After seven successful years, E3 is acknowledged as the must-attend, must-exhibit event for everyone who matters in interactive entertainment. Over 62,000 of the world's most influential retailers, distributors, developers, investors and media gather here for three days of intensive deal-making. There's nothing else like it in the world. The most products, the biggest crowd, the
A four-part seminar examining the art of visual effects will be presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences beginning April 30, 2002, at 7:00 pm. The series will continue for three additional Tuesday evenings - May 7, 14 and 21 - and will feature participants who have garnered 25 Academy Award nominations among them. Each session of "The State of the Visual Effects Arts" will focus on a specific area of the visual effects field and will be moderated by Jamie Price, who created the visual effects for THE TIME MACHINE and BICENTENNIAL MAN.
Soviet SFX: Alexandr Ptushko
ConFurence is The premiere Anthropomorphic Fandom Convention and Exhibition. ConFurence 2002 marks our 14th convnetion, with this year's theme being "Furry Noir", paying homage to the Film-noir genre with animal characatures. Our convention will be April 26 through Aptil 28, 2002 at the Hilton Burbank Airport and Convention Center in Burbank, California. Exhibit Space is still available for only $45 per table (Not including convention membership or $5 per day City of Burbank business License). Memberships will be $45 per person at the door for attending all three days of the event.
DH Institute of Media Arts (dhima) will be hosting a student presentation and party for those students who have completed studies in Web communication design, digital video production, computer animation and visual effects for 2002. The event will be on Friday April 26, 2002 from 7-11pm. There will be student work displayed, a social hour and an open bar with hor's d'oevres. The social hour will allow you to get to know the staff and students of dhima.
Reaching out to the new generation of animators.Whitespace Studio at Kingston University is holding a conference on animation and special effects, aimed at industry and educators. The event is being hosted by Shelly Page, European representative of DreamWorks skg, and will have representatives from many of the UK leading animation an post production companies, such as The Frame Store, The Moving Picture Company, Beryl Productions and Rushes.We will be looking at where the next generation of animators will come from and what they will need, to get from here to there.
The West Coast Student Film Festival invites all college, university and graduate student filmmakers around the globe to submit original work into the competition. There is no entry fee. Categories for entry are: Animation, Fiction and Non Fiction. This year's theme is "Overcoming Obstacles." Entries may be shot on any format but must be submitted in 1/2 inch VHS format. The festival will be featuring several winning films from each category, as well as top films in areas of cinematography, editing (sound/visuals), directing, acting, screenplay and soundtrack.
The 35th Annual WorldFest is one of the oldest film & video festivals in America and the world. WorldFest gave first honors to Spielberg, Lucas, David Lynch, Randall Kleiser, Oliver Stone, Ridley Scott, The Coen Brothers, Ang Lee, Michael Cimino and hundreds of others. WorldFest offers more than $25,000 in cash and equipment awards, including the $2500 Kodak Raw Stock Award. There are 6 production seminars presented by top industry talents, such as cinematographers Vilmos Szigmund and Laszlo Kovacs,special effects director Richard Edlund, and director Robert Wise.
HOWARD KAZANJIAN, best known for producing "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and "Return of the Jedi", will be speaking at Cornerstone's Film Lecture Series on Tuesday, April 2, 2002 (7 pm - 8:30 pm), at Cornerstone Animation
Tuesday, April 2, 2002 6:30 - 9:00 pm The Art Institute of Portland 2000 SW Fifth Avenue, Room 207 6:30 - 7:30 Demo Reels & Networking Anyone who attends is invited to bring demo reels or portfolios and share them with the group. You are highly encouraged to bring your work! This is also a great time to meet others in the industry, make contacts, and find out what's happening in the graphics world outside of your office cubicle. Food & beverages will be provided.
7:30 - 8:30 Guest Presentation and Q & A
The Vancouver Effects and Animation Festival (VEAF) showcases all types of effects work and animation from realistic water effects to traditional cel animation work. The event will feature guest speakers, panels and awards. Some of the categories for the festival competition are: Commercials (animated), Commercials (effects), Feature Film (animated), Feature Film (effects), Music Videos (animated), Music Videos (effect), Short Films, Titles, Idents, PSAs and Stings, Simulations, Education and Training Videos, Student Work, CD-Roms and Websites.
Spend an afternoon with Academy Award-nominated women filmmakers and learn about the different crafts and career opportunities the film industry offers. Many of the women profiled in the recently released book GREAT WOMEN OF FILM will be on hand to give advice to women interested in a career in the film industry. Visual-effects producer Debbie Denise (HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE) and special-effects technician Christy Sumner
Combustion 2 is the latest version of Discreet's award winning, unified paint, animation, and 3D composting software application. It is a powerful, resolution-independent, vector paint, animation, and composting solution for multi-format work from the web to video and HDTV to feature film. Come to this FREE event where experts will show you the capabilities of combustion 2. Enjoy the new features of combustion 2 with free food and drinks.
For on line registration go to: http://www.id8media.com/framesets_common/main_events_frame.htm
We have organized another great Live Chat at www.CGChat.com.
Our new guest is Victor Navone, popular computer animator and artist. His animation, "Alien Song", got the attention of Pixar Animation Studios, where he is now employed as an animator. His most recent work can be found in "Monsters, Inc.", Pixar's new feature film.
For more information on Victor Navone visit his website at www.navone.org
The chat is held on Tuesday March 19th, 2002 . (Pick your Time Zone) 7:00 PM Pacific Standard Time 10:00 PM Eastern Standard Time
Unique in concept, renowned for execution and treasured by participants, SXSW is an essential event for understanding tomorrow's entertainment industry today.
SXSW Film Festival and Conference,
now nine years old, will present a festival schedule over nine nights largely devoted to independent productions as well as
February 28, 2002, 7:00pm, San Francisco, California. Women in Animation, SF Chapter, presents Victoria Livingstone's short film, "Window".
RSVP's appreciated to Shellie Fletcher at shellief@usa.net.
Meeting hosted by the Academy of Art College at 79 New Montgomery, SF, Auditorium.
Be a Part of the Revivial!
The Australian Effects & Animation Festival 2002 is a unique opportunity for Australians to learn the creative and technical secrets behind some of the biggest VFX/animation projects from Hollywood and around the world. It provides an exclusive access pass to the leading personalities in the global VFX and animation community.
BLOCKBUSTER SESSIONS
Leading industry figures from Australia, New Zealand, the US and the U.K provide the lowdown on projects such as Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Ice Age, Band of Brothers, Moulin Rouge & more ....
To celebrate its 21st anniversary, Imagina, the International Festival for Digital Images, innovates. The Monte-Carlo Television Festival aims to highlight the importance of computer graphics in broadcast and content media. The competition will be judged by a panel of internationally renowned experts who have, themselves, brought innovation to the Festival in previous years. The awards ceremony and the exhibition will be an excellent promotional opportunity for the films that are screened.
We will examine the commercial and feature work of small CGI shops. Is the future in smaller, more cost effective houses? Find out what speakers from five small shops think. See samples of their work in features, commercials and music videos then draw your own conclusions.6:30
Animated Exeter is an annual animation festival consisting of a fortnight of animated films, workshops, events and exhibitions every February. Tied to the British Animation Awards Public Choice - the festival hosts events for all ages and levels of professionalism.Screenings have been programmed by Jayne Piling of BAA. Events include careers day for budding animators, 3d, 2d and computer animation workshops, retrospectives, comic-book conventions, and cutting edge digital animations for the music industry.
Find out what's happening in the Portland creative scene. Leaders from some of Portland, Oregon's hottest companies including Wieden + Kennedy, Will Vinton Studios, Jantzen, St2 and more will be on hand to discuss their experiences in the fields of animation, multimedia & web design, interior design, apparel design, and graphic design.
Tickets for each session are $15 and $10 with student ID. Call The Art Institute of Portland TODAY to buy your tickets 503-228-6528 or toll-free 888-228-6528. Proceeds benefit the Oregon Children's Foundation SMART early literacy program.
Each year the Brussels Cartoon and Animated Film Festival programs the "cr
Find out what's happening in the NW animation scene, and learn more about the formation of a Portland, Oregon SIGGRAPH chapter. The Art Institute of Portland is hosting a SIGGRAPH organizational meeting Wednesday, February 6, 2002 from 6-7:30 pm in room PC-1 of The Art Institute of Portland Parkside Center, 2020 SW Fourth Avenue. All animators, graphic designers, multimedia artists, and anyone interested in learning more about SIGGRAPH is invited to attend this meeting. For more info, please call 888-228-6528 x337.
Animation 2002 will take place at the University of Teesside on January 31 and February 1 2002.
Following on from last years hugely successful events which brought together past-masters such as Ray Harryhausen and future stars like Michael Dudok De Wit, the 2002 event has a hard act to follow. However, it seems that organisers Chris Williams and Siobhan Fenton have managed to achieve the impossible. The line up of speakers and workshops is, to say the very least, impressive.
The Knitting Factory in Hollywood presents The Knitting Independent Film Series.
The Knitting Factory -- home of great jazz, alternative and world music -- presents a bi-weekly film series to showcase independent filmmakers from around the world.
Located on Hollywood Blvd., the Knitting Factory is one block from the red carpet of the Kodak Theater and the Academy Awards ceremony.
Local filmmakers now have a state of the art facility to showcase and maintain a visible consortium of artists in the heart of the motion picture world.
