Events: Documentaries

Co-Produced by Future Media Concepts and Videography Magazine, The DigitalMediaDC Conference runs December 2-4, 2003 at the New Washington DC Convention Center. The Conference features over 75 expert-led training sessions targeted toward professionals in the Broadcast, Video and Multimedia arenas. Sessions will help digital media professionals maximize their skills in the the latest post-production software including Avid Media Composer

The 2nd Annual Art Festival will have two workshops called "New Techniques for All in the Arts" and "Presentation Techniques". The Art Festival includes All in The Arts -- singers, writers, poets, painters, photographers, illustrators, dancers, musicians, sculptors, storytellers, mimes, actors, actresses, dancers, clowns, etc. are invited to attend and display and perform your works. The most spectacular highlight of this Art Festival is that we will have an art agent there to sign you up. For more information contact Help 2 Succeed, 1115 N.

The Thessaloniki International Film Festival, the most important film festival in Greece, focuses on up-and-coming filmmakers and innovative forms of narration. The festival

For the second year in Miami, the Trade Commission Office of Spain along with the Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade (ICEX) and FAPAE (The Federation of Associations of Spanish Audiovisual Producers (FAPAE) are organizing a market for the television production industry of Spain. This initiative has been created in response to the raising demand of Spanish productions. The second edition of Spain TV Expo has been created as a meeting point that will improve the commercial relations between Spain and the main TV channels of Latin America, U.S. and Canada.

The 21st Torino Film Festival is the youngest of the important Europeans festivals and in constant growth. The Festival

The International Forum fro Animation Technologies brings together speakers and participants from all over the world dedicated to animation in all forms. The forum is a major professional meeting for professionals to exchange information and experiences. It addresses a wide range of components in the professional environment for producers, technical service providers, studio managers, production managers, R&D engineers, artists, broadcasters, manufacturers and developers. For more information, visit http://www.magelis.net/forumtechnologies/forumtechno.ideal.

C21 Media's inTELEgence is designed to bring program makers together with program financiers and broadcasters to create new partnerships and a better understanding of collaborative international television business.

The First Annual FilmMakers' Expo will run tandem with the AFI Fest for two days at the historic ArcLight Cinemas/Cinerama Dome in Hollywood. Approximately 70 exhibitors and 10 panels & workshops are currently being scheduled for the two day event. This expo is one of the few of its kind - a unique opportunity to connect with a mix of burgeoning and experienced independent filmmakers who are looking to connect with vendors & services in the trade. It is also a "classroom," where technology, technique and the incentive to "imagine" will proffer up unique tools and profitable contacts.

IFP/Chicago will be holding the 12th Annual Independent Filmmakers Conference, a weekend-long event featuring panels and seminars about timely and important independent filmmaking topics presented by renowned filmmakers. A major conference highlight, IFP/Chicago's Production Fund, an in-kind donation of equipment and services valued at $85,000, is considered the biggest grant for independent filmmakers in the Midwest.

Artist, curator, nonprofit veteran, and CalArts faculty member Karen Atkinson will once again teach her famed survival workshop series for emerging and mid-career artists working in the Greater L.A. area. For years, Get Your Sh*T Together was only available to students at CalArts. Thanks to continued support from LA Cultural Affairs, Side Street Projects is proud to offer this vital workshop once again to artists from all disciplines that need to get their sh*t together. The event will provide attendees with information and resources to make things happen for themself.

LEAF is the essential gathering for anyone in the digital creative camps of the film, TV, animation, games and design industries. This multi-streamed conference includes seminars, screenings, panel discussions, all with excellent networking opportunities. High caliber executives, industry bodies, creative artists and technical people from Europe, the U.S. and beyond will all be there.

The 10th annual LEAF Awards on October 28, 2003 recognizes the best in European animation talent. The deadline for submissions is September 5, 2003. Visit www.digitalartsworld.co.uk for details.

Casbaa Convention is dedicated to the growth of the television industry in Asia. Day One will address Satellite: Limitless Benefits for Television, Satellite: The Life Line for Telecoms, Satellite: Something You May Not Have Thought About, Finance: How Do We Get the Money?, and Satellite Operators CEO Forum: Keeping the Customer Satisfied: Reliability, Flexibility & Imagination.