MotionBuilder 7.5 Review: The FBX Converter Factor
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T-RIFF Looking for Films
Tahoe Reno International Film Festival (T-RIFF) 2006Lake Tahoe & Reno, Nevada, USAAugust 23 27, 2006Deadline: May 31, 2006
Mind Your Business: Begging with Invoices
In this months Mind Your Business, Mark Simon tackles the ins and outs of a freelancers dreaded necessity invoicing.
The DC Short Film Festival Calls for Entries
The DC Short Film Festival 2006Washington D.C., USASeptember 14-21, 2006Deadline: June 30, 2006
Advertising in Games Forum East 2006
Begins: April 12, 2006
The second annual Advertising in Games Forum brings together advertising agencies, leading brands, game companies and technology companies to explore the opportunities and pitfalls of advertising in videogames. Forum attendees walk away with valuable insights they can put to use immediately to effectively integrate in-game advertising into their campaign strategies.
Women In Film Chicago Networking Event
Begins: April 12, 2006
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
In Event Types: Discussion, Other
Ad Students Wanted for Future Lions Global Student Competition
Future Lions Global Student CompetitionCannes, FranceJune 20, 2006Deadline: May 21, 2006
In collaboration with the Cannes Lions Advertising Festival, AKQA has organized the first ever "Future Lions Competition" for advertising students around the world. The global student competition is now open and accepting entries. The goal of the competition is to showcase forward-thinking ideas and concepts created by the next generation of global advertising superstars.
Sacramento Fest Celebrates Music & Film
The Sacramento International Film & Music Festival 2006Sacramento, California, USAAugust 2-6, 2006Deadline: May 26, 2006
The Sacramento International Film And Music Festival brings the world of independent cinema to the California capital. Screenings will be both competition and non-competition, with special categories for music videos, social impact documentaries and student films. Go to www.sacfilm.com for more information.
Chicago International Children's Film Fest Now Open For Entries
Chicago International Children's Film Festival 2006Chicago, Illinois, USAOctober 19-29, 2006Deadline: May 30, 2006
Now in its 23rd year, The Chicago International Children's Film Festival is the largest and longest running festival of films for children in the U.S. Last year the festival screened 220 films and videos from 40 countries for audiences of 24,000 children and families. It is the only Academy Award qualifying childrens festival in the world.
Diego, Dora & Friends' Animal Jamboree CD Hits Stores
Dora and Diego joins forces on their new CD DIEGO, DORA & FRIENDS' ANIMAL JAMBOREE, featuring kids' favorite animal songs. The 10 song-album, hitting stores April 11, 2006, is the latest release from Nick Records in partnership with the SONY BMG Strategic Marketing Group.
Iridas Joins the Pipeline at Cinesite
Iridas announced that Cinesite in London has purchased site licenses of FrameCycler Professional and SequencePublisher, as well as two seats of the new high-end FrameCycler DI application. Together, these will provide Cinesite with new review and file conversion capabilities, speeding up the facility's workflow and increasing efficiency.
Fusion is the Tool of Envy
Envy Post in London has made Fusion 5 from eyeon Software its principal compositing system.
Fusion is a perfect fit in every suite and were very excited to begin working with it, said Dave Cadle, co-owner and managing director, Envy. eyeons pedigree of A-list productions and dedicated support staff effectively made this an easy decision.
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Nikki Grass New Marketing Chief at Entertainment Rights
Nikki Grass joins Entertainment Rights (ER) as head of marketing at a time when ER is experiencing increasing demand for its content from the rapidly growing digital media sector.
Very Hungry Caterpillar Stories Coming on DVD
The Illuminated Film Co. is teaming up with Ventura International to release THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR AND OTHER STORIES for the first time in the U.K. on DVD. The films are based on the bestselling books by writer/illustrator Eric Carle (published by Hamish Hamilton/Penguin, with worldwide sales exceeding 10 million copies).
Fox to Release IDT Ent. & Vanguard’s Space Chimps
Vanguard Animation and IDT Ent. have announced the launch of production of their CG-animated feature film, SPACE CHIMPS, which will be distributed domestically through IDT Ent.s multi-picture deal with Twentieth Century Fox. The comedy follows the galactic misadventures of a hapless descendant of the first chimps in space.
Tentacle Sex Coming to Live-Action Via Wicked Manga Adaptation
Germany's Stallion Film will adapt notorious Japanese manga WICKED CITY into a live-action English-language film, according to VARIETY. SPAWN director Mark Dippe will helm, co-write and co-produce. Hideyuki Kikuchis bestselling manga was adapted into a cult anime film, which introduced demon tentacle sex into the lexicon.
Johnny Hartmann will also co-adapt the story, which tells the tale of demon beasts from a parallel dimension and the secret resistance that fights to prevent the apocalypse.
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'Learning Maya 7': Texturing the Orb — Part 2
In the latest excerpt from Learning Maya 7 | Foundation, Marc-AndrGuindon and Cathy McGinnis cover spherical mapping while texturing a polygonal meshing.
Jetix Europe Acquires Multi-Territory Pay TV Rights To Planet Sketch
Jetix Europe announced the Pay TV rights acquisition of Aardman Animation and DECODE Ent.s co-production PLANET SKETCH. The CGI animated comedy sketch show will air on Jetix Europe Channels in Scandinavia, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Central and Eastern Europe (including Poland, Turkey and Greece), Middle East, Israel and Netherlands.
Audio for Animation
Mary Ann Skweres looks into an essential part of the animation production process sound.
Animation Mentor Teams With Alice Radio On 3-Minute Film Festival
Animation Mentor, the Berkeley-based online character animation school, was selected by San Francisco radio station Alice @ 97.3 as a partner on its Alices 3-Minute Film Festival. The modern adult contemporary station unveils a new Morning Show-themed short film, each year, as part of the celebration. This years short was co-directed by Animation Mentors co-founder/creative director Carlos Baena, whose motion picture credits include FINDING NEMO and CARS.
Int'l Interactive Emmy Awards Winners Announced
The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the winners for the first International Interactive Emmy Awards organized in partnership with Reed MIDEM, in Cannes, France. A Channel, Interactive Service and Program from the U.K., South Korea and France won the first ever International Interactive Emmy Award in their category. The inaugural Pioneer Prize was presented to Jonathan Miller, chairman/ceo of AOL for his innovative contributions to the field of interactive television.
Get a Feature Deal in the Chrysler Film Project
Chrysler Film Project World Wide WebApril 20, 2006Deadline: April 20, 2006
Stony Brook Film Fest Looking for Toons
2006 Stony Brook Film FestivalLong Island, New York, USAJuly 20-29, 2006Deadline: May 1, 2006
The Stony Brook Film Festival is a filmmaker-friendly, well-attended festival, which takes place at a 1000+ seat theatre with a 40-foot wide screen. It features independent features and shorts in competition; premieres, special screenings, filmmaker panels and receptions. The event is held at Staller Center for the Arts on the campus of Stony Brook University. For more information, visit www.stonybrookfilmfestival.com.
Nordic Films Wanted for Nordisk Panorama
Nordisk Panorama - 5 Cities Film Festival 2006Aarhus, DenmarkSeptember 22 27, 2006Deadline: May 15, 2006
Nordisk Panorama Event is the main platform for short films and documentaries in the Nordic region, offering an annual business venue and showcase, spanning all professional focus areas from development and financing to distribution and exhibition.
IEMA & VSDA Form One Trade Group
The Interactive Entertainment Merchants Assoc. (IEMA) and the Video Software Dealers Assoc. (VSDA) have voted to merge into a single trade association to represent the retailers and distributors of video and videogame products. The merger will bring together mass merchants, video specialty stores, videogame specialty retailers, online merchants, electronics retailers, entertainment combo stores, and others that retail and wholesale DVDs, console videogames and computer videogames.
