, there's some animation-related art
on display. Animator Mo Willems and his father, Casey Willems, a
ceramicist, are showing their sculptural works in a joint exhibition called
"Father and Son" at Gallery Henoch in New York City, June 11-July
4, 1998. . . . The Museum Of The Moving Image (MOMI) in London will
feature an exhibit tied to the July 24 U.K. release of Warner Bros.' animated
feature, The Magic Sword: Quest for Camelot. The show runs July
1 - November 18. . . . The International Museum Of Cartoon Art in
Boca Raton, Florida is featuring an exhibit titled "Garfield: 20 Years
and Still Kicking," June 19 - August 30.
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 free newsletter which is distributed
by e-mail. Subscribe now! Are there animation events going on in your area? Share
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Flash! Please send announcements to editor@awn.com, at least eight days
in advance.
* Monday, June 1. San Jose, California, U.S.A. A team of executives from
Walt Disney Feature Animation (Paul Yanover, Dean Schiller, Ben Croy and
Mark Kimball demonstrated and discussed the computer networking technology
used in feature production, at the ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) Year
`98 Conference held at the San Jose Convention Center through June 5. For
information, visit www.atmyear.com
* Friday, June 5. Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.A.
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) presented the 1998 Senior Film/Animation/Video
Festival at 7:00 p.m. in the RISD Auditorium. For information, call (401)
454-6233.
* Friday, June 5. Eugene, Oregon, U.S.A.
The University of Oregon presented a show of student work in animation
and motion graphics. For information, visit http://aaa.uoregon.edu/~animate
* Friday, June 5. Santa Monica, California, U.S.A.
Glenn Vilppu taught a class in "Figure Drawing for Animation"
at DH Institute of Media Arts. For information, visit http://www.dhima.com.
If you can't make it to this class, take Glenn's free, "virtual"
life drawing class on-line on Animation World Network. His new
series launched in the June issue of Animation World Magazine.
* Saturday, June 6 - Friday, June 12. Bradford, England, U.K.
The Bradford Animation Festival took place at the National Museum of Photography,
Film & Television. Competition included four categories, and additional
programs include workshops, short film compilations, a special on The
Simpsons, and a retrospective of Ray Harryhausen, who was be present
to host the closing night ceremony. For information, contact sutherland@nmsi.ac.uk
or call ++ 44 1274-773399 (ext 274.)
* Saturday, June 6 - Sunday, June 7. Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
Comic book artist Frank Miller made an appearance at two locations of the
stores, AnotherUniverse.com, to promote his new Dark Horse Comics series,
300.
* Sunday, June 7. London, England, U.K.
The British Film Institute's National Film Theatre started its kids programming
series, Junior NFT with a screening of The Secret of N.I.M.H. (1982).
Call 0171-928-3232.
* Tuesday, June 9 - Thursday, June 11. New York City, New York, U.S.A.
The annual Licensing Show took place at the Jacob K. Javitz Convention
Center. For information, visit www.licensingshow.com.
* Wednesday, June 10. Glendale, California, U.S.A.
ASIFA-Hollywood continued its Careers in Animation series with a lecture
on storytelling by Francis Glebas, at Glendale Community College (GCC).
ASIFA is also continuing its Life Drawing Workshops at GCC on Wednesday
evenings (7-10 p.m.) and Saturday mornings (10 a.m. - 1 p.m.). For information
on both programs, call (818) 842-8330 or (818) 240-1000 ext. 5158.
* Thursday, June 11. Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
The L.A. United School District and AnimAction presented the Team Awards
VIII at UCLA's Wadsworth Theater from 7 to 9 p.m. This annual event honors
middle school students who have completed animated anti-smoking public
service announcements with the AnimAction program. For information, call
(310) 455-9912.
* Thursday, June 11. Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
The Women in Animation Writer's Group held its monthly seminar at 7:30
p.m. at Saban Entertainment, 10960 Wilshire Blvd. The topic was "Developing
the Script." Call (818) 360-8321.
* Thursday June 11 and Saturday June 13. Erlangen, Germany.
The German-subtitled version of Hayao Miyazaki's animated feature, Mononoke
Hime (Princess Mononoke) was screened at 8:30 p.m. at the Erlangen
Comic-Con.
* Thursday, June 11. Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A.
The Nashville Independent Film Festival (formerly Sinking Creek) included
a screening of animation, including Gabola the Great and Cartoon
Network's B-Sides: Rarities, Out-Takes, & Oddities.
* Friday, June 12 - Sunday, June 14. Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
The ShowBiz Expo took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Events
include panel discussions titled "Pitching Your Animation Project"
with speakers from Fox and DreamWorks, and "All CG Movies" with
speakers from Universal and PDI. For information, visit www.smpte.org.
* Friday, June 12. New York City, New York, U.S.A.
The Children's Entertainment Association (CEA) held its annual members
meeting at 9:00 a.m. at the American Federation of Musicians' HQ, Paramount
Building, 1501 Broadway. It was followed by a conference on the kids' music
business. For information, contact askCEA@aol.com.
* Saturday, June 13. Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A.
The Nashville Independent Film Festival hosted a workshop titled "Pushing
the Boundaries of Animation in Film" with independent animator Ellie
Lee at the Belmont United Methodist Church. For information, visit www.nashvillefilmfestival.org.
* Saturday, June 13. Chatsworth, California, U.S.A.
The Learning Tree University held an all day seminar on Writing for Animation,
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., taught by Jean Ann Wright. Call (818) 882-5599.
* Sunday, June 14. Beverly Hills, California, U.S.A.
The 1998 Student Academy Awards ceremony took place at the Academy of Motion
Picture Arts and Sciences. Winners are listed in this month's issue.
* Monday, June 15. New York City, New York, U.S.A.
Women in Animation (WIA) and Women in Film and Television (WIFTA) hosted
an evening with Faith Hubley. Her films Seers and Clowns, Beyond
the Shadow Place, Time of the Angels and My Universe Inside
Out will be screened. Call (212) 679-0870.
* Tuesday, June 16. Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
UCLA presented its annual "Prom" screening of student animation
work at 7 and 9 p.m. RSVP to (310) 825-5829.
* Tuesday, June 16 and Wednesday, June 17. Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
The third Virtual Humans conference took place at the Universal City Hilton.
Speakers included Steve Williams (Complete Pandemomium), Jeff Kleiser (Kleiser-Walczak),
Andre Bustanoby (Digital Domain) and Greg Panos (Performance Animation
Society). For information, visit www.vrnews.com/eventsvh3main.html.
* Wednesday, June 17 - Sunday, June 21. Zagreb, Croatia.
The 1998 Zagreb Festival of Animated Films took place and Gunnar Strøm
will review the festival and the winners for Animation World Magazine's
August issue. For programming information, visit the Zagreb web site, accessible
from Animation World Network's Animation Village.
http://www.awn.com/awneng/village.html
* Thursday, June 18. New York City, New York, U.S.A.
Christie's East held a large auction. It included an animation art section
featuring art from Snow White, Pinocchio, Fantasia,
Bambi, and the Disney short, The Brave Little Tailor. For
information, call (800) 395-6300. To learn more about how Christie's auctions
work, visit Animation World Magazine's November 1997 issue for "Inside
Christie's: A Conversation With Elyse Luray-Marx" by Heather Kenyon.
* Thursday, June 18. Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Women In Animation's Writers Group met at Rhythm & Hues Studios, 5404
Jandy Place in the Marina del Rey area. The topic was "What Writers
Should Know About the Traditional and CG Animated Commercial Pipeline,"
with speakers Jane Stephan, Ian Dawson, Bill Kroyer and Michael Crapser.
* Friday, June 19. Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Members of the animation community gathered for a silent auction to raise
money for independent animator Sarah Petty, who suffered a series of misfortunes
and is in need of financial support. Artists who donated pieces for the
auction include Fréderic Back, Faith Hubley, Paul Driessen, Janet
Perlman, Bill Plympton, David Silverman ("The Simpsons"), Andreas
Deja, Eric Goldberg and Joe Grant. Sarah Petty's film Furies and
John Canemaker's Bridgehampton will be screened. For information
call Tom Sito at (818) 695-6425. For those who could not attend the event,
the artwork is also being showcased and bids are being taken via the web
(before and after the event) at www.fleetingimage.com/auction.
* Saturday, June 20. Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Women In Animation's Computer Animation Group meets on the third Saturday
of every month at Rhythm & Hues Studios, 5404 Jandy Place in the Marina
del Rey area, for a pot-luck lunch with great networking opportunities.
Call (310) 448-7500.
* Saturday, June 20 and Sunday, June 21. London, England, U.K.
The British Film Institute's National Film Theatre continued its kids programming
series, Junior NFT with screenings of Rock-a-Doodle (1990) on Saturday,
and Hans Christian Andersen's Thumbelina on Sunday. Call 0171-928-3232.
* Tuesday, June 23. Dana Point, California, U.S.A.
The Digital Living Room (DLR) conference, organized by Upside magazine
and other sponsoring publications, took place at the Ritz Carlton Laguna
Niguel. The event included a Video, Animation and Special Effects Festival.
For information visit www.digitallivingroom.com
* Tuesday, June 23 - Sunday, June 28. Cardiff, Wales, U.K.
The Vital! Animation Festival took place. Animation World Magazine
editor-in-chief Heather Kenyon moderated a panel discussion titled "Animating
the Internet" on June 25 at 12:00 p.m. For information about the festival,
including complete program listings, visit www.vital-animation.org.
* Wednesday, June 24. Burbank, California, U.S.A.
ASIFA-Hollywood presented Tom Sito's "An Evening With..." series
featuring the animated couple, Bill and Sue Kroyer. For information call
(818) 842-8330.
Note: Readers may contact any Animation World Magazine contributor by sending an e-mail to editor@awn.com.
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