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Events
Upcoming Events:
* Wednesday, May 3 — Sunday, May 7, 2000.
Fredrikstad, Norway.
After 6 years, the organizers
of the Oslo Animation Festival have moved operations to Fredrikstad.
Even with a new name, the Nordic and Baltic Animation Festival Fredrikstad
invites both animators and spectators to take part in five days of
animated fun to promote the screening and better understanding of
animation. The festival presents: Nordic and Baltic films in competition,
Nordic and Baltic Panorama, International highlights, a Focus on Canadian
animation, Paul Driessan as Guest of Honor, Animated Special Effects,
a Celebration of Oskar Fischinger, Jury Progams, Exhibitions and even
more. You can enter your films in this international festival on VHS
tape. For more information contact Animerte Dager - the Nordic and
Baltic Animation Festival Fredrikstad at: Britannia Pb 1405, N-1602
Fredrikstad, Norway; Tel.: ++47 69 31 69 24; Fax: ++47 69 30 09 34;
E-mail: ad@animertedager.no; or Web: www.animertedager.no.
* Thursday, May 4, 2000. Los Angeles, California,
U.S.A.
The UCLA Film and Television Archive will
present The Old Man And The Sea at "Digital In Quebec,"
an evening showcasing 13 shorts from an exciting hub of digital artistry.
New and recent shorts, including The Sound Of The Carceri,
the Emmy-Award-winning short featuring Yo-Yo Ma playing Bach in computer-generated
surroundings and the surreal Gecko, will show at 7:30 pm at
UCLA’s James Bridges Theater. Atheromatosis and Malaria,
both medical documentaries, show shimmering images of internal organs,
and the Boxer displays a work using cutting-edge motion-capture
technology. The evening will conclude with The Old Man And The
Sea, the magnificent paint-on-glass film. Though the Oscar winner
is not digitally produced, it adapts traditional animation techniques
for the IMAX screen. Other works screening include La Presse, No
Can Do, Life’s Circus, The Secret Adventures Of Jules Verne,
Tony De Peltrie, Sweet Extreme and Nunayut. Tickets are
available at the theater one hour before show time. General admission
is US$6; tickets for students and seniors are $4. For more information
contact Tel.: (310) 206-FILM or Web: www.cinema.ucla.edu.
* Monday, May 8 — Thursday, May 11, 2000.
Santa Clara, California, U.S.A.
The 3D Conference
and Expo provides four days of in-depth classes focused on the art
and technology of 3D. It addresses the needs of professionals using
3D technology in a wide variety of contexts, including entertainment,
architecture, engineering, science, medicine and legal affairs. More
than 70 intermediate to advanced classes provide training and instruction
in 3D tools and techniques used in animation, modeling, rendering,
visual effects, industrial visualization, web design, broadcast and
film design, and digital video. The event attracts over 3,000 graphics
professionals to its conference program and product exhibition. For
more information contact Miller Freeman, Inc. at: 525 Market Street,
Suite 500, San Francisco, CA 94105, U.S.A.; E-mail: amoore@mfi.com;
or Web: www.3dshow.com.
* Thursday, May 11 — Sunday, May 14, 2000.
Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada.
The Golden
Sheaf Awards or the Yorkton Short Film and Video Festival offer awards
in various categories which include Children's Production, Documentary
Over 30 Minutes, Documentary Under 30 Minutes, and Drama Under 60
minutes. Films must be 16mm, Betacam, Betacam SP NTSC or VHS NTSC.
The entry fee for the competition is CA$100. All films entered had
to have been completed between March 13, 1999 and February 10, 2000.
For more information contact the Golden Sheaf Awards at: 49 Smith
Street East, Yorkton, Saskatchewan S3N 0H4; Tel.: (306) 782-7077;
Fax: (306) 782-1550; E-mail: info@yorktonshortfilm.org; or Web: www.yorktonshortfilm.org.
* Friday, May 19 — Sunday, May 21, 2000.
Melbourne, Florida, U.S.A.
The American Digital
Arts Festival accepts entries in the following categories: Digital
Filmmaking, Filmmaking with Digital Special Effects, Computer Animation,
Digital Music, Digital Photography, Enhanced Scanned Photography,
Digital Painting and Digital Graphics. Also, for youth age 17 &
under, the festival presents The Digital Kids Fest as part of its
program. Prizes are being furnished by Adobe, Deep Paint and MGI Software.
The organization is also introducing a new way to self-distribute
indie features or short films on line with www.IndieXtreme.com. For
more information contact American Digital Arts Festival c/o Anomie
Productions at: 8595 Eola Ct., Suite 1, Viera, Florida 32940; Tel.:
(877) 431-FILM; E-mail: information@digitalartsfest.com; Web: www.digitalartsfest.com.
* Monday, May 22 — Friday, May 26, 2000.
New York, New York, U.S.A.
The 41st Annual
Clio Awards honor advertising excellence worldwide. They welcome entries
from professionals and students interested in advertising arts. All
Print and Poster entries must have appeared in newspapers or magazines,
or be posted on billboards or public sites. All TV and radio entries
must have been broadcast or appeared in movie theaters. All Interactive
entries must be in English, or sent with an exact written English
translation. For more information contact the Clio Awards at: 220
Fifth Avenue, Suite 1500, New York, NY 10001; Tel.: (212) 683-4300
or (800) 946-2546; Fax: (212) 683-4796; E-mail: clioawards@aol.com;
or Web: www.clioawards.com.
* Wednesday, May 24 — Saturday, May 27, 2000.
Vancouver, Canada.
The World Education Market
will be a first-of-its kind annual event for all key players in education
to meet on a world stage, buy and sell products, systems and know-how,
share ideas and create dynamic business partnerships and joint ventures.
Key decision-makers in colleges, universities, school systems, governments
and international agencies, as well as publishers, multimedia developers,
and the telecommunications and television industries will all be present.
For more information contact the Reed Midem Organization at: 11 rue
du Colonel Pierre Avia, 75015 Paris, France; Tel.: ++ 33 (0) 1 41
90 45 80; or Fax.: ++ 33 (0) 1 41 90 45 70.
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