The Anime After Dark film festival, launching October 18 in Boston, has officially opened ticket sales for their next tour date. The festival will be continuing Thanksgiving weekend at Monterey, California's Golden State Theatre. This second date will run as a three night event November 28-30 and will feature the addition of the Miyzaki classic, PRINCESS MONONOKE. The event will be hosted by Dekker Dreyer and Jessie Pridemore with voice actors Yuri Lowenthal and Tara Pratt.The addition of this festival date continues Anime After Dark's mission to bring great anime features to world-class theatrical venues. Buy tickets for the Monterey Anime After Dark film festival online at http://www.goldenstatetheatre.com/anime. Tickets for Boston Anime After Dark are still available online at http://www.animeafterdark.net, and offline at The Somerville Theatre and TokyoKid (Harvard Square).

Held in Swansea, Wales, SAND is a U.K. conference event for CGI animation, digital content and creation, attracting visitors and speakers from around the world, holding sessions on computer games, procedural animation, films, post production techniques, TV commercials and motion capture. Now in its ninth year, the conference is organized by Swansea Metropolitan University in partnership with the Welsh Assembly Government. SAND Business and SAND Papers: Monday, November 24 SAND Interactive (Games): Tuesday, November 25 SAND Games: Wednesday, November 26 SAND Film, TV & SFX: Thursday, November 27 SAND Film: Friday, November 28 This year, Double Negative, the SoHo effects studio that created many vfx sequences for HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY and THE DARK KNIGHT, will attend, as well as THE PEARCE SISTERS' award winning creator Luis Cook of Aardman Animations and Blitz Games (SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS, AMERICAN IDOL). Tim Allen will be leading this year's "Claymation" workshop for clay and stop-frame animation on November 16. Allen is an experienced freelance stop motion animator working on many successful series and films including CREATURE COMFORTS USA, Tim Burton's CORPSE BRIDE and the Oscar winning PETER & THE WOLF. "Acting for Animators" guru, Ed Hooks, returns to lead this professional workshop on November 24 designed for animators, new media designers, games designers and teachers who want their characters to convince their audience. Hooks is a pioneer in acting training, designed specifically for animators, having taught at most major studios including DreamWorks/PDI, Walt Disney Animation Studios and Electronic Arts. Anime expert Jonathan Clements of Muramasa Industries discusses "Storylining in a Corporate Environment" on November 26. Aspiring writers, designers and animators are all welcome -- as in the real world, the workshop will comprise group efforts to reach saleable solutions. Clements is a scriptwriter for media as diverse as DOCTOR WHO on the radio, the computer game HALCYON Sun, and the Sci Fi channel show SAIKO EXCITING. Independent Animator Rick Villenueve's workshop "Animated Thought Showers" on November 27 provides a practical approach on how to develop and present animation concepts for specific medias, from television series to feature films, independent short films to interactive games. Villenueve's television & film work includes the BEATRIX POTTER series and FERNGULLY, THE LAST RAINFOREST. Escape Studios are holding the Maya Workshop on November 26 for intermediate/advanced level, covering specific aspects of the Autodesk Maya software package. Throughout the conference week there are also animation and live action screenings (Including Studio AKA's VARMINTS, PERSEPOLIS, as well as THE DARK KNIGHT), professional sector workshops and business seminars. The conference is open to the public and runs over five themed days held mostly at the Taliesin Arts Centre in Swansea. Visit www.smu.ac.uk/SAND to purchase tickets and for more information on the SAND 2008 program. Prices range from 10 pounds for a 1 Day Conference Pass to 80 pounds for a 5 Day Conference Pass.

Singapore will be the host of the world's first fully 3-D based film and entertainment technology festival taking place November 19-23, 2008. The Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) will host the festival officially named 3DX: 3D Film & Entertainment Technology Festival. Jim Chabin of 3D Partners will serve as 3DX executive producer of the five-day event taking place in Asia. The festival is supported by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB). Christopher Chia, Chief Executive Officer, MDA said, "The development of a world class 3-D festival in Singapore highlighting the creative talent and technology in 3-D film underlines Singapore's commitment to play an active role in expanding the boundaries of 3-D entertainment. 3DX will provide a world stage and convergence point for filmmakers and technology companies to showcase their works for trade and consumer audiences. It will also provide industry players the opportunity to generate discussions on the latest trends and developments in 3-D." In highlighting what will be an international selection of films and properties for 3DX, the first two films chosen for the festival are FLY ME TO THE MOON, an animated family film from Belgium's nWave Pictures, featuring characters voiced by Kelly Ripa, Nicollette Sheridan, Tim Curry and Ed Begley Jr., and JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH 3D, a live action adventure from New Line Cinema and Walden Media, starring Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson and Anita Briem. The current list of 3DX organizations and media sponsors includes the Motion Picture Association (MPA), NBC Universal TV Asia, Star TV India and Star Movies. Other Singapore Government agencies backing 3DX are the Singapore Economic Development Board and Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore. Highlights of the 3DX festival will include screenings of invited 3-D films from participating media organizations and partners, forums featuring guest speakers, directors, 3-D pioneers, visionaries and catalysts, red carpet reception and event gala celebration along with special entertainment based events for the public. More information on 3DX can be found on www.3dxfestival.com.

onedotzero_adventures in motion festival returns to London with a new partnership with BFI Southbank with a packed three day event November 14-16, 2008. The world's most innovative festival of motion arts and entertainment delivers a compelling mix of arts, culture and entertainment, bringing together groundbreaking cinematic work, sensory installations, explosive live AV and music performances, stellar screening programs, discussions, workshops and parties. This year's festival has a theme of "Citystates," a creative inquiry into how we live in the modern metropolis. Full details at: http://www.onedotzero.com/london08.

The Waterloo Festival for Animated Cinema is a unique film festival celebrating the artistry of the animated feature film. Founded in 2001, the Waterloo, Canada-based festival routinely presents one of the most comprehensive showcases of feature animation in the world.

The festival presents three main programs: World Cinema, a showcase of the latest in feature animation; Retrospectives, rare screenings of historically and artistically significant feature animation; and Tidbits, a program of discovery of feature animation created by very small teams -- sometimes even teams of one.

Further details at www.wfac.ca.

There is no entry fee. The winner will receive $500.

The categories are: short film, experimental animation, Web animation, school reel, ad and videoclip. File format: AVI or MOV.

The festival has been rescheduled to November 10-12, 2008

Videogame retailer GameStop will host midnight release events for FALLOUT 3 by Bethesda Softworks at their 1,600 stores nationwide. Starting at 10 p.m. on Monday, October 27, 2008, customers can visit their local GameStop and be among the first to get their hands on the new game at 12:01 a.m.

Participating GameStop locations will begin their events at 10 p.m. local time; however, customers are encouraged to contact their local store to confirm details.

FALLOUT 3, available on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC, offers players new modern HD graphics and innovative ways to view the world in first or third person. New features include a new combat V.A.T.S. system with the ability to pause time and target specific body parts for attack, as well as the ability to customize your character with the SPECIAL Character System and take on the world outside the Vault 101.

To participate, visit a local GameStop store for details. To find a local store, log on to www.gamestop.com, and search using the "Store Locator."

Giggleshorts is the largest comedy short film festival in the world. For more information, visit www.giggleshorts.com.

Resonance Features and SF34: The Boston Science Fiction Film Festival present Anime After Dark, a 12-hour film festival event at Boston's historic Somerville Theatre, on October 18, 2008. It will start at dusk, 7 p.m., and run continuously until dawn at 7 a.m. The festival will bring some of the best in new and vintage anime to the big screen, in many cases for the first time. Ticket holders will be treated to an array of cinema treasures by masters of the genre like Studio Ghibli, Satoshi Kon, Leiji Matsumoto, Kenji Kamiyama, and others in a program that will run from dusk until dawn and include rare 35mm prints. Special events and more surprises to be announced. In the spotlight of the lineup is GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES in a special promotional screening of its upcoming 20th anniversary pay-per-view release. Anime After Dark will be one of the first times that this masterpiece has been projected on an American screen. Roger Ebert called the film, "An emotional experience so powerful that it forces a rethinking of animation." New features include the recently released TEKKON KINKREET, winner of the 2008 Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year. Other notable films in the lineup include MILLENNIUM ACTRESS, GHOST IN THE SHELL: SOLID STATE SOCIETY, and PROJECT A-KO. The Somerville Theatre is located at 55 Davis Square in Somerville right next to the Davis Square Red Line T station. The festival will unspool in the classic 900 seat auditorium. Built in 1914, the theatre has become a landmark location for film festivals and concerts. For a full schedule of films and special events visit the official website www.animeafterdark.net. Tickets go on sale Wednesday, September 10, 2008 for the introductory price of $20. Prices will rise to $25 on September 20 and $30 if purchased at the door.

The Fourth Annual Turks & Caicos International Film Festival will be held Wednesday, October 15, through Sunday, October 19, 2008, on Providenciales, one of the Turks & Caicos Islands, located in the Caribbean. A world-class industry retreat, the TCIFFs mission is to celebrate and reflect on cultural diversity through cinema, and honor and recognize filmmakers who use their art to celebrate humanity while educating, entertaining and enriching audiences around the world. Sponsored by the Turks and Caicos Board of Tourism and produced by Film Life, the festival will recognize and reward the best in international independent cinema. The TCIFF will kick-off its four days of activities with a Welcome Reception, followed by a major studio premiere on the beach. The festival will also feature Turks Unplugged, an acoustic or "unplugged" concert performance by a leading musician, and "A Conversation with ... ," an event similar in structure to the acclaimed INSIDE THE ACTORS STUDIO, as well exclusive parties. The festival will close with the TCIFF Awards Gala, where the Best Narrative Feature and the Best Documentary will receive the Premier's Trophy and $30,000 each in cash prizes. Additionally, the festival will present the TCIFF Visionary Award to a filmmaker whose career and achievement in cinema has spanned more than two decades, and who has used his/her celebrity to promote international humanitarian causes. The TCIFF will also present the Young Turks Award to an actor who has distinguished themselves through groundbreaking and critically acclaimed work over the past five years. Passes for the Fourth Annual Turks & Caicos International Film Festival will be available online beginning May 1, 2008. The TCIFF pass, priced at $700 grants the holder admittance to the daily film screenings, opening night activities, "A Conversation with … " and the TCIFF Awards Gala. The TCIFF Ambassador Pass, priced at $2,500 grants the holder admittance to all public and private events including the VIP Ambassador (Gifting) Suites, as well as preferred seating at all events. The festival also offers discount travel and hotel accommodations and information can be found online at www.turksandcaicosfilmfest.com.