Since the creation of Cartoon Movie 10 years ago, a record of 123 European films were produced for a cumulative budget of 800 million Euros (in the previous decade, only 52 animated films were made). Twenty percent of these films clocked up more than one million admissions throughout Europe and audience numbers have increased six-fold in the past three years to reach today's 25 million filmgoers.
Held in Swansea, Wales, SAND is a U.K. conference event for CGI animation, digital content and creation, attracting visitors and speakers from around the world, holding sessions on computer games, procedural animation, films, post production techniques, TV commercials and motion capture. Now in its ninth year, the conference is organized by Swansea Metropolitan University in partnership with the Welsh Assembly Government.
SAND Business and SAND Papers: Monday, November 24 SAND Interactive (Games): Tuesday, November 25 SAND Games: Wednesday, November 26
This year IAF 5th will be held in the Pera Museum November 24-30, 2008. 5th Istanbul Animation and Visual Effects Short Film Competition applications are available until September 17. Competitors can apply by going to www.iafistanbul.com.
To check news of IAF 5th visit http://www.iafistanbul.com/index_en.php.
Thousands of game fans and marketers will converge on the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. Taking place November 22-23, VGXPO is an event that provides companies in video game, technology, sci-fi, comic book and related fields an opportunity to showcase products to gamers and pop-culture fans.
The weekend of November 21- 23, 2008 will mark the debut of the first annual Atlanta Supercon, a festival for fans of comic books, anime, animation, cosplay, video games and more in downtown Atlanta, GA. The show will include celebrity guests, artists, writers, vendors, industry guests, Q&As, parties, costume contests, anime programming, manga, cosplay, workshops, panels, cosplay photo shoots, raves and more.
Atlanta Supercon will take place at the Renaissance Atlanta Downtown Hotel, located at 590 West Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta Georgia, 30308, USA.
In an effort to bring together multiple industries and regions in the fight against global piracy, the Korea Copyright Commission and Entertainment Asia Network have announced the panel "Protecting Copyright in a Digital Age," which will be held on Wednesday, November 19 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles.
Your look into the future of imaging starts November 18 as the industry's most innovative minds from around the world meet for 6Sight 2008. As visual communication advances in new and previously unimaginable ways, 6Sight explores industry challenges, proposes dynamic solutions, and lets business leaders like you plan for new opportunities.
Illustrative responses to world events, large scale and small, have an effect both visceral and intimate. "Picturing Politics" explores the current state of political and social visual commentary. The Illustration Program of Parsons The New School for Design and the Department of Politics of The New School for Social Research jointly present an afternoon of reflections on the intersection of art and politics.
onedotzero_adventures in motion festival returns to London with a new partnership with BFI Southbank with a packed three day event November 14-16, 2008.
The world's most innovative festival of motion arts and entertainment delivers a compelling mix of arts, culture and entertainment, bringing together groundbreaking cinematic work, sensory installations, explosive live AV and music performances, stellar screening programs, discussions, workshops and parties.
This year's festival has a theme of "Citystates," a creative inquiry into how we live in the modern metropolis.
PAUSE: Ideas in Motion debuts November 11-12, 2008 at the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Centre in NYC. From :30 commercial spots to feature films and experiential design, PAUSE NYC examines the concepts, techniques and principles that drive the world's leading creative studios. The two-day event features 12 one-hour presentations, a panel discussion, special screenings, and nightly socials as only FITC can deliver. Confirmed presenters include: Kyle Copper (Prologue), Brand New School, BUCK, Digital Kitchen, HUSH, Smith & Foulkes, and UFO.
Shelley Palmer will be the guest of the next Women In Animation meeting in New York. The theme of his talk will be: "Forces And Trends That Shape The Future Of Technology, Media And Entertainment And The Best Ways To Generate Revenue By Using Technology."
PISAF(Puchon International Student Animation Festival) celebrates its 10th edition, from November 7-11, 2008 in the city of Bucheon, South Korea.
Students from all over the world can show their work at PISAF.
CATEGORIES1) Short Animated Films (Less than 30 minutes)2) New Media Contents: Internet, Spot, Mobile, Motion graphics, Interactive animations, etc. (Approximately 2 minutes)
The American Film Market has announced the schedule for its seminars and conferences to be held at Le Merigot Hotel and the Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica from November 7 to 11. Film and new media executives, distributors, producers, writers, directors, financiers, attorneys, sales agents and film commissioners will address topics affecting the independent sector, including film financing, online and self distribution, production incentives, the future of 3-D, the monetization of film projects and new technologies.
Digital Video Expo is a professional video technology event focused exclusively on production, post production, delivery and business strategies.
Created for the videographer, cinematographer, director, producer, camera operator, editor, post supervisor, sound editor, motion graphics designer, web video producer, corporate video producer or documentary filmmaker -- or if you play any role, big or small, in the rapidly evolving content-creation technology field.
Languages & The Media is a bi-annual international conference dedicated to the subject of language transfer in a changing media landscape (Video, DVD, digital TV and cinema). The conference themes include latest developments in dubbing, subtitling, voice-over and translation for the media. Participants will discuss national and international language policies in the media, multilingual access to global media as well as the distribution and quality of content.
Ringling College of Art and Design presents its third annual Sarasota International Design Summit to be held October, 27-29, 2008.
Animatu is an animation festival dedicated to digital. The festival holds an international shorts competition (with some categories open only to Portuguese schools), workshops and talks, among other activities. The 2008 edition will take place at Pax Julia - Municipal Theatre. For more information, visit www.festivalanimatu.com.
Limelight Networks will host its second annual rich media summit, the 2008 Digital Media Innovation Forum. The event will take place at the Desert Ridge Resort and Spa in Phoenix on October 15-17, 2008.
With the theme "Innovation: From Creation to Consumption," the three-day event will feature senior-level executives from the content publishing, technology, and telecom sectors discussing the opportunities and challenges in building a scalable and profitable online business.
The Create Chaos Expo surrounds a unique Medici Garden Intersection for the ultimate networking and trade show experience. The expo boasts three live theaters, access to the job fair, a bookstore and round the block inspirational demos and showcases of the latest technologies and techniques.
The Create Chaos Expo is the hub of the entire week. Here you can hop online at the cyber cafe, talk to a prospective recruiter, find talent, talk with vendors, explore the bookstore, or just chill out and take a rest in the Medici Garden while you see the chaos unfold around you.
Special guest Brent Spiner (Data from STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION) will perform several songs on his new CD DREAMLAND, while also incorporating a storyline throughout. Also performing songs along with Spiner is Maude Maggart, and Mark Hamill (STAR WARS, BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES) performs several roles in the story. The DREAMLAND CD is $25, including an autograph. Spiner will sign one additional item at his 1-3 p.m. appearance.
Next Los Angeles Comic Book & Sci-Fi Convention Sunday, October 12th 2008 At Shrine Hall - 700 W. 32nd Street (across from the USC campus) Admission: $8.00 www.comicbookscifi.com
Special Guest: BRENT SPINER DATA from STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION APPEARING 1:00 P.M.-3:00 P.M. TO SIGN HIS NEW DREAMLAND CD
Freewaves' HollyWould... festival will take place in October 2008, in the perceived world capital of media on Hollywood Boulevard. The festival is looking for interesting works that represent an alternative to mainstream media or directly relate to Hollywood. Selected festival works will be installed in this urban hall of mirrors in screening rooms, art centers, stores, and vacant walls, intersecting with audiences where they live, recreate and shop.
3D Biz-Ex will be held September 30-October 1 conference at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Los Angeles, Calif., effectively covering the broad range of 3D applications -- from the lens to the eye.
Headlining this large gathering of 3D professionals are several experienced and successful creators of live action and animated 3-D movies including: producer Jed Weintrob, Buzz Hays of Sony Pictures Imageworks, Domonic Paris, Gina Gallo and Mimi Maynard of Illuminata Pictures and Jason Brenek of Walt Disney Studios.
The Gnomon Gallery is presenting a month-long exhibit of production artists' personal work. Featured artists are: Alessandro Baldasseroni, Brandon Dicks, Brian Whitmire, Brandon Riza, Brandon Young, Charles Coffman, Chris Bedrosian, Nick Whitmire, Sze Jones, Kevin Margo, Francisco Ruiz Velasco, Chuck Wojtkiewicz, Jason Martin, Rini Sugianto and Simon Blanc.
Reception Friday, September 26 at 7 p.m. Information: http://www.gnomongallery.com/. The gallery is at 1015 N. Cahuenga Boulevard, Hollywood, California.
The 5th Abuja International Film Festival and Market accepts films in the the following genres -- features, shorts, animation, experimental on video, 16MM, 35MM. There are no entry fees and the deadline for entry submission is June 30, 2008.
