Puppets! Stop Motion! A rare evening of short film work and puppets by Los Angeles based filmmaker Nicole Emmons. 

This exhibit is to run during Women’s Month and will showcase women who are animators and artists. In a field that has been predominantly male until very recently, we now have many more women involved in film, commercials, movies and cartoons. It is appropriate to educate our female students as to job opportunities and to educate the male students as to equality in the art field of any kind.

The 2013 Byron Bay International Film Festival
REGULAR ENTRY DEADLINE: 27th September 2012
FINAL ENTRY DEADLINE: 1st November 2012

7th Byron Bay International Film Festival March 1st to 10th 2013

The 2013 BBFF will screen for 10 days in beautiful sub-tropical Byron Bay. The first place in Australia to see the sun, Byron Bay provides an exotically beautiful backdrop for the festival,  with world-class beaches only a short stroll from the venue. BBFF provides an opportunity for filmmakers to present their work at a truly distinctive film festival.

This Festival attracts International filmmakers, directors, producers, performers, cultural tourists and prominent members of Australia’s film industry, not to mention a wealth of appreciative audience members. The range of films and genres screened are diverse and dynamic. 

The festival’s organisers are passionate about supporting independent filmmakers in all stages of their careers. They firmly believe in the creation of positive opportunities to showcase the fresh and amazing works of talented creatives to an open intelligent audience as well as to some well connected highly respected Judges.

The festival features an award for the Best Young Australian Filmmaker and is open to Australian Directors and Producers under 25. It also offers young Australian filmmakers reduced entry fees for their films. All accepted Filmmakers are encouraged to attend the festival.

Through-out 5 venues BBFF2012 featured 47 public screenings many of which featured introductions and Q & A sessions by attending filmmakers, free workshops & panels, industry networking functions, Schools Screenings, family-friendly films, free showcases of experimental films plus a popular a balcony bar for the audience to mix with filmmakers. The festival hosted 16 World Premieres, 107 Australian Premiere’s, and over 200 films from 39 countries. Two highlights of the Festival are always the Gala Red Carpet Opening and Closing Nights with catered parties which always attract full houses.

All films entered will automatically be considered for nomination in any award categories that the film might qualify for during the selection process. BBFF awards include but are not limited to Best Film,
Documentary, Short Film, Drama, Cinematography, Surf Film, Animation, Experimental Film, Environmental Film, Music Video, Best Young Australian Filmmaker (open to Australian Director’s under 25) & an award for the Best Local Film. Filmmakers are encouraged to use the
paperless entry system Withoutabox and further details can be found at www.bbff.com.au

The Byron Bay International Film Festival is open to films of all lengths and all genres. Films in competition must have been completed after Jan 1st 2010.

CALL! -Tricky Women 2013, Vienna 

        March 6-10

Ø  The festival offers an international competition of animated short films realised by female artists and produced in 2011 or 2012.

 

Ø  Moreover, this year we are looking forward to entries dealing with the topic "distributive justice", which can also have been produced earlier than 2011/2012.

          

Ø  The deadline for applications for the preliminary selection is October 19th, 2012.

 

Ø  Please check out trickywomen.at for further information & forms.

If you’ve got a TV show idea and are frustrated about where and who to pitch it to, and how to get past the gatekeepers, you will want to attend my FREE webinar “Best TV Pitch Opportunities Ever”. Jeanne and I will answer your burning questions about how to get to network and cable development execs and pitch your show. And you don’t need an agent! The webinar is Thursday, March 14 at 6:30pm PST/ 9:30pm EST. Here’s the link for info and to register: www.FreeTvWebinar.com

 

Big Apple Ponycon is an exciting new NYC area fan convention for fans of small collectible equines, including collectible ponies, comics about ponies, and cartoons about (you guessed it) ponies. New York is a uniquely amazing city, and it deserves a uniquely amazing pony convention! That's why we're pulling out all the stops to ensure that this is a convention worthy of our wonderful city.

BAP was founded by NYC-area natives with a distinguished convention pedigree, including the founder of the world's first and biggest G4 fan convention, the founder of pioneering meetup group Bronies-NYC, and the current heads of Bronies-NYC. We are a seasoned crew with over 50 years of cumulative experience in fandoms and decades of cumulative experience in pony fandom. We're loyal to our beautiful city, and we're committed to bringing you "a convention you can take the subway to"! (Or maybe the PATH. But that's a subway too, right?)

BAP is operated by Big Apple Ponycon, LLC, a proudly NYC-based entity. BAP is an independent, unofficial fan-run event, not affiliated with any toy company, animation studio, other convention, or other company.

See you at the convention! For now, please watch our Twitter feed for more news, and be sure to check out our forums!

We are super excited to produce a great TV pitch contest with NATPE. You can enter now through April 25th. 
Are you ready to be a true Hollywood Player?
Sell Your TV Concept Now has partnered with NATPE to establish the Hollywood Player Pitch Contest that is open to all PitchCon attendees at no additional entry cost, and to unregistered pitchers for a small fee. The top 25 pitches will have the chance to go before a panel of judges at the event, with four finalists selected to pitch to “celebrity” judges in front of the entire PitchCon audience. 
Get the latest contest information at: pitchcon.org/hollywoodplayerThe finalists* and the winner will receive meaningful prize packages:The winning “Hollywood Player” will receive our Grand Prize: (approx. value $3,500)
- At least four (4) meetings with high profile media executives in Los Angeles** 
- A GoPro camera package to own 
- Lunch at The Palm, a well-known Hollywood restaurant
- Complimentary admission to both NATPE 2014 and PitchCon 2014 
- Best-selling TV development and pitch home study course - TV Pitch School
- One hour TV Concept Breakthrough Session with Sell Your TV Concept Now, Inc.

The Runner-up will receive: (approx. value $2,000)
- A camera rental courtesy of Division Camera
- Best-selling TV development and pitch home study course - TV Pitch School

THE CITRUS CEL ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTED BY DRIPSBLACK

The Citrus Cel Animation Film Festival (Citrus Cel) is a non profit organization that celebrates animation as a cultural and commercial medium with three days of screenings, parties and panels in Jacksonville, Florida. Citrus Cel will act as a hub for students and professionals from the fields of animation, design, illustration, and film, as well as add to the growing cultural landscape of festivals and events in northeast Florida. 

Film Programming: The following categories will provide audiences with a broad array of animated projects to enjoy:

Feature Films

Student Short Films

Movie and Television Title Sequences

Broadcast Animations

Visual Effects

Classical Animation

Experimental and Mixed Media

2D Animation

3D Animation

Stop Motion

Gaming Animation

Shorts for Kids

We get another special treat to host Toon Boom for a demo of their latest software for story artists, Toon Boom Storyboard Pro 4.  Take an in-depth tour of Toon Boom Storyboard Pro 4, the artist’s tool of choice for creating storyboards digitally. Use Storyboard Pro’s latest version for Live Action, Gaming, and Animation projects, whether the project is 2D, 3D, or Mixed Media. Explore the benefits of this powerful new version, which now enhances the drawing experience by enabling the user to work in Bitmap or in Vector.  Create brushes and draw like you would in your favorite drawing programs.  Experience Storyboarding super-charged in 64-bit. Plan your games, short animations, television shows, or feature films using this Emmy-Award winning technology.

There will be a demo of the new software and a question and answer session at the end.  Join us for the live webinar and participate in the online discussion.  Can’t make it?  No problem we will be recording the event and will post it on our site for you to watch later.  Sign up today, space is limited to the first 100 participants.

Vancouver Animation School is proud to present a free webinar of the Academy Award winning film "Life of Pi".  The webinar will be conducted by MPC animator Blaine Toderian.    This webinar is only possible due to the courtesy of The Moving Picture Company (MPC).  Please give them a big round of applause!  You will be able to access this webinar from your computer, iphone or ipad devices.

We ask all participants to NOT record the screen in any form or method, no distribution is allowed.  If any images are distributed, we won't be able to keep bringing these high level webinars to you.

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