Call for Entries for 2007 Taiwan International Animation Festival. No Entry Fee Required.

The 2007 Taiwan Internation Animation Festival accepts animated film, all lenghths, all genre. It is a non-competitive for International Showcase. There is also a compitition with cash prizes for Taiwan Animation Showcase.

- Entry forms and preview DVD should reach the Festival Office before 5:00 pm, May 31st, 2007

- No entry fee for submission

-Entry materials should be addressed to:
Chinese Taipei Film Archive / TIAF
4F, No. 7, Ching-Tao East Rd., Taipei 100, Taiwan, R.O.C.


The 2007 TIAF will take place in Taipei city from September 28th to October 7th, 2007.

The Taiwan International Animation Festival (TIAF) is organized by The Chinese Taipei Film Archive (CTFA), a non-profit foundation which is annually sponsored by the Government Information Office. The Archive is devoted to collect, restore and preserve moving image heritage of Taiwan and to assist the development of film industry in Taiwan. Since 1995, the Archive joined the International Federation of Film Archives, and cooperated with many FIAF members in exchanging film information and culture.


For more information and submission form please visit Website: www.ctfa.org.tw/tiaf

Tel: +886-2-23924243 ext. 57
Fax: +886-2-23926359
E-mail: tiaf@mail.ctfa.org.tw

Following up on last year's huge success, CGarchitect.com is hosting the 5th annual Architectural 3D Awards to be awarded at this year's Mundos Digitales Conference in La Coruna, Spain. The Awards Competition is open to everyone in the Architectural Visualization industry to highlight the best imagery and animations done in 2007 and 2008. This year's awards will be divided into two categories: Still Imagery and Animation. From the submitted entries the public will select the top five in each category. The winner of each category will be awarded the exclusive CGarchitect.com 3D Awards trophy during the Mundos Digitales Conference from July 2-5, 2008. Categories: Still Imagery: Awarded to the individual or company for outstanding achievement in an architectual visualization project. Animation: Awarded to the individual or company for outstanding achievement in an architectural visualization animation project. Information: www.cgarchitect.com/3dawards/# or www.mundosdigitales.org/english/.

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. Featured speakers will include senior-level executives from Adobe, Accenture Digital Media Services, Associated Press, CNET Networks, Disney.com, Forrester Research, Fox Interactive Media, MTV, Microsoft, Motorola, and Veoh Networks. Attendees will learn about trends and innovations that are impacting their companies and reshaping the digital media landscape. Presentations and panel discussions will address topics and trends in entertainment, social media and e-commerce. Forum sessions include: --The future of digital media --The six secrets of successful rich media --Creating engaging online experiences --How to meet the needs of today's "me-focused" online audience --Emerging solutions for contextual video advertising --Understanding next-generation mobile media consumption The forum will not only provide insight into the opportunities and challenges in online business, it will present real-life case-study solutions to these challenges. For example, attendees will get a behind-the-scenes look at large-scale Internet event delivery through a case study on the largest online event in history, the 2008 Summer Games. For more details on the conference and registration information, visit the 2008 Digital Media Innovation Forum Web site at http://www.dminnovationforum.com/.

In its eighth year, the DIY Convention is taking a different turn by offering participants the chance to meet with people who actually know what it's like to take a project to the next level. You'll share a drink, a meal, a laugh and present a showcase or screening in front of people that matter. Tickets will not be sold for this event. Instead, the event will select the most promising entrants from the DIY Music, DIY Film Festival and DIY Book Festival and invite them for an intimate series of salons, dinners and receptions with industry leaders. On the film side, the event will offer a chance to sit down over dinner with a select panel of producers, directors and distributors, followed by a screening of the top DIY Film Festival selections for this year. Additionally, the event will have a special larger public screening of the top selections from the festival with a private reception. For more information, visit www.diyconvention.com.

Game Developers Conference provides educational, networking, and business opportunities for game development professionals driving the $11 billion videogame industry. It is the main global forum where programmers, artists, producers, game designers, audio professionals and others involved in the development of interactive games gather to exchange ideas, network and shape the future of the industry. The GDC features more than 300 lectures, panels, tutorials and round-table discussions on a comprehensive selection of game development topics taught by leading industry experts. In addition, the GDC expo showcases all of the game development tools, platforms and services. The CMP Game Group is now accepting proposals for lectures, roundtables, tutorials and poster sessions at the 2008 GDC. GDC, CMP Technology's annual conference dedicated to the art, science and business of games, will take place at San Francisco's Moscone Convention Center. Abstracts can be submitted via the official GDC website at http://www.gdconf.com. Submissions are being accepted through Monday, Oct. 1. More information can be found at www.gdconf.com.

The 2008 International CES, the world's largest consumer technology tradeshow, will celebrate the show's 40th anniversary. The event will feature the hottest product debuts from 2,700 exhibitors, covering more than 30 product areas, including the latest in wireless, digital imaging, mobile electronics, home networking and more. For more details, visit www.CESweb.org.

The NAB Show is the world's largest professional digital media industry convention. The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has been hosting this event for over 80 years for all traditional broadcast, entertainment and emerging platform industries, including TV, Radio, Film, Internet and many others. This is where it originates -- an extraordinary experience, over twice the size of any other tradeshow centered on content: creation, management, commerce, distribution and delivery. The NAB Show is the ultimate destination for a global audience of media professionals who seek to deliver enriched content from concept to consumption. Kamy Merithew, Vice President of Marketing for WEGENER, and Gary Pelkey, WEGENER’s VP System Architect, will present discussions at the World Teleport Association (WTA) Content Distribution Forum and the 62nd Annual Broadcast Engineering Conference respectively. Pelkey will be joined by Eric Wiler, VP of Technology for Jones Radio Network, for a presentation entitled "Radio Broadcasters: Building File-Based Networks". They will examine the technology behind the next generation of satellite-delivered programming and discuss ways to provide listeners and advertisers with a sense of local presence by transitioning to file-based program delivery. The presentation is part of the session, Radio Technology Advancements and is scheduled for Sunday, April 13 at 1:00 p.m in the Las Vegas Convention Center Room S226/227.

Focusing this year mostly on the best of British comics around, the Bristol International Comic Expo returns at the Ramada Plaza Hotel on May 9-10, 2009, with a special one day extra event -- Small Press Expo 2009 at the nearby Mercure Holland House Hotel.

Panels will run throughout both days, expo exclusives available at various times (signed ashcan of the new DC Vertigo comic from Mike Carey and Peter Gross available only at the Vertigo Panel, for example), and a host of signings, sketchings and comics to check out.

Go to http://www.fantasyevents.org/index2.html for a full guest list and further information.

The Game Developers Conference Austin (GDC Austin) returns this September with three days focused on connected games including online games, virtual worlds, and social networking. Now in its 7th consecutive year, GDC Austin will continue as the mecca for online game developers worldwide to convene and share best practices, new perspectives, and business opportunities in connected games. GDC Austin conference tracks focus on the disciplines of Business and Marketing, Design, Social Networking and Community, Services, Production and Programming. Presented by Think Services, organizers of the industry-leading Game Developers Conference(R) (GDC), GDC Austin is a four-day event taking place at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas September 15-18, 2009.

The 2009 GDC Austin Advisory Board expands to include international game communities and perspectives with new members: Thomas Bidaux of ICO Partners, creator of successful European MMO titles, Dark Age of Camelot, Guild Wars and City of Heroes, and Min Kim of Nexon, creator of the critically acclaimed Maple Story. John Blakely of Sony Online Entertainment, Eugene Evans of EA/Mythic Entertainment, Mike Goslin of Hangout Industries, formerly of Disney where he developed Pirates of the Caribbean Online, and Sheri Graner Ray of Schell Games also round out the new lineup.

GDC Austin will also feature two-day Summits: Game Audio, Game Writers, Independent Games, and the newly introduced iPhone Summit, on September 15-16, 2009.

Online registration for GDC Austin opens in early June. For more information on GDC Austin and the advisory board visit www.GDCAustin.com.

The IGC East is for developers of console, flash and casual games who want a leg up on the competition and for the publishers who want to see the hottest games in development by the rising stars of the industry.

To get seen. The IGC Game Demo Night is the place to show your game off to the game publishers is a setting where your game is not one of thousands. By limiting the number of people who can register for the Game Demo Night we make certain that your game is not lost, but has the space to shine.

Publishers can find the next big game at the Game Demo Night where independent developers bring their skills and commitment to the show.

The sessions at the IGC focus on the business of being an independent developer as well as the technical demands of game development. With our three track approach the IGC is the place to be no matter what stage of development your company has reached.

The business track will give you a leg up on the completion with information on how best to leverage your IP.

The technical track focuses on the latest technology and how to take your game to the next level.

The IGC has helped publishers spot the next hot game or game developer and game companies get their name out to the publishers. The IGC has lead to successfully brokered deals in the Southern United States for the past two years and now we are bringing our proven success to the East Coast.