Connichi 2004 is Germany's largest anime conventions. The event celebrates everything anime including films, manga and music. As part of the event, there will be an AMV competition. An AMV is a music video edited by a fan of Japanese animation with anime sequences. For more information about the event visit http://www.connichi.de. More details about the AMV contest can be found at http://amv-contest.animedownload.de.

Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) is an exciting World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) open standard enabling high-quality, dynamic, interactive, stylable graphics to be delivered over the Web using accessible, human-readable XML. SVG can be delivered to mobile phones, PDAs, and desktop computers.

At the SVG Open 2004 Conference you will have the opportunity to learn about the SVG standard, how to use it to create effective and compelling Web content, techniques for developing SVG software solutions, and the latest developments from the W3C. You will meet the authors of the SVG specifications and the creators of SVG applications in person, and you will have the opportunity to provide your own input for future development. At the SVG Open 2004 Exhibition, you will get a chance to see the newest SVG applications and tools at work, and you will hear early announcements of upcoming SVG product releases. SVG Open 2004 courses will enlighten you on SVG, XML and related standards, graphic design and Web application design. Courses will be available at both introductory and advanced levels, in order to serve the needs of all conference attendees.

ICEC 2004
September 1-3, 2004
The 3rd International Conference on Entertainment Computing conference is the most prestigious conference in the new emerging field of entertainment computing. You are cordially invited to participate. Worldwide leading experts from academia and industry will present their newest insights, products and demonstrations.
Deadline for paper submission: March 20, 2004

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refocus-now is hosting its 2005 Calendar Competition featuring the best photography, digital imaging and mixed media work being used in advertising, design and the publishing market sectors. The calendar will be published in autumn with each of the competition winners receiving 20 copies for their own use. The remainder will be distributed to commercial art buyers, art directors and designers and sold from the refocus-now Website. The four categories cover all four seasons and entrants can interpret the theme for each category however they wish. The judges will be looking for strong, inspired and imaginative imagery that capture the spirit of each season. For further details and guidelines, visit http://www.refocus-now.co.uk.

This class is designed for artists and photographers who want to explore the possibilities offered by digital image making. Attendees will discover how to use Adobe Photoshop for the creation of still imagery, image/text artwork, digital collage and digitally processed images. They will also learn how to prepare images for print, Web and video applications. Topics include paint tools, selections, editing, text, transformations, patterns, adjustments, layers, filters, palettes, file types/image modes and scanning.

The class will be taught by Rex Bruce. Los Angeles Center for Digital Art is located at 5723 Melrose Avenue, Suite 202, Los Angeles, California 90038. The price for the workshop is $195. It will run from 10:00 am - 6:00 pm. For more information, visit www.lacda.com/classes/photoshop.html or call (323) 646 9427.

HypeFest is a unique festival that links independent ideas with commercial creativity, boasting an attendance of more than 1,000 filmgoers, which showcases more than 80 original short-subject works from filmmakers around the world. The weekend-long screenings and festivities conclude with an awards show. HypeFest is accepting short films (40 minutes or less), commercials, music videos and promos for competition screening. Early Entry Fee is $35; Student (w/ID): $20 with a deadline of February 16, 2003. For more information, visit www.hypefest.com.

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The next StoryBoard Pitch Night is with a guest Christian Roman, who has been involved in animation for almost 12 years. His major credits include storyboards and storyboard supervisor on THE SIMPSONS from 1995-98, designing and directing two seasons of the series DISNEY'S FILLMORE! on ABC Kids and serving as director/co-exec producer on a new series for Disney Channel called AMERICAN DRAGON: NYC. The pitch list thus far is as follows: 1) Amanda Ricketts 2) Alareece DiAndrea 3) Christa L. Percival 4) Vaughn Johnson 5) Joanne LeCoque The event runs for 7:00 to 10:00 pm at The American Animation Institute, 4729 Lankershim Blvd. For more information or to get on the pitch list, e-mail frankenchrista@earthlink.net or call Christa at (323) 664-2711.