Media education is a hot topic within national governments and educational institutions alike. Big words like new citizenship, empowerment and media literacy are used to convince us of its necessity. But what do filmmakers have to say? Until now they have remained surprisingly silent on the subject. During the upcoming International Film Festival Rotterdam, the international conference ‘How to Stimulate Filmsense(s)’, taking place on Wednesday January 30, 2008 is the place for them to speak ...
The SIGGRAPH 2007 Computer Animation Festival and Art Gallery will feature 51 California filmmakers and artists in its programs, both part of the 34th International Conference on Computer Graphics & Interactive Techniques being held 5-9 August 2007 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. The SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival is internationally recognized as the world's premier event for computer graphics and animation. Groundbreaking films presented at the Compute...
The SIGGRAPH 2007 Computer Animation Festival and Art Gallery will feature 51 California filmmakers and artists in its programs, both part of the 34th International Conference on Computer Graphics & Interactive Techniques being held 5-9 August 2007 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. The SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival is internationally recognized as the world's premier event for computer graphics and animation. Groundbreaking films presented at the Computer Animat...
SIGGRAPH 2007 announced today record submissions for this year's Computer Animation Festival taking place at the 34th International Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, 5-9 August 2007 in San Diego, California, USA. The Computer Animation Festival jury selected from a record 905 submissions for exemplary use of computer-generated imagery and animation, and compelling storytelling. With show categories ranging from animation to research, this year's submissio...
ACM SIGGRAPH announced today the Computer Animation Festival's Best of Show Award, Jury Honors, and Award of Excellence winners for SIGGRAPH 2007, the 34th International Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, being held 5-9 August 2007 in San Diego, California. The Computer Animation Festival jury selected three award winners from a record-breaking 905 entries for exemplary use of computer-generated imagery, animation, and storytelling. For the first time in t...
Bristol’s reputation as the world capital of wildlife film-making has led to an invitation for Wildscreen, the conservation charity based in the city, to mount a skills-sharing festival in India that will be opened in Delhi by UK Environment Secretary, David Millibrand and renowned primatologist Dr Jane Goodall. A programme of film screenings and workshops will visit four Indian cities from 19-25 January. The Festival is being organised and funded by the British High Commission India as part ...
Ecofilms, the international film festival on ecology which took place in Rhodes, Greece from June 21 to June 26, offered a broad perspective on how we protect and nurture life. Trying to capture what are really life and consciousness is part of that angle, and that's precisely the spiritual question the documentary Monte Grande by Franz Reichle tries to answer.In this film screened during the festival in the open air Rodon theater, the Swiss director follows philosopher and scientist Francisco V...
EcoVision - 1th edition International Festival of environmental cinema(Palermo, May 27 / June, 1th. 2005)In late May 2005 the first edition of the Film Festival EcoVision will take place in the most prestigious monumental centres of Palermo.During the Festival we will expect the arrival of very important personalities with a leading role in the survey of the environmental protection.We will also offer cashprizes and benefits to those who will take part in the film festival.The festival is chi...
