SIGGRAPH Asia 2018 Tokyo, Japan
Begins: December 4, 2018
SIGGRAPH Asia 2018 will be taking place from December 4-7, 2018 at the Tokyo International Forum.
Events: Conferences
SIGGRAPH 2018 Runs August 12-August 16, 2018 in Vancouver
Begins: August 12, 2018
Experience research, hands-on demos, and fearless acts of collaboration at SIGGRAPH 2018, this year in Vancouver.
Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2018
Begins: March 19, 2018
GDC, running March 19-23, 2018, is the world's largest professional game industry event, bringing together game designers, programmers, artists, producers, and business professionals for 5 days of unparalleled education, inspiration and networking.
FMX 2018
Begins: April 24, 2018
FMX, running April 24-27, 2018, continues to bring together creative professionals at the forefront of digital entertainment. This year, it sharpens its focus on virtual and augmented realities as well as the best world-class animation, VFX, gaming and related education, entertainment and technology.
In 3D, Business, CG, Commercials, Digital Media, Education and Training, Event, Films, Games, Jobs & Recruiting, Mobile and Wireless, Post-production, Previs/Postvis/Visualization, Short Films, Stereoscopic 3-D, Technology, Television, Transmedia, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | Event Types: Ads/Commercials, Animation, Business / Management, Conferences, Exhibits, Features, Live Action, New Media, Seminars / Workshops, Short Films, Television, Transmedia, Visual Effects, Visualization, Web / Internet
Annecy’s MIFA Brings Together the Professional Animation Community
Begins: June 13, 2017
Mifa, the world’s largest marketplace for the professional animation community continues its expansion and opens its doors 6/13 – 6/16.
In Business, Cartoons, Commercials, Education and Training, Event, Films, Games, Jobs & Recruiting, Licensing, Short Films, Television, Transmedia, AR/VR/XR | Event Types: Business / Management, Conferences, Exhibits, Licensing
Annecy International Animated Film Festival
Begins: June 12, 2017
Over 50 years of honoring the best in animation - Anncey International Film Festival is coming up June 12 – 17.
In 2D, 3D, Awards, Business, Cartoons, CG, Commercials, Event, Festival, Films, Interactive, People, Places, Short Films, Television, AR/VR/XR | Event Types: Animation, Competitive Festivals, Conferences, Exhibits, Licensing, Screenings, Seminars / Workshops, Short Films, Television, Web / Internet
SIGGRAPH 2017
Begins: July 30, 2017
SIGGRAPH 2017 will take place from July 30 – August 3, 2017 in Los Angeles.
In CG, Digital Media, Event, Places, Technology, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | Event Types: Conferences, Discussion, Exhibits
VIEW Conference 2017
Begins: October 23, 2017
VIEW 2017 will take place October 23 to 27 in Turino, Italy.
In 2D, 3D, CG, Digital Media, Event, Places, Technology, AR/VR/XR | Event Types: Animation, Conferences, Exhibits, Screenings, Visual Effects
Licensing Expo Vegas
Begins: May 23, 2017
The World's Largest, Most Influential Licensing Trade Show
In Business, Event, Licensing | Event Types: Business / Management, Conferences, Exhibits, Licensing, Trade Shows
Brand Licensing Europe (BLE)
Begins: October 10, 2017
The Only Pan-European Show Dedicated to Licensing.
Licensing Expo China
Begins: July 18, 2017
Grab your share of the world's fastest growing licensing market!
In Business, Event, Licensing | Event Types: Business / Management, Conferences, Exhibits, Licensing, Trade Shows
Save the Date: FMX 2017 takes place May 2-5, 2017!
Begins: May 2, 2017
Art, Technology and Business meet at Europe's most influential conference for digital entertainment.
In 3D, Business, CG, Digital Media, Education and Training, Event, Games, Interactive, Jobs & Recruiting, Mobile and Wireless, People, Places, Transmedia, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | Event Types: Animation, Conferences, Discussion, Exhibits, Interactive, Seminars / Workshops, Transmedia, Visual Effects, Visualization, Web / Internet
CVMP : Conference on Visual Media Production
Begins: December 12, 2016
CVMP brings together production and post-production specialists from the worlds of film, broadcast and games with imaging and graphics researchers. It provides a European forum to discuss the latest research, advances and state-of-the-art industry practices.
Siggraph Asia 2017 Bangkok
Begins: November 27, 2017
SIGGRAPH Asia 2017's Host City has been officially announced: Bangkok, Thailand! The event will be heading to the land of smiles!
Siggraph Asia 2016 Macao
Begins: December 5, 2016
Asia’s largest computer graphics conference and exhibition features four days of research papers, demonstrations, and screenings featuring the community's latest technical achievements, and three days of commercial exhibits displaying the industry's current hardware, software, and services.
Industry Giants 2015: Navigating the Future
Begins: September 19, 2015
A Bunch of Short Guys presents
INDUSTRY GIANTS 2015 CONFERENCE: NAVIGATING THE FUTURE
DALLAS: Step behind the scenes and into the world of visual effects, animation design and game creation at the Industry Giants 2015 Conference. The annual event for animators, special effects designers, students and professionals takes place from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Saturday, September 19, 2015 at the newly-remodeled Addison Crowne Plaza Hotel and Conference Center, located at 14315 Midway Road in Addison, Texas, 70001, Conference tickets are $150. Tickets to the Life Drawing Master Class are $30. Both can be purchased online at www.industrygiants.org or at the door the day of the event.
Industry Giants 2015 includes a Concept Artist Panel featuring Lorin Wood, Senior Concept Designer/Gearbox Software; Eliott Lilly, Freelance Concept Artist and Illustrator; Elise Hatheway, Visual Development Artist/Reel FX Studios and Samantha Youssef, Artistic Director/Studio Technique. The Life Drawing Master Class will be lead by Samantha Youssef and Stephen Silver. Confirmed speakers to date include:
Armand Serrano - Visual Development Artist at Walt Disney Animation Studios
James Gentile – Senior Motion Capture Technician at Monolith Productions Game Studio
Jorge Gutierrez - Writer, Director and Creator at Reel FX Creative Studios
Katy Heckey – Visual Development Artist at Brazen Animation
Rachelle Lewis - Animation and FX Talent Recruiter
Samantha Youssef – Artistic Director at Studio Technique
Stephen Silver -Character Designer with Disney Television Animation, Sony Feature Animation and Nickelodeon Animation
Tony Bancroft - Animator, Author and Director with Disney, Sony and other studios
Tyson Murphy - Lead Character Artist at Blizzard Entertainment
ABOUT A BUNCH OF SHORT GUYS
A Bunch of Short Guys (ABOSG) is a Dallas-based nonprofit animation guild established to foster a community of artists and storytellers. The group serves as educational resource to the local community of entertainment educators and students. Industry Giants is the organization’s annual professional development seminar that brings industry professionals to Dallas for workshops, presentations and panel discussions. Additional information is available at http://www.industrygiants.org.
ABOSG gets its name from a group of 10 animators who came together over 15 years ago to create an animated short for the Siggraph Electronic Theater competition. The name refers to the group of "short film" makers. The original Short Guys silhouetted in the logo feature (from left to right): Vince Sidwell, Brandon Bruce, T.G. Weems, Will Nicholson, Eric Craft, Chad Briggs, Tom Ottinger, J. Marshall Pittman and J. Schuh. The members have changed over the years, evolving from a "bunch of guys" to a community of like-minded individuals working to improve the Texas animation economy. For more information visit http://www.abosg.org
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b'Ars 2015 - Barcelona International Arts&Vfx fair
Begins: June 11, 2015
b’Ars, Barcelona International Arts & VFX Fair, is a highly specialized fair that wants to give VFX industry a new focus by gathering the industry’s best creative talent in a fun and playful way. The event is aimed at both professionals and students, with a special focus on the artistry of the film-making process and cloud VFX production.
Felix Balbas, director
FMX 2015
Begins: May 5, 2015
FMX is Europe's most influential conference on animation, effects, games and transmedia. From May 5 to May 8, 2015, FMX celebrates its 20th anniversary edition.
In Digital Media | Event Types: Conferences
Melbourne International Animation Festival
Begins: June 21, 2015
ENTRIES ARE NOW OPEN FOR MIAF 2015!
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The Melbourne International Animation Festival (MIAF) is one of the largest animation festivals in the world. It usually screens around 400-450 films each year in competitive, panorama, student, curated and retrospective programs. MIAF generates a smaller touring festival called the Australian International Animation Festival (AIAF), is a submissions base for the London International Animation Festival, the New Zealand Film Festival, the Sydney Film Festival and assists in programming a number of other festivals in Australia, Taiwan, South Korea and the USA.
When you submit your film to MIAF, your film is automatically considered for each of these festivals although these other events will send you a separate and specific invitation if they wish to invite your film.
For full guidelines and entry form: www.miaf.net/2014/entries.html
FIAUY, International Animation Festival
Begins: September 17, 2014
Universidad ORT Uruguay, organizer of FIA´14, is pleased to invite animators, producers and specially students and graduates of animation schools, to present shorts to be selected for an exhibition and subsequent awarding ceremony between September 17th and 19th of 2014 in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Universidad ORT Uruguay aims to promote and exhibit animations produced by students and graduates of animation, advanced High-School students, independent animators and international producers, and also seeks to provide a space for artistic and technological reflection in this area.
La Universidad ORT Uruguay, como organizadora de FIA’14, invita a presentar trabajos que serán seleccionados para una exhibición y posterior premiación a realizarse durante los días 17, 18 y 19 de setiembre de 2014, en la ciudad de Montevideo, Uruguay.
La Universidad ORT Uruguay tiene como objetivo la difusión y exhibición de animaciones realizadas por estudiantes y egresados de escuelas de animación, alumnos de secundaria o su equivalente en UTU, animadores independientes y productoras. Asimismo, busca generar un espacio de reflexión artístico / tecnológico en la disciplina.
Story & Animation Masterclass - Chicago, IL
Begins: August 22, 2014
VanArts presents a masterclass in Story Development & Animation, taught by artists from Pixar Animation Studios.
In 2D, 3D, Anime, Art, Cartoons, CG, Education and Training, Films, Flash, Games, Illustration, Short Films, Stop-Motion, Tutorials, Visual Effects, Writing | Event Types: Animation, Comics, Conferences, Features, Interactive, New Media, Seminars / Workshops, Short Films, Visual Effects
Story, Character & Animation Masterclass - London, UK
Begins: August 8, 2014
VanArts presents a masterclass in Story Development, Character Design & Animation, taught by artists from Pixar Animation Studios.
In 2D, 3D, Anime, Art, Cartoons, CG, Education and Training, Films, Flash, Games, Illustration, Short Films, Stop-Motion, Tutorials, Visual Effects, Writing | Event Types: Animation, Comics, Conferences, Features, Interactive, New Media, Seminars / Workshops, Short Films, Visual Effects, Web / Internet
Story, Character & Animation Masterclass - Paris, France
Begins: August 1, 2014
VanArts presents a masterclass in Story Development, Character Design & Animation, taught by artists from Pixar Animation Studios.
In 2D, 3D, Anime, Art, Cartoons, CG, Education and Training, Films, Flash, Games, Illustration, Short Films, Stop-Motion, Tutorials, Visual Effects, Writing | Event Types: Animation, Comics, Conferences, Features, Interactive, New Media, Seminars / Workshops, Short Films, Visual Effects
Kidscreen Summit 2014
Begins: February 9, 2014
Kidscreen Summit is renowned as the kids entertainment industry’s most important annual event.
SIGGRAPH ASIA 2014
Begins: December 3, 2014
The 7th ACM SIGGRAPH Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques in Asia will take place from 3 – 6 December 2014 in Shenzhen at the Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center.
