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Monsters University (Disney/pixar)
Ernest & Celestine (les armateurs/gKiDs)
The Croods (DreamWorks) Turbo (DreamWorks) Despicable Me 2 (illumination)
A Letter to Momo (studio ghibli/gKiDs)
Smurfs 2 (sony)Mr Peabody and Sherman (DreamWorks)Cloudy 2: Revenge of the Leftovers (sony)Pinocchio (2d3D/Cometa)
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Heckle and Jeckle debut in The Talking Magpie in 1946.
Anime legend Hayao Miyazaki is born in Toyko in 1941
The Simpsons exec producer Al Jean is born in Detroit in 1961.
The Screen Directors Guild is formed in 1936.
Genndy Tarkavosky is born in Moscow in 1970.
Pixar pioneer John Lasseter is born in Hollywood, CA in 1957.
Director Rinatro (Shigeyuki Hayashi) is born in Tokyo in 1941.
Celebrity Deathmatch premieres on MTV in 1998.
Hanna-Barbera’s The Yogi Bear Show debuts in 1961.
Palm Springs Int’l Film FestivalJan. 3-14Palm Springs, CA
Digital Hollywood at CES Jan. 7-9Las Vegas, NVHong Kong Licensing ShowJan. 7-9Hong Kong
Int’l CESJan. 8-11Las Vegas, NV
Stuttgart Filmwinter FestivalJan. 10-13Stuttgart, GermanyWild & Scenic Environmental Film FestivalJan. 10-13Nevada City, CA
FlickerfestJan. 11-20Sydney, Austrailia
Los Angeles Comic Book & Science Fiction ConventionJan. 13Los Angeles, CA
Sundance Film FestivalJan. 17-27Park City, UT
Slamdance Film FestivalJan. 18-24Park City, UT
Game Design ExpoJan. 19-20Vancouver, CanadaGame Design ExpoJan. 19-20Vancouver, Canada
Toy FairJan. 22-24London, U.K.
Rotterdamn Int’l Film FestivalJan. 23-Feb.3 Rotterdam, Holland
Santa Barbara Int’l Film FestivalJan. 24-Feb. 3Santa Barbara, CA
Goteborg Film FestivalJan. 25-Feb. 3Göteborg, Sweden
RealScreen SummitJan. 27-30Washington, DCCalifornia Comic ConventionJan. 27Yorba Linda, CA
NATPEJan. 28-30Las Vegas, NVTransmediale - Int’l Media Art Festival BerlinJan. 29-Feb. 3Berlin, Germany
Gerardmer Int’l Fantasy Film FestivalJan. 30-Feb. 3Gerardmer, FranceNuremberg Toy FairJan. 30-Feb. 4Nuremberg, GermanyFlorida Media MarketJan. 30-Feb.3Miami, FL
ReelOut Queer Film & Video FestivalJan. 31-Feb. 10Kingston, ON, CanadaMacWorld Conference and ExpoJan. 31-Feb. 2San Francisco, CAAngouleme International Animation Film FestivalJan. 31-Feb. 3Angouleme, France
Groundhog Day
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Walt Disney’s Peter Pan premieres in 1953.
Animator and producer Bruce W. Timm is born in 1961.
The Simpsons creator Matt Groening is born in Portland, OR, in 1954.
Animation legend Frederick “Tex”Avery is born in Taylor, Texas, in 1908.
Ed, Edd n Eddy creator Danny Antonucci is born in Toronto, Canada, in 1957.
Victoria Film FestivalFeb. 1-10Victoria, BC, CanadaClermont-Ferrand Short Film FestivalFeb. 1-9Clermont-Ferrand, France
Annual Annie AwardsFeb. 2Los Angeles, CA
VES AwardsFeb. 5Los Angeles, CA KidScreen SummitFeb. 5-8New York, NY
Dam Short Film FestivalFeb. 6-9Boulder City, Nevada
Berlin Int’l Film FestivalFeb. 7-17Berlin, GermanySan Francisco Independent Film FestivalFeb. 7-21San Francisco, CAPortland Int’l Film FestivalFeb. 7-23Portland, OR
Anima - The Brussels Animation FestivalFeb. 8-17Brussels, Belgium
European Youth Film Festival of FlandersFeb. 9-17Antwerp, Belgium
British Academy Film AwardsFeb. 10London, U.K. Berlinale Co-Production MarketFeb. 10-12Berlin, GermanyToy Fair 13Feb. 10-13New York, NY
Digital Kids Conference (Engage Digital)Feb. 12-13New York, NYiLearning ForumFeb. 12-13Paris, FranceCasual Connect HamburgFeb. 12-14Hamburg, Germany
Boulder Int’l Film FestivalFeb. 14-17Boulder, CO Katsucon
Feb. 15-17National Harbor, MD
AOD 13Feb. 16-17San Francisco, CA
Animex Int’l Festival of Animation & Computer GamesFeb. 18-22Middlesbrough, U.K.Animated ExeterFeb. 18-23Exeter, U.K.
ImaginaFeb. 19-21Monaco, Monaco
ad:tech New DelhiFeb. 20-22New Delhi, IndiaCarolina Film and Video FestivalFeb. 20-23Greensboro, NCBig Muddy Film FestivalFeb. 20-24Carbondale, IL
Wizard World PortlandFeb. 22-24Portland, OR Sedona Int’l Film Festival
Feb. 23-Mar. 3Sedona, AZ
The Academy AwardsFeb. 24Hollywood, CA
Cinequest Film FestivalFeb. 25-Mar. 10San Jose, CA
Andina Link - FICAFeb. 26-28Cartagena, ColombiaVidTrans13Feb. 26-28Los Angeles, CA
George Lindsey UNA Film FestivalFeb. 28-Mar. 2Florence, ALAnimac, the Int’l Animated Cinema ExhibitionFeb. 28-Mar. 3Lleida, Spain
St. Patrick’s Day First Day of Spring
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Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss) is born in Springfield, MA, in 1904.
Nickelodeon Animation Studio opens its doors in Burbank in 1998.Disney animator Ward Kimball is born in Minneapolis in 1914.
Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-head premieres on MTV in 1993.
Animator, teacher and director Jules Engel is born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1909.
Ub Iwerks is born in Missouri in 1901.Producer Joe Barbera is born in New York in 1911.
Powerpuff Girls creator Craig McCracken is born in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, in 1971.
Byron Bay Film FestivalMar. 1-10Byron Bay, AustraliaFantasporto Int’l Film FestivalMar. 1-10Porto, PortugalMiami Int’l Film FestivalMar. 1-10Miami, FLNew York Int’l Children’s Film FestivalMar. 1-24New York, NYEmerald City ComicConMar. 1-3Seattle, WA
Festival of Media AsiaMar. 3-4SingaporeTehran International Animation FestivalMar. 3-7Tehran, Israel
British Academy Game AwardsMar. 5London, U.K.Media Summit NYMar. 5-6New York, NYDISCOP West AsiaMar. 5-7Istanbul, TurkeyCeBIT Mar. 5-9Hannover, Germany
DC Independent Film FestivalMar. 6-10Washington, DCTampere Int’l Short Film FestivalMar. 6-10Tampere, FinlandCartoon MovieMar. 6-8Lyon, France
Athens ANIMFESTMar. 7-13Athens, Greece
SXSW Gaming ExpoMar. 8-10Austin, TXSXSW Interactive FestivalMar. 8-12Austin, TX
Toronto ComiConMar. 9-10Toronto, Canada
Promax|BDA EuropeMar. 11-12Paris, FranceMalmö Int’l Children and Young People’s Film FestivalMar. 11-16Malmö, Sweden
ad:tech SydneyMar. 12-13Sydney, AustrailiaCABSATMar. 12-14Dubai, U.A.E.FICCI FramesMar. 12-14Mumbai, India
Regard sur le Court Metrage au SaguenayMar. 13-17Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean, France
San Francisco Int’l Asian American Film FestivalMar. 14-24San Francisco, CA
MegaConMar. 15-17Orlando, FLBermuda Int’l Film FestivalMar. 15-21Hamilton, Bermuda
Fribourg Int’l Film FestivalMar. 16-23Fribourg, Switzerland
Hong Kong Int’l Film FestivalMar. 17-Apr. 2Hong Kong
Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF)Mar. 18-20Hong KongHong Kong FILMARTMar. 18-21Hong KongAubagne Int’l Film FestivalMar. 18-23Aubagne, France
Ann Arbor Film FestivalMar. 19-24Ann Arbor, MI
Holland Animation FestivalMar. 20-24Utrecht, Netherlands
Artexpo New YorkMar. 21-24New York, NYTokyo Int’l Anime FairMar. 21-24Tokyo, JapanCinema Du ReelMar. 21-31Paris, France
Int’l Film Festival of UruguayMar. 23-Apr. 6Montevideo, Uruguay
Bologna Children’s Book FairMar. 25-28Bologna, ItalyGame Developers ConferenceMar. 25-29San Francisco, CAIndependent Games FestivalMar. 25-29San Francisco, CAwww.igf.com
Vail Film FestivalMar. 28-31Vail, CO
ECU European Independent Film FestivalMar. 29-31Paris, FranceSakura-ConMar. 29-31Seattle, WAWonderConMar. 29-31Anaheim, CA
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Animator Andreas Deja is b orn in Gdansk, Poland, in 1957.
Winsor McCay’s Little Nemo debuts in 1911.
Grave of the Fireflies and My Neighbor Totoro are both released in Japan in 1988.
Disney Channel debuts in 1983.
Disney animator/director Ron Clements is born in Sioux City, Iowa, in 1953.
Walter Lantz is born in New Rochelle, NY, in 1899.
Indie animator Bill Plympton is born in Oregon in 1946.
Philadelphia Film FestivalApr. 2-15Philadelphia, PA
Ozark Foothills FilmfestApr. 3-7Batesville, AR
The Palm Beach Int’l Film FestivalApr. 4-11Palm Beach, FLRome Independent Film Festival (RIFF)Apr. 4-12Rome, ItalyDallas Int’l Film FestivalApr. 4-14Dallas, TXDallas Int’l Film FestivalApr. 4-14Dallas, TXAshland Independent Film FestivalApr. 4-8Ashland, OR
Florida Film FestivalApr. 5-14Orlando, FLSarasota Film FestivalApr. 5-14Sarasota, FL
NABShowApr. 6-11Las Vegas, NV
MIPTVApr. 8-11Cannes, France
ad:tech San FranciscoApr. 9-10San Francisco, CAIndian Film Festival of Los AngelesApr. 9-14Hollywood, CA
Kansas City FilmFest (Filmmakers Jubilee)Apr. 10-14Kansas City, KASonoma Valley Film FestivalApr. 10-14Sonoma, CA
Wisconsin Film FestivalApr. 11-18Madison, WITiburon Int’l Film FestivalApr. 11-19Tiburon, CAImages FestivalApr. 11-20Toronto, CanadaBelfast Film FestivalApr. 11-21Belfast, IrelandBradford Animation FestivalApr. 11-21Bradford, U.K.Bradford Film FestivalApr. 11-21Bradford, U.K.
Crossroads Film FestivalApr. 12-14Jackson, MSFuture Film FestivalApr. 12-17Bologna, ItalyAthens Int’l Film and Video FestivalApr. 12-18Athens, GAReel 2 Real Int’l Film FestivalApr. 12-19Vancouver, CanadaRiverRun Int’l Film FestivalApr. 12-21Winston-Salem, NCWorldFest HoustonApr. 12-21Houston, TX.Arizona Int’l Film FestivalApr. 12-28Tuscon, AZ
Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Spring)Apr. 13-16Hong Kong
ViewFindersApr. 14-20Halifax, Canada
Humboldt Int’l Film FestivalApr. 15-20Humboldt, CA
Filmfest DresdenApr. 16-21Dresden, Germany
Tribeca Film FestivalApr. 17-28New York, NY
High Falls Int’l Film FestivalApr. 18-20Rochester, NYNashville Film FestivalApr. 18-25Nashville, TN
Visions du Reel - Int’l Film Festival NyonApr. 19-26Nyon, Switzerland
FanExpo VancouverApr. 20-21Vancouver, Canada
FMXApr. 23-26Stuttgart, GermanyTrickfilm Festival - Int’l Animated Film FestivalApr. 23-28Stuttgart, Germany
Independent Film Festival of BostonApr. 24-30Boston, MA
Rochester Int’l Film FestivalApr. 25-27Rochester, NYNewport Beach Film FestivalApr. 25-May 2Newport Beach, CASan Francisco Int’l Film FestivalApr. 25-May 9San Francisco, CA
Atlantic Film FestivalApr. 26-28Halifax, CanadaAniFestApr. 26-May 1Trebon and Teplice, Czech Rep.
BAFTA Television Craft AwardsApr. 28London, U.K.Festival of Media GlobalApr. 28-30Montreaux, Switzerland
Digital Hollywood - SpringApr. 29-May 2Marina del Rey, CA
ETA ExpoApr. 30-May 2New Orleans, LA
Cinco De Mayo
Mother’s Day Shavuot begins
Memorial Day
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Denmark’s master of animation Jannik Hastrup is born in 1941.
Looney Tunes master Bob Clampett is born in San Diego, Calif, in 1913.Tex Avery’s Red Hot Riding Hood is released in 1943.
Director Robert Zemeckis is born in 1951.George Lucas is born in 1944.
Animator, historian and teacher Tom Sito is born in New York City.
Betty Boop is first named in Fleischer’s Silly Scandals in 1931.
Disney’s Three Little Pigs premieres in 1933.
ASIFA Hollywood president Frank Gladstone is born in Miami, Florida, in 1950.
Mel Blanc is born in San Francisco in 1908.
Int’l Short Film Festival OberhausenMay 2-7Oberhausen, GermanyMo&Friese Children’s Short Film FestivalJun. 2-9Hamburg, Germany
Animafest Zagreb - World Festival of Animated FilmJun. 4-9Zagreb, Croatia
BNF - Int’l Franchise and Licences FairJun. 5-6Barcelona, SpainSydney Film FestivalJun. 5-16Sydney, Australia
Milan Int’l Film FestivalMay 8-18Milan, ItalyBritish Animation Film FestivalMay 8-9London, U.K.
Banff World Media FestivalJun. 9-12Banff, Canada
Shanghai TV FestivalJun. 10-14Shanghai, ChinaAnnecy Animation FestivalJun. 10-15Annecy, France
E3Jun. 11-13Los Angeles, CA
ad:tech SingaporeJun. 13-14SingaporeSan Francisco Black Film FestivalJun. 13-16San Francisco, CALos Angeles Film FestivalJun. 13-23Los Angeles, CA
Cannes Film FestivalMay 15-26Cannes, France
Seattle Int’l Film FestivalMay 16-Jun. 9Seattle, WA
Licensing ExpoJun. 18-20Las Vegas, NVPromax|BDAJun. 18-20Los Angeles, CABroadcast Asia ConferenceJun. 18-21Singapore
Provincetown Int’l Film FestivalJun. 19-23Provincetown, MAEdinburgh Int’l Film FestivalJun. 19-30Edinburgh, U.K.
Casual Connect SingaporeMay 21-23SingaporeCTIA WirelessMay 21-23Las Vegas, NV
Anime BostonMay 24-26Boston, MACineEuropeJun. 24-27Barcelona, Spain
Krakow Film FestivalMay 25-Jun. 2Krakow, PolandNATPE BudapestJun. 25-27Budapest, Hungary
Zlin Fest for Children and YouthMay 27-Jun. 1Zlin, Czech Rep. Karlovy Vary Int’l Film Festival
Jun. 28-Jul. 6Karlovy Vary, Czech Rep.
Rose D’OrMay 30Brussels, BelgiumWizard World PhiladelphiaMay 30-Jun. 2Philadelphia, PA
Brooklyn Film FestivalMay 31-Jun. 9Brooklyn, NY
Father’s Day First Day of Summer
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Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park debuts in 1993.
Warner Bros.’ Animaniacs premieres in 1993.
Who Framed Roger Rabbit opens in 1988.
Ray Harryhausen is born in Los Angeles, Calif., in 1920.
Mo&Friese Children’s Short Film FestivalJun. 2-9Hamburg, Germany
Animafest Zagreb - World Festival of Animated FilmJun. 4-9Zagreb, Croatia
Sydney Film FestivalJun. 5-16Sydney, AustraliaBNF - Int’l Franchise and Licences FairJun. 5-6Barcelona, Spain
Milan Int’l Film FestivalMay 8-18Milan, Italy
Banff World Media FestivalJun. 9-12Banff, Canada
Shanghai TV FestivalJun. 10-14Shanghai, ChinaAnnecy Animation FestivalJun. 10-15Annecy, France
E3Jun. 11-13Los Angeles, CA
ad:tech SingaporeJun. 13-14SingaporeSan Francisco Black Film FestivalJun. 13-16San Francisco, CALos Angeles Film FestivalJun. 13-23Los Angeles, CA
Licensing ExpoJun. 18-20Las Vegas, NVPromax|BDAJun. 18-20Los Angeles, CABroadcast Asia ConferenceJun. 18-21Singapore
Provincetown Int’l Film FestivalJun. 19-23Provincetown, MAEdinburgh Int’l Film FestivalJun. 19-30Edinburgh, U.K.
CineEuropeJun. 24-27Barcelona, Spain
NATPE BudapestJun. 25-27Budapest, Hungary
Karlovy Vary Int’l Film FestivalJun. 28-Jul. 6Karlovy Vary, Czech Rep.
Independence Day
Ramadan begins
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TV toon legend William Hanna is born in New Mexico in 1910.
Katsuhito Otomo’s Akira opens in theaters in Japan in 1988.
Yellow Submarine opens in the U.K. in 1968.
Oh Yeah! Cartoons debuts in 1998.
Marvin the Martian makes his screen debut in Haredevil Hare in 1948.
Studio Ghibli’s Spirited Away opens in Japan in 2001.
Anime SuperConJul. 4-7Ft. Lauderdale, FLFlorida SuperConJul. 4-7Miami, FL Anime ExpoJul. 4-7Los Angeles, CA
Philadelphia QfestJul. 11-22Philadelphia, PA
Ai-KonJul. 12-14Winnipeg, Canada
Hong Kong Book FairJul. 17-23Hong Kong
Comic-Con Int’lJul. 18-21San Diego, CA
Anima Mundi FestivalJul. 19-28Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
SIGGRAPHJul. 21-25Anaheim, CA
ENTECHJul. 23-25Sydney, Australia
Melbourne Int’l Film FestivalJul. 25-Aug. 11Melbourne, AustraliaSan Francisco Jewish Film FestivalJul. 25-Aug. 12San Francisco, CA
Cinema TodayJul. 26-28Chennai, India
Casual Connect San FranciscoJul. 30-Aug. 1San Francisco, CAAnima Mundi FestivalJul. 30-Aug. 4São Paulo, Brazil
It’s Time to Spread your Wings!Book your flight to
L.A.’s World Animation Feature and VFX Summit!November 3-5, 2013
www.animationmagazine.net/summit
Eid Al-Fitr, Ramadan ends
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Indie animator Don Hertzfeldt is born in Fremont, Calif., in 1976.
Mamoru Oshii is born in Toyko in 1951.
Nickelodeon airs its first cartoons, Rugrats, Doug and Ren & Stimpy in 1991.
Creator of Asterix, Rene Goscinny, is born in France in 1926.
John Lasseter’s short Luxo Jr. debuts at SIGGRAPH in 1986.
SpongeBob SquarePants creator Stephen Hillenburg is born in Fort Sill, OK, in 1961.
Director Tim Burton is born in Burbank, Calif., in 1958.
Satoshi Kon’s Tokyo Godfathers debuted at the Big Apple Anime Festival in 2003.
Foghorn Leghorn first appears in Robert McKimson’s Walky Talky Hawky in 1946.
Rhode Island Int’l Film FestivalAug. 6-11Providence, RI
Wizard World ChicagoAug. 8-11Chicago, IL
ad:tech LondonSep. 11-12London, U.K.
Serious Play ConferenceAug. 20-22Redmond, WA
gamescom Aug. 21-25Cologne, Germany
FanExpo CanadaAug. 22-25Toronto, Canada Montreal World Film FestivalAug. 22-Sep. 2Montreal, Canada
Labor Day Rosh Hashanah Begins
Yom Kippur begins
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Frank Thomas is born in Fresno, Calif., in 1912.
Speed Buggy and Super Friends premiere in 1973.
An American Tail director Don Bluth is born in El Paso, Texas, in 1937.
The Archie Show premieres on TV in 1968.
Russian animator Yuriy Norshteyn is born in 1941.Toon producer Fred Seibert is born in Huntington, NY, in 1951.
Voice legend June Foray is born in Springfield, Mass., in 1917.
Jay Ward is born in Berkeley, Calif., in 1920.
Toon icon Chuck Jones is born in Washington in 1912.
Jim Henson, puppeteer and producer extraordinaire, is born in Greenville, Mississipp, in 1936.
Baltimore Comic-ConSep. 7-8Baltimore, MD
Cartoon ForumSep. 17-20Toulouse, FranceAnimated Encounters, Bristol Int’l Animation FestivalSep. 17-22Bristol, UK
Ottawa Int’l Animation FestivalSep. 18-22Ottawa, Canada
Tokyo Game ShowSep. 19-22Tokyo, JapanTokyo Game ShowSep. 19-22Tokyo, Japan
Ohio Comic ConSep. 20-22Columbus, OHWizard World OhioSep. 20-22Columbus, OH
Digital Video Expo WestSep. 24-26Los Angeles, CA
LOGIN ConferenceSep. 26-27San Francisco, CAFranchising & Licensing AsiaSep. 26-28Singapore
Moondance Film FestivalSep. 27-29Boulder, COPittsburgh ComiconSep. 27-29Pittsburgh, PAEdmonton Int’l Film FestivalSep. 27-Oct. 5Edmonton, Canada
Columbus Day Eid al-Adha Begins
Halloween
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DreamWorks’ Antz crawls to U.S. theaters in 1998.
William Joyce’s Rolie Polie Olie pops up on Disney Channel in 1998.
Revered anime helmer Satoshi Kon is born in Kushiro, Japan, in 1963.
Disney Bros. Cartoon Studio is founded in Hollywood, Calif., in 1923.
Disney animator Mary Blair is born in Oklahoma in 1911.
Disney’s Dumbo flies into theaters in 1941.
Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane is born in Kent, Connecticut, in 1973.
Disney legend Ollie Johnston is born in Palo Alto, Calif., in 1912.
Woodstock Film FestivalOct. 2-6Woodstock, NY
MIPCOM Jr.Oct. 5-6Cannes, France
MIPCOMOct. 7-10Cannes, France
Tenerife Int’l Film FestivalOct. 8-12Tenerife, Canary IslandsInternationl Film Festival GentOct. 8-19Gent, Belgium
New York Comic ConOct. 10-13New York, NYChicago Int’l Film FestivalOct. 10-24Chicago, IL
Alternative Press Expo (APE)Oct. 13-14San Francisco, CAHong Kong Electronics Fair (Autumn)Oct. 13-16Hong Kong
Brand Licensing ShowOct. 15-17London, U.K.View ConferenceOct. 15-18Torino, ItalyInt’l Filmmaker FestivalOct. 15-19Thanet, U.K. Heartland Film Festival
Oct. 17-26Indianapolis, IN
Austin Film FestivalOct. 24-31Austin, TX
Chicago Int’l Children’s Film FestivalOct. 25-Nov. 3Chicago, IL
Savannah Film FestivalOct. 26-Nov. 2Savannah, GA
Daylight Savings Time Ends
Veteran’s Day
First day of Hanukkah Thanksgiving Day
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Aardman co-founder Peter Lord is born in Bristol, U.K., in 1953.
Disney’s Robin Hood debuts in 1973.
French director Sylvain Chomet is born in Maisons-Latffitte, France, in 1963.
Peanuts animator Bill Melendez is born in Senora, Mexico, in 1916.
Disney’s Steamboat Willie is released in 1928.
Pixar’s A Bug’s Life opens in 1998.
Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz is born in Minnesota in 1922.
World Animation Feature and VFX SummitNov. 3-7Marina del Rey, CA. GDC Next
Nov. 5-7Los Angeles, CA
American Film MarketNov. 6-13Santa Monica, CACreateasphere Entertainment Technology ExpoNov. 6-7Burbank, CADISCOP AfricaNov. 6-8Johannesburg, South Africa
Philcon, General SF ConNov. 8-10Philadelphia, PA
Barcelona Int’l Television Festival - FITBNov. 12-16Barcelona, Spain
Waterloo Festival for Animated CinemaNov. 14-17Waterloo, Canada
Mar del Plata Int’l Film FestivalNov. 16-24Buenos Aires, Argentina
SIGGRAPH AsiaNov. 20-22Hong Kong
Austin Comic ConNov. 22-24Austin, TXWizard World AustinNov. 22-24Austin, TX
The Golden Horse Film FestivalNov. 23.Taipei, Taiwan
Last day of Hanukkah
First Day of Winter
Christmas Eve Christmas Kwanzaa Begins
New Year’s Eve
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Walt Disney is born in Chicago in 1901.
Wallace & Gromit creator Nick Park is born in Preston, England, in 1958.
Michel Ocelot’s Kirikou and the Sorceress opens in France in 1998.
DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg is born in New York City in 1950.Chilly Willy debuts in 1953.
Disney’s The Sword in the Stone opens in 1963.
The first NTSC color TV set goes on sale in 1953.
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