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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. Beno

The Toronto Animated Image Society is hosting its annual holiday party. This year's party will also include our first-ever silent auction. Start your holiday season up right at the only party in town where you can get cool holiday gifts and drink eggnog at the same time. The party will take place at the National Film Board from 7:00 to 11:00 pm. For more information, call (416) 533-7889, visit e-mail: Tais@bellnet.ca or visit www.awn.com/tais.

Massive 2005 is a full-day conference and tradeshow showcasing eBusiness tools for SMEs and tech-toys for work. Through a combination of informative presentations and more than 100 interactive displays, this event will educate business professionals in an entertaining and refreshing environment. The event will take place at SCIENCE WORLD, 1455 Quebec Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada. To learn more, contact Shana Korotash at BC TIA by e-mailing skorotash@bctia.org or calling (604) 602-5232.

Age: Grades 13 & above



Beginners Welcome!





Stop Motion is animaton that uses, puppets, claymation, moving lego men etc . Movies like "A Nightmare Before Christmas", "James and the Giant Peach", and shows like "Wallace and Grommit", "Gumby", and "Thunderbirds" all use stop-motion animation.



Learn how to create your own stop-motion animation shorts in this 10 day program. Students will work together on a project that will end with a completed film.



Students completing this workshop will have a demo reel of the finished product, invaluable in applying to arts and animation programs.





Instructor: Jason Thompson

Jason is a well-known stop-motion animator and director.



Start Date: December 27, 2005

End Date: January 7, 2006

Duration: 10 Days

Cost: $1500 ($1300 + $200 for materials)

Students in 24 countries will have the opportunity to test their skills in a number of creative endeavors and, perhaps, get a jump-start on their careers with a prestigious award from Adobe Systems.

Adobe has this date issued a call for entries for the sixth annual Adobe Design Achievement Awards for promising students in graphic design, photography, illustration, animation, digital filmmaking and computer arts.

The competition is open to students using Adobe software like Creative Suite 2 for their projects. There will be a total of nine categories. Originality and effectiveness in communicating objectives will be the main criteria for judging, the company said.

Judging will be in May and finalists will be contacted shortly afterwards. Finalists will receive a trip to Toronto for the final awards. Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in Toronto on July 20. Each winner receives $5,000 in cash and a selection of Adobe products.

Judges include Leslie Beeler of Second Story; Rodolphe Guenoden of Dreamworks Animation; Diti Katona of Concrete Design Communications; Masamichi Udagawa of Antenna Design New York Inc; and Jan Wilker of karlssonwilker, inc.

For more information, visit www.adobe.com/education.

The 6th Annual Toronto Online Film Festival shall showcase the most exciting cutting-edge movies and music created by independent artists from around the world. In addition, the event shall offer budding production teams, seasoned veterans and individual content creators an ideal point in time to participate in expert seminar panels, innovative technology exhibitions and nightly parties.

Advanced Digital Art Production Techniques (ADAPT) is launching the first edition of a new conference aimed to bring world leading international & local digital art masters under one roof in Montreal. Presented by Digital 04 studios, the ADAPT 2006 Conference will take place Sept. 23-24 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. The ADAPT 2006 Conference will allow concept artists, modelers, riggers, animators and the like an opportunity to expand their capabilities and stimulate innovation by exposing them to the latest and most advanced digital art techniques used by the most acclaimed artists from Montreal to Hollywood and around the world. In addition to the conferences, participants will have the opportunity to meet with artists, attend an autograph signing session & network at the official ADAPT 2006 Conference cocktail mixer on the Hyatt Regency Hotel roof top terrace overlooking Montreal's skyline. Participants will also have the opportunity to showcase their portfolio and obtain a review by renowned artists. Finally, recruiters from leading companies in the industry will be conducting interviews. The artist line-up includes: * Syd Mead (BLADE RUNNER, TRON, ALIENS) * Jason Spencer-Galsworthy (CHICKEN RUN, WALLACE & GROMMIT, FLUSHED AWAY) * James Clyne (BATTLE ANGEL, X-MEN: THE LAST STAND, CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, WAR OF THE WORLDS, MINORITY REPORT, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: AI) * Christian Lorenz Scheurer (THE MATRIX, WHAT DREAMS MAY COME, TITANIC, DARK CITY, EA

Digital 04 Studios announced the return of its popular conference in Montreal geared toward the digital art industry. Named Advanced Digital Art Production Techniques (//ADAPT), the conference will feature more than 20 digital art masters, world famous film, vfx and videogame studios.

This year, the //ADAPT 2007 Conference will once again be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel Montreal, on Sept. 24-28. In addition to the master classes, the four-day event will feature new programs and activities such as the //ADAPT Theater and the //ADAPT Art Expo, designed to promote and inspire artists and display the amazing art work developed in leading films, vfx and videogame productions worldwide.

Throughout the next few weeks, stay tuned to the new www.adaptmontreal.com website for program information and registration.

Last year, the //ADAPT 2006 conference registered 900 attendees from all over the world, nearly exceeding capacity. Thirty percent of attendees came from Asia, Europe and the U.S., and were made up of artists, students, film and videogame developers.

Master classes were given by numerous world-renowned artists, such as Syd Mead, Scott Robertson, Iain McCaig and Mark Goerner, who featured their work and art production techniques. In addition to the training, attendees had the opportunity to network & interview with major studios, such as, DreamWorks Animation SKG, Industrial Light & Magic, Lucas Arts, Ubisoft, Electronic Arts, Artificial Mind and Movement (A2M), Beenox and Hybride.

Marc Petit, vp, Autodesk, Media and Ent., stated during his address at the Saturday evening cocktail mixer, "Montreal is the center of the CG universe. ADAPT gives the international 3D community the opportunity to learn from a number of leading artists and network within the industry."

Digital 04 Studios, created for artists by artists, is the corporate entity presenting and organizing the //ADAPT Conference. Co-founded by Jean-Eric H