The annual Oxford Media Convention, organized by ippr in partnership with MediaGuardian, will look ahead to identify the policy, governance and business challenges facing the wider media industry as digital switchover and convergence become consumer realities.
Hosted by the Sundance Institute, the Sundance Film Festival will screen approximately 120 feature films, including world, North American and U.S. premieres. As the premier showcase for American independent film, and an important new platform for international independent film, the festival screens films that embody risk-taking, diversity and aesthetic innovation. For more information, visit www.sundance.org.
Aniboom (www.aniboom.com), the premier multi-platform animation network that partners with untapped animation talent from around the world to create independent animated content for global distribution, is holding its 2007 Aniboom Awards.
Mod DB, the premier website dedicated to game modification, is calling on gamers for submissions for the annual Mod of the Year Awards (MOTY 2007). The contest will run through Jan. 15, 2008.
The MOTY Awards showcase the best game modifications (aka "mods") in the world and recognize the mod teams behind them. A video game "mod" is a variation of a game or in-game elements. It can add new content to the underlying game (partial conversions) or offer an entirely new game (total conversions).
The next issue, PSIVT 2007, will be held in Santiago, Chile, at the Catholic University. Santiago hosted many large conferences in the past, and we would consider PSIVT 2007 as an opportunity to introduce this region to the image and video community. Santiago is Chile's capital. It has a population of about 5.5 million people and is one of Latin America's most sophisticated metropolitan areas, with a good balance between modern infrastructure and elegant 18th century Spanish Architecture. The city is also considered to be one of the most diverse and rich cultures to be found in South America.
WIA/LA is holding it annual Christmas Party. This year's theme is "Condition Red...And Green!"
Enjoy an evening of terror-free noshing and networking at WIA's favorite secure location, the Barsac Brasserie (4212 Lankershim Blvd.), on Thursday, December 13th. The strip-searches will start at 6:00 pm, and the interrogations shortly thereafter.
Please RSVP early by email to: [email protected] or call the Hotline at (310) 535-3838 by Tuesday, Dec. 11th.
For more information, visit wia.animationblogspot.com.
Florida Comic-Con is Southern Florida's largest comic book convention. The event is a celebration of comics, sci-fi, horror and pop culture in general. It will feature guest speakers, panels, signings, screenings and vendors. For more information, visit www.floridacomic-con.com.
Reed Exhibitions, the organizer of New York Comic Con, has launched the New York Anime Festival (NYAF), which will take place at the Jacob K. Javits Center in midtown Manhattan. Show planners note that the new event will be an extravaganza featuring the latest in anime, manga, Japanese cinema, music, games and the best of anime-influenced comics, animation and film from around the world.
American Cinematheque at the Aero Theatre presents the seminar "Unraveling Independent Film Distribution." Leading players in theatrical, television and DVD distribution and exhibition will unravel the mysteries for the independent filmmaker. In this frank discussion, you will learn about options that are available to you when your film doesn't sell outright to a major distributor -- how it all works, what it costs and what you as the filmmaker need to know.
The first annual edition of the Lyon Game Developers Conference (Lyon GDC) will bring together internationally renowned speakers and technical experts. The event will take place the same week and in the same location as Game Connection, the most important business convention in the game industry. The conference will focus on two much-talked about topics: next-generation games and multi-platform development.
Byte Me! is a Digital Content Festival, featuring a program of screenings, Show 'n Tells by international Industry speakers, live audiovisual performances and innovative cross-media events. See http://ByteMe.net.au
Anime Supercon is a convention for anime and animation fans taking place April 13-15, 2007 in Ft. Lauderdale. Florida. The show will include celebrity guests, writers, artists, vendors, Q&A's, parties, costume contest, anime programming, manga, cosplay, workshops, panels and more.
Ubisoft and the Independent Film Channel (IFC) are hosting a short film contest inspired by the videogame, ASSASSIN'S CREED, due out in November.
Bob Iger, President/CEO, The Walt Disney Co., will participate in a Q&A session at the Sanford C. Bernstein Media Symposium on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007, at approximately 12:15 pm EST/9:15 am PST. To listen to a live Webcast of the session, go to www.disney.com/investors approximately five minutes prior to the start time. A re-play will be provided through Thursday, Dec. 13 2007, at 4:00 pm PDT.
The I Castelli Animati Festival highlights animation in all its forms,l from commercials to feature films. The international competition awards the following prizes: grand prize, special jury prize, best debut short film, best European short film, audience prize, Fabrizio Bellocchino prize, best Web animation and best non-narrative short film. The Italian competition will give a grand prize and special jury prize to the top Italian productions. The event includes exhibitions, retrospectives, conferences and screenings. For more information visit www.castellianimati.it.
Frames Per Second fourth annual online charity auction will benefit The Cancer Research Society: 100% of profits from an eBay auction will be donated. The charity auction cause is selected by the readers of fps earlier in the year. Anyone with Internet access will be able to bid on animation-related items put on eBay by fps. These items include books, CD soundtracks, animation software, posters, pins and DVDs.
Some of the highlights for auction this year include:
* Art of Disney (Tokyo exhibition) bilingual catalogue * Art of Disney (Tokyo) region 2 catalogue DVD
The aim of the 8th annual European Game-On Conference on simulation and AI in Computer Games, is to bring together researchers and games people in order to exchange ideas on programming and programming techniques, which will be beneficial to the gaming industry and academia.Secondly it aims to steer young people into this industry by providing how-to tutorials and giving them the opportunity to show their ideas and demos to the gaming industry.
As part of Beautiful/Decay
North Carolina's Research Triangle Park, home to some of the world's leading companies in the $38 billion global videogame industry, is hosting its first videogame technology showcase and career fair. Local videogame companies will be recruiting to fill more than 100 positions in technical, marketing and sales departments. The event will feature more than a dozen companies and university departments within the greater Triangle area that are creating technology and content for the videogame and interactive media industries.
Participants include: * Emergent Game Technologies
Lycette Bros. will be presenting a kids program of recent animation as part of the 2007 Awesome Arts Festival in Perth.The Awesome Festival, a ten-day international contemporary arts celebration for young people and families, is one of the largest youth festivals in Australia. Now in its 12th year, the Awesome Arts Festival attracts an audience in excess of 80,000 across the city of Perth.
Lycette Bros. are calling for animations that are short, fun and suitable for children.
animation4kids! is a one-off kids program of recent animation. Lycette Bros. are compiling a selection animations to be screened twice daily for the duration of the 2007 Awesome Arts Festival in Perth.
Animations suitable for children of all ages will considered. It envisaged that the selected animations will utilise many varied styles and techniques, and will be up to 5 minutes in length. To enter, please submit a preview URL or send digital files on disk. There is no registration fee. See the URL to enter or for further detail www.lycettebros.com/awesome/.
The Asia Media Festival (AMF) 2007 is a media fiesta, comprising events for both trade professionals and consumers. Hosted by the Media Development Authority (MDA), the festival offers opportunities for the media industry to share best practices, forge strong business networks and foster international collaborations through its lineup of premier trade events. These include: Promax BDA Asia, Asia Factual Forum, Media Financing Forum, Asia Television Forum, Asia Film Market & Conference, Asia Animation Conference, Asian Festival of 1st Films, Apollo Awards and Asian Television Awards.
Going Green is about conserving the environment, and promoting sustainable development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Hollywood leadership has recently announced Going Green initiatives to conserve the environment and to influence public opinions -- in development of TV, film, cable and music programming; and in implementing environmentally sensitive policies in running day-to -day business operations.
The Barcelona International Television Festival (FITB) is a three-day screening for children and young people from around the world: documentaries, animations, TV programs and series. Two prizes: UNICEF and CREATIVE will give awarded. The program includes MEDIA LITERACY, screenings from the ITC service of the department of education of the autonomous government of Catalonia and the exhibit of secondary school news programs, commercials and fiction videos organized by the Blanquerna Communication Department of the Ramon Llull University.
