The ION Festival showcases and promotes outstanding animation, games and short films by filmmakers and gaming companies from around the world. ION celebrates the ever expanding worlds of animation and film production as well as highlights their timely convergence with the booming $20+ billion electronic gaming industry. ION 2004 brings together international independent filmmakers and animators and provides a venue for gaming companies to release new products and technologies to eager audiences of early adopters. Screenings will take place at The Culver Studios. The first ION Animation, Games and Film Summit also premieres with a platform discussing: Convergence in Entertainment; Survival as an Independent; Self-Distribution and Promotion; The Business of Animation, Games and Filmmaking; Career Trends; Breaking into Animation and Gaming. For more information, visit www.ionfilmfest.com.
