The KLDW Festival is the first mega Creative Event of its kind to be organized in Kuala Lumpur. To be making its inaugural mark in KL soon, KLDW 2009 promises a wide mix of creative thoughts and eclectic ideas, of imaginative programs and inspiring showcases, plus loads more under one grand event of "Show + Shine", to showcase what we don't have, and to enhance what we do have.

Expo Licensing Latinoamarica 2007 features top level executives with decision power from Mexico and all over Latin America, the Caribbean and other Spanish speaking countries. This first international licensing event in Latin America is expected to gather participation of more than 6,000 Mexican and international attendees. Expo Licensing Latinoamarica 2007 will be your platform where attendees will sign exclusive deals, strategize with retailers, solidify promotional partnerships and much more. The exhibit show floor will occupy more than 3,000 square meters of space, in ?the state of the art" Banamex Convention Center. Expo Licensing Latinoam?rica 2007 is endorsed by ADVANSTAR, official organizer of the prestigious Licensing International Convention and Trade Show. For more information, visit licensingmexico.com.

Now in its third year, the Mexico International Film Festival is committed to bringing the best independent cinema from around the world to Mexico in an effort to maintain and enrich the country’s film culture. The festival is held in the serene and beautiful town of Rosarito, situated on the Baja coast, where the sun shines all year with cooling sea breezes, glorious clear skies, and the crystal azure Pacific as a backdrop.

Bringing Virtual Figures to Life and Creating Convincing Animated Characters for Film and Television. A unique, interactive, intensive 2-day advanced character development workshop conducted as part of the Psychomechanics European Training Tour. This seminar dynamically introduces participants (animators & game developers) to the pre-production and production processes which, in derivative applications, have been utilized in the most internationally successful animated U.S. films of the past 5 years. Participants should wear loose non-restrictive clothing and be prepared to engage in intellectually challenging and physically interactive exercises. Fee: Professionals: 199 Euros - Students: 120 Euros (with valid student I.D.). Places are limited. Admission will be determined on a first-paid, first-reserved basis. More information at http://www.the-character-animator.com/what_participants_are_saying.html Register online at http://www.the-character-animator.com/form/signup_neu.php. BelleImages is the Netherlands' sole SoftImage Certified Training Center. Jeffrey Hinze has worked with, coached or supervised digital and traditional artists who are presently employed by or have worked for the following companies: Disney Feature Animation, H5B5, Industrial Light & Magic, Papa Loewe Film, Sony Pictures Imageworks, Square USA and others.

ICEC 2004
September 1-3, 2004
The 3rd International Conference on Entertainment Computing conference is the most prestigious conference in the new emerging field of entertainment computing. You are cordially invited to participate. Worldwide leading experts from academia and industry will present their newest insights, products and demonstrations.
Deadline for paper submission: March 20, 2004

Films that are nervewrecking, films that astound and astonish

The world

Avanca Film Festival presents a forum for the best in cinema, TV, video and multimedia. The event features screenings, surprises, workshops, exhibitions, meetings and discussions.

The works admitted for selection are those produced on January 1, 2002 or after and cannot have been screened in Portugal. For cinema, the festival accepts short and feature fiction and animation films in 16 and 35mm and digital cinematography format. For video, the festival accepts productions of less than 20 minutes in VHS (multisystems), DV (PAL system) or BETACAM SP (PAL system. For multimedia, the event accepts Web movies in video or infographic format in the following categories: fiction, experimental and animation. For TV, the festival takes documentaries of less than 60 minutes already broadcast by a television station.

For more information, visit www.avanca.com.

Avanca Film Festival presents a forum for the best in cinema, TV, video and multimedia. The event features screenings, surprises, workshops, exhibitions, meetings and discussions.

The works admitted for selection are those produced on Jan. 1, 2003, or after and cannot have been screened in Portugal. For cinema, the festival accepts short and feature fiction and animation films in 16 and 35mm and digital cinematography format. For video, the festival accepts productions of less than 20 minutes in VHS (multisystems), DV (PAL system) or BETACAM SP (PAL system. For multimedia, the event accepts Web movies in video or infographic format in the following categories: fiction, experimental and animation. For TV, the festival takes documentaries of less than 60 minutes already broadcast by a television station.

For more information, visit www.avanca.com.

Children and students of all ages have always been fascinated by dinosaurs. If you have watched the program Walking with Dinosaurs and wondered how the animation was done, here