Archive of the Upcoming Events Category

At PLASA07, German intercom manufacturer Riedel Communications will introduce two new headset series — AIR and PRO. The two new series join Riedel‘s classic heavy-duty MAX headset, which was specially designed for use in areas with high ambient noise levels. more

ZOA MARTINEZ, ZONA DESIGN PRESIDENT/CREATIVE DIRECTOR, TO PRESENT DESIGN MADE TO MOVE SEMINAR AND PARTICIPATE ON TWO MOTION GRAPHICS PANELS AT THE BEST IN THE SW: FLASH ANIMATION & MOTION GRAPHICS CONFERENCE AND FESTIVAL, OCTOBER 8-11

Zoa Martinez, President/Creative Director of ZONA Design, Inc., the New York-based, full service design agency, will present a Design Made to Move seminar and participate on two panels – the 2007 Motion Graphics Panel of Pros: How did they do that? and Motion Graphics and VFX in Hollywood at the Best in the SW: Flash Animation & Motion Graphics Conference and Festival, October 8-11, at the Embassy Suites Hotel and Spa in Albuquerque, NM. more

Austin, TX August 7, 2007 The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival is thrilled to announce the winners for the 4th annual SXSWclick Festival, presented by Cellfish. In addition, the SXSW Film Festival has announced its ³Call for Entries² for the 2008 event, taking place March 7-15, 2008 in Austin, Texas. more

Regular Deadline – September 1, 2007
Final Deadline – October 20, 2007

The Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, the premier venue for nonfiction film in the American West, is seeking submissions for its fifth annual event. From February 14-20, 2008 the festival will screen world and U.S. premieres, classics, rare and experimental works on Montana’s largest screen at the historic Wilma Theater in downtown Missoula, Montana. In addition to 7-days of screenings, many public and VIP events including panel discussions, galas, receptions and networking round-tables. more

WIF/GM Alliance Mentoring Programs Provide Talented Women Pursuing Careers in Entertainment With Creative Foundation for Success

To Obtain an Application, Visit www.women-in-film.com
Deadline Submission is Aug. 31. Winners to be Announced Oct. 10

LOS ANGELES – Aug. 7, 2007 – For Immediate Release – The national alliance organization of Women In Film (WIF) and the General Motors Corporation (GM) announce the second annual WIF/GM Acceleration Grant for Emerging Filmmakers. more

KCRW launches major effort to save entire music library, a priceless collection of more than 60,000 recordings of great historical importance and cultural relevance.

The music library at Santa Monica-based public radio station KCRW (89.9 FM and KCRW.com) holds an irreplaceable archive of more than 1,200 exclusive live recordings from the station‘s studios that go back two decades, and Universal Studios BluWave Audio (www.bluwaveaudio.com) has come on board to preserve them. more

Luxology® LLC, an independent technology company developing next-generation 3D content creation software, today announced that modo™ was used to create photorealistic interior shots for “Decorating from the Floor Up,” an exciting new collaborative design seminar spearheaded by Thom Filicia Inc. (TFI) and Karastan. TFI worked closely with the Luxology staff and several independent artists who used modo‘s robust modeling, painting and rendering toolset to design a series of photorealistic computer-generated images that illustrate how to achieve a variety of stylishly designed interiors. Known for his insightful decorating expertise on the hit TV series Dress My Nest and the Emmy® award-winning Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, Thom Filicia is an acclaimed interior designer to the stars and is widely recognized as one of the leading tastemakers in the design world. more

Los Angeles–IRIDAS, who introduced the first non-destructive color grading technology in the film industry, and S.Two, a leading developer of acquisition and workflow solutions for digital cinematography, have announced that the two companies are integrating their .Look file and digital film recorder technologies to create a seamless storage and data management system for digital production work. Filmmakers will now be able to store editable creative looks together with their data, streamlining production as well as providing a comprehensive metadata framework for efficient postproduction workflows. more

DENTON, TEXAS — Members of the International Cinematographers Guild (ICG) will meet with mentors to the next generation of filmmakers on August 8, during the annual University Film and Video Association (UFVA) Conference hosted by the University of North Texas. The conference runs August 6-11. They will discuss the collaborative art of filmmaking. more

JACKSON, Wy. The Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival is pleased to announce the selection of film finalists for its 2007 competition. Over twenty Judges representing the Festival‘s Board of Directors chose from 400 films entered into some 700 categories, an approximate 25% increase in submissions. Final judging will take place immediately prior to the Festival and will be announced at the Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner Thursday, October 4th. All films entered into competition are eligible for the (Best of Festival) Grand Teton Award sponsored by Panasonic Broadcast. more