nextMEDIA is an international festival dedicated to new media. The event features seminars, keynote sessions and an exhibition gallery focusing on the creative process and elements necessary for the developing of exceptional new media content. The festival
The five-year-old the Deep Ellum Film Festival celebrates the best in independent film, music and art while raising funds for victims of cancer. The event will host more than 40 live music venues, 30 restaurants and art galleries. Through a film competition, outdoor and roof top screenings and seminars and panels, DE/F2 captures the pop-culture soul of the historic Deep Ellum Arts District while providing independent filmmakers, both new and established, exposure to the film community.
CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2003 is dedicated to solutions wireless, I.T. and entertainment. Since it
The Pocket PC Summit will bring together industry leaders to discuss the present and future state of Pocket PC technology, wireless applications and services. A corresponding Pocket PC Summit exposition will take place in the Enterprise Mobile Solutions and Pocket PC Summit Pavilions, showcasing the best Pocket PC, handheld, and wireless technologies, as well as enterprise mobile computing solutions.
Now in its 34th year, ShoWest is the most prestigious and longest running event exclusively for the cinema exhibition and distribution community. In this competitive landscape for market-share, theater owners and operators need to know about the latest products and services, the newest technologies, industry happenings and upcoming films. That's why, every year, over 5,000 motion picture industry professionals make ShoWest their "must-attend" event. Includes educational seminars, ShoWest University, a trade show, screenings and product reels. Visit www.showest.com for more information.
SAFO 03 will present the 2nd Teacher's Symposium. Animation teachers from around the world will attend the day-long conference to discuss the current state of animation education, discuss new methodologies, industry pressures and how to work together to solve various pedagogical problems facing educators in this heavily competitive digital era.
The Screenwriting Expo features 10 guests of honor, 14 panel sessions focused on marketing your spec script, more than 250 classes and seminars, a two-day Pitch Fest, the CS Open on-site writing contest, and a trade show. Jean Ann Wright will be hosting a discussion on
As part of Screenwriting Expo 2, Jean Ann Wright will be holding a seminar entitled "Developing Characters for Animation." The Event number is 1033. It will take place from 7:00 - 9:00 pm at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Only $59.95 for the full 3 days of the Expo, plus $4 for each seminar you choose. For information and registration visit www.screenwritingexpo.com or call 323-957-1405.
The Leipzig Festival is a well-attended festival with a program selection at a crossroad between East and West. Under its motto,
WowGao Inc. presents The Ultimate Leading Edge IT Conferences & Expos, the only event that features 7 Conferences Under 1 Roof! This exceptional event features WowGao Inc. presents The Ultimate Leading Edge IT Conferences & Expos, the only event that features 7 Conferences Under 1 Roof! This exceptional event features Web Services/XML, Mobile/Wireless, IT Seucrity, e-Enterprise Challenges, Linux/Open Source, IT Outsourcing and IT Financing.
Metreon-A Sony Entertainment Center presents the 3rd annual Metreon Festival of Anime from 10:00 am-11:00 pm. Metreon's Festival of Anime will offer hundreds of fans a chance to experience the latest anime in an energetic, social atmosphere. Festival-goers will preview the newest products in Bandai's newly-expanded Metreon shop, compete in costume and model building contest, and meet and interact with other anime fans, while viewing an line-up of the latest films inside Metreon's Action Theatre.
MIPCOM: International Film and Programme Market for TV, Video, Cable and Satellite is one of the world
The 2003 Icograda World Congress brings together more than 1,400 designers and students from more than 40 countries to discuss identity, entertainment, sustainability intellectual property and education in the design industry. The conference will contain exhibitions, social events and visits to Japanese companies. For students, the conference will include an International Student Poster Competition and an International New Designers Workshop. Challenging the traditional conference presentation, the event will include unique ways of conducting its discussions, which is being called Visualogue.
The 30th Flanders International Film Festival has introduced a new policy to encourage quality film distribution in Benelux. Money attached to the festival
AnimeNext is an anime and manga convention that has branched into tech and video gaming. The event will feature voice acting guests, large dealers room, cosplay, a concert by Himawari, anime music video contest, dance, panels, workshops, manga room, game shows, 24-hour video rooms and videogaming. The guest of honor will be Takehiko Ito, creator of OUTLAW STAR. Workshops include sake tasting, cel painting, kimono workshop, drawing the manga way, shogi/go workshops and dubbing workshops.
The 12th Annual Digital Hollywood will take place at the Directors Guild of America Building. This year's Digital Hollywood represents the most significant yearly shift in each of the industry's target sectors, from DTV, HDTV, SVOD, VOD, wireless, DVD, games, broadband, on-demand TV, DRM, ITV, set-top box, search, digital cinema, home networking, chips and optical technology, marketing and advertising. The event will have more than 250 expert speakers. For information, go to www.digitalhollywood.com or call (212) 352-9720.
The 2nd eDIT/VES 2003: The European Festival for Production and Visual Effects is a congress of workshops, panels and talks by international experts and top creatives who will show where film is going in the 21st century and present the best visual effects from European feature films and current Hollywood productions. eDIT retains its well-tried structure of seven program blocks. Sponsored by Visual Effects Society (VES), the emphasis is content-oriented. The Art of Storytelling in the Digital Age is thus once again the focus of eDIT/VES 2003.
Mobile Commerce World 2003 is one of Europe
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Bra!nCamp is a high-level, cross-media conference specifically geared to major players in children's entertainment. Attending the event are senior executives, creative forces and movers and shakers in the kids' and family entertainment industry. The event includes eight presentations over two days, along with food, fun and social events. The atmosphere is loose and relaxed, no suits, no ties. Bra!nCamp is an intimate event and attendance is limited. Speakers and attendees interact during presentations, during breaks and during social events.
The Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films, in its ninth installment, is one of the largest showcases of short films in North America. The event is one of the few qualifying festivals for the Best Short Film Awards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Along with the market, this year
The DIY Convention will present an afternoon of panels, speeches and spotlighted discussions at the Belcourt Theatre, located at 2102 Belcourt Avenue. The event will be followed by a CLUB DIY after-party presentation of live music showcases at the nearby Easy's in the Village, located at 1910 Belcourt Avenue. Kicking off the DIY Convention in Nashville will be a keynote address by Wayne Rosso, president of Grokster, the popular P2P file-sharing service.
This international film competition is open to short and feature films of any genre and format that have been produced in the years 2002 and 2003. The directors will be in the cinema while their films will be presented without being divided in categories. The festival will give filmmakers a chance to network and give students a chance to learn from a global talent pool. For more information contact the festival via Paladini, 8, 20133 Milano, Italy, phone: +39 02 713 613, e-mail: info@milanofilmfestival.it or on the Web at milanofilmfestival.it.
The International Broadcasting Convention is one of the world's premier broadcast technology event. The show covers all the key areas of the electronic media business including audio, cable, film, grip, Internet, lighting, multimedia, production, post-production, radio, satellite and transmission. Within the 430,400 square feet of exhibition space visitors will find more than 1,000 companies including every major supplier of broadcast technology. The six-stream conference tackles all the technical, management and creative issues affecting our industry.
The Austin Game Developers Conference is a new conference, which addresses the hottest growth areas in game development: multiplayer online games and mobile games. The program offers six tracks (48 sessions) from industry leaders, including: Atari, Ubi Soft, Electronic Arts, Sony Online, Mythic Entertainment, GameSpy, Turbine, Castle Hill Studios, Metrowerks, Mutable Realms, Online Alchemy, Wolfpack Studios, MicroForte and others.
