Launched in 1994, Digital Media World (DMW) has established itself firmly on the calendar of Europe

eDIT is the international conference for film, postproduction and visual effects in Frankfurt, Germany.
eDIT 2001 takes place November 11 - 13, featuring Ray Harryhausen, Volker Engel, Roland Emmerich, Spencer Cook, Mike Belzer and many more.
eDIT: Kinowoche is a small festival for film with digital support, from Hollywood to Dogma.

On Wednesday, October 17th 2001, The Illinois Institute of Art-Schaumburg will host the second annual ARTimation Festival at the AMC Barrington 30 Theatres, 175 Studio Drive from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. There will be two theatres devoted to the showing of Animation and Multimedia programs.

Work by current students and recent graduates will be showcased in this event, juried by industry representatives including MTV, Film Roman (The Simpsons), Area 51 (The X-Files, Dune the miniseries), and Viacom. Sponsors of the Festival include: Hewlett Packard, UPS, Motion Picture Studios, High Voltage Software/Red Eye Studios, Digital People, and Vicon Motion Systems.

Admission is free to the public.

ASIFA-San Francisco presents an evening with ILM Director Tom Bertino. Tom is currently working as animation director for DreamWorks "The Time Machine" He joined ILM in 1986 and has worked on over 40 features. Tom's experimental digital animated 35mm short "Work In Progress" will be screened and he will discuss his latest projects. Sally Cruickshank's "Make Me Psychic" will also be shown. Tom did ink and paint on this film and it was his first professional job. The evening will begin with a tribute to stop-motion animator Billy Greene, who was shot dead in front of his apartment in Emeryville in September. Billy's latest short film "Thought Bubble" has been screened at many prominent film festivals, including Sundance and Annecy. He had worked for Will Vinton Studios and returned to the Bay Area five weeks before he was killed to work on "Phantom Investigators." Wednesday, October 17, 2001 at 7:30pm McBean Auditorium at The Exploratorium (San Francisco Palace of Fine Arts) This event is open to the public and admission is free.

All films will be showing at the Egyptian Theater, 6712 Hollywood Blvd. in Los Angeles.
Tickets are: $8 General; $7 Student/Senior; and $6 Members.



- Friday, September 14 at 7:30 pm:
ALIEN, 1979.
Discussion following with director Ridley Scott.
Special ticket price: $10 General; $9 Student/Senior; and $8 Members.



- Saturday, September 15 at 7:30 pm:
GLADIATOR, 2000.




- Friday, September 21 at 7:30 pm:
BLADE RUNNER, 1982 -
1991 Workprint Version.
Discussion following with director Ridley Scott.
Special Ticket Price: $10 General; $9 Student/Senior; and $8 Members.



- Saturday, September 22 at 5:00 pm:
LEGEND, 1985.

After Effects West is the world's first conference in Adobe After Effects 5.0 software. This three-day event will feature top artists, professionals and educators in the motion-graphics industry. An Adobe After Effects Film Festival is featured at the event that showcases the best After Effects work from ResFest, MOtion GRAphics, Critic's Choice (top professional work) and Student Films. After Effects West is hosted by lynda.com, the co-creators of the flashforward conferences. On Sunday, August 26, four different pre-conference workshops will be offered on After Effects Fundamentals, 3D Layers, Parenting and Expressions for Non-Programmers, and What's New in After Effects 5.0.

The Vancouver Film School presents a seminar on "Careers in 3D Animation" at SIGGRAPH 2001. The free seminar will be held on the SIGGRAPH exhibition floor on Thursday August 16 from 10 to noon. Graeme Gish, director of programming - New Media and Animation Studies - will be the speaker. The session includes a screening of student work, a comprehensive overview of the Vancouver Film School's 3D Animation programs, a discussion of career opportunities and a question and answer period.

Side Effects Software will host a free seminar at SIGGRAPH 2001 to address increasing worldwide demand for Houdini skills and Certified Houdini Trainers. The event will appeal to school staff with plans to expand their 3D animation offerings and trainers interested in augmenting their existing skill set to take advantage of employment opportunities. Ray Corbett, Training Supervisor at Digital Domain, will share his experience providing Houdini training at one of the world's leading effects companies and review job opportunities for Houdini users and trainers. Randy McCrimmon, Associate Director, 3D Animation, from the Academy of Art College, San Francisco, will discuss their successful Houdini program, and Richard Kidd, Certified Houdini Trainer, will speak about industry opportunities available as a freelance Houdini Trainer. This event provides a great opportunity to learn about Side Effects Software's support of educational institutions and trainers and to get details about the Houdini Trainer Certification Program, including requirements and how to apply. All seminar attendees will be eligible for a 50% discount on the introductory certification application fee should they choose to enroll. The event will take place on Sunday, August 12, 2001, noon to 12:45 pm at the Westin-Bonaventure Hotel (Downtown LA), San Jose Room. Reservations required.

SIGGRAPH is the foremost conference and exhibition of visual effects and interactive technology. The event offers scientific papers, panels, courses, educational programs and informal presentations from researchers, artists, animators and engineers. The exhibition presents all the software, hardware and services that are hot in the computer graphics field. The computer animation festival highlights the year's best films and video artists.

The AWGUA Freak Show will take place at the Orpheum Theatre, 842 South Broadway, Los Angeles, on Monday, 9:30 am - 6:00 pm. The Fun House party will begin at 7:00 pm. The AWGUA conference seminars will be held at the Westin Bonaventure, 404 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, Monday through Wednesday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm. Featured speakers include: Duncan Brinsmead and Jos Stam, Alias|Wavefront, presenting the "Two-Headed Genius" and other acts of scientific research; and Square Pictures, highlighting their first film, "Final Fantasy: the Spirits Within." Other highlights include: Twelve seminar sessions relating to Maya workflows, techniques and instruction; The 'Ask the experts' room, where attendees have one-on-one access to A|W employees, while practicing techniques learned from the seminars; and The Midway, the annual AWGUA vendor fair showing the latest developments in technologies, from motion capture solutions to Web content delivery.