Anibar International Animation Festival – Call for Entries
The 3rd annual Anibar Animation Festival is pleased to announce that the Call for Entries is now open. We invite all filmmakers to submit their animated films for consideration. The call is open till Saturday, June 30, 2012.
A link to the online application form is available here.
Additionally, films may be submitted using the online submission platform Reelport.

Anibar is scheduled for August 22nd - 27th 2012 in Peja, Kosovo.

A Look at the Fast-paced World of VFX in Advertising
Are you curious about what it’s like to work in visual effects for the advertising industry? Would you like to know more about the skills required to work in this exciting, fast-paced part of the VFX world? Spend an evening at Escape Studios on Thursday, March 15, 2012 with The Mill’s John Leonti as he discusses the commercials VFX pipeline. Check out the behind-the-scenes work for the VES award-nominated spot “Immersion” for Mattel’s Hot Wheels, and the backstory behind Playstation’s cult-phenomena “Michael”. 

John will reveal all, including how you can be in the hot seat, working on high profile commercials such as these. Bring your appetite for knowledge, and plenty of questions. 

Free Online Training When You Attend
As part of this event, Escape Studios will give you a unique opportunity to brush up on some of the essential skills required to work in VFX for free. That’s right; all those who attend will receive 30-days free access to our entire Maya Essentials online course. This course contains materials and resources to suit all skill levels, and will particularly benefit those taking their first steps to work in this industry as well as junior artists and runners.

Please note that this event is limited to recent graduates and students. If you are a professional, we will call you closer to the date of the event to confirm whether or not we have space available for you.

A Look at the Fast-paced World of VFX in Advertising
Are you curious about what it’s like to work in visual effects for the advertising industry? Would you like to know more about the skills required to work in this exciting, fast-paced part of the VFX world? Spend an evening at Escape Studios on Thursday, March 15, 2012 with The Mill’s John Leonti as he discusses the commercials VFX pipeline. Check out the behind-the-scenes work for the VES award-nominated spot “Immersion” for Mattel’s Hot Wheels, and the backstory behind Playstation’s cult-phenomena “Michael”. 

John will reveal all, including how you can be in the hot seat, working on high profile commercials such as these. Bring your appetite for knowledge, and plenty of questions. 

Free Online Training When You Attend
As part of this event, Escape Studios will give you a unique opportunity to brush up on some of the essential skills required to work in VFX for free. That’s right; all those who attend will receive 30-days free access to our entire Maya Essentials online course. This course contains materials and resources to suit all skill levels, and will particularly benefit those taking their first steps to work in this industry as well as junior artists and runners.

"Them Greeks...!" is an animated short film being made - over the internet - by artists from around the world.  Please check out our online Funding Campaign through IndieGoGo and claim some of the great gifts we have created for our Funders!  http://www.indiegogo.com/Them-Greeks-1

Thank you!

Spyros Tsiounis (Director);  Cindy Rangle, Phillip Williams,  Daniel Zizmor (Producers) ..."Them Greeks...!"

Postponed to 15 January 2012, the deadline to participate at the ninth edition of Cortoons, International Festival of Short Animated Films.

This year, it will be from 14 to 18 March 2012, in the usual venue at the Palladium Theater, in Rome.

The competition categories are 7: Italian Short Films, International Short Films 1-4 minutes, 4-20 minutes Shorts International; Shorts Schools, Videoclips, VFX.

- The subject is free

- There is no fee

- The films must be made after1st January 2010

- All-animation techniques are eligible

- The deadline is on 1st January 2012

- The Festival is free of charge

Download the entry form from the website www.cortoons.it in the section: 'Registration and Regulation'

Contact us at:

info@cortoons.it

produzione@cortoons.it

CALL FOR ENTRIES - CORTOONS FESTIVAL 2012

Cortoons, International Animated Film Festival, is opening registrations for its ninth edition, that will be held next March 2012 (14-18th) at Palladium Theatre in Rome (Italy).

The competition’s categories are seven:

Italian Short movie ; International Short movie from 1 to 4 minutes and from 4 to 20 minutes; Graduation Film; VFX ; Videoclip ; Feature Film

The subject is free.
Admission free.
All techniques of animation accepted.
The short films must be realized after 1st of January 2010
Deadline: 1st of Genuary 2012

The festival is totally free

WE PREFER ITALIAN OR (AT LEAST) ENGLISH SUBTITLED MOVIES

To download the entry form and for further informations visit:
http://www.cortoons.it/

Contacts:

info@cortoons.it

redazione@cortoons.it


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PipelineFX is proud to offer certification training on Qube! render farm management software. The Qube! Certified Administrator (QCA) certification validates the ability to install, configure, manage, and troubleshoot render farms used in digital media production. The curriculum is designed for technical support staff, render pipeline engineers, Qube! reseller implementation and pre-sales engineers, IT consultants implementing Qube! for render farms, R&D engineers, render wranglers and IT personnel charged with deploying and/or managing a render farm. Training includes extensive hands-on lab time.

* Course size is limited so make your reservations now. Contact your Qube! reseller or your PipelineFX territory manager today to reserve your seat.

* Commercial/Government – $1,600.00 per seat
* Full-time Education Faculty and Staff – $800.00 per seat

March 14 & 15, 2012 – Los Angeles CA USA
Location: RFX
748 Seward Street, Hollywood, CA 90038
Phone: (323) 962-7400
Dates: March 14 & 15 (Wed & Thurs)
Host Contact: Cliff Edson
Email: cliff@rfx.com

Tricky Women is the first and only festival of animated film that is dedicated exclusively to animation by women. The festival offers an international competition of animated short films realized by female artists and produced in 2010 or 2011.
 
The 9th edition of Tricky Women AnimationFilmFestival will take place in Vienna 14th - 18th March, 2012.

The deadline for applications for the preliminary selection is October 21th, 2011.

Awards:
Tricky Women Award of the City of Vienna worth 4,000 Euro  
 
3-month scholarship to live and work at quartier21/MQ under the Artist-in-Residence Program

Synchro Film & Video Material Prize worth 1,500 Euro

 Hubert Sielecki Award worth 750 Euro (for Austrian animation)

Tricky Women Audience Award, Accreditation for Tricky Women 2013
 
Awards and prize monies will go to the directresses of the films.
Find more information and the entry form on www.trickywomen.at.

A 3-part discussion into design as the backbone of digital narrative media, and to address the changing role of the designer in storytelling through Worldbuilding practices.

With this first in a series Worldbuilding Summit, the 5D | Institute and the USC SCA will use their unique access to frame an investigation into the language and practices of digital design methodologies, applying learning from thought leaders in core media industries to an interdisciplinary discussion space within and across media.

Worldbuilding is the new metaphor for the creation and actualizing of the story space in narrative media and will be the theme of the Summit. It addresses narrative design thinking, the immersive process and the experience of creating new worlds. It expresses the full arc of the role of design in Storytelling.

March 13–15th, 2012 | 7–10 pm
Panel discussions, audience participation and networking receptions over three evenings at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, Los Angeles.

The Ray Stark Family Theatre (in the George Lucas Building)

USC School of Cinematic Arts, SCA 108
900 W. 34th Street
Los Angeles, California