The Game Developers Conference® (GDC) is the world’s largest professionals-only game industry event. Presented every spring in San Francisco, it is the essential forum for learning, inspiration, and networking for the creators of computer, console, handheld, mobile, and online games.
The D.I.C.E. Summit® 2010 is the home of the 13th annual Interactive Achievement Awards® ceremony on February 18th, where industry leaders and members pay tribute and recognize the individuals and products that contribute to the growth of the interactive entertainment software business. Comedian, actor and spirited game enthusiast, Jay Mohr will return for his fifth year as host. The Independent Film Channel will be streaming the Awards, as well as filming the show for a TV broadcast to follow.
CG CON — The White Conference
"The White Conference" will be held April 24-25, 2010 and is projected to host more than 500 professionals and recent graduates from visual effects for film, game and broadcast graphics.
A record number of new exhibitors – more than 330 companies – will join more than 2,500 exhibitors in unveiling their latest technology innovations at the 2010 International CES®. With more than 20,000 new products on display, the International CES is the world’s largest consumer technology tradeshow. CE Spotlights throughout the CES show floor will feature key market categories including apps, green technology, gaming, location based services and more.
Anim!Arte is an international film festival of animation movies with focus in the student public. It has as objective to stimulate the culture, as soon as the professional artistic grown, of the Animation Business in Brazil. This has been instrumental in the production of animation movies, mainly among students.
KidScreen Summit is renowned as the kids entertainment industry's most important annual event. In 2009, the conference welcomed 1400+ attendees from 40 countries, with a record-setting 60% of delegates hailing from outside of the US. Top decision- and deal-makers in the kids business attend KidScreen Summit to engage in critical dialogue on issues that affect the industry; take advantage of some of the year's best networking opportunities; recognize and understand current market needs, opportunities and challenges; learn more about key innovators and their visions; and find and
The next Anima, the Brussels International Animation Film Festival, will take place in Flagey from 10 to 20 February 2010
Join National Association of Television Program Executivesfor NATPE 2010 Market & Conference —the world’s best multi-platform video conference. Held January 25-27 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, NATPE 2010 will feature an updated, bustling marketplace floor, a jam-packed three-day schedule and exciting special programs and features!
The International Animation Film Festival will take place in Annecy (Haute-Savoie, France) from Monday 7 to Saturday 12 June 2010.
On a parallel, the Mifa will be held from Wednesday 9 to Friday 11 June 2010.
As for the Creative Focus and the conferences, they will be held from Tuesday 8 to Friday 11 June 2010.
“US-Korea Digital Entertainment Investment Forum”
On behalf of Minister Knowledge of Economy and KOTRA (Korea Trade–Investment Promotion Agency), it is our privilege to invite you to “US-Korea Digital Entertainment Investment Forum,” as part of KMCM USA 2009 at the Los Angeles Marriott Downtown Hotel on December 4th.
The attendance is free of charge, but space is limited (50 spacing available for luncheon and networking with senior Korean government officials).
World-Class Leadership, Sales, Internet Marketing and Wealth Creation Event featuring an All-Star Cast of Speakers. This will take place simultaneously in London, UK and Antwerp, Belgium.
London:
Sales (11/26/09)Leadership (11/27/09)Internet Marketing (11/28/09)Wealth Creation (11/29/09)
Antwerp:
Leadership (11/26/09)Sales (11/27/09)Wealth Creation (11/28/09)Internet Marketing (11/29/09)
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Belgium
CARTOON, European Animation Film Association has chosen EXPOTOONS, the most representative international animation festival in Latin America, as a strategic partner in that region to organize CARTOON CONNECTION, the first meeting between European and Latin American animation professionals.
The most representative animation event in Latin America. It hosts selected films, conferencists, trainers, production and distribution companies, buyers and more!
This year more than ever it's becoming a bridge to Europe and Asia. And since 2008 it is allied with Annecy Animation Festival.
Come meet the "faces behind the fantasy" from yesterday, today and tomorrow in this signature 2.5 day animation event that includes artist panels, business symposiums, critique sessions, special screenings, both drawn and digital exhibits and one-of-a-kind workshops designed to inspire professionals, empower students and entertain the general public.
CVMP, the European Conference on Visual Media Production (www.cvmp-conference.org), is now announcing its call for submissions. The conference takes place on 12th and 13th November 2009 at the BFI Southbank, London. Now in the sixth year of CVMP, a new management team is injecting fresh momentum to this unique event, which brings together practitioners in media production from the film, broadcast and games industries with leading academics and researchers in imaging and graphics.
VIEW Conference is the premiere international event in Italy on Computer Graphics, Interactive Techniques, Digital Cinema, 3D Animation, Gaming and VFX. It takes place, every year, in November in Turin (Italy). Through lectures, meetings, tributes, exhibits, screenings and demo presentations VIEW will reveal the new digital frontier sweeping from cinema to architecture, from automotive design to advertisement, from medicine to video games.
The VIEW Award
VIEW Conference is the premiere international event in Italy on Computer Graphics, Interactive Techniques, Digital Cinema, 3D Animation, Gaming and VFX.
VIEW 2009 will continue to focus on exploring the increasingly fluid boundary between real and digital worlds. Through lectures, meetings, tributes, exhibits, screenings and demo presentations VIEW will reveal the new digital frontier sweeping from cinema to architecture, from automotive design to advertisement, from medicine to videogames.
International Festival of Animation FIA 09:Universidad ORT Uruguay, organizer of FIA 09, is pleased to invite animators, producers and specially students and graduates of animation schools to present works to be selected for an exhibition and subsequent awarding between the 26th and the 27th of October of 2009 in Montevideo, Uruguay.
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GameX Industry Summit is two-day game industry conference presented by the IGDA chapters in New York, New Jersey, Boston, Baltimore and Philadelphia. GameX Industry Summit is co-located at GameX (Games & Media Expo), a national game consumer show and 'pop culture' festival produced by Virtual Rush Gaming and NBC Universal, designed to draw from local, regional and national audiences of game players, film and TV fans, comic book buffs and tech enthusiasts.
The Visual Effects Society (VES) will present a Production Summit for the greater entertainment industry on October 24th. The Production Summit 09 will convene a unique consortium of leading creatives, executives and visionaries to offer a rare opportunity to examine innovative approaches to producer challenges, technology developments and the globalization of the production industry. The one-day event will bring together the entertainment community for a day of inspiration, conversation and collaboration.
motion09 is an event that inspires. Once a year, animators, motion graphics artists, title designers, visual effects (VFX) artists and broadcast designers come together to share their skills, work, and professional insights. Joined by 360 industry professionals and students, four days are spent together in a non-traditional conference atmosphere -- an atmosphere designed to inspire.
follow us on twitter: motion09 for the latest updates and details on our reels and superstar competitions.
Think Services' Game Developers Conference (GDC), the world's largest professionals-only game industry event will return to Shanghai in the autumn of 2009 as the definitive gathering of top Chinese and international developers. Following up on the success of its first Chinese GDC event in 2007, the Game Developers Conference China 2009 (GDC China 2009) will be held at the Shanghai International Convention Center, October 11-13.
ANIMA'09 will take place in the city of Cordoba, Argentina, from October 8 through 10, 2009. The festival is organized by the Centro Experimental de Animacion and the Secretaria de Extension Universitaria, National University of Cordoba.
This fifth edition of the ANIMA will be dedicated to exploring the concept of Identity Traits. Therefore, we open the following:
Animafrik is an animation festival dedicated to African animation and designed to promote African art and animation. Events include film screenings, an art exhibition, animation workshops and panel discussion: "Prospect and Challenges of the Animation Industry in West Africa."
The festival will be held in Accra and regional screenings in the coastal city of Cape Coast, Takoradi and Kumasi, the Ashanti Kingdom. Regional screenings will continue throughout the month of October.
eDIT The Filmmaker's Festival is an international platform for filmmakers from all production disciplines to meet and share ideas to make them better filmmakers. The goal is to advance the specific parts of the production process with a common purpose of creating better storytelling through understanding. Extraordinary worldwide filmmakers present their work to educate, entertain and inspire their fellow artists in a warm and personal state of the art environment.
Anime Supercon (ASC) is now Animation Supercon, as it returns for a 4th year to an all new, bigger & better location; the Doubletree Miami Airport Hotel and Convention Center. Animation Supercon will replace Anime Supercon as the shows focus shifts to encompass the entire animation world, and not just Japanese anime. Set for October 2-4, Animation Supercon is a three day festival and convention dedicated to Animation, Cartoons, Anime, Comic Books and Video Games.
