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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">Dear all,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">To those of you who are in the southern
California area next weekend, here is a Anime symposium held at the Univ.
of Southern California featuring Isao Takahata. For more info, please see
<A
href="http://www.annenberg.edu/anime/">http://www.annenberg.edu/anime/</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">Yuko Itatsu</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"><A
href="mailto:itatsu@usc.edu">itatsu@usc.edu</A> </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"><STRONG>April 23, 2004 Screening and
Discussion - Films of Isao Takahata</STRONG> </FONT></DIV>
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<DD><FONT face="Times New Roman">2 - 10 pm </FONT>
<DD><FONT face="Times New Roman">The Pacific Theater </FONT>
<DD><FONT face="Times New Roman">6433 Hollywood Boulevard </FONT>
<DD><FONT face="Times New Roman">Hollywood, CA 90028 </FONT>
<DD><FONT face="Times New Roman">Free; <FONT
color=#0000ff><U>anime@annenberg.edu</U></FONT> </FONT>
<DD><FONT face="Times New Roman">Takahata is one of the founding figures in
Japanese animation, and is co-founder, together with Hayao Miyazaki, of the
celebrated Studio Ghibli. Held in conjunction with "Animation and the
Contemporary Japanese Imagination," a one-day symposium held April 24, 2004 at
the USC Annenberg Center for Communication.<BR></FONT></DD></DL>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"><STRONG>April 24, 2004 Symposium - Animation
and the Contemporary Japanese Imagination</STRONG> </FONT></DIV>
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<DD><FONT face="Times New Roman">8:30 am - 5 pm </FONT>
<DD><FONT face="Times New Roman">USC Annenberg Center for Communication
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<DD><FONT face="Times New Roman">734 West Adams Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90007
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<DD><FONT face="Times New Roman">Free</FONT><FONT
color=#0000ff><U><BR></U></FONT>
<DD><FONT face="Times New Roman">Presented by the USC Annenberg Center for
Communication. Features keynote speaker <B>Isao Takahata</B>, acclaimed
director and one of the founders of Japanese animation. For additional
program and speaker information, see </FONT><A
href="http://www.annenberg.usc/anime"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">http://www.annenberg.usc/anime</FONT></A><FONT
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