More than 500 professionals from the entertainment, music, video, new media and film industries along with people working in related fields, are expected to attend the 2005 Global Entertainment and Media Summit (GEMS) at Tripeg Studios from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm.

The goal of the 2005 Global Entertainment and Media Summit is to create new opportunities, foster collaboration, facilitate change in the industry by providing a productive forum to share ideas and new distribution concepts and bring together visionary leaders from the music, film and media industries. GEMS will feature seminars, workshops, clinics and keynote presentations by industry visionaries and leaders who are helping to shape and create the future of the entertainment industries. A few of the featured speakers at the event will include Michael Butler, producer of the musical HAIR, Lee Abrams, vp of programming, XM Satellite Radio and Lloyd Kaufman, Troma Ent. and author of MAKE YOUR OWN DAMN MOVIE.

Admission is $40 per person until Oct. 13 and $60 at the door. Along with the workshops, the two full days of networking with industry professionals and accomplished industry leaders also includes entertainment sprinkled throughout the event from live musicians, fashion shows, game show mania and stand up comedy. Attendees will also be able to showcase their music or video at one of the GEMS viewing stations.

Tripeg Studios is located at 2155 State Street. The studios phone number is (203) 603.9386. To learn more about Tripeg Studios, visit www.tripegstudios.com. For more the event or to register online, visit www.gemsconnecticut.com or call (860) 518-1761.

STASH DVD MAGAZINE will host the First Annual Global Student Animation Awards. Animation, visual effects and motion design students are invited to go head to head with their peers from around the planet as the first annual Global Student Animation Awards gear up to find brilliant emerging talent and connect them to the best companies in the industry. Students are encouraged to enter their most outstanding projects in three categories

The Guangzhou International Animation & Comic Exhibition is an official stage for the animation and cartoon industry to establish industry connections, strengthen the industry, standardize the protection of intellectual properties and popularize healthy animation and comic culture. The event will combine an exhibition, trade show and competition. For fans, the event will feature showcases of hot properties, workshops and Cosplay. For more information, visit www.toprepute.com.cn.

The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is the world's largest annual tradeshow for consumer technology. Manufacturers, developers and suppliers of consumer technology hardware, content, technology delivery systems and related products and services attend and exhibit at the event. Attendees come from more than 110 countries. More than 100 sessions with the industry's leading speakers help attendees discover the newest trends, strategies and profit opportunities in the consumer technology industry. CES features products and the companies that create them from many different consumer technology markets. For more information visit www.cesweb.org.

The 2005, Media Summit New York is an international conference on motion pictures, television, cable & satellite, broadband, wireless, publishing, radio, magazines, news & print media, advertising and marketing. This year

Zeitgeist International Film Festival 2005 Entry Deadline: April 30, 2005. Showdates: June13, July 11, and Aug 8, 2005. (Three different shows.) Tired of paying just to have your project looked at? We are too. That is why we DON'T charge a submission fee. ZIFF is a SEVEN-year-old San Francisco film festival held in the great outdoor patio at the Zeitgeist bar. We have been showing cutting edge, low budget, ultra independent films for seven years and now we want yours. We seek short films/videos (under 15 minutes) in any category /genre that will hold the attention of the average bar patron. Formats: 16mm, vhs, mini-dv, DVD (region 1). Preview on VHS (NTSC) or DVD. Entry Fee: NO ENTRY FEE Entry forms and information: www.overcookedcinema.com Or contact B Berzins at b@overcookedcinema.com.com

Game Developers Conference attracts more than 12,000 attendees and 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. More information can be found at www.gdconf.com.

The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is the world's largest annual tradeshow for consumer technology. Manufacturers, developers and suppliers of consumer technology hardware, content, technology delivery systems and related products and services attend and exhibit at the event. Attendees come from more than 110 countries. More than 100 sessions with the industry's leading speakers help attendees discover the newest trends, strategies and profit opportunities in the consumer technology industry. CES features products and the companies that create them from many different consumer technology markets. For more information visit www.cesweb.org.

London Games Festival is a weeklong cultural and business celebration of videogames in London. The London Games Festival will combine key events throughout the capital. These events include the London Games Summit produced by ELSPA and TIGA, the TIGA Content Market, and BAFTA's British Academy Video Games Awards. GDC London will take place October 3-4 at 195 Picadilly, BAFTA's headquarters, and will focus exclusively on advanced techniques in game development. The GDC brings its relationships with top industry leaders to GDC London. GDC's director Jamil Moledina, with the support of GDC's European advisory board, will create a conference unique and unmatched for its global reach and attention to U.K. specific development issues. The London event will build on the 2006 GDC theme of "What's Next" by featuring discussions on key next generation console issues. For more information, visit www.cmpgame.com.

The 2007 Create Awards - one of the top creative competitions for professionals and students in advertising, film and video, motion graphics, graphic communication, photography, printing, interactive media, and copywriting - announces its official call for entries.

Following a successful first year, The 2007 Create Awards (www.thecreateawards.com) has tripled the Best of Show Award to a once-in-a-lifetime prize for the creative professional: a $30,000 Dream Studio Prize Package with products from industry-leading companies including: Adobe, Hewlett-Packard, Kodak, NEC Display Solutions, Alienware Computers, Wacom Technologies, Digital Tutors, Softimage (a Division of Avid), Iomega, Wiredrive, Microtek, Inovartis, LensBabies, E-Frontier, Spam Cube, AutoFX, Corel, Pantone, Tivity Software, and Extensis.

Also new for 2007: prize packages for all eight Best of Industry Winners (Advertising/Art Direction, Film + Video, Motion Graphics, Graphic Communication, Photography, Interactive, Copywriting/Words, and Self Promotion) and one Best of Student Prize Package worth more than $2,000. The winner of the Paper/Printing/Packaging Industry, sponsored by NewPage, receives their logo on a NASCAR car along with race day tickets to experience the prize.

The first deadline for entries is June 1. To enter the competition or receive more information, visit www.thecreateawards.com.