Conferences

Events

Animation In The City

Begins: August 16, 2008

This summer -- August 16 and 17 -- Marla Kirban Voiceover will be presenting an animation seminar for those looking to get into the industry. It will be taught by the multi-talented Hynden Walch. Walch is not only known for her iconic roles in THE BATMAN (as Harley Quinn) and TEEN TITANS (as Starfire), but is known for her work as a casting director, writer, show runner, and director.

Hynden will also be casting for a couple of her new projects from the class.

In Event Types: Conferences, Discussion, Seminars / Workshops, Animation, Business / Management, Features, Interactive, New Media, Television, Web / Internet

LOOP 2008

Begins: August 15, 2008

LOOP, an international event on animation and computer games will have seminars, speakers and a total of 48 hours of education. Workshops will feature 10-person classes and access to custom equipment. Enter to win LOOP's animation contest for cash prizes and a trip to France.

Also includes five animated features making their Latin American debut and an exhibition on the history of animation in Columbia.

In Event Types: Conferences, Competitive Festivals, Exhibits, Seminars / Workshops, Screenings, Animation, Features, Interactive, Web / Internet, Other

Horrorfind Weekend 10

Begins: August 15, 2008

Ray Harryhausen Presents; The PIT AND THE PENDULUM short film to screen at HORRORFIND WEEKEND 10, August 15-17, UMUC Marriott Inn & Conference Center, Adelphi, Maryland.

THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM screens as part of the Saturday INdy Screenings, AUgust 16, 10:15- 12:115 AM in the Convention Ampitheatre!

Tix, info and schedules can be found on the HORRORFIND WEEKEND website: www.horrorfindweekend.com

In Event Types: Conferences, Exhibits, Non-competitive Festivals, Seminars / Workshops, Screenings, Trade Shows, User Group Meetings, Animation, Features, Short Films

SIGGRAPH 2008

Begins: August 11, 2008

SIGGRAPH 2008, the 35th International Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, will be held Aug. 11-15, 2008 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California.

In Event Types: Conferences, Competitive Festivals, Discussion, Exhibits, Seminars / Workshops, Screenings, Trade Shows, Animation, Business / Management, Features, Live Action, Special Effects, Visualization, Visual Effects, Web / Internet, Other

VoiceOver International Creative Experience (Voice 2008)

Begins: August 7, 2008

The second annual VoiceOver International Creative Experience (Voice 2008) will be held August 7-11 at the Hyatt Regency, Century Plaza, Los Angeles, California.

Celebrity voice talent includes: --Bob Bergen, the current voice of Porky Pig and Tweety --Lee Marshall, the voice of Tony the Tiger --The Famous Radio Ranch's Dick Orkin and Christine Coyle --Randy Thomas, the voice of the Academy Awards and the Tony Awards --Pat Fraley, creator of more than 4,000 characters

AFTRA has signed on as this year's premiere sponsor for Voice 2008.

In Event Types: Conferences, Animation, Features, Short Films, Web / Internet

Festival Events

Malescorto 2008

Begins: August 4, 2008

The call for entries for the Malescorto International Short Film Festival, the festival in Val Grande National Park, is open.

This year the competition is divided into three categories with eight money prizes from 500 to 2,500 Euros.

Short film types accepted include fiction, live action, animation and documentary.

Entry deadline: June 30 2008

For info and entry form: www.malescorto.it

In Event Types: Conferences, Contests, Competitive Festivals, Animation, Documentaries, Short Films

Develop Conference and Expo

Begins: July 29, 2008

Video gaming masterminds David Braben (Frontier Developments), Damian Isla (Bungie Studios), Richard Lemarchand (Naughty Dog) and Phil Spencer (Microsoft Game Studios Europe) and top animator Andy Lomas (Framestore) will deliver keynote addresses at this year's Develop Conference and Expo, which takes place from July 29-31 in Brighton.

In Event Types: Conferences, Exhibits, Seminars / Workshops, Animation, Interactive, Special Effects, Visual Effects, Web / Internet

Events

Ai-Kon 2008

Begins: July 25, 2008

Ai-Kon is Manitoba's largest anime convention. An all-ages event, the goal of Ai-Kon is the promotion of Japanese/Asian animation and culture to the public. Started by the University of Manitoba Japanese Animation Club (UMAnime) in 2001, Ai-Kon took a reorganizational hiatus in 2002, returning in 2003. Ai-Kon has since become an autonomous event, run by an independent volunteer board. "Ai" means "love" in Japanese, hence Ai-Kon's slogan "For the Love of Anime."

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

Comic-Con: Cartoon Magic Explored By Animator Eric Goldberg

Begins: July 25, 2008

Eric Goldberg, the pioneering, award-winning animator-director whose cartoon magic has graced such classics as Disney’s ALADDIN, POCAHONTAS, FANTASIA/2000 and HERCULES, has harnessed the essence of cinema’s most beloved form in a new book, CHARACTER ANIMATION CRASH COURSE! (Silman-James Press, Los Angeles; publication date September 2008).

Goldberg will hold his first book signing at Comic-Con International 2008 in San Diego on Friday, July 25 (2-4 p.m.) and Saturday, July 26 (11 a.m.-Noon), at the Stuart Ng Books exhibit, Booth #5012.

In Event Types: Conferences, Animation, Other

Film Events

Comic-Con 2008

Begins: July 24, 2008

Comic-Con International is the largest gathering of comic book, science fiction, film and television fans in the nation. Featuring celebrity guests, seminars on breaking into filmmaking and near 24-hour film retrospectives. Comic-Con is the place for fans of all things pop culture. For more information, visit www.comic-con.org.

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Anime Expo 2008

Begins: July 3, 2008

Located in Los Angeles, California, Anime Expo, the nation's largest anime/manga convention, serves to foster trade, commerce and the interests of the general public and animation/ comics industry. This event serves as a key meeting place for the general public to express their interest and explore various aspects of anime/manga, as well as for members of the industry to conduct business. AX 2008 will be held July 3-6, 2008 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Southern California. More information can be found at its website (www.anime-expo.org).

In Event Types: Conferences, Contests, Exhibits, Seminars / Workshops, Trade Shows, Animation

2008 Architectural 3D Awards

Begins: July 2, 2008

Following up on last year's huge success, CGarchitect.com is hosting the 5th annual Architectural 3D Awards to be awarded at this year's Mundos Digitales Conference in La Coruna, Spain. The Awards Competition is open to everyone in the Architectural Visualization industry to highlight the best imagery and animations done in 2007 and 2008.

In Event Types: Conferences, Contests, Animation, New Media, Other

Events

Mundos Digitales Conference 2008

Begins: July 1, 2008

Mundos Digitales is an event dedicated to 3D Animation and vfx, in which speakers from the most relevant companies in these fields participate including Luis Garcia Rivero, Peter Plantec, Jon Humpreys, Ben Davis, Kim Baumann Larsen and more from companies all over the world. Mundos Digitales will host the fifth annual Architectural 3D Awards Ceremony on July 1, 2008.

In Event Types: Conferences, Competitive Festivals, Seminars / Workshops, Animation, Features, Short Films, Special Effects, Television, Visual Effects

Events

IFTA Production Conference 2008

Begins: June 27, 2008

IFTA Production Conference brings together key players in the independent film and television industries to discuss the impact of the introduction of new distribution technologies and content formats on a global basis.

In Event Types: Conferences, Discussion, Screenings, Animation, Business / Management, Documentaries, Features, New Media, Visualization, Visual Effects, Web / Internet, Other

Years Events

EREC 2008

Begins: June 26, 2008

EREC 2008 is the U.K.'s only annual exhibition and conference focused exclusively on executive recruitment for the third year at the Business Design Centre, London. EREC has over the last two years become an established event within the recruitment industry and has now reached the enviable position where significant growth is expected over the next two-three years. For more information, visit www.erec08.com.

In Event Types: Conferences, Discussion, Exhibits, Animation, Business / Management, Features, Interactive, Live Action, Licensing, Television, Visual Effects, Web / Internet

Detroit Windsor International Film Festival

Begins: June 26, 2008

On June 26-29, 2008, the Detroit Windsor International Film Festival (DWIFF) celebrates our love for the movies- and our passion for the art of film.

The DWIFF shines a light on our great community of 4 million Canadians and Americans who share a river, an international border and our love for film!

After 100 years, the movie industry is evolving, with new tools and new ideas. We feel the Detroit style has much to offer and a film festival is a great way to show the world what we have to offer the world filmmakers.

In Event Types: Conferences, Competitive Festivals, Exhibits, Screenings, Animation, Features, Live Action, Short Films, Special Effects, Visual Effects

Events

evenTech Singapore

Begins: June 25, 2008

Singapore Expo will again welcome a brand new AV forum for Southeast Asia, evenTech Singapore. The inaugural show is gearing up to open its doors to the key decision makers involved in the entertainment and AV installation and integration sectors at the state of the art Singapore Expo from June 25-26, 2008.

Buoyed in confidence by the recent debut success of the evenTech Scotland B2B regional networking model where exhibitors expressed great satisfaction with the caliber of attendees the regional forum attracted.

In Event Types: Conferences, Business / Management, New Media, Other

Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy

Begins: June 22, 2008

This all-day event of lectures and panel discussions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City brings together leading international scholars, critics, and designers to discuss the world of costumes and comics, spurred by the museum's exhibit "Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy," on display through September 1. Themes include the appropriation of the uniform, the adaptation of superhero costumes for the screen, the creation of modern mythologies, and the role of the superhero as metaphor in contemporary society.

Lectures:

In Event Types: Conferences, Discussion, Exhibits, Seminars / Workshops, Animation, Television, Visualization, Other

Media Events

b.TWEEN 08: Interactive Media Forum

Begins: June 19, 2008

b.TWEEN is the U.K.'s biggest interactive media industry gathering. Keynotes by industry dignitaries will set the scene for two days of presentations, workshops, sessions, one2ones, Q&As, and break-outs. Speakers feature an array of creative and business pioneers. For more information, visit www.just-b.com/between.

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Events

DISCOP 2008

Begins: June 18, 2008

Established in 1991, the annual DISCOP East market brings together sellers and buyers of finished programs, scripted and unscripted formats, and packaged TV channels.

DISCOP East takes place for three days in Budapest during the third week of the month of June, on a Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, at the recently renovated 5-Star Sofitel Atrium Hotel located in the heart of the city, on the banks of the Danube river.

The market is built around the pre-organization of meetings between buyers and sellers of television content, formats and packaged TV channels.

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CG Overdrive 2008

Begins: June 17, 2008

CG Overdrive is a dedicated event for computer graphics and animation professionals and enthusiasts. It takes place as part of the Singapore Expo from June 17-20, 2008. This year marks the event's third time running and will be strategically held alongside BroadcastAsia2007. A week-long event, CG Overdrive will commence with discussion of issues critical to the healthy development of the CG industry and hands-on masterclass sessions that strive to impart vital techniques and artistry to professionals and students.

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NXTcomm08

Begins: June 16, 2008

If communications is your business, NXTcomm08 is your show. NXTcomm08 (formerly SUPERCOMM) is the one event delivering the entire ecosystem of networked voice, video and data

Mark Burnett headlines Thursday morning with a keynote that sets an adventurous tone, embracing innovation, uncovering emerging technologies and focusing on the consumer experience.

His success with THE APPRENTICE and SURVIVOR is proof positive: he's a content king, and he's at NXTcomm08 sharing his insights on digital content delivery.

In Event Types: Conferences, Seminars / Workshops, Business / Management, Interactive, Live Action, Licensing, Television, Web / Internet

Gnomon Workshop LIVE 2008

Begins: June 14, 2008

The Gnomon Workshop LIVE exists to allow students and professionals from around the world to come together and share production experiences, techniques and artwork. Located at the Gnomon School of Visual Effects in Hollywood, California, these weekends have been tremendously inspiring for all who attend. LIVE is a rare chance to meet some highly accomplished artists who will take you inside their own personal projects and processes to help advise and advance your career in the entertainment industries.

In Event Types: Conferences, Discussion, Exhibits, Seminars / Workshops, Animation, Interactive, Special Effects, Visual Effects

Events

Mifa (International Animated Film Market) 2008

Begins: June 11, 2008

The Mifa is the only event in the world that brings together filmmakers and professionals from television, cinema, video and cable and satellite industries. Producers, distributors, buyers, TV channels execs, service company reps, animation tool manufacturers and training establishments all attend and participate in the event. For more information, visit www.annecy.org.

In Event Types: Conferences, Exhibits, Screenings, Animation, Features, Television

Licensing Events

Licensing International Expo 2008

Begins: June 10, 2008

L!censing International is the premier annual trade event and conference where owners and agents of intellectual properties showcase their concepts to develop new and unique consumer products, solidify promotional partnerships, sign exclusives with retailers and network. The event sees 500 exhibitors, 5,500 properties and brands available for licensing and 20,000+ high-profile manufacturers, retailers and marketers.