Past Events :: Special Effects

6th Reel To Real International Film Festival For Youth

Starts: Mar 02, 2004 - Ends: Mar 11, 2004
Submission Deadline: Nov 12, 2003
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Website: http://www.r2rfestival.org
The Reel to Real International Film Festival for Youth is an annual, competitive, international event. A non-profit media arts and education society, Reel to Real is dedicated to showing the best in culturally diverse, non-stereotypical and humanistic programming for children and youth. Reel to Real International Film Festival for Youth seeks films that are imaginative, evocative, innovative, inspiring, entertaining and suitable for children, 6 and up, and youth, 13 and up. For more information, visit www.r2rfestival.org.

Leo Awards 2004

Starts: May 09, 2004 - Ends: May 10, 2004
Submission Deadline: Jan 16, 2004
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Website: http://www.leoawards.com/index.php
The fifth annual Leo Awards is where the best and brightest film and television talent and programs in British Columbia will be honored for their work. The event believes that honoring and rewarding individuals for their efforts goes a long way towards fostering a strong future for British Columbia film and television. The deadline for films completed between January 2003 and June 2003 is January 16, and films completed between July 2003 and December 2003 is January 30. For more information, visit http://www.leoawards.com/index.php.

ACM Vancouver SIGGRAPH: Bulging Muscles and Sliding Skin: Deformation Systems for

Posted In | Event Category: Animation, Features, Special Effects | Event Type: Seminars / Workshops
Starts: Feb 24, 2005 - Ends: Feb 24, 2005
Submission Deadline: Feb 15, 2005
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Website: http://www.siggraph.ca
Vancouver SIGGRAPH Chapter
Proudly presents

Bulging Muscles and Sliding Skin: Deformation Systems for

Reg Hartt Presents The Films Of Ray Harryhausen

Posted In | Event Category: Animation, Features, Live Action, Special Effects, Visual Effects | Event Type: Screenings
Starts: Jun 18, 2005 - Ends: Aug 27, 2005
Submission Deadline: Jun 18, 2005
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Saturday afternoons were meant for Ray Harryhausen films. Celebrate the work of this animation master. Bonus Three Stooges short plus a chapter of one of the greatest of all cliffhanger serials, THE PHANTOM with Tom Tyler.

Coming to Toronto? Got a Harryhausen film you want to see on a big screen and with a superb sound system. Email us. We will set up a special screening just for you.

Ai-Kon

Starts: Aug 12, 2005 - Ends: Aug 14, 2005
Submission Deadline: Aug 12, 2005
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Website: http://www.ai-kon.org/
Ai-Kon is Manitoba

Fantasy Worldwide Film Festival

Starts: Oct 27, 2006 - Ends: Oct 29, 2006
Submission Deadline: May 31, 2006
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Website: http://www.fantasyworldwide.com
FANTASY WORLDWIDE is a competitive film festival with Awards for Best Feature Film, Best Short, Best Documentary and Best Animation. Other Awards include: The People

RFID Forum

Posted In | Event Category: Special Effects, Web / Internet | Event Type: Conferences, Trade Shows
Starts: Jun 07, 2006 - Ends: Jun 08, 2006
Submission Deadline: Apr 30, 2006
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Website: http://rfid.wowgao.com
The 2006 RFID Forum is dedicated to the red hot radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies and their wide-spread and fast growing applications. This RFID Forum is designed to provide a comprehensive assessment of current RFID technology capabilities, applications requirements and implementation issues controlling RFID's adoption into a wide variety of applications. Leading technologists, experts and users will address the adoption of RFID technology developments and innovations that are shaping the future of the automatic identification industry. The topics explored at this event include: Technologies RFID: Technologies and Standards RFID Systems RFID Tags Policies and RFID: The implications of PIPEDA Applications Transforming Supply Chain to Value Chain using RFID Enterprise RFID Deployment RFID and Sensor-based Computing: A Real-time Response The Impact on Government: Improving Business Operations RFID and Retail In-Store Management Contactless Payment Solutions Global Asset Tracking Issues Deploying RFID: Pros and Cons RFID Limitations: Interrogation and Interference Privacy and RFID: The case against Private Information Exchange Scalability and Complexity: The Challenges of RFID Integration Register now and save on Early-Bird specials before April 30, 2006.

TRAILERGODS.com

Starts: Sep 09, 2006 - Ends: Sep 10, 2006
Submission Deadline: Jul 14, 2006
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Website: http://trailergods.com
Awarding excellence in the creation of outstanding ad campaigns for the entertainment industry, TRAILER GODS stands as the top prize to be garnered for the finest work in advertising and marketing.

The international high traffic event shall present a diverse range of both indie and big budget movie ad campaigns, ranging from trailers, websites and posters that have been created for upcoming mega-budget Hollywood promos to Bollywood music videos, Asian video game teasers and even short and feature length films that have yet to be made!

Toronto Online Film Festival

Starts: Dec 01, 2006 - Ends: Dec 03, 2006
Submission Deadline: Sep 15, 2006
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Website: http://www.torontoonlinefilmfestival.com
The 6th Annual Toronto Online Film Festival shall showcase the most exciting cutting-edge movies and music created by independent artists from around the world. In addition, the event shall offer budding production teams, seasoned veterans and individual content creators an ideal point in time to participate in expert seminar panels, innovative technology exhibitions and nightly parties.

Mainframe & Rainmaker Entertainment coming to Toronto and Montreal!

Posted In | Event Category: Animation, Live Action, Special Effects, Visual Effects | Event Type: Conferences, Discussion
Starts: Sep 23, 2006 - Ends: Sep 26, 2006
Submission Deadline: Sep 20, 2006
Location: Montreal & Toronto, Canada
Work at the coolest animation studio in Vancouver!

Mainframe and Rainmaker Entertainment will be in Montreal and Toronto looking for new talent! Interested in meeting with us?

Click HERE to find out more!