Vancouver ACM SIGGRAPH presents:

Frantic Films: the Making of Superman
Wednesday, October 18th, 2006
7:30pm
Vancouver International Film Centre
Seymour @ Davie

$5.00 Members
$10.00 Non-members

Join Ken Zorniak, COO and Chris Harvey, CG Visual Effects Supervisor, as they take you behind the scenes for Frantic Films

Vancouver ACM SIGGRAPH
Presents

Stop Motion and Computer Animation

A presentation and panel discussion with:
- Ken Priebe, author of

On September 14, 2007 the Toronto Online Film Festival shall present the exciting 2007 TOFF Awards.

Highlights of the gala evening include awards in such categories as Best Animation, Best Entertainment Website, Best Short Film, Best Action Trailer, Best Documentary and countless more. Directors, editors, videographers, game developers and graphic designers from around the world shall also be spotlighted on the weekly vlogcast series

Unlike traditional film and awards festivals, there is no fee to enter TOFF.ca and no fussing with packages, courier and mail. Instead, entries are painlessly submitted online ? together with the entrant?s web link highlighted to the URL or web address, where their work may be easily viewed by audiences worldwide, via the official TOFF.ca site. Thus, an unknown genius could become an instant star.

Once the entrant?s link has been tagged, labeled and posted under it?s respective subject category, online audiences from around the world can link to the respective site, view the work and vote for their favorite.
Linked videos of audience members and reviewers are tagged and posted as well.

Ultimately, audience votes are tallied, official judge?s reviews are broadcast on the daily vlogcast series being showcased online and awards are presented on September 14, 2007 in one of the most exciting cities in the world.

Reg Hartt will be returning to Victoria BC June 10 11 and 12 with spoken word and notoriously classic films. Sunday June 10 3 pm The night they raided Rochdale- spoken word (Toronto's world famous school of 'higher' education) 7 pm Salvador Dali Film Festival (Films so good they were banned for causing riots) Monday June 11 6 30 pm Sex and Violence Cartoon Festival (Cartoon classics with thier naughty parts showing) 9 30 pm Metropolis with musical score by Reg Hartt (The only original score that captures sex and robots) Tuesday June 12 6 30 pm Radiohead Kid Dracula (1922 Nosferatu- the best Dracula film with Radiohead) 9 30 pm Triumph of the Will (Hitler's propaganda lessons as fodder for mass media) Introductions by Reg Hartt Vctoria Events Center 1415 Broad St 250 516 6756 $TBA

Vancouver ACM SIGGRAPH presents:
SIGGRAPH 2007 Computer Animation Festival

Vancity Theatre
Vancouver International Film Centre
1181 Seymour St. (at Davie)

For tickets: http://siggraph.ca/events/coming_event.html

The premier annual event for the world?s most innovative, accomplished, and amazing digital film and video creators. An internationally recognized jury receives hundreds of submissions and presents the best work of the year. Selections include outstanding achievements in time-based art, scientific visualization, visual effects, real-time graphics, and narrative shorts.

The Computer Animation Festival is recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as a qualifying festival. Since 1999, several works originally presented in the Computer Animation Festival have been nominated for or have received a "Best Animated Short" Academy Award.

Vancouver ACM SIGGRAPH proudly presents: ARK: inspiration, experimentation & production (BEST OF SHOW SIGGRAPH 2007) November 7, 2007 -- 7:30 pm (doors open at 6:30 pm) $15 members & advanced tix / $20 at the door Vancity Theatre -- VIFC -- 1181 Seymour Street @ Davie For more info & online reservations, visit www.siggraph.ca Tickets: Sophia Books, 450 West Hastings (@ Richards) Presentation Please join us for this special evening with the creators of The Ark, this year?s winner of the Best of Show from SIGGRAPH's Electronic Theater program. The presenters will talk about their inspiration, concept development and creative influences, then go into a breakdown of production on this 8 minute film that combines 3D computer graphics with practical sets. In addition to The Ark, a series of short films produced by Platige Image will also be screened: The Great Escape, Moloch, The Cathedral, and Fallen Art. Presenters: Grzegorz Jonkajtys (CafeFX) and Marcin Kobylecki (Platige Image)

Vancouver ACM SIGGRAPH and the Vancouver International Film Centre present: SPARK VFX '08 Celebrating Innovation and Inspiration in Visual Effects January 30 - February 4, 2008 Vancity Theatre - 1181 Seymour Street Vancouver, BC www.spark.siggraph.ca Featuring a selection of 9 of the most influential visual effects (VFX) films in the history of cinema, and a series of speaker events given by film industry veterans, SPARK celebrates the history of innovation in VFX, and the films which have inspired the work of the next generation of effects artists. The films have been chosen from the "VES 50", a list of the 50 most influential and inspiring VFX films as selected by the members of the Visual Effects Society. Check out www.spark.siggraph.ca for more details on panel sessions and film times.

MAXON Computer USA, the developers of CINEMA 4D and BodyPaint 3D, today announced the 2008 schedule of its highly anticipated Power Integration Tour. The tour is a joint road show with Adobe Systems Incorporated that highlights the ease of integrating MAXON CINEMA 4D 3D software with Adobe

This year's program includes internationally recognized Governor General's Award winner Bruce Elder, and other internationally acclaimed filmmakers, through to black and white films of first-time filmmakers, to local and Canadian experimental films, to the best in dance films. Special screenings and presentations by filmmakers include films and videos of Ottawa media artist Penny McCann, Governor-General Award winner R. Bruce Elder, and Vancouver's Alex MacKenzie (whose films are presented through a homebuilt, hand-cranked projector). Events will take place at the CBC Radio Room, Empire 8 Park Lane Cinemas, the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Windsor Theatre and Ondaatje Hall, Marion McCain Building, Dalhousie University. Tickets are available at AFCOOP, 5600 Sackville St., and at the door. For more information, contact AFCOOP at (902) 420-4572 or membership@afcoop.ca.

The Canada International Film Festival brings the best of world cinema to Canada and plays an important role in maintaining and further enriching its film culture. The Canada International Film Festival has quickly carved out a name for itself among the top film festivals in Canada. It accepts films of any type, in any genre, from over 90 countries around the world. The festival is dedicated to the creation of opportunities for the artistic interaction and exchange among independent filmmakers and the film-going community.