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In Pisa, Italy at the Cineclub Arsenale on December 11-12 a trial edition for an annual animated film festival.Showcase of European animated feature and short films, premieres, retrospectives.Focus on Tuscan production, homage to Dutch Il Luster productions.Director: Thomas Martinelliwebsite: www.arsenalecinema.it

Raider Prods. will present the world premiere of its first animated shorts compilation feature, North Americas Best Independent Animated Shorts, at the Pacific Cinematheque theater. Featuring 16 of the very best independent animated shorts culled from a search that covered Canada, the U.S. and Mexico, North America's Best Independent Animated Shorts (NABIAS), is the brainchild of exec producer Aaron Keogh.

Toronto Animated Image Society will present a screening of the best of student animated films from Toronto area animation schools from the past year. Come and see the computer and classical animation that is being created by emerging animators. Beginning at 8:00 pm, the screening will take place at the NFB Mediatheque, 150 John Street. For more information or to reserve a spot call (416) 533-7889.

Animation film historian Jerry Beck will introduce and offer a historical perspective to this representative collection of animated war films. The evening will include a 60th anniversary presentation of the Walt Disney feature VICTORY THROUGH AIR POWER, a film not screened in Los Angeles for nearly 20 years and rarely since its original release on July 17, 1943. This part documentary, part animated cartoon is based on Alexander P. de Seversky