idN's My favorite conference

With speakers including Weta Digital (responsible for LOTR effects), Delaware, ILM, Resfest and Devilrobots IdN's my favorite conference 2004 taking place in Singapore in a coupla days is taking an eclectic approach to moving image creativity, alongside fields from fashion, advertising and graphic design....

Machinista 2004

Following from the original edition in 2003 founded in Perm, Russia [1386km east of Moscow] Machinista is a migrating festival exploring, celebrating and questioning the ideas of "artificial intelligence in the arts" and "human-machine interaction". machinista.org features contributions to the 2004 Machinista festival in Glasgow, 7-9 May. This year's edition includes intriguing 'machine-vision' pieces such as (Remote) Mind - The Strangers are still me by Muehleck & Rauch, a DVD installation piece using a 3D medical scanner to capture facial data, to look at how visual representations of memory can be understood....

Bluespoon generative visuals

Blue Spoon recently completed providing a striking set of generative visuals for the London Sinfonietta, Squarepusher, Jamie Lidell tour, a worthy unofficial touring sequel to London's annual Ether festivals which combine modernist classical works with contemporary electronica. Of particular note was a twitching, convulsing hyperrealistic 'Sam head', and a lush evolving web of neural networks. Other visuals were provided by Flat-e and Pablo Fiasco, whose sampling and live video effects filming complemented Jamie Lidell's standout and flamboyant vocal performance expertly. The realtime effects work presented here suggests this will be an increasingly influential trend this year. [Source: Flat-e]...

Making music look good

An interesting selection of MVPA award nominees for 2004 have been announced celebrating the best in music video production. Full mvpa nominees 2004 are listed on the official website. Highlights include nominations for Floria Sigismondi, Michel Gondry, and Alex & Martin in the Alternative Video section; Brand New School (Direction Of A New Artist); Floria Sigismondi and Sophie Muller (Director of the Year); Chris Hopewell for Radiohead's There, There (Alternative video); with notable nods for Mike Mills and Arya Sonboutanaj, Ruben Fleischer, David LaChapelle, Shynola, Buf in Paris, Laurent Briet, Roman Coppola....

Guggenheim go motion

The infiltration of modern graphic designer's moving image projects into gallery and museum settings continues apace with the imaginatively titled Motion Graphics at the Museo Guggenheim Bilbao on 30 April, 2004. The event features workshops by The Designers Republic, PsyOp, and Joshua Davis....

PixelACHE Festival 2004

pixelACHE2004, the determinedly uncompromising and uncommercial electronic arts festival is just about to start a second leg in Helsinki, after warming up in Stockholm. Following from last years focus on VJing, 2004 sees moving image environments and architectures in the spotlight. PixelACHE 2004 festival: Stockholm, 26-28 March 2004 / Helsinki, 1-4 April 2004... Read more "PixelACHE Festival 2004" »

Posted by Editor on March 31, 2004 07:42 PM | Permalink | TrackBack

Winners of British Animation Awards 2004

March 19 saw the awards highlight an eclectic range of work and some notable new UK directing talent emerging in the last few months. Particularly impressive was Dad's Dead by Chris Shepherd. Much delayed [entry lost in Ecto] here's the full information: Selected winners: Best Film at the Cutting Edge – Sponsored by UK Film Council New Cinema Fund Dad’s Dead Director: Chris Shepherd Slinky Pictures Ltd for Channel4, Arts Council England & Animate! Best Comedy – Sponsored by Tell-Tale Productions Ltd. Monkey Dust Creators: Harry Thompson & Shaun Pye Produced by Talkback Thames for BBC3 Best Short Film – Sponsored by... Read more "Winners of British Animation Awards 2004" »

Posted by Editor on March 30, 2004 11:37 PM | Permalink | TrackBack

E³ digital game art/update

Put it on your watch list: This years E3 is just over a month away and promises to be the most intriguing in terms of next-gen entertainment announcements for a while, as the latest console iterations are firmed up, and developers are at the height of exploiting the current models. Attendees must register by April 9. E3 Expo: May 12-14, 2004 | E3 Conference Program: May 11-13, 2004 | E3 Insider Of particular interest in the Conference programme: Sustaining a Virtual World, Social Systems in Online Games, Surviving as an Independent Studio. In association with the LA County Museum of...

British Animation Awards 2004 imminent

While it still has quite an old-school veneer, the vanguard of digital animation talent is starting to become increasingly represented in the shortlists for the British Animation Awards 2004. With artists such as Shynola, Chris Shepherd, Airside and assorted Nexus directors represented, the category shortlists showcase a wealth of breakthough talent. The award night in London, taking place on March 19, is sold out, but the Website promises award results and DVD will be available. Full finalists details follow:... Read more "British Animation Awards 2004 imminent" »

Posted by Editor on March 17, 2004 06:42 PM | Permalink | TrackBack

Soho Shorts film festival call

London-based Rushes Soho Shorts Film Festival has a call for entries for the 2004 event and awards (31 July - 6 August). Deadline: 7 May 2004 Check here for 2003 Winners and other examples of winning work.... Read more "Soho Shorts film festival call" »

Posted by Editor on March 11, 2004 10:57 AM | Permalink | TrackBack

Creative Commons moving image winners

While the Oscar triumph of Lord of the Rings may have actually been a reward for radical filmmaking (the integration and reliance on digital effects and performances in the Trilogy being genuinely groundbreaking) - rather than the usual Academy Award fudge - probably the most significant award of the last few days actually went to the winner of the Creative Commons Moving Image Contest Winners. In terms of evolving new filmmaking methods and moving image genres Creative Commons is an enabler on a par with the growth of digital editing and effects software, and in essence is the social and...

Netmage festival 04

netmage04 styles itself as a festival showcasing creative and innovative images in art, media, communication. The latest edition ran from 21-24 January, in Bologna, Italy. The last few editions saw it gain a reputation for live moving image/VJ awards. EG recommends keeping an eye on Xing, the Italian cultural network and organisers of netmage, for their further events, such as Your Private Sky (starting March 4, 2004).... Read more "Netmage festival 04" »

Posted by Editor on February 26, 2004 01:02 PM | Permalink

BAFTA Computer Game Award results

The BAFTA interactive festival came to an end last night with their Computer Game awards. No surprises, the big winner of the night (and a victory for open-ended sandbox gaming) was Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, although it was pipped to Best Game of the Year by Call of Duty. Read full entry for complete winners list.... Read more "BAFTA Computer Game Award results" »

Posted by Editor on February 26, 2004 10:18 AM | Permalink | TrackBack

Milia 04 Interactive Content forum

MILIA 2004 is the premiere conference on the future of digital entertainment and media convergence for TV, mobile and broadband. Database online today, February 23. Website includes full schedule featuring presentations by luminaries on interactive TV, mobile content, and broadband ( Joi Ito's blog features an example of a keynote speech on mobility). Content forum dates: March 31-April 2. Also includes the European premiere of the FLASHFORWARD2004 Flash film festival at the Palais des Festivals, Cannes....

BAFTA Interactive awards results

Following from our previous entry, the Interactive awards for this year were announced last night: 2004 Interactive awards results: Online factual: Tate Online Offline factual: DNA Interactive DVD Online entertainment: Celebdaq Interactive arts installation: The House of Osama Bin Laden Interactive arts: Alleph.net Online learning: Bodysong Offline learning: Knowledge Box Interactive TV: V:MX DVD: Lion King - Special Edition DVD Film/TV website: Starfinder Technical innovation: The Darkhouse Design: Greenwich Millennium Village...

Antenna 7 music video event

Antenna, the NFT London bi-monthly cutting-edge music video showcase has it's first event of 2004. Event tonight includes panel featuring Sam Arthur (Poor Leno, Royksopp; It's On, DJ Vadim), Video commissioner John Moule, and Karl Badger of Video C, the music video website. Poster designed by Glenn Marshall (Nexus), from his personal project The Drop....

BAFTA Interactive festival + awards

BAFTA interactive festival takes place at their Piccadilly, London HQ on 17-18 February, 2004. Features events on interactive storytelling, and the fusion of computer games and movies. Including interactive awards on February 19, and Games awards on February 25.... Read more "BAFTA Interactive festival + awards" »

Posted by Editor on February 13, 2004 10:15 AM | Permalink | TrackBack

Eyebeam Atelier .mov show

Still time to catch Eyebeam exhibition January 6 - 24, 2004 starting the year: Eyebeam NYC presents the first group exhibition from its Moving Image Studios. The exhibition features work produced in 2003 by four post-graduate Production Artists, as well as commissioned projects by Isaac Julien and Fred Wilson that the Production Artists helped to create. Documentation of the commissioned work will be on hand to describe the studio's production process....

Resfest digital film festival

Alongside onedotzero, US-based Resfest leads the way in showcasing the latest digital film talent . The global touring festival is seeking entries for 2004....

onedotzero: adventures in moving image

Check in to the festival to catch the latest news on this premier UK-based digital film festival and tour. Currently seeking submissions for onedotzero8 Slated for May 28 - June 6, the next iteration of onedotzero seeks entries. Deadline: Feb. 24. See the onedotzero site for submission guidelines....