FESTIVAL OF LIGHT.

Twenty-two major international photography festivals will be highlighted on a Web site entitled "Festival of Light." The on-line festival will be in place for two years and will feature events from festivals in 16 countries including PhotoEspana in Spain, Fototage Herten in Germany, Month of Photography Moscow in Russia, Encuentros Abiertos de Fotografia in Argentina, Mes de la Fotographia en Xalapa in Mexico, Le Mois de la Photo a Montreal in Canada and Bratislava Month of Photography in Slovakia. The program aims to promote photography around the world, as well as to encourage international cooperation and creativity. The global festival collaboration is the first of its kind. Organizers hope that it will serve as a model for future alliances between festivals.

The festival's Web site will premier on December 13, providing information about the festivals to an estimated audience of over 7 million people on three continents. The international participants have collaborated to produce the site: the logo was designed by Fotoseptiembre in Mexico City, a brochure is being produced by Le Mois de la Photo in Paris and Houston's FotoFest 2000 and Florida designer Steve Procko are maintaining the Web site.