Events: Visualization

The Guangzhou International Animation & Comic Exhibition is an official stage for the animation and cartoon industry to establish industry connections, strengthen the industry, standardize the protection of intellectual properties and popularize healthy animation and comic culture. The event will combine an exhibition, trade show and competition. For fans, the event will feature showcases of hot properties, workshops and Cosplay. For more information, visit www.toprepute.com.cn.

The Emmys are the Academy of Television Arts & Science highest awards. Craft awards are bestowed to the more technical positions on series productions, which also includes animation. For more information, visit www.emmys.tv/awards/primetimeawards.php.

Presented by LICENSE! magazine, Link is an executive-level conference and networking opportunity tailored to licensing executives ready to take their business to the next level. Top licensors, licensees, retailers, agents, marketers and the media will come together. Conference sessions will cover a full spectrum of licensing topics including promotions and co-branding, marketing to demographics, the state of retail, financial & legal licensing issues, and a special concentration on international markets. This event runs concurrently with MAGIC Marketplace.

The Eurographics Animation Theater is open to all submissions taking advantage of computers to produce original and creative animation shorts as well as compelling scientific demos. Enter the competition for the 1000 Euro prize, sponsored by Pixar! Additional awards will be made to the best entries in the three submission categories (3D, 2D, Mixed media) and for the best Student Entry.

Macworld Conference & ExpoJuly 11-14, 2005Hynes Convention Center, BostonCost: Exhibit Hall passes are free on or before June 10, 2005. $15 on or before July 10. $25 thereafter. Conference prices vary. Register at www.macworldexpo.com.

For over 20 years, Macworld Conference & Expo has been the leading destination for Mac enthusiasts. We provide the education, networking and thought leadership that professionals and consumers alike need to get the most from their technology investment.

IDG World Expo will host Macworld Conference & Expo, the world's most comprehensive Macintosh OS event. The event showcases products and services for professionals involved in media and creative content development for corporate and home applications, as well as consumers using the Mac at home. Macworld brings together the loyal base of Mac OS audiences in creative services, education, application development, entertainment, small office/home office and Internet-based environments.

Come meet author Gina Meyers, author of The Magic of Bewitched Trivia and More. Prizes, Bewitched Trivia Contest and discussion. Samsational Summers Sizzle with this Barnes and Noble Event. Saturday, July 16th from 2-4:00 pm at Barnes and Noble 245 N. Glendale Glendale, Ca. 91206. Contact Kristin Maggi for more info: (818) 246-4677

Friedman 3D, will be starting a new semester on July 5th, 2005. Instruction will be provided in award-winning Alias Maya from 8:00am to 3:00pm Monday through Friday. There will be an additional class offered in Adobe After Effects that will run from from 3:00pm to 6:00pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The cost for classes is $75 and $25 respectively, plus a $25 registration fee. If you are collecting unemployment benefits from EDD you may qualify for collecting those benefits while a full-time student at Friedman 3D.

Friedman 3D will be starting its new semester July 5th, 2005. Instruction will be provided in Alias Maya from 8:00am to 2:40pm Monday through Friday. There will also be an Adobe AfterEffects class that will run from 3:00pm to 6:00pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Cost per semester is $75 and $25 respectively, plus $25 reg fee. The Alias Maya course will be delivered in two sections by Mr. Vincent Delay, a Maya artist and formerly a CG Supervisor at The Engine Room. Section One will be introductory and will run from 8:00am until 11:00am M-F.

H.A. Bruno LLC, producers of C3 EXPO, announced it will expand the conference program of the C3 EXPO event in New York, June 28-30, 2005, to include The ETA (Entertainment Technology Alliance) Summit, an exclusive conference that explores the next generation of digital asset management, digital cinema, wireless communications and voice-over IP technology and digital media.

X|Media|Lab is a one day international conference on creativity, business, and technology of new media content (general admission); followed by the 2-day X|Media|Lab, an elite hands-on workshop for comanpanies and project teams working on their own project ideas (selected projects only).

The Australian Effects & Animation Festival Melbourne program will feature some of the highest profile cinema releases of this calendar year, complemented by cutting edge Australian case studies and expert sessions in animation and visual effects.

Melbourne's Act3Animation goes behind the making of its two latest 3D short films, PINATA and ANAKA, produced for Tantalus Interactive with the assistance of Film Victoria. Additionally, the event will look the new feature film VALIANT fro Vanguard. Plus, the festival will feature the MTV Oz Music Video Awards.