PipelineFX’s render management solution, Qube!,is in use at Loyola Marymount University’s School of Film and Television.

The application deadline for student volunteers at SIGGRAPH 2012 is February 13, 2012.

CARTOON MOVIEMarch 7th-9th 2012 - Lyon (Rhône-Alpes, France)

 

Cartoon Movie is neither a fair nor a festival, but rather a co-production forum for European animated feature films. The concept is original and effective: for two intense days in March each year, European producers have the unique opportunity to pitch their animation projects to about 700 professionals in order to negotiate financing, find partners and interest distributors.

A special feature of Cartoon Movie is that it is possible to present projects at their different stages: projects in concept, projects in development, films in production, and completed films. Consequently, it is the whole industrial and economic network that takes part in the development of the film, which increases tenfold the producer’s opportunities for success.

A convivial atmosphere ideal for networking

Screening of trailers, pitching of projects, film screenings, business meetings, but also a welcome reception, nice relaxed dinners, a farewell party… all this is part of the convivial Cartoon Movie atmosphere.

156 films financed for 1.2 billion EUR

Started in 1999 with the support of the MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Cartoon Movie was established to increase the number of co-productions and cross-border cooperations, to speed up the financing and the production process, as well as to ensure a pan-European and international distribution of the films.
The results are considerable. Since its creation, more than 156 films have secured financing, representing a total budget of 1.2 billion EUR.

Kidscreen Summit

The Year's Biggest Kids Entertainment Event!

FEB 7TH-10TH   HILTON NY, NEW YORK

    Kidscreen's premier annual event, which has quickly grown into the world's leading conference on the business of kids entertainment, hosting nearly 1,600 attendees from around the world. Top decision- and deal-makers attend to engage in critical dialogue, network and find new ideas that will drive their businesses forward.

Kidscreen Summit provides the year’s best opportunities to make contacts, cement new relationships and reconnect with colleagues from all areas of the business. There are several pre-event and on-site opportunities to meet current and future partners. Pre-event networking is facilitated through our MyEvent online platform that lets you connect with fellow delegates to plan meetings, share similar interests, investigate partnerships and much more.

We will also be hosting various social events such as a cocktail party at the end of the conference day on Tuesday, February 7. And every Kidscreen Summit attendee will be invited to attend our Kidscreen Awards presentation and after-party on the evening of Thursday, February 9. More time-and-place details about these and other parties will be communicated to delegates closer to the event.

Learning to create animation on your own is very doable. This post, one of a series focusing on the tools of the trade, looks at the basics of creating a sound track for your film.

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Seth Worley shows you how to create an awesome 2.5D comic book-style title/credit sequence.

Cinesite, one of the world’s leading film visual effects houses, announced that it is now accepting applications for its highly successful annual internship program, Inspire.

Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art(LAAFA) winter classes begin January 9 & 23.

Vicon recently collaborated with the Robert Zemeckis Center for Digital Arts at the USC School of Cinematic Arts to upgrade their motion capture system.

Full Sail University joined with ESPN’s Emerging Technology team and EA SPORTS to unveil ESPN’s newest virtual technology application, EA SPORTS GameView.

BEAU to offer BFA in Comic and Sequential Art for students who want to create cartoons, comic books, storyboards, graphic novels and animated features.

CGschool announces two new webinars from Brian Smith.

Pamela Thompson talks with Garman Herigstad, FX Lead at Digital Domain, about setting goals for 2012.

The New Year brings with it a lineup of new training content, including the announcement of the Unity Mobile Game Development Series featuring training for the robust game development tool.

New students pursuing their dreams of a career in animation at The DAVE School this January will be taught by award-winning artist, writer and director William Vaughan.

Carnegie Mellon University’s Entertainment Technology Center was founded in 1999 by drama and arts management professor Don Marinelli and the late Randy Pausch, professor of computer science, human-computer interaction and design.

MAXON Computer, Inc., the US subsidiary of the leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, today announced the re-launch of Cineversity, the premier online training and education resource for CINEMA 4D users.