AnimfxNZ is an Animation, Games and Visual Effects conference held annually in one of the world's leading cities for Digital Media creation-Wellington, New Zealand. Now in its fifth year, AnimfxNZ 10 brings together a mix of international speakers, including animation feature directors, vfx supervisors, digital artists and game developers, to present, share and interact with attendees from all over the world. AnimfxNZ is organised by the NZ GAV Trust, a group of digital media professionals dedicated to advancing the Games, Animation and VFX industries in New Zealand.

Hosted in partnership with the Visual Effects Society (VES) and the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS), AnimfxNZ is fast becoming the "must attend" event for discovering new talent, networking with leading industry executives and learning about the exciting trends in the rapidly changing landscape of the digital media industry.

VIEW Conference is the premiere international event in Italy on Computer Graphics, Interactive Techniques, Digital Cinema, 3D Animation, Gaming and VFX.

VIEW 2010 will continue to focus on exploring the increasingly fluid boundary between real and digital worlds. Through lectures, meetings, tributes, exhibits, screenings and demo presentations VIEW will reveal the new digital frontier sweeping from cinema to architecture, from automotive design to advertisement, from medicine to videogames.

The Entertainment Industry is going through a tsunami of change. It's almost impossible to know how to plan for the coming year, much less five years down the line. New technologies, globalization, shrinking post schedules and vast proliferation of new distribution platforms, almost on a daily basis, have dramatically affected how to plan for survival and success in the future. 

While the expanded use of technology both energizes and streamlines existing systems, it also creates new challenges and complexity that spirals up and down the production chain. Often these technologies upset the traditional status quo and create chaos as the cost and production benefits remain unproven. But eventually it pushes and changes business models as filmmakers tell their stories in increasingly creative and immersive ways, ultimately impacting the all important bottom line.

Globally competitive operations and markets relentlessly push companies to cut costs and streamline their operations while simultaneously producing more with less. How can we best navigate and adapt to this new reality? Is it best to affiliate or partner with one or more international entities? How can you create efficient worldwide pipelines without always starting from scratch and spending a fortune? How does one establish trust? 

As post schedules grow ever shorter, on time delivery of crucial elements needed to meet a movie’s marketing needs and even its opening date becomes riskier than ever. The risk is especially pronounced when it comes to tent-pole projects that have spent millions of dollars marketing the project over the course of months or even years. With these pressures growing on each and every project, will a huge blockbuster eventually miss its opening date? What will happen if it does? What impact does this relentless time constriction and ever expanding shot count have on companies and artists who work to meet those deadlines and demands? Is there an opportunity here or just more strain to survive? 

Fewer and fewer films are being made. The ones that are being made are mostly ‘branded’ properties. And distribution platforms are undergoing significant change -- traditional and IMAX movie theaters, phones, computers, kiosks and direct to home via Netflix and countless other ways are already part of the mix -- with more on the way. How does this impact you and how can you plan to compete successfully in the future? How can you capitalize on this? How will it impact your business? And how important is this?

How do you fit in? Now is not the time to stand still and do nothing. This is not the time to watch from the sidelines. This is not the time to become a dinosaur. How can we get Creatives,Technologists and those holding the purse strings to work together to create a future for us all?

motion 2010

Our annual event where pros in the film, broadcast and game industries, as well as top students, all come together to discuss trends, address relevant industry issues, and share their skills, work, and creative insights. 48 hours are spent together in an extraordinary atmosphere – an atmosphere designed to inspire.

motion presenters are renowned pros in the motion graphics, VFX, and animation industries. Past motion speakers include: Karin Fong from Imaginary Forces, Andrew Orloff from Zoic Studios, Synderela Peng from yU+co., legendary Disney animator, Dan Haskett, Michael Waldron and Eric van der Wilden from nailgun*, DUCK Studios director Jamie Caliri, Rod Basham from Imaginary Forces, Bill Lebeda and Bryan Thombs from Picture Mill, and screen designer visionary, Mark Coleran.

motion
october 17 & 18, 2010
historic KiMo theater
albuquerque, nm

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motion{u} provides full-day intensive sessions where participants can learn hands-on while working with elite pros in the industry. Through this small group experience, you will explore new techniques, expand your skill set, and be inspired.

Two motion{u} sessions will take place in conjunction with motion 2010.
motion{u} :: santa fe – october 16, 2010
motion{u} :: abq – october 19, 2010
http://motion.motion.tv/info/motionu/

New York Comic Con is the East Coast's biggest and most exciting popular culture convention. Our show floor plays host to the latest and greatest in comics, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, toys, movies, and television. Our panels and autograph sessions give fans a chance to interact with their favorite creators. Our screening rooms feature sneak peeks at films and television shows months before they hit either big or small screens. And with dedicated professional hours, New York Comic Con is a market place, bringing together the major players in the entertainment industry. New York Comic Con is the second largest pop culture convention in America and the only one that takes place in the comic book, publishing, media, and licensing capital of the world -- Gotham City.

23rd Annual VideoFest– Sept. 23-26, 2010

ANIMATION PROGRAMS

For press information:

Lisa Taylor

Taylor-Made Press

lisatmp@swbell.net or 214-914-1099

Dallas, TX – The 23rd Annual VideoFest will be at the Angelika Film Center Sept. 23-26,2010.  The oldest and largest video and film festival in the nation, VideoFest shows a diverse range of works by regional, national and international video and film artists that are hard to find at the local video store, the movie theater or on Netflix. Because VideoFest is different than a traditional film festival or just going to a movie, expect something different! For the third year in a row, the VideoFest will be presented thru I-Tunes. VideoFest is presented by Video Association of Dallas.

Patrons may purchase day passes ($25 or $35 depending on day) or All-Festival passes ($75) for over 150 programs making this Festival the best deal in town. Buy tickets online in advance or at the door day of show. Visit www.videofest.org for more information or call 214-428-8700.  Sponsors include HBO, Kodak, Texas Film Commission, Dallas Film Commission, Dallas Film Society, City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs, and Texas Commission on the Arts. 

 Schedule of Animated Films

Friday, Sept. 24, 2010

8:30 p.m. Cafe

Alone in the 475th

George Gantzer

Inspired by journals written amid World War II this animated short explores a subjective interpretation of a soldier's written words. As these journal entries are recited the filmmaker uses a mixture of animation and photographs to visualize a surreal experience based on the soldier's actual written words.

Friday, Sept. 24, 2010

8:30 p.m. Cafe

Lake

Sean Capone

LA ACM SIGGRAPH to screen 2010 SIGGRAPH Electronic Theater

The submissions of our Brazilian festival Animacursed - International Festival of Horror Animation is available now! 
 
Animacursed - International Festival of Horror Animation is dedicated to the promotion of the art of animation in Brazil and to the discovery and revealing of new films and new directors, within the universe of horror animation.
 
Vampire, saci, zombie, witch, wolfman, macabre clown, ghost and the supernatural are part of the imagery of horror. The Animacursed is the first international festival dedicated to Horror Animation. The horror is one of the more exciting theme of world cinema.

Now in its 37th year, the SIGGRAPH conference is the premier international event on computer graphics and interactive techniques. SIGGRAPH 2010 is expected to draw an estimated 25,000 professionals from five continents to Los Angeles, California

The SIGGRAPH conference attracts the most respected technical and creative people from all over planet Earth. The SIGGRAPH community includes people everywhere who are excited by research, science, art, animation, gaming, interactivity, education, and the web. SIGGRAPH 2010 is sponsored by The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), an educational and scientific society uniting the world's computing educators, researchers, and professionals to inspire dialogue, share resources and address the field's challenges.

The SIGGRAPH conference and exhibition is a five-day interdisciplinary educational experience including a three-day commercial exhibition that attracts hundreds of exhibitors from around the world. SIGGRAPH is widely recognized as the most prestigious forum for the publication of computer graphics research. In addition to SIGGRAPH's leading-edge technical program, the conference's installations provide close-up views of the latest in digital art, emerging technologies, and hands-on opportunities for creative collaboration.

The conference also hosts the international SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival, showcasing works from the world's most innovative and accomplished digital film and video creators. Juried and curated content includes outstanding achievements in time-based art, scientific visualization, visual effects, real-time graphics, and narrative shorts. Since 1999, the festival has been an official qualifying event for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Animated Short Film award.

Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, California, USA

Conference: 25 - 29 July (Sunday through Thursday)
Exhibition: 27 - 29 July (Tuesday through Thursday)

Pixar Artists Masterclass coming to Toronto!

VanArts is presenting a Masterclass in Animation & Story Development, with instructors Andrew Gordon and Matthew Luhn, both from Pixar Animation Studios.

The 2-day event takes place in Toronto, Canada this summer on June 18/19th.

MORE INFO:
http://www.vanarts.com/events/pixar-artists-masterclass-toronto

Thanks & see you there!