ABAI Fest is a celebration of animation, gaming and VFX. The event is held in the JN Tata Auditorium on the IISC Campus. The daylong conference and exposition brings together professionals from the animation, gaming and VFX industries. Presented by ABAI, the event is an opportunity to explore solutions for all animation related needs under one roof, in a collaborative environment. For more information, visit www.bangaloreanimation.org/.

Each year, the Priyadarshni Academy acknowledges and honors the outstanding contributions of national and international dignitaries engaged in the advancement of varied disciplines, which promote service to humanity and the betterment of society.

This year, Priyadarshni Academy

ASIFA India and TASI are hosting a full day of events in celebration of International Animation Day. Beginning at 2:00 pm at the Tata Theater at Nariman Point, the event will feature classic shorts, a MONSTER HOUSE sneak peek, interactive sketching and acting sessions, puppet show, studio reels, commercials, gaming demos and movie trailers. The event will also offer various books and DVD on animation for attendees to purchase. For more information, visit www.asifa.in.

A first of its kind animation gaming VFX event at Bangalore. An opportunity to learn from the industry's best names and international studios and experimenting with the new and celebrating the success of the animation industry in India. "WE MAKE THINGS HAPPEN IF YOU THINK LAST YEAR WAS BIG - GET READY FOR A MUCH BIGGER EVENT THIS YEAR JOIN US FOR EXCLUSIVE PRESENTATION ON MAKING OF SHREK BY DREAMWORKS ANIMATION. LITTLE KRISHNA BY ANIRIGHTS, SIVAJI BY PRASAD LAB. TARARUMPUM BY VCL, AND A HOST OF WORKSHOPS ON ANIMATION, GAMING ANDF VFX. BY INDUSTRY LEADERS. Venue: JN TATA auditorium - IISC Palce Bangalore, India Early Bird Price : professional - 1000/- student - 500 ( till 25th august 2007).So, Hurry, seats are limited....

TASI Viewers Choice Awards (3 Categories):

Professional Short Films (TRT 10 minutes)
Student Short Films
Professional Ad Commercials

Films shortlisted by professionals and awards decided by live audience vote.

DVD format -- no entry fee
Content created after April 2007.

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

The Eurographics Animation Theater is open to all submissions taking advantage of computers to produce original and creative animation shorts as well as compelling scientific demos. Enter the competition for the 1000 Euro prize, sponsored by Pixar! Additional awards will be made to the best entries in the three submission categories (3D, 2D, Mixed media) and for the best Student Entry. Depending on the number of submissions, the jury may decide to award best entries in specialized areas such as: Scientific Demo, Independent Short Film, Commercials, Real-Time Animation, Feature Film, Making-of. The results will be announced at the EG05 Awards session on September 2nd in Dublin, Ireland.

* IMPORTANT DATES -
Submission date: FRIDAY, 22ND OF APRIL, 2005
Notification: FRIDAY, 20TH OF MAY, 2005
Final versions due:WEDNESDAY, 15TH OF JUNE, 2005

All details at: http://isg.cs.tcd.ie/eg2005/cfa.html

Virtuality Conference is the international trade show for digital cinema, virtual reality, computer-generated imaging, 3D animation and special effects, now in its sixth edition. It annually hosts Italian and foreign operators in the computer-generated imaging and special effects sector; this year sees the presence of Michael Elson of the Moving Picture Company; Alberto Menache of Sony Picture Imageworks; Michael Shantzis of Pixar Animation Studios; Luca Prasso from PDI, and Paul Debevec, expert in 3D synthetic lighting techniques and director of the Institute for Creative Technology at USC-University of Southern California. For more information, visit www.virtualityconference.it/.

The fourth edition of IFF (Imaginaria Film Festival) is supported by the Directorate for Cultural Policies of the City of Conversano and the Puglia Region and University of Bari and is becoming an important appointment for independent cinema, on a national and international level. The event is set up to help develop collaboration networks between the main production and distribution companies. It serves as a great chance for independent filmmakers to present their original works to the Italian audience. More 65 works will be selected for the competition. The program will include retrospective events and seminars concerning various aspects of the world of cinema. In the four previous editions, special prizes have been granted to Marco Bellocchio, Luigi Lo Cascio, Maya Sansa and Marcello Prayer. For more information, visit www.imaginariafilmfestival.org.

Virtuality Conference is the international trade show for digital cinema, virtual reality, computer-generated imaging, 3D animation and special effects, now in its 7th edition. It annually hosts Italian and foreign operators in the computer-generated imaging and special effects sector; this year sees the presence of Michael Elson of the Moving Picture Company; Alberto Menache of Sony Picture Imageworks; Michael Shantzis of Pixar Animation Studios; Luca Prasso from PDI, and Paul Debevec, expert in 3D synthetic lighting techniques and director of the Institute for Creative Technology at USC-University of Southern California. For more information, visit www.virtualityconference.it/.