MOOV Festival 2003 consists of three Saturday evenings of video and performance. MOOV is a media arts festival with an emphasis on new work by young and emerging international artists. All screenings will begin at 7:00 pm. On November 8,
Animation historian John Canemaker will appear at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art with a colorfully illustrated multimedia presentation: THE ART AND FLAIR OF MARY BLAIR, based on his new Disney Editions book. The 7:30 pm lecture/demo will be followed by a book signing, plus a rare 35mm screening of Disney's ALICE IN WONDERLAND, the 1951 cartoon feature principally art directed by Mary Blair.
The first annual ShowBiz Expo's Entertainment Technology World will be held in Chicago at The Donald Stephen's Conference Center (formally Rosemont Convention Center). The event will consist of a four-day technical conference (November 6 - 9) and two-day Expo (November 7 - 8). This spin-off of ShowBiz Expo covers hot new technologies including hi-def production, digital video production, digital distribution, VFX software, capture technologies, DVD authoring, etc.
PGA New Media Council presents a panel discussion titled
Starting at 6:00 pm, the Cartoon Art Museum will be holding a free showing of more than 60 works considered too subversive, tasteless, offensive or all of the above by some critics. Special guests include Rex Babin, editorial cartoonist for THE SACRAMENTO BEE; Tom Meyer, editorial cartoonist for the SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE; and Mark Fiore, political animator. The exhibition, organized by The Andy Warhol Museum, opens October 18 and runs through February 1, 2004. For more information, visit http://www.cartoonart.org/events.html.
Artists Helping Artists (AHA!) and THE CREATIVE LINE magazine will be holding an AHA! artists gatherings. This AHA gathering is free. The meeting is a safe space where artists, musicians, writers, arts educators and community arts leaders can make new contacts and share and align their creative visions and projects. It
WIA/LA will be presenting "It Sounds Crazy, Doc, But It Might Just Work!: Starting An Independent Animation Studio." A panel of indie artists will discuss how they have survived. The panelists are: Antonella & Roland
Thurs. 10/30: CINESPACE INDUSTRY PARTY/Dracula Screening Co-hosted by Mac Africa and Planet Shark
Make your Dinner Reservations early for an exclusively wicked Halloween Celebration Dinner for THE DINNER/MOVIE in the Main Room. Screening: Bram Stoker's DRACULA directed by Francis Ford Coppola) Showtime: 8:00pm
Enjoy a sinful three course special Chef's Menu featuring Francis Coppola's wines. A surprise evil guest will be hosting trivia after the movie for delicious rewards and prizes!
ETA-Entertainment Technology Alliance is dedicated to brining the entertainment industry and technologists together. The event will take place at the Hudson Hotel. Speakers will include people from such companies as AT&T, E! Online Entertainment, Microsoft Windows Digital Media, Screen Digest and Time Magazine. ETA Expo hopes to create a better understanding in the field of media technology and entertainment business. For more information, contact tel.: (310) 229-8915, e-mail: info@etaexpo.com or Web: http://www.etaexpo.com.
Artist, curator, nonprofit veteran, and CalArts faculty member Karen Atkinson will once again teach her famed survival workshop series for emerging and mid-career artists working in the Greater L.A. area. For years, Get Your Sh*T Together was only available to students at CalArts. Thanks to continued support from LA Cultural Affairs, Side Street Projects is proud to offer this vital workshop once again to artists from all disciplines that need to get their sh*t together. The event will provide attendees with information and resources to make things happen for themself.
Casbaa Convention is dedicated to the growth of the television industry in Asia. Day One will address Satellite: Limitless Benefits for Television, Satellite: The Life Line for Telecoms, Satellite: Something You May Not Have Thought About, Finance: How Do We Get the Money?, and Satellite Operators CEO Forum: Keeping the Customer Satisfied: Reliability, Flexibility & Imagination.
Artists Helping Artists (AHA!) and THE CREATIVE LINE magazine will be holding an AHA! artists gatherings. This AHA gathering is free. The meeting is a safe space where artists, musicians, writers, arts educators and community arts leaders can make new contacts and share and align their creative visions and projects. It
Wonderful World of Animation gallery will be holding a premiere for never before seen SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS animated art, entitled Bikini Bottom Bash. The exhibit will feature more than 150 pieces of SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS art including key master setups and production cels. The gallery will be transformed into the Town of Bikini Bottom and the event is open to the public, however space is limited. The SPONGEBOB art can be viewed at: http://www.animationartgallery.com/aspongebobbs1.html.
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TEACHER'S PET creator Gary Baseman will be holding an art exhibit. On display will be HAPPY IDIOT and other paintings about Unattainable Beauty. An artist's reception will be held on October 23 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm. The event is taking place at the Earl McGrath Gallery, 20 West 57th Street, New York, New York 10019. For more information, call (212) 956-3366, or visit www.earlmcgrathgallery.com or www.garybaseman.com.
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.
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.
Do not miss this chance to meet Mike Fowler at this year's SAFO 03 (Ottawa Animation Festival) in Ottawa, Canada. Mike will be signing copies of his book, Animation Background Layout: From Student to Professional on Sunday October 19, 2003 at 3:00 pm. His book will be on sale through out the SAFO 03 Animation Festival.
Animation Background Layout: From Student to Professional by Mike S. Fowler can also be bought for US$30.00 while quantities last online at Mike's Website: www3.sympatico.ca/mike.fowler
Do not miss this chance to meet Mike Fowler at this year's SAFO 03 (Ottawa Animation Festival) in Ottawa, Canada. Mike will be signing copies of his book, Animation Background Layout: From Student to Professional on Sunday October 19, 2003 at 3:00 pm. His book will be on sale through out the SAFO 03 Animation Festival.
Animation Background Layout: From Student to Professional by Mike S. Fowler can also be bought for US$30.00 while quantities last online at Mike's Website: www3.sympatico.ca/mike.fowler
Animation Producer Sue Riedl will lecture at the Ottawa International Student Animation Festival (SAFO) at 10:00 am. She will be discussing her new book
Here's your chance to develop the skills you'll need for entrance into the best visual-arts programs. These are also the skills that major animation studios in Canada and the U.S. are looking for!
Join Philip Woolf, 8 Saturdays, 5 hours per day starting October 18th to December 6th, 2003
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Life Drawing An introduction to drawing the human figure, using Nicolaides' classic text "The Natural Way to Draw." Includes basic exercises in gesture, contour, weight and modeled drawing. 2 to 4 p.m. Elements of Drawing
This program will discuss what it means to be a politically active artist in the new millennium. Topics of discussion will be: Has political art changed since Sept. 11 and who are the current activist artists? This informal panel discussion at the Armory Center for the Arts on will begin at 8:00 pm.
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
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.
This year's show will be held in the fall (late October, early November) and tour four major cities in three states (Boston, New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles). Our goal is to put on a good, entertaining show, so help us out.
