ANIMATION
WORLD MAGAZINE - ISSUE 3.9 - December 1998
Events
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Storyopolis Gets Animated With Batman. On Saturday, November 14, the
Los Angeles-based art gallery and book store, Storyopolis, presented a special
book signing celebrating the publication of Batman Animated, a book
with rare artwork, a detailed episode guide, and interviews with the creators
and voice actors behind Batman: The Animated Series. Batman
artists/writers Paul Dini, Chip Kidd, Eric Radomski, and Bruce Timm were on
hand to greet fans and sign copies of the book. This free event began at 4:00
PM. For future events call (310) 358 - 2500 or to order a signed edition,
call (310) 358-2512.
* Wednesday, October 21. Beverly Hills, California, U.S.A.
The Writers Guild of America's Media and Technologies Committee and Medialab
presented Rewriting the Future, a discussion on the impact of new technologies
on traditional storytelling. Harry Shearer, actor, comedian, and voice of
several characters on The Simpsons, performed as a live virtual character
created by Medialab. In addition, Francis Ford Coppola appeared in a video
presentation. Admission was free and the event took place at 7:30 p.m., at
the Writers Guild Theater, 135 South Doheny Drive in Beverly Hills. To RSVP
call (323) 782-4620.
* Thursday, October 22 - Sunday, October 25. Brisbane, Australia.
The Brisbane Animation Festival, a biennial event, featured a new international
competition. Categories included Grand Prize, People's Prize, Best Use of
New Technology and Best Student/Debut Film. For information, contact darren@visualeyes.net.au.
* Saturday, October 24. New York City, New York, U.S.A.
Animazing Gallery hosted a Nightmare Before Christmas party, featuring
the debut of a Jack Skellington lithograph signed by Tim Burton. Animazing
is located at 415 West Broadway. For information, call (212) 226-7374.
* Saturday, October 24. New York City, New York, U.S.A.
The American Museum of the Moving Image hosted a talk and demonstration by
Blue Sky|VIFX about the animated effects the studio produced for the new 3D
IMAX film, T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous. The event began at 12 noon.
As a special treat, Chris Wedge gave a sneak preview from his soon-to-be-released
animated short. For information, call (718) 784-4520.
* Saturday, October 24. Thousand Oaks, California, U.S.A.
Learning Tree University offered a class, How to Get Hired in the Animation
Industry, taught by industry recruiter Pamela Thompson, from 9:30 a.m.
- 12:30 p.m. For information call (805) 497-2292.
* Sunday, October 25. Hollywood, California, U.S.A.
The AFI Film Festival presented Suspended Animation, a 90-minute program
of stop-motion and computer-animated shorts, curated by Sojourn Pictures.
Films include Geri's Game, Bingo and 1001 Nights. The show took
place at Mann's Chinese Theater, 6925 Hollywood Blvd. For information, call
(213) 520-2000.
* Monday, October 26. San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
The Ideas in Animation series continued at Minna Street Gallery with two performances
at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Nik Phelps and the Sprocket Ensemble, with guest musician
Jana Herzen, performed live music to animated films by Meredith Root, Martha
Colburn and Michael Rudnik. Admission was $10.00 general, $7.00 for students.
For information and reservations call (415) 681-3189.
* Tuesday, October 27 - Saturday, October 31. Leipzig, Germany.
The 41st annual Leipzig International Festival for Documentary and Animated
Film showcased a retrospective of German animation since 1945, as well as
119 animated films in other programs including a competition. For information,
contact dock-leipzig@t-online.de.
* Thursday, October 29. Toronto, Canada.
The fourth Toronto's Animators' Zoetrope Association (TAZA) Digital Image
Festival showcased independent computer animation such as Macca Strewth
by Momentum Animations (Australia). For information visit www.interlog.com/~dolish/taza.htm.
* Thursday, October 29 - Saturday, October 31. Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Los Angeles-based art gallery and book store, Storyopolis hosted English
Soup, a performance featuring six actors and a cast of hand-made puppets,
devised and directed by Edward Gorey, to kick off Dramatis Artifacti,
a one-month exhibition of original art work and ephemera by the artist.
Gorey, a notorious recluse, was not present at the Storyopolis event, however,
it was a rare opportunity for a close-up look at the artist's work. Reservations
were by non-refundable pre-payment only. Tickets were $15. each. Call (310)
358-2500.
The January 1998 issue of Animation World Magazine includes an interview
with Storyopolis' Fonda Snyder.
* Sunday, November 1 - Friday, November 6. Milan, Italy.
The 65th Milan International Film, TV and Multimedia Market (MIFED) offered
a focus on animation, including an Animation Day on November 3. Scheduled
events included a seminar titled Strategy for the New European Animation
Feature Film. For information visit www.fmd.it/mifed.
* Tuesday, November 3. New York City, New York, U.S.A.
As part of the School of Visual Arts' annual Digital Salon, the MFA department
presented an hour and a half of free animation screenings at 12:30 p.m. Films
included How Come You Never Call, Notturno con Pissa and Tequila
Rescue. For information call (212) 592-2010.
* Tuesday, November 3. Glendale, California, U.S.A.
ASIFA-Hollywood's third annual lecture series continued with a very special
event: Walt Disney Animation master animator Andreas Deja spoke on the subject
of character animation. Deja, born in Poland and raised in Germany, started
working at Disney at the age of 20 (he was turned away when he applied at
age 10!). He is responsible for bringing such characters to life as Gurki
(The Black Cauldron), Roger Rabbit (Who Framed Roger Rabbit),
King Triton (The Little Mermaid), Jafar (Aladdin), Gaston (Beauty
and the Beast), Hercules (Hercules), Scar (The Lion King)
and even Mickey Mouse (Runaway Brain). The event took place at 7:00
p.m. at Glendale Community College Auditorium, 1500 North Verdugo Road in
Glendale, California. For further information, call ASIFA-Hollywood: (818)
842-8330 or Glendale Community College: (818) 240-1000, ext. 5158.
* Tuesday, November 3. Vancouver, Canada.
VanArts presented Before and After Independence: 40 Years of Estonian Animation,
a retrospective put together for the Ottawa International Animation Festival,
which was touring North America. The show took place at the Pacific Cinemateque,
1131 Howe Street, at 7:30 p.m. The show was made possible by the Ottawa International
Animation Festival and the Canadian Consulate in Estonia.
* Thursday, November 5 - Friday, November 13. New York City, New York, U.S.A.
The Anthology Film Archives presented selected screenings from the First
Light series. Films from Jordan Belson, James Whitney, Norman McLaren,
and Oskar Fischinger, among others, were shown. There were also discussions
from scholars and filmmakers following a number of the programs. For info,
contact the Anthology Film Archives at (212) 505-5181.
* Friday, November 6. New York City, New York.
The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) hosted a retrospective of animation by animator,
educator, historian and author John Canemaker. The screening took place in
the Titus 2 Theatre at 6:00 p.m. and Canemaker was present. Featured films
included Break the Silence: Kids Speak Out Against Abuse, John Lennon Sketchbook
and Canemaker's new personal film, Bridgehampton. For information
call MOMA at (212) 708-9400.
* Friday, November 6 - Saturday, November 14. Siena, Italy.
The third Siena International Short Film Festival and Market boasted an international
competition dedicated solely to animated films. For information call (39)
6-4745585.
* Saturday, November 7 - Monday, November 9. West Hollywood, California, U.S.A.
1001 Nights, a film from Japanese artist Yoshitaka Amano and director
Mike Smith, was screened at the Laemmle Sunset 5. Show times were 10:00 a.m.
and 11:00 a.m. on November 7 & 8 and 12:00 PM and 12:30 PM on November
9. For info, call (323) 848 - 3500.
* Monday, November 9 - Wednesday, November 11. New York City, New York, U.S.A.
The second New York Shorts International Film Festival featured six competition
categories: animation, comedy, documentary, drama, experimental and student.
For information visit www.shorts.org.
* Monday, November 9 - Saturday, November 28. New York City, New York.
The School of Visual Arts (SVA) presented the sixth annual New York Digital
Salon, an international juried showcased of computer-generated artwork. Computer
animation screenings were shown at the SVA Amphitheatre and the exhibit took
place in the School's Visual Arts Museum, both located at 209 East 23rd Street,
where a reception took place on November 9 from 6 to 8 p.m. For information
and to view work on-line, visit www.sva.edu/salon.
* Tuesday, November 10 - Sunday, November 15. Esphino, Portugal.
The 22nd Cinanima International Animated Film Festival took place. For detailed
information contact cinanima@mail.telepac.pt, or for general information about
the festival, visit www.awn.com/cinanima.
* Friday, November 13 - Sunday, November 15. Coffs Harbour, New South Wales,
Australia.
The 1998 Stanley Awards and Cartoonists' Conference, hosted by the Australian
Black and White Artists' Club, took place at the Novotel Opal Cove resort
and Pacific Bay resort. The annual event featured the presentation of the
Stanley Awards, the Australian "Academy Awards for cartooning,"
in 10 categories. The two day conference following examined topics including
comic strip syndication, marketing, and using computer technology to advance
yourself in today's marketplace. Attendees from the US could arranged for
a reasonable tour package from Jim Russell by calling at (61) 2.9522 7013
or by emailing him at jpottsy@ozemail.com.au. For general information regarding
the event, call Jenny Hughes at (61) 2.9649 6857 or email Steve Panozzo at
nozint@ozemail.com.au.
* Friday, November 13. Glendale, California, U.S.A
The 26th Annual Annie Awards, a yearly awards ceremony honoring the best in
animation was held this year at the Alex Theater located at 216 N. Brand Blvd.
The event was hosted by the Los Angeles chapter of the International Animated
Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood. A champagne reception started at 5:00 PM with
the awards ceremony following at 7:00 PM. For more information, call ASIFA-Hollywood
at (818) 842-8330 and see the accompanying news article in the Awards category.
* Friday, November 13, - Sunday, November 22. Flagstaff, Arizona, U.S.A.
The WorldFest Film and Video Festival, an event which focuses on independent
works which have not yet been picked up for distribution, featured eight animation
categories this year. For information, contact Worldfest at tel (713) 965-9955,
fax (713) 965-9960 or email at worldfest@aol.com.
* Saturday, November 14. Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
E.G. Daily (the voice of Tommy Pickles on Rugrats and Babe the Pig)
did a reading during the Babe: Pig in the City Craft and Story Hour at
Storyopolis. The children's event, which included craft making, started at
11:30 AM. To RSVP, call (310) 358-2512.
* Saturday, November 14. Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Keyframe `98 was a screening of computer-generated films by USC animation
students and a number of guest artists. Plug, a computer animated/live-action
film about a futuristic society where people live their entire lives plugged
into virtual reality machines, was also screened. The event took place at
the University of Southern California (USC) in the Norris Theater at 7:00
PM and was free to the public. For more information, call (213) 740-3986.
* Tuesday, November 17 - Thursday, November 19. London, U.K.
The fifth London Effects & Animation Festival (LEAF) took place during
the Digital Media World Convention at the Wembley Conference Center in London.
For more information, call Julie Marshall at (44) 01 81 994 7354 or email
to leaf@atlas.co.uk.
* Tuesday, November 17 - Thursday, November 19. Encino, California, U.S.A.
Bunny, a new computer-animated short film written and directed by Blue
Sky|VIFX founder Chris Wedge, with music by Tom Waits, was screened for three
days at Laemmle's Town Center 5 for Academy Award qualification. The film
uses a new computer application called Radiosity that mimics the most subtle
properties of natural light. Show times were 11:15 and 11:30 AM daily. For
further information, contact (818) 981-9811.
* Tuesday, November 17 - Thursday, November 19. Beverly Hills, California,
U.S.A.
Gilbert and Sullivan-The Very Models, a film by Barry Purves (Rigoletto,
Achilles) was screened at Laemmle's Music Hall for Academy Award qualification.
Show times were 3:30 and 4:10 PM daily. For more info, contact (310) 274-6869.
You can read Barry's complete production diary, chronicling the making of
"Gilbert and Sullivan-The Very Models" starting in the June
issue of Animation World Magazine.
* Wednesday, November 18 - Sunday, November 22. Holland.
The 7th Holland Animation Film Festival, organized by the Holland Film Festival
Foundation, was held in Utrecht, Netherlands. To find out more about the festival,
visit their web site or email to haff@knoware.nl.
* Thursday, November 19 - Saturday, November 21. Hollywood, California, U.S.A.
Short Pictures International Film Festival (SPIFF) was originally created
to highlight short films, animation, music videos and documentaries created
by Sony Pictures Imageworks employees, however this year the program was opened
up to all filmmakers. Visit http://www.spiffest.com to find out more about
the event.
* Friday, November 20 - Sunday, November 22. Perugia, Italy.
Although there was no competition section this year at the Cartoombria 4th
International Animation Film Festival, the artistic committee of Cartoombria
`98 put together a number of retrospectives, exhibits, workshops, screenings,
premieres and artist tributes. To find out more about the festival visit http://www.awn.com/cartoombria.
* Saturday, November 21. New York City, New York, U.S.A.
The Animazing Gallery hosted a book signing with four animation authors -
John Canemaker (Tex Avery, Before the Animation Begins ), John Culhane
(Fantasia) , John Grant (The Encyclopedia of Walt Disney Characters),
and Stefan Kanfer (Serious Business). The authors shared anecdotes
and their experiences about the history of animation during the event which
took place from 1:00 to 3:00 PM. To find out more about the event, contact
Louis Albert Steidl or Nick Leone at (212) 226-7374.
* 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. For information about MORE call
(323) 255-6119.
* Monday, November 23 - Wednesday, November 25. Santa Monica, California,
U.S.A.
TIGHTROPE, Digital Domain's first in-house production, was premiered
at the Laemmle's Monica Theatre for Academy qualification. The five minute,
CG-animated short was written and directed by Daniel Robichaud. For more information,
call (310)477-5581.
* 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.
Note: Readers may contact any Animation World Magazine contributor by sending an e-mail to editor@awn.com.
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