Directors, production designers, storyboard artists, character designers, animators, modelers, illustrators, 3D artists, voice talents, painters, vfx artists, sculptors, designers, writers, recruiters, students and top talent industry professionals from CTN and animation fans and students for ages 16 and up will converge on Burbank for professional exhibits, demonstrations, expert panels and speakers, portfolio consultations, networking receptions, master workshops, business symposiums, one-on-one personal consultations, pitch sessions, recruiting opportunities, contests, reunions, celebrity signings, animation film characters and fun.

WIA members get a discount: for a one day pass: Registration is usually $70 and current, active WIA members can register for $55. For a three day pass: Registration is usually $200 and current, active WIA members can register for $150.

To get your discount, go to registration and select the "professional" ticket and enter code WIAX09. Register now: at http://www.regonline.com/ctnanimationexpo2009.

From November 15, 2009 to March 14, 2010, the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) will present "Dreams Come True: Art of the Classic Fairy Tales from the Walt Disney Studio," a major exhibition featuring more than 600 original artworks that shaped legendary animated features including SNOW WHITE, CINDERELLA, SLEEPING BEAUTY, THE LITTLE MERMAID and BEAUTY AND THE BEAST.

"Dreams Come True: Art of the Classic Fairy Tales from the Walt Disney Studio" also will include artwork from the upcoming Walt Disney Animation Studios musical, THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG, AN animated comedy from the creators of THE LITTLE MERMAID and ALADDIN, set in New Orleans and due for release at Christmas 2009.

Visitors to the exhibition will encounter themed rooms showcasing artwork related to specific animated features. Arranged chronologically by year of release, the rooms will feature, in order: SILLY SYMPHONIES, SNOW WHITE, CINDERELLA, SLEEPING BEAUTY, THE LITTLE MERMAID, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST and THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG. Film clips will accompany the artwork to demonstrate how individual sketches and paintings lead to a finished celluloid masterpiece.

An adjacent Education Area will highlight Disney’s long association with music and also will serve as a mini library for animation research and storytelling programs.

THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG, from Walt Disney Animation Studios, is an animated comedy with a modern twist on the classic tale.

When the free-spirited, jazz-loving Prince Naveen of Maldonia comes to town a deal with a shady voodoo doctor goes bad and the once suave royal is turned into a frog. In a desperate attempt to be human again, a favor in exchange for a fateful kiss on the lips from the beautiful girl, Tiana, takes an unexpected turn and leads them both on a hilarious adventure through the mystical bayous of Louisiana to the banks of the almighty Mississippi and back in time for Mardi Gras in New Orleans.

An unforgettable tale filled with music, humor and heart where two frogs -- along with the help of a 200-year-old voodoo priestess, a love-sick Cajun firefly, and a trumpet playing alligator -- discover that what they want isn’t as important as what they need.

THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG and marks the return to hand-drawn animation from John Musker and Ron Clements with music by Oscar-winning composer Randy Newman (MONSTERS, INC., CARS, TOY STORY).

Museum hours are Wednesday, noon to 8 p.m., and Thursday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden is open Wednesday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Chris Wanamaker, (202) 262 2083 president@dcanimeclub.org

Metropolis to be screened at the

Japan Information and Culture Center,

Embassy of Japan.

DC Anime Club in collaboration with Japan Information and Culture

Center, Embassy of Japan Present screen Metropolis on

Friday November 13, 2009 6:30 pm as part of inaugural showing for a new

film series based on both Anime (Japanese Animation) and Manga ( Japanese

Comics).

Kenichi and his detective uncle, Shunsaku Ban, leave Japan to visit Metropolis, in search of the criminal, Dr. Laughton. However, when they finally find Dr. Laughton, Kenichi and Shunsaku find themselves seperated and plunged into the middle of a larger conspiracy. While Shunsaku searches for his nephew and explanations, Kenichi tries to protect Tima (a mysterious young girl), from Duke Red and his adopted son Rock, both of whom have very different reasons for wanting to find her.
This event is free and open to the public. Reservations are required.

RSVP to jiccrsvpfall09@embjapan.org.

Seating is limited and granted on a first come, first served basis.

For more information please visit the Japanese Information and Culture Center website at

http://www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/jicc/index.htm or visit the DC Anime Club website at http://dcanimeclub.org.


About DC Anime Club:
 
DCAC was established in 2003 to introduce and educate people in the
Washington,DC area about East Asian culture

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival is an unique event combining a feature film festival with the sub-festivals of animated films, student films and children/youth films. The festival aims to present Estonian audiences a comprehensive selection of world cinema in all its diversity with the emphasis on European films, providing a friendly atmosphere for interaction between the audience, Estonian filmmakers and their colleagues from abroad. Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (November 12-December 6) consists of the main program, four sub-festivals and a film and co-production market: Black Nights Film Festival Main Program (November 27-December 6) - International competition program EurAsia and Baltic feature film competition. Informative side programs include fiction and documentary features from previous two years, retrospective of a filmmaker, genre or studio, and focus on a country. Student and Short Film Festival Sleepwalkers (November 12-15) - International competition of student films from previous three years - fiction, documentary or animation films; national competition of Estonian short films. Special program of the first works of renown film-makers, selection of a film school and selection of a film festival. Film school. Animation Film Festival Animated Dreams (November 18-22) - Competition of short animations from previous three years. Additional non-competitive programs include a retrospective of a filmmaker and focus on a country. Children and Youth Film Festival Just Film (November 21-28) - Competition of children's films and youth films. Non-competitive special programs. Nokia Mobile Phone Film Festival MOFF (September 1-December 3) - Competition of short films made with mobile phones. During the festival also Baltic Event film and co-production market (November 29-December 2) takes place, which screens the newest feature films from the Baltic countries, along with a co-production market open for projects from the Baltics, Central and Eastern Europe, Russia and Scandinavia.

CVMP, the European Conference on Visual Media Production (www.cvmp-conference.org), is now announcing its call for submissions. The conference takes place on 12th and 13th November 2009 at the BFI Southbank, London. Now in the sixth year of CVMP, a new management team is injecting fresh momentum to this unique event, which brings together practitioners in media production from the film, broadcast and games industries with leading academics and researchers in imaging and graphics. The two-day conference will provide a dynamic forum for the exchange of knowledge between researchers and media industry specialists working at the cutting-edge of visual media production and delivery. CVMP has traditionally been held at the IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology), but has a new, larger venue for 2009, and a dedicated team that will develop and expand the event and associated activities. The conference chairman is Dr Oliver Grau, lead technologist at BBC Research & Development, with Adrian Hilton, from University of Surrey, the programme chair. The CVMP organising committee is comprised of Bill Collis, CEO at The Foundry, Simon Robinson chief scientist at The Foundry, Anil Kokaram of Trinity College, Ireland, Tom Evans of Wavecrest Systems Ltd, and Dr Graham Thomas, principal research engineer at BBC Research & Development. Conference secretary is Abi Bowman, project manager at The Foundry. This year, the latest research developments will be presented together with real-world, industry applications, combining to deliver a unique melting pot of ideas and experience. The event promises to be fascinating and informative, with a lineup that already includes Matt Welford, head of compositing at Weta Digital (THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL, THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: PRINCE CASPIAN, KING KONG, THE LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy), Professor Marc Pollefeys from ETHZ and Dr Toni Mateos of Barcelona Media. Special sessions this year are 'Advanced Technology in Post Production', and 'Capturing 3D Worlds'. CVMP will also address the increasing demand for 3D stereoscopic content and delivery for emerging platforms such as e-cinema, high-resolution home displays and interactive media, which are all fuelling the development of new technology and approaches. The 'Call for Papers' is now live at www.cvmp-conference.org for those who would like to submit papers on innovative research and practical applications related to media production, along with a comprehensive list of suggested topics. Registration for CVMP 2009, (Full rate: GBP 300 / Retired/Student rate GBP 150) is also live on the CVMP website. The Best papers from CVMP 2008 will be published in a special issue of JVRB (Journal of Virtual Reality and Broadcasting) and the conference proceedings will be published by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers).

The Canterbury Anifest is an animation festival that takes place annually. There is no submission fee. The Award Categories are Festival Grand Prize, Festival Runner Up, Audience Selection Award, Creative Design, Creative sound design, Technical Achievement and Smallfilms Award. Entries by schools and colleges are welcome in the Smallfilms Award Category, 17 years and younger only. All entries must be sent on DVD in PAL, one film per disc. The films must be labeled with the title, running time, director's name and contact number. The DVD must be able to play on consumer DVD players. The festival unfortunately cannot return any of the entries. The Canterbury Animation Festival will not accept submissions of films if postage has not been paid. All films must have been produced after 1st January 2006. Films must have a duration no longer than 10 minutes. Entries will not be accepted if it is a professional/studio based production, a commissioned piece of work, or if it has been screened on television or at a commercial cinema. All films must have been made with in the UK or the film's director must currently reside in the UK. Entries must include 2 production stills on CD in JPEG format (300 dpi). More information and a link to the application form can be found on the website.

International Festival of Animation FIA 09:
Universidad ORT Uruguay, organizer of FIA 09, is pleased to invite animators, producers and specially students and graduates of animation schools to present works to be selected for an exhibition and subsequent awarding between the 26th and the 27th of October of 2009 in Montevideo, Uruguay.

Objective:
Universidad ORT Uruguay aims to spread and to exhibit animations produced by students and graduates of animation, independent animators and international producers and also seeks to provide a space for artistic and technological reflection in this discipline.

Participation:
Any animated short movie, regardless its type or content may participate. The participation in the festival is open to students and graduates of animation schools, animation producers, advertising agencies and independent animators, in order to present works to be selected for an exhibition and subsequent awarding between the 26th and the 27th of October of 2009 in Montevideo, Uruguay.

The deadline for reception of all materials is going to be the 15th of September of 2009.
Sign up can be done through the web site of the festival, by post or personally.

An international art event with over 8,500 artists attending! Design Festa is a biannual international art event. Artists who have original work can participate with no restrictions. It is open to all artists from all over the world who want to exhibit their creative talent. For experimentation and an opportunity to take the next step in their artistic lives, this event is the place for artists to express their ideas freely! Booth Areas 2,600 booths are set up throughout the event halls! This free-style exhibition is open to all original mediums for exhibition, presentation and sale! There are no restrictions, no limits of genre or expression. There is also a Dimmed Lighting Area for exhibiting works requiring low lighting, which is becoming more and more popular with every event. Outdoor Live-Show Stage Special outdoor stage for live music bands! Rock, Funk, Jazz and much more, crossing genres, roll out your innovative performance! Indoor Stage This space is for all genres' performances! Fashion shows, Drama play, Contemporary dance, etc, there is no limit of genre. You can join 1 Walk Shows doing fashion show, performance, one-hit action, etc! Mini-Theater Space Global creators express their eclectic multimedia work! Movies and mixed media performance, express yourself through originality! Work can be submitted from 5 min or more! Restaurant & Cafe/Bar Areas Tempting international cuisine! Make a new style with your original menu. Deadline for Event Area applications (Outdoor Live-show Stage / Indoor Stage / Mini-Theater Space) and the Restaurant / Cafe & Bar Area is Tuesday September 1st, so get on it.

The San Francisco Film Society has announced that the inaugural Cinema by the Bay festival, a celebration of the passion, innovation and diversity of Bay Area filmmaking, the intelligence and probing spirit of local directors and the incredible depth and breadth of America's film and media frontier, will run October 23-25. The three-day festival will feature new work produced in or about the San Francisco Bay Area and provide a compelling window into Bay Area film culture and practice at its best. The call for entries for narrative features, documentary features and short films is open now through July 15. From 1984 to 2005, Film Arts Foundation programmed the Bay Area's most dynamic showcase of local independent filmmaking with its Festival of Independent Cinema. Last August, the Film Society underwent an organizational transformation and through an agreement with Film Arts Foundation became stewards of its programs that serve filmmakers directly. Building on the momentum of its now thriving Filmmaker Services programs, the Film Society continues the tradition of showcasing the entertaining, dramatic and courageous work from one of the most dynamic independent film communities in the country with a dedicated film festival. This is by no means new territory for the San Francisco Film Society, which has long celebrated films produced in the creative heart of the West, given Golden Gate Awards to Bay Area documentaries and shorts and three years ago inaugurated a dedicated Cinema by the Bay section in the San Francisco International Film Festival. The most recent edition of the International featured 22 local narrative and documentary feature and short films, capping a total of 113 local films showcased over the past five years. With the advent of Cinema by the Bay, the Film Society will provide Bay Area audiences the opportunity to focus their attention solely on the engaged and eclectic nature of the region's film cultures. HOW TO ENTER Works in all genres (narrative, documentary, experimental and animation) and lengths will be accepted June 22 - July 15, 2009. CBTB requires a San Francisco Bay Area premiere for feature length films only. There is no entry fee to submit works. Films can be entered online at https://sffs.wufoo.com/forms/cinema-by-the-bay-festival-entry-form. Films submitted to SFIFF52 are already under consideration and need not be resubmitted. However, filmmakers with new cuts of a previously submitted film can send a screening copy on DVD to the San Francisco Film Society, 39 Mesa Street, Suite 110, San Francisco, CA 94129, Attn: Audrey Chang. Note on the DVD that it is a new cut.

Featuring the returning Tiffcom market, the festival will be the last major feature of CoFesta, an umbrella event covering 16 festivals devoted to music, games, comicbooks, TV shows and film that starts with the Tokyo Game Show to start either September 24 or 25. (Per VARIETY).