3D Training Institute (3DTi) and the Enterprise Center at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) will host a free seminar on 3D animation from 6:00 to 9:00 pm, on the FIT Campus in the John E. Reeves Great Hall located on Seventh Avenue at 28th Street in Manhattan. Attendance is open to animation students with demo reels seeking careers in the burgeoning animation industry.

Scheduled panelist include Scott Sindorf, co-founder/exec creative director of UVPHACTORY, a New York-based design and production company; Lucien Harriot, ceo of New York-based Mechanism Digital, Inc., a digital production, animation and visual effects boutique; Webster Colcord, animation supervisor at The Orphanage in San Francisco; and Chryssa Cooke, an independent recruiter for animation companies (Formerly with Orphanage and PDI). The panel will address topics including growing trends in the animation industry, demand for animators, the hiring process, and the importance of demo reels. The panel discussion will be followed by a Q & A session.

The panelists will also critique three demo reels, selected from submissions sent in advance of the seminar. For submission guidelines, visit the 3DTi website at: www.3dtraining.com.

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iHollywood Forum is hosting its 3rd Annual Digital Studio Summit in association with the American Film Market (AFM), which runs Nov. 3-11. The event will feature keynotes, keynote panels, case studies, breakout panels and sponsored demonstrations.

The summit will address the key issues in how digital technologies have transformed the film and television business, as well as an exclusive showcase featuring innovators in enabling technologies and services. It will address business opportunities on how digital technologies are redefining the acquisition, development, production, delivery and distribution of the film industry.

Topics include state-of-the-art current and soon-to-be-deployed technologies: from digital production and post-production, digital effects and animation, high definition, digital television and digital video production, to digital cinema, broadband and satellite film distribution, digital mastering, cross-platform content production and digital asset management.

The summit will take place from 9:00 am-5:00 pm. For more information, call (310) 815-3839 or go to www.ihollywoodforum.com.

Anifest 2004 is a celebration of animation in all forms. The festival accepts feature-length films, shorts, TV films, TV serials, video clips, advertisements, introductory spots and student films. Festival prizes will be awarded by two international professional juries. For more information, contact the festival at Corona s.r.o. - AniFest 2004, Jindricha Plachty 28, 150 00 Praha 5, Czech Republic; tel: + 420 257 324 507; fax: + 420 257 324 508; e-mail: info@anifest.cz; or Web: www.anifest.cz.

Metreon-A Sony Entertainment Center presents the 3rd annual Metreon Festival of Anime from 10:00 am-11:00 pm. Metreon's Festival of Anime will offer hundreds of fans a chance to experience the latest anime in an energetic, social atmosphere. Festival-goers will preview the newest products in Bandai's newly-expanded Metreon shop, compete in costume and model building contest, and meet and interact with other anime fans, while viewing an line-up of the latest films inside Metreon's Action Theatre. This year's Metreon Festival of Anime will feature titles from internationally-renowned anime authority, Bandai Entertainment and will culminate with the premiere of WITCH HUNTER ROBIN, which fans will experience in Action Theatre's 4D rumble seats. In addition, attendees will get a sneak peek at the new ASTRO BOY series coming to the Kids' WB! in early 2004. For more information visit www.acteva.com/go/metreon.

3rd Annual Portfolios.com Awards Show will highlight the best advertising, graphic design, Web design, photography and illustration of 2005. An international panel of judges will judge online, and the Winners' Showcase will be announced and shown online. For more information, visit www.portfolios.com/award, e-mail customerservice@portfolios.com or call (800) 303-9277 ext. 261.

The Istanbul Animation and Visual Effects Short Film Competition is first and only animation festival in Turkey.

LC3 is a unique event geared towards raising the awareness and sensitivity of the public (especially the youths) towards the vast field of cartoons, comics and animation creation and publishing while adding a boost to the nation's reading and entertainment culture. This year's carnival is designed as a weeklong event to cater for the dual needs of exposition, networking and marketing and entertainment. In this light, the first part of the event will feature an interactive talk shop on industry related matters to be led by key resource persons; coupled with an exhibition of works by major players and emerging talents in the comics and cartoons trade. The key aim for the first part of the carnival is to provide an avenue for prospective investors, facilitators, practitioners, enthusiasts, government officials and the general public to interact in a highly stimulating environment with all the inherent possibilities for business and networking. As a follow-up to that, the second part will combine a comics and cartoon trade fair with an art exhibition featuring front line comics and cartoons artists. For more information, visit stampedecora.blogspot.com/.

The 3rd. Visual Effects and Animation Conference is the only event around the animation and
visual effects community in Mexico. Speakers from USA, Spain and Mexico will be presenting the best projects around these areas of creation. FX FESTIVAL 2003: Submission deadline for short animated films will be on October 17th. Check more details on www.congresofx.com.

Free Teleseminar/Webinar: 4 Things You Must Have to Pitch Your TV Show Hosted by Mark & Jeanne Simon, founders of SellYourTvConceptNow.com Tuesday, June 30, 4:00 p.m. EST, 1:00 p.m. PST To crash through the gates of Hollywood, you need the most powerful weapons you can get and we aim to arm you for success. Join the growing tribe of determined, visionary TV show creators who come together for our free teleseminars. All Successful Pitches Have: -- Forget-Me-Not - knock out leave behind -- Mind Meld - get inside an execs' head -- Dig for Gold - discover where to pitch your show -- Total Package - the closest thing to your show on TV Go to www.PitchTvLikeaPro.com to register for free. Plus, we'll give away a two year subscription to our hugely popular TV Pitch Tips Audio Postcards -- a $230 value -- to one lucky winner.