From December 1-5 Autodesk will host a series of 3December events to celebrate 3D artists and their work. For the tenth consecutive year, these events provide Autodesk 3D software users with the opportunity to share their art, learn and network with their peers. 3December 2008 will include 3D art contests, live events in numerous cities around the world, and a virtual celebration on Autodesk's online user community -- the AREA. Autodesk will host live events on December 3 in London, Paris, Seoul, and Tokyo. Live events will also be hosted in New York City and Las Vegas on December 2 and Melbourne on December 5. In New York, free MasterClass Tips & Tricks sessions for Autodesk Maya, Autodesk 3ds Max and Autodesk Mudbox software will be offered by Derald Hunt and Erik Paynter from Turner Studios, renowned 3ds Max VFX artist Allan McKay, and Bill Harper from The Dreamhive. At the New York evening event, Harper will also offer a demonstration of Mudbox modeling techniques, while other high-profile artists will present tips and tricks for Maya and 3ds Max. The program line-up for the London event includes presentations by artists from Double Negative and The Mill. Registration is required for these events. For more information, or to register, visit: http://area.autodesk.com/3dec. Approximately ten Autodesk Animation User Group Association chapters will hold meetings in conjunction with 3December, including Los Angeles, New Jersey, and Oklahoma City. This year's Los Angeles meeting, at the Gnomon School of Visual Effects, features Blur Studio discussing the cinematic pipeline used to create Warhammer Online. The user group chapter in Oklahoma, based at Digital Tutors, also promises a stellar line up of guests for its meeting, including Greg Punchatz, senior creative director at Janimation. Autodesk's AREA community website will serve as an online venue for the weeklong celebration. The site will offer free content including, tutorials, demonstrations and show reels. With the support of HP, Intel, and Wacom, Autodesk will also offer videos and images of 3December events online. Artists can register to become a member of the AREA community free-of-charge year-round at http://area.autodesk.com. During 3December, Autodesk will launch two contests, which will run until the end of January 2009. The "Alien Landscapes" contest invites artists to use Maya, 3ds Max, Mudbox and/or Softimage|XSI software to design an alien landscape. The grand prize winner will receive an HP DreamColor LP2480zx Display, courtesy of HP and a Dual Quad Core Intel Xeon based HP xw8600 workstation, courtesy of Intel. The winner will also receive one license of Mudbox 2009 software, as well as his or her choice of one license of Maya Complete 2009, 3ds Max 2009 or Softimage|XSI software. To celebrate the event's tenth anniversary, the "3December Logo Design Challenge" requires artists to design a logo for 3December using Autodesk SketchBook Pro software. Among other requirements, the 2D design submitted must be transferrable to 3D and easily animated. The grand prize winner will receive a Wacom Cintiq 12 tablet, provided by Wacom. On December 1, more information, including contest terms and conditions, are to be available at http://area.autodesk.com/3dec.

The number one question we are always asked is how to protect your TV show idea from being stolen. In this Master Class teleseminar/webinar, we'll reveal: -- What you can and can't do to protect your idea -- When you shouldn't worry about protecting your idea -- Copyright protection myths -- Why most stories of stolen concepts aren't true -- Links to help you protect your idea -- Why you want to sign Submission Release Forms -- Do you need a Non-Disclosure Form -- Common themes pitched to all networks Interviews with: -- Patric Verrone, president of the WGA and head writer/co-executive producer on FUTURAMA. Verrone will talk about protection offered by the WGA He will share his views on if you should worry about your idea being stolen -- Marc Zicree Writer/Producer on STAR TREK, SLIDERS, BABYLON 5 about protecting his ideas (or not) -- Linda Simensky - SVP PBS Kids, SVP Original Animation Cartoon Network -- Joel Andryc - Saban, Fox Family Channel We will answer your questions about protecting your idea Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2009 Time: 8:30 PM Eastern/ 5:30 PM Pacific Cost: $49 Where: Telephone/Online (Live online streaming offered to avoid overseas charges) Register: www.HitMakerSeminars.com Hosted by Mark and Jeanne Simon Founders of www.SellYourTvConceptNow.com

AnimationMentor.com will host a free webinar discussion between Animation Mentor chief executive officer and co-founder Bobby Beck and Don Hahn, acclaimed producer for The Walt Disney Studios, about the life and influence of Disney mentor, teacher, and artist Walt Stanchfield. Open to animators and animation enthusiasts alike, the webinar celebrates the launch of the new book, DRAWN TO LIFE: 20 GOLDEN YEARS OF DISNEY MASTER CLASSES, the complete series of animation lectures by Walt Stanchfield.

Webinar Details
Date: Thursday, July 14, 2009
Time: 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Pacific
Register: http://www.animationmentor.com/webinar/

About Don Hahn, The Walt Disney Studios
Don Hahn is a two-time Academy Award nominee and film producer responsible for producing some of the most successful Walt Disney Animated films of the past 20 years, including BEAUTY AND THE BEAST and THE LION KING.
To learn more about Hahn, visit http://www.donhahn.com/.

About DRAWN TO LIFE: 20 GOLDEN YEARS OF DISNEY MASTER CLASSES
Published for the first time, DRAWN TO LIFE is a two-volume collection of the legendary lectures from longtime Disney animator Walt Stanchfield. For over 20 years, Walt helped breathe life into the new golden age of animation with these teachings at the Walt Disney Animation Studios and influenced such talented artists as Tim Burton, Brad Bird, Glen Keane, and John Lasseter. This book represents the quintessential refresher for fine artists and film professionals, and is a vital tutorial for students who are now poised to be part of another new generation in the art form.

Can You Make A Movie Under the Gun?
Do You Have What it Takes?

Take the Ultimate Moviemaking Challenge!

Chris Wehner, editor-n-chief of SCREENWRITER'S MONTHLY, author of SCREENWRITING ON THE INTERNET: RESEARCHING, WRITING & SELLING YOUR SCRIPT ON THE WEB (2000) and WHO WROTE THAT MOVIE? SCREENWRITING IN REVIEW: 2000-2002 will be conducting an online writing workshop entitled, "Writing The Screenplay 101." Classes meet every Monday for four weeks from 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm (MST). Students will accomplish at least 10 pages, not exceeding 30 pages, of script development. Students will learn the basics of screenwriting and ascertain enough knowledge to continue writing their screenplay and finish. For more information, visit http://www.screenwritersutopia.com/store/intro_screenwriting.html.

iHollywoodForum is hosting a free webinar titled,

Stream your films full screen on the internet!

Call for submission Streaming Festival {The Hague}
the progressive online film festival

The 2nd edition of the Streaming Festival accepts features, documentaries, shorts, animation and experimental films.

- Deadline for submission : 15 January 2007
- No entry fee for submission

About the Streaming Festival
Films do not play in cinemas. They are streamed online full screen with high image quality.
Just like at a regular film festival, visitors can choose from several programs. However, unlike at a regular film festival, they are able to switch easily between viewing locations.

For more information and submission form please visit http://www.streamingfestival.com

Mark and Jeanne Simon, founders of SellYourTvConceptNow.com, are hosting a free event for anyone who has an idea for a TV show and wants to pitch it to the networks. The free teleseminar/webinar will begin streaming at 9:00 pm ET/ 6:00 pm Pacific. Topics covered will be: * The Seven Biggest Show-Pitching Mistakes * Five Questions You Must be Able to Answer in a Pitch * Attendee Questions Attendees may call into the conference or listen to it stream live over the Internet. Jeanne Simon has produced more than 400 episodes of TV for Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, TNN and Animal Planet. She also created a network and all its contents for Turner Networks, which was greenlit by Ted Turner and Scott Sassa. She has produced on such shows as CLARISSA EXPLAINS IT ALL, WEINERVILLE, ROUNDHOUSE, ROLLER JAM, CARROT TOP'S A.M. MAYHEM and others. Mark Simon has worked on more than 2,500 productions. He has helped hundreds of clients develop their projects. Projects he has developed, directed and produced have won more than 50 international awards, including being Nickelodeon's first-ever grand prize winner in its Nicktoons Film Festival. He has written seven industry books and writes articles for ANIMATION MAGAZINE, AWN.com, FILMMAKER MAGAZINE, MOVIE MAKER MAGAZINE and others. Those interested may go to www.PitchTvLikeaPro.com to register for this free event.

NATPE is hosting a free web seminar titled "Understanding Mobile Media: Untapped Opportunities and Hidden Challenges." The one-hour event will take place at 9:00 am PT.

In this hour, John Puterbaugh, Founder/Chief Strategist at Nellymoser, and Adam Zawel, Chief Collaborating Officer at INmobile.org, will show you how to successfully overcome the hurdles of going mobile and staying there, by focusing on the following:

* Getting the Lay of the Mobile Land - Where to start and what you need to know
* Selecting your content and delivering it to your target market
* Ensuring a compelling experience for the most handsets

For more information, visit www.natpe.org.

Join Softimage for the Online XSI 7 Launch Event, Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 12:00 Noon (Eastern time-New York). Watch the Webcast from www.CGSociety.org.

Sponsored by Microsoft, HP, Intel, and NVIDIA , the online launch event is your chance to see Softimage demonstrate XSI 7 and the revolutionary ICE development platform.

Just visit www.cgsociety.org, starting July 17 at 12 p.m. (EDT) to catch this special presentation.

See the new SOFTIMAGE ICE platform (Interactive Creative Environment), a groundbreaking technology that transforms XSI from just another 3D product into a powerful and flexible open platform.

ICE greatly improves collaboration between artists and technical directors, allowing them to create custom tools and effects visually, see the results interactively, and do it all without scripting, or writing a line of code. Effects built or modified in ICE are performance tuned and multi-threaded, so they perform at maximum efficiency across all available processors.

You’ll see the brand-new ICE particles system in action, find out how to use ICE to create custom deformations, and more. Learn more about XSI 7 and ICE at softimage.com.