Founded in 2000, The Valley Film Festival, a project of Community Partners, holds the proud title of the first film festival in L.A.'s San Fernando Valley and is designed to bring together established filmmakers, emerging talent, and their audiences on the studio backlot -- just North of Hollywood.
Fantoche, the International Show of Animation Film, will be held in Baden near Zurich for the sixth time. The biannual film festival is one of world's most accomplished and distinguished for animation film. It is also the largest event of its kind in Switzerland.
Held at the Radisson Orlando-Celebration, Epic Comic Con is a comicbook and comic collectibles show. The 5,000-square-foot dealers room will host 100 plus eight foot tables to accommodate dealers from all over the nation.
Current guest list includes: * Disney Legend, classic horror movie veteran, Donnie Dunagan * THE CROW creator James O'Barr * Actress, movie and radio personality, Chris Noel * Actress, television star, Cindy Morgan
For more information, visit www.epiccomiccon.citymax.com/page/page/4550135.htm.
Connichi is the biggest anime and manga convention in Germany organized by the biggest German speaking anime and manga association. Located in the middle of Germany, the Connichi has become one of the most important conventions for all German speaking anime and manga fans in Germany, Austria and Suisse, including other European countries. Last year there were more than 7,500 visitors in Kassel.
The Toronto International Film Festival is one of the premiere film festivals in the world. The event features many debuts of films that will go on to be box-office and critical successes. This major industry event is a place where studios test their films and seek out independent features.
The 13th annual Rendez-Vous organized by TV France International will be held in Biarritz for the first time this year. The new venue for the Rendez-Vous, Le Bellevue Conference Center, will enable TV France International to double space for the exhibitors. Moreover, by choosing Biarritz, TV France International can continue to provide the same high-standards and friendly and warm atmosphere, in addition to keeping-up with marketplace growth. The number of participants increases continuously; more than 200 buyers and 54 French distributors and producers attended the event in 2006.
Ismailia International Film Festival for documentary and short films takes place every year in Ismailia (Egypt) to promote an intercultural dialogue for a deeper understanding of others by presenting their creative works to the audience and to encourage filmmakers of documentary and short films. The festival organizes encounters and debates between filmmakers and the audience, journalists and professionals. For more information, visit www.egyptianfilmcenter.org.
punto y raya festival (dot and line festival) explores the ultimate synthesis of form and movement through short
Anime Vegas Convention 2007 is one of the up and coming Japanese anime pop culture events in North America. The Anime Vegas Club originally started in 2002 at the West Charleston Library, holding monthly screenings of Japanese animation. The club quickly increased its membership from nine initial attendees to a regular attendance of 100-150 each month. In 2004, the first, to be annual, Anime Vegas Convention was started and drew 1,019 attendees.The growth in popularity is attributed to its more intimate setting between the staff, guests and local and Southern Utah anime fans.
A first of its kind animation gaming VFX event at Bangalore. An opportunity to learn from the industry's best names and international studios and experimenting with the new and celebrating the success of the animation industry in India.
"WE MAKE THINGS HAPPEN IF YOU THINK LAST YEAR WAS BIG - GET READY FOR A MUCH BIGGER EVENT THIS YEAR JOIN US FOR EXCLUSIVE PRESENTATION ON MAKING OF SHREK BY DREAMWORKS ANIMATION. LITTLE KRISHNA BY ANIRIGHTS, SIVAJI BY PRASAD LAB. TARARUMPUM BY VCL, AND A HOST OF WORKSHOPS ON ANIMATION, GAMING ANDF VFX. BY INDUSTRY LEADERS.
The Telluride Film Festival is one of the premiere independent film festivals in the U.S. The event is open to professional and nonprofessional filmmakers working in all aesthetic disciplines; documentary, narrative, animation, experimental, etc. Features and shorts, of all styles and lengths are eligible for consideration, provided that they are new works and will remain unseen by the public until the event. Selected short films will play either with a feature or as part of specially selected programs. For complete information, visit www.telluridefilmfestival.org/.
AnimeFest is a non-profit organization for fans of Japanese Animation. It unites fans from around the country to gather at its annual convention in Dallas, Texas for the purpose of meeting fellow fans, viewing new anime, buying & trading merchandise and just reveling in all that is anime.
The annual convention is typically held on the four days (Friday through Monday) spanning Labor Day weekend. For more details, visit www.animefest.org.
Woodstock Museum is hosting its 8th film/video festival. This year's theme is "Inspiration." The festival screens completed features, documentaries and shorts, as well as works in progress. All genres including animation and digital media; everything must be in English (subtitles okay). The early deadline is May 31 with the regular deadline on June 30, and the late deadline on July 31, 2007.
For more information, visit www.WoodstockMuseum.org or e-mail hello@WoodstockMuseum.com.
The Slamdance Screenplay Competition accept screenplays in every genre, both feature and short length, on any topic from every country around the world. The grand prize is $7,000 and best short prize is $500. The Duke City Shootout Special Prize gives the winner a production package worth $50,000 for a short screenplay under 15 pages.
Major League Gaming, the world's first professional videogame league, has raised videogame competition to the level of professional sport and is bringing the 4th stop of the 2007 Boost MLG Pro Circuit to Chicago. Thousands of hopeful gamers from across the nation will head to the Windy City to compete for big money and a chance to go head to head with the best pro gamers in the world - and perhaps even become one.
The 8th Annual Scriptapalooza Screenplay Competition, supported by the Writers Guild of America, west, is quickly becoming a premier screenwriting contest for people wanting to break into the industry. First place prize is $10,000. The contest has more than 50 production companies reading all entered scripts. All 13 winners will be considered by Scriptapalooza's participants. The early bird deadline is Jan. 5, 2007, first deadline is March 5 and the final deadline is April 13. For information visit www.scriptapalooza.com or call (323) 654-5809.
The Hollywood Radio and Television Society (HRTS) will present "Kids Day 2007" returning to the fifth floor ballroom at the Hollywood and Highland. Now in its 13th year, HRTS Kids Day is the long-running industry organization's celebration of children's TV programming and family fun day.
The Sotsu Agency and the Sunrise Animation Company are hosting Gundam Expo Tokyo 2007 at Tokyo's Ikebukuro Sunshine City complex. The free event will feature previews of the upcoming MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM 00 television series as well as displays of the newest plastic models, figures, games and other items. The event will also FEATURE BB WARRIORS: ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS, the newest SD Gundam line.
SIGGRAPH 2007 will bring an estimated 25,000 computer graphics and interactive technology professionals from six continents to San Diego, California, for the industry's most respected technical and creative programs focusing on research, science, art, animation, gaming, interactivity, education and the web. SIGGRAPH 2007 includes a three-day exhibition of products and services from the computer graphics and interactive marketplace: Aug. 7-9 2007. More than 250 international exhibiting companies are expected. Registration for the conference and exhibition is open to the public.
The best CG animators in the world are invited to participate in the first international FJORG! competition -- an iron animator event to be launched at SIGGRAPH 2007.
Competing teams will be called on to try to create the best character-driven animation the world has ever seen, within a limited window of 32 straight hours, while overcoming multiple staged distractions in a test of skill, talent, creativity and physical endurance.
The Theatre of War Video Contest has players capture the best "wow, you gotta see this" in-game moment and post the video footage in Battlefront's YouTube channel. The channel will let the users vote for their favorite videos, and from the top 10 voted entries Battlefront and 1C Co. are going to select the Grand Prize winner.
THEATRE OF WAR is a realtime tactical war game simulating epic battles during World War II.
"Ladies & gentlemen, boys & girls, children of all ages". PDNMZ CD Shoppe, along with sponsor club The Lost Otakus (TLO), is proud to announce to you the 4th season of its cult-classic Asian music/video gaming fusion festival, The Asian Karaoke Idol Invitational (TAKII), FREE & appropriately subtitled "Rhythm D-Generation X-Treme"!
Anime Festival Orlando is a three-day festival of all things related to Japanese animation and pop culture held at the Wyndham Orlando Resort. Ticket prices are only $45 for a three-day membership badge, $20 for a Friday or Sunday Only wristband and $30 for a Saturday Only wristband. Growing in attendance nearly 20% each year since its inception in 2000, Anime Festival Orlando has earned the title of "Florida 's Favorite Anime Convention," as well as being voted one of the "Top 10 Things To Do In Orlando" by DK Publishing's Travel Guide.
Adobe Systems is hosting the 7th annual Adobe Design Achievement Awards (ADAA). The program honors and recognizes the most talented and promising student designers, photographers, illustrators, animators and digital filmmakers from the world's top design, film, interactive and Web higher education programs. This year, the competition will accept entries from 30 participating countries.
BlueCat Screenplay Competition offers entrants written feedback on their scripts. All screenplays entered between Nov. 1-30 will receive feedback by Feb. 1. All other feedback will be sent after the semi finalists are announced on July 1 and before July 15.
Since 1998, the BlueCat Screenplay Competition
