Film School Zlin Summer Animation Workshop is an intensive two-week program designed to provide English-speaking participants with an introduction to traditional animation techniques, Czech animation history and Czech culture. Participants do not need any prior experience with animation but we do look in participants the desire to work as part of a creative team and a curiosity to learn about this part of the world. Participants will have the opportunity to observe and experiment with a number of traditional animation techniques including hand-drawn and stop motion (such as cutout and puppet animation) and pixilation. School's experienced teachers and technicians will guide participants individually and as small groups through the complete production process for a short animated project. All film-making areas are covered -- brainstorming story ideas, script and storyboard preparation, how to work with animation materials, timing for animation, lighting, sound design and post-production. At the end of the workshop, each participant departs with a completed DVD of his/her work. In addition to hands-on animation experience, participants will acquire basic knowledge of animation history with a special focus on Czech animation. Short lectures and screenings followed by discussion will guide participants through the major genres of animation history and their most significant films. The workshop also offers participants the opportunity to learn about contemporary and traditional Czech culture through its series of evening and weekend programs and excursions. The workshop will be held at Film School Zlin, located at the historic Zlin Animation Studios in the eastern part of Czech Republic. More than 2,000 films have been made at the Zlin Studios since they opened in 1936. Famous Czechoslovakian Animators Hermina Tyrlova and Karel Zeman created many award-winning, short animated films here including FERDA MRAVENEC (Ferda the Ant) and VANOCNI SEN (Christmas Dream). Participants will have the opportunity to create their own animation in these legendary studios. Anyone over the age of 16 is encouraged to attend.

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Future TV Show 2006 is a conference where broadcasters and network operators meet the production companies and channels to discuss new opportunities in the world of media convergence. Conference topics include:

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Brand Licensing is Europe's leading licensing event. The event is a place for professionals to spot new trends, find new properties and acquire licenses. More than 2,000 properties are expect to debut at the event this year. In addition, the show is co-locating with Digital Art World. New for the show this year is the Art and Design Zone where visitors will be able to meet brand owners as well as individual artists. Another area will be the Fresh Concept Zone where new exhibitors will take a fresh look at a new or existing property/concept. For more information about the market visit www.brandlicensingexpo.com.

The FAN International Animation Festival features a competition along with screenings, retrospectives, exhibitions, workshops and parties. Highlights include an exclusive Russian Focus, showcasing the best new talent for the country, and a exhibit of the best student work from the Norwich School of Art and Design. Any animated film between 60 seconds and 30 minutes long produced after December 31, 2000 can be submitted. The international prize jury line up includes Eduard Nazarov (Russia), Ruth Lingford (U.K.), Don Herzfeldt (U.S.A.) and Priit Tender (Estonia). For more information contact the festival at FAN 2003, Norwich School of Art & Design, Saint George Street, Norwich, NR3 1BB or on the Web at www.filmartsnorwich.co.uk.

Sci-Fi-London announced that Electronic Arts, the world's leading interactive entertainment software company, will be the official games sponsor for this year's Sci-Fi-London, the UK's only dedicated science fiction and fantastic film festival which will run from April 30-May 4, 2008 at the Apollo West End theatre. View the entire lineup at www.sci-fi-london.com/festival/2008/programme/. As exclusive games sponsor, EA will be showcasing PC and console titles as part of the festival line-up, to include MASS EFFECT, COMMAND & CONQUER 3: KANE'S WRATH, SPORE and BOOM BLOX, while festival-goers will also get the chance to see a sneak preview of the forthcoming epic space horror game DEAD SPACE. Moviestorm is another key sponsor of Sci-Fi-London. Festival-goers will see exclusive trailers for the games before film screenings, with the opportunity to play them and win merchandise. EA activities during the festival will include: --The chance for visitors to play some of its key current titles as well as sneak peeks and demos of unreleased games. --Big-screen trailers and teasers. --Supporting Sci-Fi-London's artist-in-residence, The Artful Dodger (aka A-Dee), who will create a series of science fiction themed canvases in the window of Forbidden Planet (Shaftesbury Avenue, WC1) from April 24 for seven days.

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