At first, in 2002, university student founded. And then it has been organized in 2003. In 2004, student organized the festival again. Then IAF and Turkish Cartoon Foundation combined to organize the festival. First two festivals were national with Turk animators. The third one has international films and competitors. And this year we are organizing 4th Istanbul International Animation Festival.

Festival have two section. One of sections is workshops and conferences. Professional animators and special effect artists tell animation industry and some experiences. Second section of festival is a competition. Istanbul Animation and Special Effect Short Film Competition appliance open for everybody. Therefore we can see Turkish animations, and young animators were encouraged.

5D GOES TO THE 2012 BERLINALE TALENT FESTIVALFEBRUARY 13TH BERLIN, GERMANY
The 5D Institute is excited to announce, for our second year, a unique event at the Berlin Film Festival. In partnership with the Berlinale Talent Campus, 5D will curate a panel discussion and masterclass on the nature of design process and the practice of world building for digital narrative media.After the success of the 5D ”Play as Process” panel and workshop at the 2011 Berlinale Talent Campus, the 5D Institute will again be part of the Talent Campus, curating 2 panels for the 2012 edition.

This illustrious panel of designers and artists will explain how screenwriters, filmmakers, designers and producers can create unique visual worlds as the settings for their films.  Our world is the product of millennia of visionary designs, inventions, and creations by imaginative thinkers who have envisioned the possibilities beyond the limits of current reality. Designers who are tasked with creating entirely new worlds and alternate universes must be able to think freely and into the unknown in order to imagine and render these narrative worlds. The discussion will connect a holistic conception of immersive design to a new process of creative collaboration, using the powerful link between the digital workspace, a non-linear work flow, and a new understanding of virtual production.

5D|09 The Immersive Design Conference will take place October 1-3, 2009 on the campus of California State University, Long Beach, co-produced by the Art Directors Guild and the University Art Museum.

Last year’s event, which united 1,000 diversified entertainment industry professionals and students, explored the latest ideas in the practice of immersive design from such speakers as Henry Jenkins (MIT), Gore Verbinski (director), Paola Antonelli (MOMA), Mike Benson (ABC Ent.) and Sebastian Sylwan (Autodesk), among others.

For more information about 5D visit: www.5dconference.com.

The Visual Effects Society (VES) presents the 2007 VES Awards, a celebration of the best in visual effects. The 5th annual event will be held at the Kodak Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland. Dennis Muren will received the VES Award for Lifetime Achievement this year.

Awards categories include: Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture; Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture; Outstanding Visual Effects in a Televised Miniseries, Movie or a Special; Outstanding Visual Effects in a Televised Series; Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial; Outstanding Visual Effects in a Music Video; Best Single Visual Effect of the Year; Outstanding Character Animation in a Live Action Motion Picture; Outstanding Character Animation in an Animated Motion Picture; Outstanding Character Animation in a Live Action Televised Program, Music Video or Commercial; Outstanding Character Animation in an Animated Televised Program, Music Video or Commercial; Outstanding Special Effects in Service to Visual Effects in a Motion Picture; Outstanding Special Effects in Service to Visual Effects in a Televised Program, Music Video or Commercial; Outstanding Matte Painting in a Motion Picture; Outstanding Matte Painting in a Televised Program, Music Video or Commercial; Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Motion Picture; Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Televised Program, Music Video or Commercial; Outstanding Visual Effects Photography in a Motion Picture; Outstanding Visual Effects Photography in a Televised Program, Music Video or Commercial; Outstanding Compositing in a Motion Picture; Outstanding Compositing in a Televised Program, Music Video or Commercial; Outstanding Performance by a Male or Female Actor in an Effects Film; and Outstanding Performance by a Male or Female Actor in a Televised Program, Music Video or Commercial.

Founded in 1997, the Visual Effects Society is comprised of distinguished visual effects artists and technologists who are professionally committed to the specialized industry of visual effects. The society provides its members with a platform for communication, education and recognition of the current and future state of the visual effects industry. Society headquarters are located in Santa Monica, California with approximately 850 global members. For more information contact the VES at 2308 Broadway, Santa Monica, California 90404; tel: (310) 315-6055; Email: rules@vesawards.com or Web: www.vesawards.com.

The International Trade Fair for Motion Picture Technology is a bi-annual international meeting point of the film sector. In 2002, 3,127 visitors from 49 countries attended the event. Participation in the film industry's specialist trade fair is expected from the fields of camera and grip technology, production of film stock, lighting and sound, post-production and digital film editing, set decoration and accessories, technical aids, as well as services, institutes, organizations and publishing houses. Leading developers, producers and suppliers like ARRI, Band Pro, Chrosziel, Dedo Weigert, Eurotech, FGV Schmiedle, Gecko-Cam, Grip Factory, Kodak, Licht Technik Hagenbach und Grill, Movie-Tech, Panther, P+S Technik, Power Gems, Preston Cinema Systems, Sachtler, Tamuz and Videor Technical will be presenting their latest range of products. Again in 2004, the cinec award will be presented for outstanding achievements in different fields of the film sector on the trade fair. The award will be presented by the Bavarian Society for Advancement of Film Technology (FGF), whose members are renowned companies and organizations of the film industry. For more information, visit http://www.cinec.de.

Your look into the future of imaging starts November 18 as the industry's most innovative minds from around the world meet for 6Sight 2008. As visual communication advances in new and previously unimaginable ways, 6Sight explores industry challenges, proposes dynamic solutions, and lets business leaders like you plan for new opportunities. The 6Sight Future of Imaging Conference examines how cutting-edge imaging technologies and the new ways they are being used are transforming people's lives in their personal, work and community spheres. It explores future directions for devices used to capture, display and manage digital still and video images, and the drivers and implications of the explosion of user-generated visual content. Innovative technologies and services are featured and demonstrated - often for the first time in a public setting. Senior executives from the imaging, technology and telecommunications industries; leading scientists; academics; investors; and others who are shaping the future of imaging share their perspective and knowledge in a dynamic and informal environment. One of technology's revolutionary voices, Guy Kawasaki kicks off 6Sight 2008 with the AIE Official Business Session Keynote Address. Kawasaki is a founding partner and entrepreneur-in-residence at Garage Technology Ventures. He is also the co-founder of Alltop.com, an "online magazine rack" of popular topics on the Web.

The sixth annual Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge is now underway. Co-sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the journal SCIENCE, the flagship publication of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the Visualization Challenge is a prestigious competition to find the photographs, illustrations, and digital media that best communicate science, engineering, and technology for education and journalistic purposes. Last year's winning entries were as diverse and imaginative as any yet received. They took us in close to see how nicotine creates cravings, how muscles work, how wires can heal themselves, and even what lies behind our noses. They helped us learn physics, mathematics, and the progression of breast cancer. They took us up 18 kilometers to the top of Hurricane Bonnie and down to the delicate structures of sea moss from Cape Breton Island. They even slowed time to a standstill, revealing the beautiful complexity of a bat's flight. Winning entries will be published in a special section of the Sept. 26, 2008 issue of SCIENCE and Science Online and on NSF's website. The entry deadline is May 31, 2008. For rules, entry forms, and more information, see www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/scivis.

The 7th International Bitfilm Festival for Digital Film has reinvented itself. All selected films can be watched online. Netsurfers are encouraged to recommend them to each other, generating virus effects. The global Internet community will thus decide about the Bitfilm Awards in a

Visit www.iafistanbul.com for more information.

The 8th Hollywood Film Festival is a celebration of the art of film. The event features a three-day Hollywood conference from Oct. 15-17, featuring networking with Hollywood pros. Each year top executives, producers, agents and others from such companies as Columbia/TriStar, Paramount, Walt Disney, Miramax, New Line, Fox Searchlight, the Samuel Goldwyn Co., NBC, Overseas Filmgroup, CAA, ICM, Metropolitan, William Morris, Writers & Artists, and many others, participate as panelists. HFF screens the finalist features, documentaries and shorts. Festival parties and special events include an Opening Night Premiere and a Closing Night Premiere. The Hollywood Movie Awards Ceremony takes place on the final day of the festival. The event also offers a screenwriting contest. For more information contact the Hollywood Film Festival at 433 N. Camden Drive, Suite 600, Beverly Hills, California 90210, tel: (310) 288-1882, or visit www.hollywoodfilmfestival.com.