The World Education Market (WEM) is dedicated to the business of education, training and lifelong learning, showcasing educational resources for all levels and ages of learners, for the classroom, the workplace or the home, and available on a full range of technologies.
A global education arena, WEM brings together the leaders, decision makers and top executives from the public and private sectors
Kalamazoo, Mich., will host the Midwest's first animation festival of its kind May 17-19, 2002, offering $15,000 in cash prizes and featuring a novel cartoon-creating competition the Cartoon Challenge.
The Kalamazoo Animation Festival International (KAFI), organized by the Kalamazoo Valley Community College's (KVCC) Advanced Technology Center for New Media, will feature the Cartoon Challenge, 24 competition levels, and seminars and workshops.
Entry is free for students and $30 to $50 for professionals. The deadline
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.
Established as an artists' colony more than a century ago, Taos is known for it's eclectic mixture of cultures, traditions & philosophies. It is in this light that festival organizers program over 150 new indie films & videos, incl. features, documentaries, animation, videos & shorts during its four-day event. Highlights include: Tributes; Latino & Native American programs, as well as comprehensive Media Literacy Forum w/ panel discussions, workshops & demonstrations focusing on the state of media. Entries should have been completed within 18 months of fest & should be New Mexico premieres.
The NAB Marketplace and Conference showcases the world of TV and Web convergence. The event allows people in the technology, television and Internet industry to meet and work out deals. Beginning April 6, more than 150 conference sessions, seminars and special events featuring experts from broadcasting's converging technologies, NAB2002 offers a unique learning environment with the information you need to make change your opportunity. The expo starts on April 8 with over 110,000 attendees and 1,400 companies exhibiting.
The 35th Annual WorldFest is one of the oldest film & video festivals in America and the world. WorldFest gave first honors to Spielberg, Lucas, David Lynch, Randall Kleiser, Oliver Stone, Ridley Scott, The Coen Brothers, Ang Lee, Michael Cimino and hundreds of others. WorldFest offers more than $25,000 in cash and equipment awards, including the $2500 Kodak Raw Stock Award. There are 6 production seminars presented by top industry talents, such as cinematographers Vilmos Szigmund and Laszlo Kovacs,special effects director Richard Edlund, and director Robert Wise.
Tuesday, April 2, 2002 6:30 - 9:00 pm The Art Institute of Portland 2000 SW Fifth Avenue, Room 207 6:30 - 7:30 Demo Reels & Networking Anyone who attends is invited to bring demo reels or portfolios and share them with the group. You are highly encouraged to bring your work! This is also a great time to meet others in the industry, make contacts, and find out what's happening in the graphics world outside of your office cubicle. Food & beverages will be provided.
7:30 - 8:30 Guest Presentation and Q & A
The Vancouver Effects and Animation Festival (VEAF) showcases all types of effects work and animation from realistic water effects to traditional cel animation work. The event will feature guest speakers, panels and awards. Some of the categories for the festival competition are: Commercials (animated), Commercials (effects), Feature Film (animated), Feature Film (effects), Music Videos (animated), Music Videos (effect), Short Films, Titles, Idents, PSAs and Stings, Simulations, Education and Training Videos, Student Work, CD-Roms and Websites.
The public is invited to check out Portland's newest creative talent at the Winter 2002 Graduate Portfolio Show for The Art Institute of Portland. The diverse exhibit will include student animation reels, multimedia & web design CD-ROM portfolios, illustrations, graphic design, interior design, and apparel design work. Employers: what a great opportunity to network with other local design leaders as well as with the next generation of design professionals.
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Bra!nCamp is the only high-level, cross-media conference specifically geared to major players in children
Unique in concept, renowned for execution and treasured by participants, SXSW is an essential event for understanding tomorrow's entertainment industry today.
SXSW Film Festival and Conference,
now nine years old, will present a festival schedule over nine nights largely devoted to independent productions as well as
Tampere International Short Film Festival offers the best short films from the past two years in International Competition and the best of Finnish short films in Finnish Competition. Fiction, documentary and animation are accepted. Besides the competition screenings and around 70 special screenings Tampere Film Festival organizes film market, seminars, exhibitions and discussions for filmmakers and other professionals at film industry.
VidTranS offers a specific focus on the interaction of new digital video and broadband telecommunications technologies and on how this interaction will affect service providers, equipment manufacturers and end users. Conference programs address changing industry practices, the requirements for new services, and the underlying video and telecommunications technologies, while vendor exhibits enable attendees to get a hands-on glimpse of the latest video transport technologies.
The Australian Effects & Animation Festival 2002 is a unique opportunity for Australians to learn the creative and technical secrets behind some of the biggest VFX/animation projects from Hollywood and around the world. It provides an exclusive access pass to the leading personalities in the global VFX and animation community.
BLOCKBUSTER SESSIONS
Leading industry figures from Australia, New Zealand, the US and the U.K provide the lowdown on projects such as Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Ice Age, Band of Brothers, Moulin Rouge & more ....
Get an edge on a creative career by visiting The Art Institute of Portland's Open House on Saturday, February 23, 2002. From 12noon - 3pm, you can find out more about The Art Institute of Portland's associate and bachelor degree programs in Media Arts & Animation, Multimedia & Web Design, Apparel Design, Interior Design, and Graphic Design. You'll have the chance to check out student and graduate work, learn about the financial aid process, and find out how The Art Institute of Portland can help give you the education you need for an exciting creative career.
Attention all designers, animators and digital film enthusiasts! An installation and screening of cinematic and interactive Flash films. This is the largest event of its kind held in the southeast and will featurecinematic Flash films on the big screen and also feature kiosks allowing attendees to explore interactive Flash media up close and personal.
Submissions are now being taken for cinematic Flash films and interactive Flash works. Please see http://www.flashbangonline.com for more info.
To celebrate its 21st anniversary, Imagina, the International Festival for Digital Images, innovates. The Monte-Carlo Television Festival aims to highlight the importance of computer graphics in broadcast and content media. The competition will be judged by a panel of internationally renowned experts who have, themselves, brought innovation to the Festival in previous years. The awards ceremony and the exhibition will be an excellent promotional opportunity for the films that are screened.
Animated Exeter is an annual animation festival consisting of a fortnight of animated films, workshops, events and exhibitions every February. Tied to the British Animation Awards Public Choice - the festival hosts events for all ages and levels of professionalism.Screenings have been programmed by Jayne Piling of BAA. Events include careers day for budding animators, 3d, 2d and computer animation workshops, retrospectives, comic-book conventions, and cutting edge digital animations for the music industry.
The 99th Annual American International Toy Fair is one of the premiere events in the U.S. for the toy and collectible industry. Each year the major product producers unveil their line of new toys for the upcoming year. This event is a hotbed for the animation community due to the powerful presence of marketing in animation.
Find out what's happening in the Portland creative scene. Leaders from some of Portland, Oregon's hottest companies including Wieden + Kennedy, Will Vinton Studios, Jantzen, St2 and more will be on hand to discuss their experiences in the fields of animation, multimedia & web design, interior design, apparel design, and graphic design.
Tickets for each session are $15 and $10 with student ID. Call The Art Institute of Portland TODAY to buy your tickets 503-228-6528 or toll-free 888-228-6528. Proceeds benefit the Oregon Children's Foundation SMART early literacy program.
Each year the Brussels Cartoon and Animated Film Festival programs the "cr
Find out what's happening in the NW animation scene, and learn more about the formation of a Portland, Oregon SIGGRAPH chapter. The Art Institute of Portland is hosting a SIGGRAPH organizational meeting Wednesday, February 6, 2002 from 6-7:30 pm in room PC-1 of The Art Institute of Portland Parkside Center, 2020 SW Fourth Avenue. All animators, graphic designers, multimedia artists, and anyone interested in learning more about SIGGRAPH is invited to attend this meeting. For more info, please call 888-228-6528 x337.
Milia 2002 is the world's interactive content marketplace for interactive entertainment, broadband Internet, wireless media and interactive television. It takes place in Cannes, France between February 4-8, 2002.
Highlighting Emerging Artists from the School of Visual Arts' Film, Video and Animation Department.
February 4 - February 13, 2002 Reception: February 4, 2002, 5 to 7pm
The School of Visual Arts' Animation Dreams VII exhibition, curated by award-winning animation artists Don Duga, Howard Beckerman, and Irra Verbitsky, includes character models, storyboards, animation cells, background drawings,
