The Programme for the animago CONFERENCE Is Set!
Look forward to top-class talks and masterclasses as part of the animago CONFERENCE 2009 on Thursday, 29.10.09 and Friday, 30.10.2009.
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Goodbye Hollywood? LOVEFiLM Analyses Germany’s Growing Appeal for Hollywood Films
LOVEFiLM, Europe's largest DVD rental service, marks the DVD release of the Oscar-winning drama "The Reader" by analysing why “Made in Germany” is so fashionable and why so many international productions are made in Germany. LOVEFiLM has taken a closer look at current films
Autodesk Software Plays the Leading Role in the Making of “GI Joe”
VFX studios in California, London and Canada create spectacular effects using Autodesk Flame, Maya, 3ds Max, Softimage, Mudbox, MotionBuilder and FBX.
Mackevision Sponsors animago 2009
Mackevision Medien Design GmbH is supporting this year’s animago AWARD as a sponsor
animago AWARD 2009 Goes Babelsberg
The Most Important Animation Award Will Be Presented in Potsdam-Babelsberg
New Quadro FX Series Demonstrated Live
At this year’s Digital Factory from April 20 to 24, 2009, PNY Technologies will demonstrate the new Quadro FX series.
Sony Star: New Customer and Partner Program
Following the success of Sony Professional World, Sony is starting the 2009 financial year with a new customer and partner program.
animago AWARD 2009 with 11 Categories
The 13th animago AWARD presents itself in new attire – 11 new categories provide more transparency.
Autodesk Inventor Days 2009
Autodesk and its resellers will hold more than 150 free Inventor Days workshops at over 60 locations in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
DIGITAL PRODUCTION Supports New Talent
DIGITAL PRODUCTION presents more than 100 leading institutions in Germany and abroad in its latest special issue, “DP Karriere.”
DIGITAL PRODUCTION Partners with German IPTV Association
DIGITAL PRODUCTION and the German IPTV Association begin an intensive partnership focused on joint events, initiatives and member benefits.
fmx/09 in Stuttgart: The Program
The fmx/conference operates at the high end of digital image production.
animago AWARD 2009 Adds 11 Categories
The 13th animago AWARD introduces a new structure, with 11 defined categories designed to provide greater clarity.
Autodesk Presents HumanIK 4 and Kynapse 6
New versions offer innovative creative tools, powerful scene-management functions and expanded support for interoperability and pipeline integration.
Wacom Intuos4 Sets Standards for Professional Work with a Digital Pen
The next-generation pen tablet offers new proprietary pen technology, ergonomic design and numerous new functions.
Autodesk Presents the Latest Versions of 2D and 3D Design Software Solutions.
With improved functions and newly bundled software packages, manufacturing companies can develop better products in less time – from mobile phones to bulldozers.
ITFS: Last Call for Entries
German and Eastern European animation producers and directors aged 35 or under can apply for the Robert Bosch Stiftung film prize until March 23.
Visual Computing Concepts Sought
The Heidelberg Innovation Forum invites visualization and simulation concepts and business ideas until June 1, 2009.
4th Virtual Fires Congress
The April 8–9 congress focuses on simulation and virtual reality for a European firefighting and disaster-control center.
Intel Friday Night Game #1
The ESL Pro Series opens its 14th season in Munich on March 20, 2009, beginning a nine-stop live eSports roadshow with €130,000 in prize money.
Munich Gaming at the [m]athäser Filmpalast
The April 1–2 industry congress covers gaming, education and entertainment, followed by a public program on April 3.
Music in Games
GAMEplaces Business & Legal on 1 April at the Frankfurt Music Fair:
Lawyer Matthias Atrott on the legal framework for licensing music for games
Panasonic Launches Papp-Helden Video Contest 2009
The Panasonic Papp-Helden Video Contest 2009 begins on April 1, inviting low-budget parody films from entrants aged 16 and over.
Improve Your Digital Know-How!
INSIGHT OUT presents the “Short & Digital” production-workflow workshops at HFF Potsdam.
Ice Age 3 Online Game on DIGITAL PRODUCTION
A link to Fox’s “Bubble Trouble” online game is available here.
DIGITAL PRODUCTION Announces 13th animago AWARD
The animago AWARD recognizes outstanding digital content creation in 11 categories spanning film, interactive work and still imagery.
ASUS at CeBIT 2009
ASUS is showing what it describes as the world’s fastest notebook, alongside new motherboards, graphics cards and chassis at CeBIT.
BenQ LED Pocket Projector P1 Debuts at CeBIT
BenQ is presenting its first LED projector, the Pocket Projector P1, at CeBIT in Planet Reseller, Hall 25, booth F124.
Quantel–Apple Roadshow
Quantel and Apple will demonstrate Final Cut Pro integration with the Quantel workflow in Munich on March 10 and Berlin on March 12.
animago AWARD 2009: the race begins on 1 March 2009
For the 13th time, DIGITAL PRODUCTION is hosting the 2009 animago AWARD this autumn. As the most important prize for the digital content creation industry, the animago AWARD recognises leading work in 11 categories. A renowned jury reviews the material submitted and awards prizes in the areas of film, interactive and still.
animago AWARD 2009 Opens on March 1
DIGITAL PRODUCTION will present the animago AWARD for the 13th time in autumn 2009.
Crazy Horse Session: The 48-Hour 3D Jam
The live animation competition returns to the Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film, with applications open to filmmakers aged 30 or under.
Wolverine Hosts the Oscars
Hugh Jackman will host the 81st Academy Awards on Sunday, February 22, marking his debut as the ceremony’s presenter.
Starting Signal for “dasbloghaus.tv”
FFF Bayern Commits Production Funding - Major Casting at the Inselhalle in Lindau.
24th Munich International Documentary Festival
DOK.FEST 2009 and Raumwandler invite entries for the one-minute documentary competition “I Spy with My Little Eye.”
The Collapsed Deal: GAMEplaces Legal Talk
On February 27, Christian Hoppenstedt will discuss failures in game-development and licensing contracts at GAMEplaces Business & Legal.
Training Trends 2009: Multimedia Careers Grow
SAE Institute reports increased interest in training for audio, film, web and games.
Comic Style and Psychedelic Art at ITFS ’09
Kota Ezawa, Keiichi Tanaami and regional multimedia artists will present animation-influenced work during ITFS 2009 in Stuttgart.
Sony Professional World 2009
Sony Professional World presents broadcast, networked production, retail, digital signage, telepresence and business-projector systems.
German eSports League Opens 14th Season
The ESL Pro Series starts its 14th season in Munich on March 20, 2009, launching a nine-stop roadshow with €130,000 in prize money.
SAE Institute Launches Live Online Seminars
The “SAE-LIVE!” initiative invites multimedia students and professionals worldwide to join selected online seminars.
TopVision and fernsehwerft Invest in Sony HDC
TopVision has added three Sony HDC-1000 cameras, while fernsehwerft has begun equipping two new HD studios with HDC-1500 units.
Adobe Presents Creative Suite 4 eSeminars
Adobe is offering free live online seminars covering Creative Suite 4 Design, Web and Production Premium.
SAE Supports regioactive.de Music Project
SAE Institute is supporting regioactive.de’s official promotional sampler for Musikmesse Frankfurt 2009.
Avid DS v10 Workshop in Berlin
A live workshop covers Avid DS v10 hardware, DPX conforming, color correction, multilayer compositing and stereoscopic containers.
Sony Professional World 2009
Sony Professional World is open from 9:30 – 18:00 each day. Visitors can expect a 360-degree view of the Sony Professional world. The focus areas of Sony Professional World are:
Broadcast: Product highlights from the XDCAM range (IT-based workflow), digital cinematography.
Networked Production and Post Production: HD Live Production with MVS vision mixers and networked production with (with external partners as well as the monitor line-up of the TRIMASTER™ series).
Solutions for Retail/POS: Shop with digital signage, video surveillance and instant photo printers, as well as decentralised staff training via display.
Multimedia Conference Room:3D rear-projection wall and 3D video-conferencing system (telepresence), as well as the current portfolio of business projectors.
Seven Oscar Contenders Visiting Stuttgart
The preliminary selection juries of the 16th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film 2009 have demonstrated a lucky touch or a sharp eye: no fewer than seven animated film productions competing for the 81st Academy Awards, to be presented in Hollywood on 22 February, will be represented at the Stuttgart festival in May, some prominently and on the big screen.
Stuttgart Festival Features Seven Oscar Nominees
Bolt’s co-director, art director and look-and-lighting director will attend, while WALL-E, Kung Fu Panda and other nominees screen.
Autodesk Brings Digital Prototyping to Hannover
Autodesk will demonstrate Digital Prototyping at Hannover Messe using floor-grinding-machine manufacturer HTC Sweden as a case study.
KOMPAS-3D Training Center Opens in Germany
ASCON and IBS-CAD-Coaching are offering KOMPAS-3D mechanical CAD training in Lindau, Germany.
Leipzig Replaces Games Convention with Online Fair
Leipzig will host GAMES CONVENTION ONLINE from July 31 to August 2, 2009, while the conventional Games Convention is suspended.
BAF Invites Viewers Behind the Media
Franz Xaver Gernstl opens this year’s student talk show “Unter Medienleuten” at BAF on February 5, 2009.
Online Games Strengthen gamescom Support
Alongside console and PC publishers, gamescom exhibitors will present portfolios of online and browser games.
Fotolia Calls for Stock Video Submissions
Fotolia is inviting video submissions before launching a royalty-free stock-footage service at microstock prices.
Turtle Entertainment Supports Munich Gaming
Turtle Entertainment will support Munich Gaming with speakers, an eSports tournament, game stations and a parent-focused LAN event.
Sony Professional World Announces Speaker Program
Experts in film, broadcast, presentation, digital signage and simulation will discuss production technologies at Sony Professional World 2009.
SAE Institutes Hold Open Day
German SAE Institutes will present multimedia training options during an open day on February 1, 2009.
“Brandner Kaspar” at the Bavarian Representation in Berlin
Vilsmaier’s "The Story of Brandner Kaspar" received two Bavarian Film Awards a week ago and has already attracted one million viewers.
Reminder: Studio Hamburg Young Talent Award Deadline Is 18 February
The submission deadline for the 2009 Studio Hamburg Young Talent Award is 18 February 2009, directly after the Berlinale. The awards gala will take place in Hamburg on 3 June 2009.
MHMK Media Project Management Course Enters Second Round
Media Project Management is the title of a part-time, modular qualification program with a university certificate at the Macromedia University of Applied Sciences for Media and Communication (MHMK). The course is primarily aimed at project managers in the media industry.
ITFS Retrospective: 100 Years of Animated Film
To mark the centenary of German animated film, the 16th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (5–10 May 2009) is presenting an extensive anniversary retrospective. Six program blocks trace the eventful history of this innovative genre, featuring artistically ambitious works, outstanding commercials and cutting-edge 3D animation.
Evening School Established at Saar College of Fine Arts
At the beginning of the 2009/2010 winter semester, the Saar College of Fine Arts will establish an evening school without university status. Its courses are not part of HBKsaar’s regular teaching program.
gamescom Brings European Industry Associations Together in Cologne
Around a dozen member associations of the Interactive Software Federation of Europe (ISFE) will hold their opening meeting of 2009 at Koelnmesse.
Microblogging Community Heads to Hamburg for MBC 09
sevenload is sponsoring Europe’s first Microblogging Conference, with a follow-up event already being planned for September 2009.
Media Design Students Invite Visitors to Blickfang
An exciting semester exhibition running from 23 to 27 January.
DEDOWEIGERT Roadshow 2009 at BPM
On Wednesday, 21 January, the DedoWeigert Roadshow stops at BPM in Hamburg. From 10 to around 16, visitors can find out about the following DedoWeigert products, among others: dedolight, Anton Bauer, KinoFlo, Lite Panels, Element Labs, Gekko, Tecpro, Rosco, Transvideo, Vocas, Kenyon.
Oberhausen International Short Film Festival Introduces NRW Competition
State-specific expansion for filmmakers from North Rhine-Westphalia, with €1,500 in prize money and a submission deadline of 16 February 2009.
Berlinale Talent Campus Offers Postproduction and Editing Training
The new Campus Studio is designed to make the latest digital technology and its creative possibilities tangible.
Game Focus Germany 2009 Completes Program with International Speakers
The international Game Focus Germany congress is entering its third edition. Organizers nordmedia and the German Trade Association of Interactive Entertainment Software expect additional attendees from abroad this year, with particularly strong interest from partner country the Netherlands and many major Dutch development studios represented in Hanover.
Kindermann Pursues Growth and Seeks Videoconferencing Dealers at ISE
Videoconferencing is the central theme of Kindermann’s trade-fair presentation at stand 1H 125 this year. The presentation and conferencing technology provider is systematically expanding its solutions portfolio and using ISE to recruit new sales partners.
M-Days 2009 Focuses on Mobile Perspectives
In 2009, M-Days is opening its doors to trade-fair visitors. A specialist exhibition with more than 40 exhibitors will run alongside the congress.
Berlin Pictoplasma Festival Calls for Entries
Artists can submit high-quality character-design work for festival screenings.
Vehicle Body Congress from VDI Wissensforum
With its main systems of body-in-white, exterior and interior equipment, the vehicle body is the interface between vehicle and buyer. The development of body systems is covered from the first design concept through requirements management and supplier integration to the representation of all production processes.
The focus is on digital technologies and the consistent continuation of system integration. Under the motto “System Integration in Vehicle Body Engineering”, the congress aims to help make tomorrow's vehicle bodies attractive, individually tailored to customers, ecological and economical to produce. With this congress, VDI Wissensforum offers a communication platform for representatives of the automotive industry, OEMs, the IT industry and engineering service providers.
One of the congress's main topics is complexity management in vehicle body development with regard to the variety of models and variants. Global aspects of body-system development are also addressed, taking account of different market requirements and the resulting development and manufacturing strategies.
Contemporary requirements management and attribution integration in vehicle body construction are further key topics. The programme is rounded off with new findings on design, validation and release processes.
Sundance Film Festival
The festival takes place annually in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah. It is the world's most important platform for independent American and international productions. Many independent filmmakers owe their breakthrough to the festival, including Kevin Smith, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino, James Wan, Marc Forster and Jim Jarmusch. The festival also brought a number of films into the public eye, such as Saw, The Blair Witch Project, El Mariachi, Clerks, Sex, Lies, and Videotape, Napoleon Dynamite, American Splendor, Super Size Me, Donnie Darko and, most recently, Little Miss Sunshine.
Adobe Supports Search for Emerging Image Forgers
The 2009 DOCMA Award focuses on digital image forgery and includes a dedicated category for education.
Event Focuses on Innovation in Media Production
PROFI AG IT experts will discuss digital archiving and present MXFserver.net for Avid environments.
Adobe’s Don’t Copy Competition Ends on 31 January 2009
Who wants to be copied? Nobody. Adobe’s “Don’t Copy” Creative Contest is open to young creatives in every discipline with no more than two years of professional experience. The submission deadline is 31 January 2009.
Hesse University Films at the 2009 Berlinale
The “Hessen Shorts, Part 1” short-film program features work from four universities.
Application Deadline for the German Computer Game Award 2008 Extended
Application Period Extended until 19 January 2009
A Firework Display of New Products for ISE
SANYO Invites Visitors to the World Premiere of the PDG-DHT100L
Sony Professional World 2009
Sony Professional World is open from 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. each day. Visitors can expect a 360-degree view of the Sony Professional world. The focus areas of Sony Professional World are:
Broadcast: Product highlights from the XDCAM area (IT-based workflow), digital cinematography.
Networked production and post production: HD Live Production with MVS vision mixers and networked production with (with external partners as well as the monitor line-up of the TRIMASTER™ series).
Solutions for retail/POS: Shop with Digital Signage, video surveillance and instant photo printers, as well as decentralized employee training via display.
Multimedia conference room:3D rear-projection wall and 3D video-conferencing system (telepresence) as well as the current portfolio of business projectors.
SAE Institute Supports Emerging Musicians in Germany
Technology and expertise support for SchoolJam, Germany’s largest school-band competition.
ITFS Competition Deadlines for Commissioned Animation and Screenplays Near
The competitions are being held as part of the 16th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film.
Macworld 2009: iPhone Guide
An iPhone application helps visitors find their way around Macworld.
“Kulturzeit” Also Airs on ZDFtheaterkanal from January 2009
The 3sat magazine "Kulturzeit" will also air on the digital ZDFtheaterkanal in the new year. Beginning Monday, 5 January 2009, the current edition from the same evening will be repeated Monday through Friday at 10:15 p.m.
BASTA! Spring 2009—The Conference for .NET, Visual Studio and More
Software & Support Media presented the largest BASTA! conference to date in September 2008. BASTA! Spring returns with established and new topics from 23 to 27 February 2009 in Darmstadt.
Deutsche Telekom Does Not Invest in German Cable-Network Innovation
The outlook for cable television in Germany is poor: customers are leaving, necessary expansion investment is not being made, and satellite television offers cheaper, more versatile programming. Because satellite is also well equipped for the digital era, the end of cable television is predicted.
New Poll on DP-Online
There is a new poll on the DP website about the forthcoming Macworld Expo.
Autodesk Holds Online Visualization Seminars
Autodesk will hold free 40-minute online seminars at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. on 27 and 29 January 2009, covering visualization with Autodesk Inventor Studio and Autodesk Showcase.
“The Frog King” Features Animation by Keywan Mahintorabi Today
ARD will broadcast the fairy-tale adaptation "The Frog King" today at 4:35 p.m. Its animation was created by Digital Production contributor and Maya artist Keywan Mahintorabi.
World’s Largest New Year’s Eve Party Uses Screen Visions
Screen Visions is providing six video walls for Berlin’s open-air New Year’s Eve party on 31 December. The Stuttgart video and large-screen specialist will deploy three video trucks and three modular video walls at the major event.
Gameforge Launches Christmas Event in Europe’s Largest MMOG
Metin2, Europe’s largest MMOG, has entered the festive season with snow, music and numerous surprises. Even the monsters are in a Christmas mood and drop sweets such as candy and chocolate.