Events: Conferences

2002 marks the 15th anniversary of the Society For Animation Studies. Drawing historians, scholars and filmmakers from around the globe, the Society will celebrate this achievement with its 14th annual conference in Glendale, California, September 26-29, 2002. Taking place in the recital hall of the landmark Brand Library & Art Center, this year's conference will focus on a wide range of topics, including: Anime; Technology; Culture, Gender and Identity; Childhood; Theory and Criticism; Feature

Cartoon Forum is the annual European animation co-financing event, organized by Cartoon Media, the European animation union. The Co-production Forum for European Animation TV-Series

Every year over 250 potential investors - all interested in animation - attend the Cartoon Forum. This includes over 100 broadcasters and 150 investors/video editors who have the advantage of getting a sneak preview of

A four year old festival in Hollywood, WinFemme is an annual and monthly screening and staged reading series for films and scripts that tell women's stories. (Men creatores are WELCOME!). Films and scripts have advanced our artist's careers, have sold and have garnered much press. $50 is the application fee. The deadlines are monthly. All entrants are eligible for the annual WinFemme Film Festival held in September.

America's largest annual convention for fans of science fiction, fantasy

and horror, comics and art, games and computers, animation, science, music, television and films, will be held at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis and Hyatt Regency in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Tickets start at

$75.

Shanghai Animation and Cartoon Fair 2002 (SACF) is an annaual exhibition in Shanghai, China. The Fair has the most abundant animation and cartoon resources in China. It is important event for the Chinese animation and cartoon industries. Visitors can learn the trends of animation technology, how to deal with copyright transactions and it is also a festival for the fans.This event attracts more than 100,000 visitors every year.

The Academy of Machinima Arts & Sciences (AMAS), an organization that provides advocacy, education and community building awareness for the entertainment medium known as Machinima: the art or technique of filmmaking using real-time 3D virtual environments, has teamed up with NVIDIA

The Xth Edition of the Image Workshop "Zero on Behavior",Coordinated by the CGAI and the Master in Digital Creation and Communication, feature this year an amazing program of recognized international lecturers, an overview of the state of the art in 3D computer graphics and its role in media:

-Gabriel White (Digital Artist 3D.MillFilm, UK)

-Mike Milne (Director of Computer Animation. Framestore CFC, UK)

-Juan Buhler (Lead Effects Animator. PDI/Dreamworks, San Francisco,USA)

Don't miss the upcoming SCREEN CARTOONISTS GOLF CLASSIC. Join us June 29 at Elkins Ranch Golf Course. Everyone welcome!!! Good golfers, bad golfers, occasional golfers, students, relatives and friends

Women in Animation present

The Art of Managing Artists from the Manager's Point of View

Share with animation professionals as the compare and discuss their studio experiences and workload within Animation Production.

June 20th Speakers: Doug Cooper - Lead CG Supervisor DreamWorks Animation (Spirit and Shark Slayer)

Marcela Cabrera - Production Manager Knowledge Adventure Game company

Christopher Keenan - Vice President of Creative Affairs Warner Bros.

Moderators: Andy Smith - Post Production Coordinator Film Roman

Marketing to U.S. Hispanic Youth is the only conference specifically designed to help companies reach the growing Hispanic youth market in the United states. Keynote Speaker: Isabel Valdes, Co-chair and Partner, Santiago & Valdes Solutions, LLC

The 7th FMX will be focusing on animation, effects and content. It is now regarded as one of the most important events for digital media production and includes the fmx/conferences, where top speakers from the USA, Japan and Europe talk about their works, current projects and artistic visions. This year's speakers include Olcun Tan from Mill Film in London (Black Hawk Down), Tommaso Vergallo and Thomas Duval from DuboiColor in Boulogne (Am

ConFurence is The premiere Anthropomorphic Fandom Convention and Exhibition. ConFurence 2002 marks our 14th convnetion, with this year's theme being "Furry Noir", paying homage to the Film-noir genre with animal characatures. Our convention will be April 26 through Aptil 28, 2002 at the Hilton Burbank Airport and Convention Center in Burbank, California. Exhibit Space is still available for only $45 per table (Not including convention membership or $5 per day City of Burbank business License). Memberships will be $45 per person at the door for attending all three days of the event.