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.

China Xiamen Animation Film Festival 2010

In order to promote the animation industry, approved by the Xiamen City Government, hosted by the Xiamen Municipal Government, organized by Organizing committee of 2010 Xiamen International animation festival, the 2010 Xiamen International animation festival will be held in the city of Xiamen from November 4th-7th, 2010. The events are including the Competition of Cyber Sousa Animation Work, Xiamen Animation Forum, films screening, and some other family-supporting activities such as Animation works and technology exhibition, Cosplay performance and E-sports competition.

The competition of Cyber Sousa Animation Works in Xiamen International Animation Festival is the best authoritative and influential event in Chinese Animation Industry that supported by government, industry and academies. With the idea of New Thought, New Art, New Technology, New Industry sparked by the Competition, it encourages the creation of original works actively. In order to promote the development of Chinese original Animation Industry, we are strived to searching the excellent works or talents by appraising through comparison among the domestic and overseas Animation woks. With the slogan of sticking to Chinese national feature and establishing the international Brand, we are trying to create international famous awards in the Competition for Cyber Sousa Animation Work and to setup an exchange platform for International Animation in Xiamen, from which International excellent Animation Works tend to China while Chinese excellent Animation Works tend to the world.

While the Competition for Cyber Sousa Animation Work emphasizes the international Animation exchange, it insists on the specialization and international judging standard. Base itself upon domestic and scan widely on the global, it encourages the original works and searches the fresh power, which promotes the development of Chinese Animation Industry harmoniously.

The Competition will also promote the development of the fresh products as Animation Filmstrip, Experimental Animation, and Animation by the Mobile powerfully. On the one hand, Popular Animation is deep to the heart, on the other hand, the fresh blood and strength will come to Animation Industry which lacks of talents extremely.

As China cultural and creative industry trade exchanges and cooperation platform, we believe that this competition will be the activity of far-reaching significance in the history of China animation industry. We hope that the Xiamen International animation festival will be included in the major international competitions authorized by ASIFA, though training, with participation and concern from both domestic and international enterprises and fans in animation field.

Just a few days left to submit your film at  http://www.cybersousa.org/en/index.asp       

Deadline entries: 15 September, 2010

How to apply：The entry form for this competition is available at http://www.cybersousa.org/en/registerReady.asp

Please send your films in video-DVD format to Xiamen before 15 September, 2010 to the below address:

Organization Committee of Xiamen International animation festival
608 Floor, Administrative Building, Xiamen Software Park,33 Guanri Road,
Xiamen, 361008 ,China.

After the very successful 2010 Edition, I'VE SEEN FILMS International Film Festival announced, along with its founder, international artist Rutger Hauer, that the Festival’s 4th Edition will be held from October 5 to 14, 2011 in Milan, Italy.

The deadline to submit films for the 2011 I'VE SEEN FILMS International Film Festival is Monday, April 11, 2011

The 2011 Festival edition competition also anticipates the submission of feature and short films in stereoscopic 3D format.

The competition categories as follows: Fiction, Animation, Experimental, Documentary and Videoclip, which include various sections such as: "Children Are Watching Us", "Things Women Don't Tell", "Dreams and Needs", "Poor But Beautiful", "His Master's Voice".

In addition, there is also a section dedicated to Social Awareness issues, as well as one that deals with themes and images from the Arts, called "Art e-Motion" (painting, sculpture, theater, poetry and literature).

Submission forms, Call for Entry document and complete information regarding eligibility and entry rules and regulations are available at:  www.icfilms.org/eng/regulations.asp

The I'VE SEEN FILMS International Film Festival was founded in 2007 by Rutger Hauer and the goal is to promote, both on a world-wide basis, and through the internet streaming medium, the works of filmmakers desiring powerful exposure and visibility to their films.

The I'VE SEEN FILMS Festival stands out among other film festivals because the film authors can have their works screened in digital high definition. This professional approach allows a superlative high-quality projection which, during the past editions, gathered enthusiastic praises from the audience and film authors alike.

I'VE SEEN FILMS provides a unique platform for up-and-coming filmmakers to demonstrate their artistic capabilities and for the public to recognize their talent. A prestigious Jury of internationally-known film experts enhances the complexity and uniqueness of this Festival.

In an agreement between I'VE SEEN FILMS and Microcinema Digital Network, the competing films are aired via satellite in the 170 theaters of this digital network.

Furthermore, the I'VE SEEN FILMS Internet Contest offers film authors additional exposure to their works, by the assignment of Internet Audience and Internet Jury awards. The 2010 edition totaled 278 online competing works (from 58 countries), that received a staggering number of more than 2,000,000 views.

For the competing film authors, in the true I'VE SEEN FILMS tradition, the Award Evening will evolve into an unforgettable moment that makes them the real protagonists of the Festival.

Mundos Digitales is an International Animation Short Films Festival that includes several conferences on animation, VFX, videogames and digital architecture.

Mundos Digitales is a reference professional forum which hold conferences from the most prestigious professionals from major international companies related to this fields that they can present the most interesting projects of the year.

It includes as well a short film festival.

VIEW Conference | A Future in 3D

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.

VIEW Conference & Fest – This year’s topics

Videogames, 3D Cinema, Medical Imaging, Automotive Design

Call for entries

Send us your works for the VIEW Award 2011:

World Wide Short Competition Using 3D Animation and VFX - Deadline September 15th.

Papers, Video and Artworks

Deadline August 31st.

2011 4th Seoul Digital Media City Culture Open
DMC International
Seoul Digital Media Content International Festival
Sep. 29th, 2011 ~ Oct. 12th, 2011 Digital Media City in Seoul, Korea

DMC International (Digital Media Content International Festival)
DMC International is an international competition to promote the innovative uses of new media technologies for the digital audiovisual content and art works. DMC International values a critical perspective on contemporary developments in media, and it focuses on the projects for future media environment, where media, art and technology intersect.

KGIT, in conjunction with Seoul City and media industries in DMC, is organizing ‘DMC International’ and hoping to establish the global community.

Seoul, Korea
South Korea is among the world’s most technologically advanced countries and Seoul, the capital city, is widely known as the tech capital of the world. South Korean culture is also gaining significant popularity throughout the world. Technology and culture have become one of the major capitals of the country.

Digital Media City of Seoul
Located in a gateway to the northwestern region of Seoul, Digital Media City (DMC) is a state-of-the-art digital media and entertainment cluster, established by Seoul City Government. DMC, where KGIT(Korean German Institute of Technology) is located, is the high-tech complex, housing all of the major broadcasting companies, film industries, entertainment businesses, leading IT companies and Telco.

CALL FOR ENTRIES Submission deadline: August 31th, 2011

CATEGORIES
CATEGORY I: NEW-TV COMPETITION (4 sections)
· YOU-TV        : Media Content produced with Mobile Devices, DSLRs, or other personal devices
· I-TV             : Media Content produced for Smart TV and IPTV
· 3D-TV          : 3D stereoscopic videos
· VFX-TV         : Media content produced by the integration of live-action footage and CGI, Motion Graphics or Animation.
CATEGORY II: ART + TECH COMPETITION (2 sections)
·  DIGITAL MEDIA ART : Digital media art works which utilizes a variety of advanced media technology including but not limited to interactive technology, AR, physical computing, and/or robotics.
·  MEDIA FAÇADE : Single channel and interactive content in order to be performed in various media façades in DMC area.      

AWARDS  - THE INTERNATIONAL JURY GIVES OVER THE FOLLOWING AWARDS IN COMPETITION
· Best Award in each category accompanied with cash prize of $2,000 USD
· More awards given by the festival’s sponsoring companies.

IMPORTANT DATES
· Submission Dates:  Aug. 1st, 2011 ~ Aug. 31st, 2011
· Screening and Exhibition:  Sep. 29th, 2011 ~ Oct. 12th, 2011 KGIT Center and vicinity in DMC, Seoul, Korea
· Notification of acceptance for the screening and exhibition:  no later than Sep. 7th, 2011
· Awards Announcement Ceremony: Sep. 30th, 2011 5pm at KGIT Research Center 4th fl. Cinema Hall

SUBMISSION
Online and Mail Received during Aug. 1st, 2011 ~ Aug. 31st, 2011
For submission guideline and entry form, visit the official website (www.dmc-i.org)

CONTACT

Information: +82.10.3050.9905 or +82.10.6268.7534, kgit.dmci@gmail.com
Festival Office:
1601 Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu,
KGIT Research Center #1324
Digital Media City,
Seoul, South Korea (Korean Postal Code 121-270)

Visit www.iafistanbul.com for more information.

Entries from students + professionals are invited for PHOTOGRAPHY | GRAPHICS DESIGN | ANIMATION DESIGN categories to participate in 2nd Annual Global Photography + Graphics Festival-2012. For details kindly follow the link.

http://educationexpo.tv/awards/awards.aspx

Universidad ORT Uruguay, organizer of FIA'12, is pleased to invite animators, producers and specially students and graduates of animation schools to present works to be selected for an exhibition and subsequent awarding between the 22nd and the 23rd October 2012 in Montevideo, Uruguay.

3DStudio.nl is presenting the international modo gathering event: MOGA on October 26. MOGA is for people working in the Media & Entertainment industry, specialized in visualization and animation. The aim of MOGA is to bring modo specialists, users and other people who are interested together in an informal setting. MOGA is all about sharing knowledge. Prominent modo specialists will give workshops and presentations and share their tips & tricks and showcases. MOGA will be held in Florin at Utrecht. 

Powerful
modo is a powerful 3D program. It delivers character animation, dynamics, retopology, modelling and rendering advances plus a wide variety of workflow enhancements. It’s a uniquely creative tool for artists and designers. modo has so many features, that it can easily compete with other 3D programs. The price of modo is low.

For more information: www.modogathering.com.

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