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Women In Animation Annual Meeting 2008

Begins: April 17, 2008

Women In Animation International is proud to announce The Walt Disney Studios as our 2008 Annual Meeting Host and Sponsor.

This year's event will be one you won't want to miss. A full presentation program is planned. Join us to catch all the up-to-the-minute information. There will be plenty of time for questions and answers as well.

Thursday, April 17, 2008 from 7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Location: Walt Disney Studios 500 S. Buena Vista, Burbank, CA 91521 in the Frank G Wells Building.

In Event Types: Conferences, Seminars / Workshops, Animation, Business / Management, Documentaries, Features, Interactive, Licensing, New Media, Short Films, Special, Special Effects, Television, Visualization, Visual Effects, Web / Internet, Other

Animation Events

Red Stick International Animation Festival 2008

Begins: April 16, 2008

April 16-19, 2008. The Red Stick International Animation Festival takes place every year in Baton Rouge, along the banks of the Mississippi River in the downtown arts district. Red Stick highlights every form of animation, from scientific visualization to television programming, visual effects to character animation and feature films.

In Event Types: Conferences, Contests, Competitive Festivals, Seminars / Workshops, Screenings, Animation, Business / Management, Features, New Media, Short Films, Special Effects, Television, Other

Show Events

The 2008 NAB Show

Begins: April 11, 2008

The NAB Show is the world

In Event Types: Conferences, Competitive Festivals, Exhibits, Trade Shows, Animation, Business / Management, Features, Interactive, New Media, Special, Special Effects, Television, Visualization, Visual Effects, Web / Internet, Other

2008 NAB Show

Begins: April 11, 2008

The NAB Show is the world's largest professional digital media industry convention. The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has been hosting this event for over 80 years for all traditional broadcast, entertainment and emerging platform industries, including TV, Radio, Film, Internet and many others.

In Event Types: Conferences, Exhibits, Seminars / Workshops, Trade Shows, Animation, Business / Management, Documentaries, Features, Interactive, Live Action, Licensing, New Media, Short Films, Special Effects, Television, Visualization, Visual Effects, Web / Internet

Cartoons on the Bay 2008

Begins: April 10, 2008

Cartoons on the Bay is an international event with awards, workshops, lectures, TV and theatrical previews, and events centering on the ever-changing world of television animation. The Pulcinella Awards Competition is open to all animation for television and the Internet, including pilots of series. The competition is also open to short films.

In Event Types: Contests, Competitive Festivals, Discussion, Exhibits, Seminars / Workshops, Screenings, Animation, Television, Web / Internet

Events

Promax/BDA Europe Conference 2008

Begins: April 8, 2008

Established in 1955, PROMAX is the world's premier body for promotion and marketing professionals working in electronic and broadcast media. BDA is the world's leading association of broadcast and multimedia designers. With a membership of over 4,000 companies and individuals drawn from more than 65 countries, and with conferences taking place in Europe, Arabia, Africa, the U.S., Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Latin America and the U.K., Promax/BDA is a truly international organization uniting the individuals who will pioneer tomorrow's electronic and broadcast media.

In Event Types: Conferences, Discussion, Exhibits, Seminars / Workshops, Screenings, Animation, Business / Management, Live Action, Television, Visual Effects, Web / Internet, Other

Events

MIPTV featuring MILIA 2008

Begins: April 7, 2008

MIPTV featuring MILIA is the world's premier audiovisual & digital content market. It's where the key decision-makers come to meet, talk and forge the business partnerships that will drive future growth on a global level.

In Event Types: Conferences, Discussion, Exhibits, Seminars / Workshops, Screenings, Trade Shows, Animation, Documentaries, Live Action, Short Films, Television

Festival Events

South Beach Animation Festival 2008

Begins: April 3, 2008

The South Beach International Animation Festival celebrates animation film and other cartoon art forms with screenings and special events taking place at a variety of venues around Miami Beach and Miami Dade County. In addition to juried film screenings, the Festival hosts art exhibits, hands-on demonstrations, seminars, and discussions.

In Event Types: Competitive Festivals, Exhibits, Seminars / Workshops, Trade Shows, Animation, Features, New Media, Short Films, Television, Web / Internet, Other

Events

MAXON Power Integration Tour 2008

Begins: April 3, 2008

MAXON Computer USA, the developers of CINEMA 4D and BodyPaint 3D, today announced the 2008 schedule of its highly anticipated Power Integration Tour. The tour is a joint road show with Adobe Systems Incorporated that highlights the ease of integrating MAXON CINEMA 4D 3D software with Adobe

In Event Types: Seminars / Workshops, User Group Meetings, Special Effects, Television, Visual Effects, Web / Internet

Events

Writers Boot Camp

Begins: March 29, 2008

Writers Boot Camp, the industry leader in training film and TV writers, will be holding the only Saturday morning session of its renowned six-week Basic Training course of the year.

It's six consecutive Saturday mornings, beginning on March 29 at its Santa Monica, California headquarters. Classes will be from 10 a.m. until about 12:30 p.m. (instead of the traditional weeknight class).

You learn developmental and brainstorming tools, with assignments and deadlines, feedback and support -- and will complete a rough first draft of your film or TV spec script, all in 6 weeks.

In Event Types: Seminars / Workshops, Animation, Features, Live Action, Short Films, Television

Escape Awards 2008

Begins: March 27, 2008

Escape Studios is hosting the Escape Awards, which aims to find the best in emerging talent. The event offers work placements at top U.K. companies, which include Aardman, Cinesite, The Mill and Lionhead Studios. Other sponsors include Alias. Each category contains criteria written by a sponsor. The skills being sought are varied and as a result these awards will appeal to an extremely wide range of artists. Visit www.escapeawards.com for more details.

In Event Types: Contests, Animation, Features, Live Action, Short Films, Television, Visual Effects, Other

Tokyo International Anime Fair

Begins: March 27, 2008

The Tokyo International Anime Fair (known as "TAF") is held every spring at Tokyo Big Sight. The exhibition features a trade fair with booth exhibits by anime-related companies, events including spectacular stage performances and film screenings/displays, and the Tokyo Anime Awards, in which outstanding anime works are presented with awards. Every year the exhibition attracts people throughout the world. TAF 2007 featured exhibits by 270 companies (55 from overseas) and welcomed a record 107,713 visitors over the four days of the event.

In Event Types: Conferences, Discussion, Exhibits, Seminars / Workshops, Screenings, Animation, Features, Live Action, New Media, Television, Visual Effects, Web / Internet, Other

Entertainment Events

FICCI-FRAMES 2008

Begins: March 25, 2008

Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FICCI) hosts FRAMES, Asia's biggest convention on the business of entertainment. FRAMES every year is inaugurated by the Indian Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting and the government both at the federal and state level participates in it actively. FRAMES is a congregation of more than 1,500 professionals from global media and entertainment giants. The areas that its focus on are animation, gaming, digital film making, special effects, convergence, motion pictures, music, radio, broadcast etc.

In Event Types: Conferences, Contests, Discussion, Exhibits, Seminars / Workshops, Screenings, Animation, Documentaries, Features, Live Action, Short Films, Television

BrainCamp 2008

BrainCamp is the only high-level, cross-media conference specifically geared to major players in children's entertainment. BrainCamp is a chance to relax with peers and explore all sides of our industry, gather ideas, and recharge your batteries. BraincCamp attracts senior executives, creative forces and movers and shakers in the kids' and family entertainment industry.

In Event Types: Conferences, Discussion, Animation, Features, Live Action, Licensing, Special, Special Effects, Television, Visual Effects, Web / Internet, Other

2008 Media Summit New York

Begins: March 11, 2008

The 2008 Media Summit New York is the definitive international conference for media, entertainment and technology leaders. The Media Summit is presented by The McGraw-Hill Companies, co-sponsored by BUSINESSWEEK and Standard & Poor's and produced by Digital Hollywood. The event will occur at McGraw-Hill's headquarters, 1221 Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan.

In Event Types: Conferences, Discussion, Exhibits, Seminars / Workshops, Trade Shows, Business / Management, Interactive, New Media, Television, Web / Internet

Festival Events

Aubagne International Film Festival 2008

Begins: March 10, 2008

Aubagne International Film Festival supports the young cinematographic creation and musical creation related to picture. The festival has a feature and shorts competition. For features, the event screens first and second films of any genre that feature original music. For short films, the event screens first, second and third works running less than 30 minutes of any genre as long as the film presents original music or a particular treatment of the sound. For more information, visit www.cineaubagne.com.

In Event Types: Contests, Discussion, Exhibits, Seminars / Workshops, Screenings, Animation, Features, Live Action, Short Films, Television

Events

MAXON Power Integration Tour 2008

Begins: March 4, 2008

In Event Types: Seminars / Workshops, User Group Meetings, Special Effects, Television, Visual Effects, Web / Internet

Events

Hit Makers Summit

Begins: March 3, 2008

Sell your TV show faster.

The Hit Makers Summit is an intensive 3 day conference of one-on-one training to help you to develop, package and pitch your TV show.

This catered event is hosted at Universal Studios Orlando from March 3-5.

Special guests may include networks executives, producers and screenwriters.

In Event Types: Seminars / Workshops, Animation, Business / Management, Television

Hit Makers Summit TV Scholarship

Begins: March 3, 2008

Sell Your TV Concept Now, Inc. is offering the opportunity for students within the field of TV arts to receive the Hit Makers Summit Scholarship. Three spots are available for the March 2008 Hit Makers Summit at Universal Studios Orlando, which includes the full fee for Summit registration, valued at $1,447, and parking at the theme park. Students are responsible for their transportation to/from the Summit. This program provides a tremendous hands-on experience for students to develop and pitch their own TV shows and to interact with veteran TV professionals.

In Event Types: Conferences, Discussion, Exhibits, Seminars / Workshops, Screenings, Animation, Features, Live Action, Television

Media Events

Kidding Around: The Child and Film

Begins: February 29, 2008

Representations of children in today's media intersect with contextual issues that demand scholarly consideration. As the academic and commercial markets' attention to children's literature and media increases, the need to explore how children are used, targeted, explored, and represented in books, films, games, and toys grows.

In Event Types: Conferences, Discussion, Exhibits, Screenings, Animation, Features, Interactive, Live Action, Short Films, Television, Web / Internet, Other

Animation Events

Women in Animation Voice Over Group Meeting

Begins: February 27, 2008

ON-MIKE VOICE GROUP! IN BEAUTIFUL LOS ANGELES!Our next Women in Animation Voice Over Group meeting will be on Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at Dave & Dave, 4421 Lankershim Boulevard, Toluca Lake, 91602, at 7:00 p.m. There is plenty of free street parking after 6.Gary Gillett is our guest director for February! He also teaches and works as a professional voice actor!Women in Animation provides a three hour session with networking, warm ups, improv, and mike time with a group of ten people for a fee of only $20 for non-members, and $15 for members.

In Event Types: Seminars / Workshops, Animation, Television, Other

Events

Adobe and MAXON Present the Power Integration Tour

Begins: February 26, 2008

Two Powerhouse Packages - One Dynamic Workflow

The Power Integration Tour presents free seminars demonstrating how you can enjoy increased speed and efficiency in your production pipeline by combining the power of Adobe CS3 Production Premium and MAXON CINEMA 4D. The Adobe/MAXON workflow is the proven choice for top motion design studios worldwide.

Find out why!

Tour Highlights:

In Event Types: Discussion, Seminars / Workshops, User Group Meetings, Special Effects, Television, Visual Effects, Web / Internet

Events

From Cutting Edge To Cookie Cutter

Begins: February 20, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO SIGGRAPH & RHYTHM & HUESPROUDLY PRESENT

From Cutting Edge To Cookie Cutter

WHEN: Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

The visual effects industry has evolved dramatically over the last decade. The growing technological possibilities form a constantly accelerating cycle with bigger expectations from directors, studios and audiences, leading to increasing challenges for the creators of 3D visual effects. The cutting edge technology of yesterday is the cookie cutter tool of today.

In Event Types: Seminars / Workshops, User Group Meetings, Animation, Documentaries, Features, Live Action, New Media, Short Films, Special, Special Effects, Television, Visualization, Visual Effects, Web / Internet

Events

American International Toy Fair 2008

The American International Toy Fair is the largest toy trade show in the Western Hemisphere. More than 1,500 manufacturers, distributors, importers and sales agents from 30 countries showcase their toy and entertainment products. From classic toys to interactive entertainment and everything in between, it has it all.

In Event Types: Conferences, Discussion, Exhibits, Seminars / Workshops, Screenings, Animation, Business / Management, Features, Interactive, Licensing, New Media, Special, Special Effects, Television, Visual Effects, Web / Internet, Other

Awards Events

The 39th NAACP Image Awards

Begins: February 14, 2008

The 39th NAACP Image Awards will broadcast live from Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008 (8:00-10:00 pm ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX. Nominations for the annual award show that recognizes the artistic achievements of people of color and honors projects and individuals that promote diversity in the arts will be announced Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008 from the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Hosts, performers and presenters will be announced soon. For more information, visit www.naacpimageawards.net.

In Event Types: Contests, Animation, Features, Live Action, Television, Visual Effects, Other