The fifth annual Leo Awards is where the best and brightest film and television talent and programs in British Columbia will be honored for their work. The event believes that honoring and rewarding individuals for their efforts goes a long way towards fostering a strong future for British Columbia film and television. The deadline for films completed between January 2003 and June 2003 is January 16, and films completed between July 2003 and December 2003 is January 30. For more information, visit http://www.leoawards.com/index.php.

The Worldwide Short Film Festival is fast becoming one of the world's premier short film festivals, presenting the finest short films from around the world and attracting buyers and distributors. Highlights of this year's event include: a Spotlight on Mexico; Classic Silent Shorts; Animators Perspective program; Midnight Mania, Celebrity Shorts, Award-Winners from around the world; More than $40,000 in cash and prizes; and Short Films, BIG IDEAS: A Symposium on the Art and Commerce of Short Filmmaking. The event is accredited by the Academy Awards. For more information, visit www.worldwideshortfilmfest.com.

Learn to use FLASH beyond the confines of FLASH!



Max the Mutt Animation School will be offering a eight-week FLASH intensive to experienced animators and animation professionals. This course offers exceptional instruction and is being offered at a very affordable rate.





The course will cover:



1. Breaking the confines of traditional Flash internet animation: techniques and methodology.

2. Vectoring and colouring techniques for high-res images

3. Preping artwork for use in Flash

4. When to use Flash automation in place of traditional tweening

5. Using Flash as a multiplane animation stand.

6. Converting Flash to a video output format.



Pre-requisite: Classical animation training or equivalent work experience.





Instructor: Haig Bedrossian is a classical animator with over 15 years of professional experience. He is fully versed in 3D computer animation and has extensive software knowledge. Haig worked as a character animator for Disney and has created numerous animated shorts including The Fragile for the Nine Inch Nails.



For more details visit our website:

http://www.maxthemutt.com/FLASH2004.htm

Vancouver Siggraph Chapter Proudly presents
The Art of SSX3
Wednesday February 25th, 2004

The 23rd annual Vancouver International Film Festival encourages the understanding of other nations through the art of cinema, to foster the art of cinema, to facilitate the meeting in British Columbia of cinema professionals from around the world, and to stimulate the motion picture industry in British Columbia and Canada. More than 150,000 people attended 500 screenings of more than 300 films from more than 50 countries. In 2003 there were a record 261 feature and mid-length films, plus 85 shorts.

The broad spectrum of fiction and nonfiction films from around the world is divided into the following sections:

* Cinema of Our Time

The World of Comedy International Film Festival has put out a call for feature film and shorts entries for its third annual event in Toronto Feb. 9-13, 2005. In addition to the film competition, the 2004 festival will host a series of workshops and panels to foster the further development of those interested in comedy filmmaking.

The festival is looking for submissions for both features and shorts in the following categories: narrative, animation, mockumentary, experimental and documentaries about comedy and/or personalities involved in comedic filmmaking. The early deadline for submissions is September 30, 2004 and the final deadline is October 29, 2004. For further information go to www.worldcomedyfilmfest.com.

The World of Comedy International Film Festival is a non-profit organization created to celebrate the artistry and power of comedy films.

Canadian National Expo is Canada

Discreet invites local 3D creators to experience a free demonstration of the new features of its 3ds max 7 software. Jason Crosby, producer at Digital Dimension, will speak from 6:00 to 9:30 pm at the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre Society.

Located blocks away from Warner Bros. Studios, in Burbank, California, Digital Dimension specializes in 3D animation, motion graphics and visual effects for the film, television and interactive industries. The company, founded in 1995, has earned a Visual Effects Society Award and four Emmy Awards. Digital Dimension recently produced more than 100 invisible effects for the New Line film CELLULAR and recently completed visual effects work on EXORCIST: THE BEGINNING.

To register, log on to www.discreet.com/events.

Discreet invites local 3D creators to experience a free demonstration of the new features of its 3ds max 7 software. Jason Crosby, producer at Digital Dimension, will speak from 6:00 to 9:30 pm at the Bloor Cinema.

Located blocks away from Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California, Digital Dimension specializes in 3D animation, motion graphics and visual effects for the film, television, and interactive industries. The company, founded in 1995, has earned a Visual Effects Society Award and four Emmy Awards. Digital Dimension recently produced more than 100 invisible effects for the New Line film, CELLULAR, and recently completed visual effects work on EXORCIST: THE BEGINNING.

To register, log on to www.discreet.com/events.

Discreet invites local 3D creators to experience a free demonstration of the new features of its 3ds max 7 software. Beno