The CINEME International Animation Festival, held each year in Chicago, is gearing up for this year’s event, to be held September 24-26, 2004. Guests from Weta, Cartoon Network, DreamWorks, Nick and Disney will be on hand to speak and several will also judge the Halo competition, which offers $20,000 in cash prizes. We have been sent a rough shedule, which can be seen in full here:

Friday September 24th:

Illinois Institute of Art, Apparel Center

9am: Registration
10am to 6 pm: Screenings

Kaleidoscope

8pm to midnight: Opening Night Gala

Saturday September 25th:

Illinois Institute of Art, Apparel Center

9am: Breakfast
10am to 6pm: Screenings (including Nickelodeon’s Avitar and Manga’s Dead Leaves)
10am to 6pm: Workshops and Panel Discussions
10am to 6pm: Tech Expo and Discreet max7 Rollout

School of the Art Institute

8:30am to midnight: HALO Tournament

Location T.B.D

9pm to whenever: Industry Party

Sunday September 26th:

School of the Art Institute

10am to 5:30pm: HALO Tournament

Kaleidoscope

7pm to 10pm: Closing Night Awards Ceremony

More info at the official CINEME International Animation Festival website.