Exhibitors from all areas of media present their products, and visitors can learn about current technical and scientific topics in specialist talks and panel discussions.
On the first evening of the convention, the Alumni Awards will be presented in the following categories: best audio production, best multimedia production, best short film, best 3D visual FX project, best business idea.
The online portal of respected Mac magazine MacUser nominated Merlin in the “Business Software of the Year” category, again demonstrating the high regard for ProjectWizards’ project-management software.
MACKEVISION Medien Design GmbH, one of the market leaders in 3D visualisation, animation, visual effects and postproduction, is supporting this year's animago AWARD as a sponsor.
The Camgaroo Award video competition launches for the seventh time. This year’s theme, “Video Meets Fun”, again promises many exciting and humorous entries.
The submission deadline for the DETAIL CREATIVE AWARD, a special category of the animago AWARD 2008 carrying EUR 5,000 in prize money, has been extended to 31 July 2008. Anyone who would like to create a 20-second spot about architecture and win EUR 5,000 can participate.
A total of 91 films from 25 countries were put to an online vote, with EUR 10,000 in prize money and six robot statues awaiting the winners. A small number of remaining tickets are still on general sale.
The submission deadline for the DETAIL CREATIVE AWARD, a special category of the animago Award 2008 with prize money of 5,000 euros, has been extended to July 31, 2008. Anyone who would like to make a 20-second spot on the subject of architecture and win 5,000 euros can take part.
The launch of animago Switzerland was marked with a ceremony. From now on, the animago AWARD is also available in Switzerland, specifically for Switzerland. The organisers have formed a partnership with the “Festival international du film fantastique de Neuchâtel”.
At a formal awards ceremony on June 20, the Society for Pedagogy and Information (GPI) presented Kindermann with the Comenius EduMedia Seal in the Teaching and Learning Management Programs (LLMP) category for the Kindermann Multimedia Lectern.
The animated series "I Got a Rocket" has received major recognition: the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences honored the series in New York with the Daytime Emmy in the category "New Approaches – Daytime Children’s Entertainment." "I Got a Rocket" is a co-production of KI.KA, ARD, Mike Young Productions, and SLR Productions and has delighted KI.KA viewers since mid-April, Monday through Friday at 1:40 p.m.
By mid-2008, MindMatics AG had already won its third award in its specialist field of mobile. At Medienforum NRW, MindMatics AG was the only agency nominated in two of the three categories for the "made for mobile" award and prevailed over the competition in the Mobile Internet category.
On Saturday evening, the Un Certain Regard jury honored Andreas Dresen’s CLOUD 9 with the ‘Coup de Coeur’ award. The unusual love story had its world premiere in Cannes on May 17 and received minutes of standing ovations at the gala screening.
For the second year in a row, audio specialist Shure has received the prestigious Plus X Award. At Europe’s largest technology competition, products are recognised for outstanding achievements in innovation, design, ease of use/functionality and ergonomics/ecology.
At WorldMediaFestival 2008, the 3D and film service provider Mackevision won the intermedia-globe Gold Award in the Animation category and the intermedia-globe Grand Award for that category. The awards honored the CGI and 3D visualization for the product film of the new Dodge Journey crossover van.
The Innovation Initiative and Huber Verlag annually honour the most innovative ICT solutions for small and medium-sized businesses. Studiengemeinschaft Darmstadt was one of eight winners in the e-learning category for its SAP user certification.
Cologne Conference, the renowned Cologne television and film festival, can expect an increased budget for 2008. The North Rhine-Westphalia state government has announced that it will support the festival significantly more strongly than last year.
Alongside the ZDFonline production "Die Gustloff in 3-D", a multimedia animation accompanying ZDF's two-part film "Die Gustloff", five further ZDF productions and co-productions have been nominated for the renowned international Banff TV Festival in the Canadian province of Alberta.
On Thursday, 8 May 2008, young media designers will take center stage at the ninth Eyes & Ears Junior Showcase. From 1:00 to 7:30 p.m., 24 young creatives will present their work. The Eyes & Ears jury selected 16 projects from media design and art, TV, film and web design, scenography, promotion production and media marketing.
At the first summer-like weekend of the year, 72,000 cinema-goers were enough to place Andy Tennant's Fool's Gold third in the media control cinema charts.
At a BDI ceremony marking this year's Intellectual Property Day, Federal Justice Minister Brigitte Zypries, Microsoft Germany and Messe Frankfurt today called in Berlin for entries to the competition «The Idea - For the Protection of Intellectual Property». The competition, being held for the second time, recognises exemplary professional initiatives by companies, associations, initiatives and individuals that address the value of intellectual property within society, highlight its misuse and illustrate the damage this causes.
The complete solution for processing and duplicating medical images jointly developed by Primera Technology and NAI Tech Products has received a distinction in the medical technology category of the Industriepreis 2008 awards at this year's Hannover Messe. The solution allows images from both DICOM-capable and non-DICOM-capable examination equipment to be burned automatically onto an optical medium in DICOM format.
At the German children’s-media festival “Golden Sparrow” in Gera and Erfurt, the ZDF tivi online pages at http://www.tivi.de received the Golden WebSpatz award.
The key topics of mobile, online advertising, monetisation and IPTV shape the 16th German Multimedia Congress (DMMK) Digital Economy on June 17 and 18, 2008 in Berlin.
The jury will present its awards on May 23 as part of the 13th International Comic Salon in Erlangen / Hansrudi Wäscher and Hannes Hegen will also be honoured
Competition Is the Best Further Training / Judging Categories Film, Still and Animation – Special DETAIL Creative Award Category / Awards Ceremony in November
Competition is the best further training. For this reason, participation in the animago AWARD 2008 is a must. The animago AWARD is the most important prize for the German-speaking Digital Content Creation (DCC) sector
It Began with a Slogan, a Bible Verse and 168 Hours to Invent a Story. After Another 168 Hours, the Short Film Had to Be Shot, Edited, Processed and on Its Way to Los Angeles
In Berlin, patron Mario Adorf presented the award to Carl Bergengruen, Head of Television Films at submitting broadcaster Südwestrundfunk (SWR), on its behalf.
The new RoboWeb software for Primera Technology's CD/DVD copying and printing systems has received Initiative Mittelstand's 2008 Innovation Award at CeBIT.
The submission period for the Gesellschafter ART.AWARD 08 begins on March 1. With its launch, all artists nationwide are asked: “What kind of society do we want to live in?”. The competition, launched by Aktion Mensch's Gesellschafter initiative and ART.FAIR 21, explores ideas and visions on sociopolitical issues in art.
‘Jump into the wild life’ — that was the motto of O2’s third Mobile Movie Award. In the ‘Mobile User’ category, rheinmain tv presenter Thomas Raudnitzky from Bad Nauheim was able to take the trophy home.
As part of the ‘Cinema for Peace’ benefit gala, the ‘CleanEnergy Award’ was presented for the first time in Berlin yesterday evening. The unique and breathtaking nature documentary ‘EARTH’ was honoured. The ‘Green Oscar’ distinguishes projects that engage with the subject of the environment in a special way.
Every year, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Science presents the Interactive Achievement Awards. The distinction emulates the film world’s Oscar ceremony and nevertheless remains largely unnoticed by the public.
Every two years, the comic world meets in Erlangen. In more than 20 years, Germany’s largest and most important comic festival has contributed substantially to comics becoming accepted not only as a mass medium but also as an art form — one that, like hardly any other, mirrors society and measures social change — and becoming fit for the ‘salon’. The hallmark of the Erlangen Salon is that it brings art and commerce, mainstream and avant-garde together in an event representing every variety of the ‘Ninth Art’. More than 20,000 visitors are expected in Erlangen from May 22 to 25, 2008.