Fully loaded with global locales, fast-paced racing, international espionage and a touching tale of friendship, “Cars 2” also features an amped up score by Oscar and GRAMMY-winning composer Michael Giacchino, plus music from alternative rock legends Weezer, country music hitmaker Brad Paisley, bestselling British singer/songwriter Robbie Williams, French superstar Bénabar and the power pop Japanese girl band Perfume.

The tenth edition of the International Festival of Animated Films AniFest 2011 knows its winners.

New processors and advanced graphics are always a hit at the Game Developers Conference, but digital audio companies like Cakewalk, Dolby, and DTS also have a presence. With new PC games starting to take advantage of Dolby 7.1 surround sound -- and DTS’ unveiling of 11.1 surround sound with DTS Neo:X technology at the Consumer Electronics Show 2011 -- sound is playing a more important role in today’s video game landscape.

He’s a bear of very little brain. She’s half of the acclaimed band She & Him. This year, they come together on the big screen in “Winnie the Pooh,” which hits theaters in select international markets in Spring 2011, and in the U.S. on July 15, 2011. Actress/Musician/Singer/Songwriter Zooey Deschanel (“Almost Famous,” “(500) Days of Summer”) joins Winnie the Pooh and all of his friends in the Hundred Acre Wood, performing three songs for the film, including her own take on the classic “Winnie the Pooh” theme song, “A Very Important Thing to Do” and the original end-credit song “So Long,” which was written by Deschanel and performed with She & Him bandmate M. Ward.

The Her Morning Elegance Gallery (www.hmegallery.com) has, for the first time ever, taken a music video apart frame by frame and begun to distribute the video as photography all over the world.

Thursday, April 14 – A Drummer’s Dream

7 PM

$6, $4 for students, seniors, partners and Front Row passholders.

Directed by John Walker. 2010, 85 min.

A rare and unique assembly of some of the greatest drummers in the world. Explosive talent, passion, humour and irresistible personality come together in a magical setting when seven diverse drummers create a profound and unforgettable experience.  

NFB Mediatheque, 150 John St. (at Richmond St. W) 416-973-3012

www.nfb.ca/mediatheque

The ANIM!ARTE 2011 - 10th Brazilian Student Animation Festival aims at the stimulation of culture, professional and artistic growth in the area of animation in Brazil, mainly to incite the increase of audiovisual animation productions among students. The event´s tenth edition will occur from April 29 to May 08 at the Espaço Cultural Eletrobras Furnas (Rio de Janeiro - Brazil). 

The International Animation Movies Category will award prizes to the best international animations (made by students from all over the world) with the ANIM!ARTE trophies. The movies will be judged by a jury indicated by the festival's coordination board and also will be judged by the public choice.  

The inscription is free. The Online´s Inscription form and the rules are available at the NEW website of the Festival. Submissions until April 5th !

The movies can be sent by e-mail through download link to: animarte@vouanimarte.com.br or by post mail to: 3 Moinhos Produções - Rua (Street) Santa Clara - 313/ 605 - Copacabana - Rio de Janeiro - RJ - Brazil - Zip Code: 22041 - 011.

Send it Now !!

"Multimatograf” is a non-commercial festival and we invite creators from everywhere to share a message with the world using multimedia technologies.

The organizing committee accepts the works in absolutely different genres. We don’t pay much attention to the technical parameters of the work (of course, it must be at least not irritating to watch:). What we want to see (and have seen a lot and hope to see even more) is the idea, creative approach, deep message! So if you got something interesting and want your work to find its viewers – welcome to the festival! It doesn’t matter how weird or insane your work can be, it always has its audience. That’s our principle.

Festival nominations:
1. Cartoon
2. Video art
3. Music video
4. Wild (for those cool weird works which don’t fit in the other three:)

Festival program: master-classes, seminars, work screening, awarding ceremony, gala-concert, after-party, hangouts with other participants, festival guests, animators, organizers, and a lot of fun! All the events are free for participants.

Eligible participants: studios, independent authors, informal groups, everybody over 14 years old.

Venue: Vologda, ancient city in the northwestern part of Russia.

 

Welcome!:) We love Art.

David Sonnenschein, professional sound designer and author of “Sound Design: the Expressive Power of Music, Voice, and Sound Effects in Cinema” has invited me to co-host a free sound design webinar for animators (all filmmakers are welcome!) on March 17, 2011 at 9:00 am PST / noon EST.

The new stop motion animation music video from art rock group Eatliz, directed by the Grammy nominated directors Yuval & Merav Nathan ("Her Morning Elegance").