Exhibits

Anime Events

eigoMANGA CAMPUS INVASION

Begins: April 18, 2003

FREE EVENT: Anime Rock Concert - Anime Screenings - Live Performances/Autographs - Cosplay Contest - Fashion Show - Prizes/Free Stuff - AND MUCH MORE!!

We're invading the campus off San Francisco State University and throwing the hottest and first ever anime rock concert!!

We've got awesome anime features that includes, live performances and autograph signings, fashion shows, video screenings, prizes and lots more!!

Dress up in cosplay! Come to our bash and tear the roof off and give SF State a 101 class lecture about anime!!

In Event Types: Exhibits, Screenings, Trade Shows, Animation, New Media, Television

Media Events

NAB2003

Begins: April 5, 2003

The NAB spring convention delivers the most comprehensive showcase of electronic media in the world.

In Event Types: Conferences, Exhibits, Animation, New Media, Television

NAB2003: The World's Largest Electronic Media Show

Begins: April 5, 2003

You gotta produce. You gotta create. You gotta connect. You Gotta NAB.

In Event Types: Conferences, Exhibits, Seminars / Workshops, Trade Shows, Animation, New Media, Special Effects, Television

Events

Sakura-Con 2003

Begins: April 4, 2003

The otaku odyssey returns...

ANCEA is proud to announce that the 6th Annual Sakura-Con will be hosted at the Seattle Airport Hilton and Conference Center. As the premiere Pacific Northwest convention devoted to Japanese animation, manga (comics), gaming, and Asian Culture, Sakura-Con is the destination event for fans to learn more about the anime, manga, & gaming industry, as well as the diverse history of Asian Culture.

In Event Types: Conferences, Exhibits, Seminars / Workshops, Screenings, Animation, Short Films, Television

SwearBears Animation Competion

Begins: March 31, 2003

Animation Competion and Festival:-www.Swearbear.com and www.Newgrounds.com join forces to sponsor NYC SwearBears Animation Competion. SwearBears is looking for the certain someone whom can fit the Swearbears mold.-We are running our Competion through www.Newgrounds.com and Deadline is March 01.-All info is on www.Newgrounds.com (side navigation bar)

-All submissions that Qualify will be shown at SwearBears Animation Festival in NYC sloted for Spring.

In Event Types: Exhibits, Animation

Interactive Events

Milia 2003

Begins: March 26, 2003

Milia 2003 is the world's interactive content marketplace for interactive entertainment, broadband Internet, wireless media and interactive television. The 2003 edition marks Milia's 10th anniversary, and the event has moved to March 2003 to occur alongside MIPTV, the flagship international event for television programming.

In Event Types: Conferences, Exhibits, Seminars / Workshops, Trade Shows, New Media

Mike S. Fowler Book Signing - Animation Background Layout: From Student to Professional

Begins: March 24, 2003

As requested by many students, artists and colleges, we are pleased to announce a book signing / selling date for Mike S. Fowler's, Animation Background Layout: From Student to Professional book!

WHERE: NFB Mediatheque (general information 416-973-3012) Corner of John St. and Richmond St. 150 John Street, Toronto, Canada

WHEN: Monday, March 24, 2003 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm At 5 pm Mike will be speaking about his book and sharing a few tricks of the trade. Book signing will follow.

In Event Types: Exhibits, Seminars / Workshops, Animation

Open Events

International Open Image Competition 2003

Begins: March 23, 2003

This competition and showcase is open to all areas of creative media supporting the promotion of talent within the fields of digital imaging, photography, installations, painting, sculpture, web art and mixed media. Showcase for winning entries to be held at the Deluxe Gallery Hoxton Square London UK.www.deluxe-arts.org.ukMetro Imaging official event sponsor will be providing

In Event Types: Exhibits, Animation, New Media

Events

Neal Adams at ArtExpo in NY

Begins: March 1, 2003

"Heroic" Afternoon Featuring Neal Adams' Work

In conjunction with DC Comics and Clampett Studios, Animazing Gallery in SoHo would like to announce an event to showcase the work of legendary comic artist, Neal Adams. For the first time ever, fans will have the opportunity to see a one-man show featuring Adams' original art, which depicts superheroes such as: Batman, Superman, X-Men and Deadman. A reception for the artist will be held at the Art Expo, at the Jacob Javits Center in New York on Saturday, March 1st, from 2-5 PM.

In Event Types: Exhibits, Trade Shows, Animation

Events

AIM IV: Interference Patterns Exhibition

Begins: February 15, 2003

The University of Southern California School of Fine Arts in partnership with the Armory Center of the Arts proudly present AIM IV: Interference Patterns. Interference Patterns focuses on the spaces in which humans and non-human technologies intersect and addresses the ways in which our interface apparatus and metaphors transform the communications they mediate. Opening Reception Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003 7-10pm @ Armory Northwest, Awards Ceremony at 8pmExhibition will be held Feb. 15 - Apr. 13, 2003 @ Armory Northwest

In Event Types: Exhibits, Animation, Documentaries, Live Action, New Media, Short Films, Special Effects

Animation Events

Animation Dreams VIII

Begins: February 6, 2003

Animation Dreams VIII highlights emerging artists from the School of Visual Arts' Film, Video and Animation Department. The exhibition, curated by award-winning animation artists Don Duga, Howard Beckerman and Irra Verbitsky, includes character models, storyboards, animation cells, background drawings and films produced by second and third year SVA students. Animation Dreams VIII is on display in the Visual Arts Museum from February 6 - 18 at 209 East 23 Street in Manhattan. There will be a reception in the Museum on February 6 from 5 - 7pm.

In Event Types: Exhibits, Animation

The DIY Film Festival

Begins: February 4, 2003

The DIY Film Festival honors the top independent films in drama, comedy, animation, documenataries and best screenplays. Held Feb. 4-8, 2003 in Hollywood,Ca., the DIY Film festival is part of the 2003 DIY Convention in Los Angeles, a trade show featuring panels, exhibits and workshops on independent film, music and books.

In Event Types: Conferences, Competitive Festivals, Exhibits, Seminars / Workshops, Screenings, Trade Shows, Animation, Documentaries, Short Films

Animex 2003

Begins: January 28, 2003

Animex is now in its fourth year and promises to be bigger and better than ever before. The festival started life as Animation 2000, and has gone from strength to strength. Past speakers include Ray Harryhausen, Phil Tippet, Bob Godfrey, Paul Driessen and Michael Dudok De Wit.Animex will take place at the end of January 2003 and will once again bring the stars of the animation world to the people in a four-day extravaganza that will also include screenings, professional workshops and exhibitions. See the Website for details and booking information.

In Event Types: Conferences, Exhibits, Non-competitive Festivals, Seminars / Workshops, Screenings, Animation

Animex

Begins: January 28, 2003

Animex The UK's brightest and best celebration of animation returns this January with presentations by leading animators AS WELL AS screenings, professional workshops and exhibitions.

Running from Tuesday 28 January to Friday 31 January 2003, Animex is organised by the University of Teesside in collaboration with Middlesbrough Council.

Tuesday 28 January - Wednesday 29 January Animex Fringe - a mix of eclectic and brilliant happenings in and around Teesside, with an exciting array of animation displayed in and around the town centre of Middlesbrough, including:

In Event Types: Conferences, Exhibits, Non-competitive Festivals, Seminars / Workshops, Screenings, Animation, Special Effects, Television

Icograda Design Week

Begins: January 28, 2003

Icograda Design Week brings together designers and illustrators from around the world to discussed common needs, challenges and opportunities. The conference will contain exhibitions, social events and visits to Japanese companies. For students, the conference will include an International Student Poster Competition and an International New Designers Workshop. For more information, contact the event at Kurtulus

In Event Types: Conferences, Contests, Exhibits, Seminars / Workshops, Other

An Evening With Tissa David

Begins: January 18, 2003

In a career that spans more than sixty years, animator Tissa David has brought to life characters as diverse as Mr. Magoo, Shakespeare's Titania, and Raggedy Ann. David broke through the male-dominated animation industry by becoming only the second woman (after Lotte Reiniger) to direct an animated feature, "Bonjour Paris", in 1953.

Born in Hungary in 1921, she attended the Academy of Beaux Arts in Budapest, where she also co-owned an animation studio. She escaped the Communist takeover of Hungary by moving to Paris in 1950, and then to the United States in 1955.

In Event Types: Exhibits, Screenings, Animation

Events

R. O. Blechman and The Ink Tank: A Celebration

Begins: January 17, 2003

The MoMA's Gramercy Theater presents a rare retrospective of one of animation's visual pioneers, R. O. Blechman, and his commerical studio, The Ink Tank.

6:15: Commercials and Short Films, including Blechman classics for Alka Seltzer, Perrier, and CBS, Ink Tank spots for 7-Up, MTV, CTW, Nickelodeon and more.

8:45: L'Histoire du Soldat (The Soldier's Tale), 60:00, with live orchestral accompaniment by The Manhattan Chamber Orchestra.

In Event Types: Exhibits, Screenings, Animation, Television

Future Events

Future Film Festival 2003 - New Animation Cinema Technologies

Begins: January 15, 2003

The Future Film Festival is the first and most important Italian show dedicated to the latest technologies, special effects and 3D animation. The previous edition, held between the 16th and the 20th of January 2002, was widely acclaimed by audiences and critics alike. More than 25,000 people flocked to the five-day show, largely outscoring the previous year

In Event Types: Conferences, Exhibits, Non-competitive Festivals, Animation, New Media, Short Films, Special Effects, Television

Show Events

The Art Institute of Portland Fall 2002 Portfolio Show & Graduation

Begins: December 20, 2002

Friday, December 20, 2002from 11:30am

In Event Types: Exhibits, Animation, New Media, Television

Events

Mid-Ohio-Con

Begins: November 30, 2002

Mid-Ohio-Con is the longest-running and most popular celebration of comics, cartoons and related "pop culture" in Ohio. The show features over 100 celebrity guests, panels, an anime video room plus retail and industry exhibitors.Mid-Ohio-Con is held at the Hilton Columbus at Easton Town Center in Columbus, Ohio. Event info, including guest lists, ticket info, hotel discounts and much more is available on-line at; www.midohiocon.com.

In Event Types: Exhibits, Non-competitive Festivals, Animation, Television

7th Siena International Short Film Festival

Begins: November 22, 2002

The 7th Siene International Short Film festival is calling for entries. There will be two International Competitions open to all genres: animation, documentary, fiction, experimental. One will be dedicated to films shot in 16 or 35mm with optical sound. The other, to films with digital recording systems (DV, Mini DV, DV CAM, Beta Digital, DVC Pro, HD 24P, and all shooting formats in native digital). Therefore Flash, 3D and work generated exclusively on computer hard disk will not be eligible.

In Event Types: Competitive Festivals, Exhibits, Screenings, Animation, Short Films

Anime Events

eigoMANGA Electricity Anime Event

Begins: November 21, 2002

eigoMANGA is kicking off another ALL-ANIME party!

Kick it at our party with other eigoMANGA anime and comic fans.

We are featuring a 1ST EVER ANIME FASHION SHOW. These clothing designs are from anime inspired designers Kayo Anime Clothing!

There's music, anime, and fun; BUT IT WON'T BE A PARTY WITHOUT YOU!!!!

Here's another chance for you to DRESS UP again into your favorite anime character and BREAK IT DOWN on the dance floor!

Show up in the best anime costume and you'll appear on our NEW ANIME TV SHOW! The best costumes will win cool prizes!!!

THE BLIND TIGER,

In Event Types: Exhibits, Non-competitive Festivals, Animation, Live Action, New Media

Festival Events

Audiovisual Creation Festival of Navarre/ Festival de Creaci

Begins: November 12, 2002

The International Audiovisual Creation Festival of Navarre (Spain) is opened to participation by authors of any nationality for artistic works created after 1 January 2000.The competition admits documentary, video-creation and animated films. There are no limitations regarding the theme. Deadline: 30 August 2002.Prizes: Grand Prix of the Festival: 10,000 Euros; Best Video-creation: 5,000 Euros; Best Documentary: 5,000 Euros; Special Prize of the Public: 3,000 Euros; Two Special Mentions of 1,000 Euros.The selected films will be shown during the "Festival de Creaci

In Event Types: Competitive Festivals, Exhibits, Animation, Documentaries

Festival Events

Tenerife International Animation Festival

Begins: November 6, 2002

In the Tenerife International Animation Festival (TEIAF), we are working hard to reach the Festival main goal: to promote the international animation film productions in an increasing and demanding market. During the first two years, we will develop and consolidate a dynamic and new festival in Spain. From the third year onwards the festival will follow its course of expansion and will also grow as an international market. Special thematic showings are organized for professionals (retrospectives, conferences, prizes and round tables).

In Event Types: Competitive Festivals, Exhibits, Animation

Animation Events

The Second Edition of the Animation and FX Congress

Begins: November 6, 2002

With its main goal to stimulate the youths participation in the Computer Generated (CG) Animation industry, the second Animation and Visual Effects Congress will take place at the Tecnologico de Monterrey campus Mexico City.

In a strategic aliance between Oelli S.A. de C.V., Tec de Monterrey and the Association of Engineering students @SCI, the FX Congress seeks to repeat last year success with the participation of important personalities of the animation industry, not only at national level but international as well.

In Event Types: Conferences, Exhibits, Animation, Short Films, Special Effects