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Category: Education and Training

Allegorithmic Headline News

Allegorithmic Launches Inaugural ‘Substance Days’ Event

Two days of masterclasses, an evening keynote, and a day of free conference sessions to be held at Gnomon School of Visual Effects, Games and Animation.

Awards Headline News

SVA Short ‘Taking the Plunge’ Wins ADC Black Cube

School of Visual Arts student entry beats out professional agencies from around the world to take home the ADC Black Cube for best-in-show at the Art Directors Club ADC 95th Annual Awards Celebration and Exhibition.

Education & Training Headline News

Bridging The Gap Animation Lab Announces Selected Projects for Second Edition

Thirteen animated projects to participate in the second edition of international animation laboratory running July 18-23 in Valencia, Spain; selections include new talents from Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Philippines, France, Lithuania, Panama, U.K., Syria, Venezuela and Spain.

Priit Pärn Headline News

Estonian Academy of Arts Sacks Animation Director Priit Pärn

Legendary Estonian director of animated classics including ‘Hotel E’ and ‘Drivers in the Rain’ is abruptly dismissed from his post as a head of the Animation Department at the Estonian Academy of Arts.

Awards Headline News

‘Mausie and The Order of the Golden Sun’ Tops SVA’s 27th Dusty Awards

SVA students Hsuan Ho and Silver Paul awarded for outstanding animated film for ‘Mausie and The Order of the Golden Sun’; Montana Hall receives award for outstanding achievement in character animation, and Ivan Viaranchyk is awarded for outstanding achievement in animation production design.

Virtual Reality Headline News

Cogswell College Launches VR/AR Certificate Program

Industry Advisory Board for new certificate program includes Citrix Systems’ Fabien Bourdon, CloudPic founder & CEO Richard Chuang, Geomedia’s Jeremy Kenisky, Jaunt VR’s Curt Miyashiro, and Azimyth Creation Studio founder & CEO Stephanie Riggs.

Education & Training Headline News

ASIFA-Hollywood, AEF Announce 2016 Scholarship Program

Scholarship program from ASIFA-Hollywood and the Animation Educators Forum to award $34,500 in 2016 scholarships to local, national and international animation students.

FMX 2015 ANIMATIONWorld

WATCH: Professor Craig Caldwell Talks Storytelling in Games at FMX 2015

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at 4:28pm

Craig Caldwell, USTAR senior research professor at the University of Utah, discusses storytelling challenges in games.

School of Visual Arts Headline News

SVA Announces 27th Dusty Film & Animation Festival Dates

Running Saturday, May 7 through Tuesday, May 10, four-day event will showcase more than 100 films and animations from School of Visual Arts students graduating this spring.

call for entries Headline News

Bridging The Gap Extends 2016 Submission Deadline

New deadline to submit animated feature film, series and short film projects in development, preproduction, or production to international animation laboratory is April 25.

Events Headline News

USC’S School of Cinematic Arts Presenting Annual First Frame Showcase

Event featuring the latest achievements from students and alumni in the John C. Hench Division of Animation and Digital Arts will take place on Friday, April 15 at the DGA Theater.

FMX 2015 Headline News

WATCH: USC's Professor Mark Bolas Talks Future of VR at FMX 2015

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at 5:04pm

USC Professor Mark Bolas, a virtual reality pioneer, discusses applications for VR beyond entertainment and the challenges that virtual reality faces along the path to widespread consumer adoption.

Education & Training Headline News

AFTRS Open to Present Short Sound, VFX & Editing Courses

Australian Film Television and Radio School offers short courses taught by industry experts in state-of-the-art facilities.

call for entries Headline News

Bridging the Gap Animation Lab Opens Int’l Submissions

International animated feature film, series and short film projects -- in preproduction, in development, or in production – now eligible to participate in the second edition of the program.

In Passing Headline News

Former UCLA Animation Workshop Head Dan McLaughlin Dead at 84

A 1958 graduate of the UCLA Theater Arts Department, McLaughlin served as head of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television’s Animation Workshop from 1970 until his retirement in 2007.

call for entries Headline News

BAFTA UK Scholarship Program Now Accepting Applications

Deadline for submissions is Friday, June 17; previous recipients include ‘The Bigger Picture’ director Daisy Jacobs, ‘Edmond’ director of photography Ian Forbes, and ‘Manoman’ director of photography Steven Ferguson.

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