Industry Events
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Edinburgh International Film Festival
16 - 27 June 2010, Edinburgh, Scotland
A mix of red carpet glamour, innovative and exciting cinematic discoveries and massive audience appeal makes this one of the world’s most popular film festivals. The Edinburgh International Film Festival is dedicated to celebrating new talent, new film trends and new ideas in cinema.
The twelve day festival in June presents film premieres, retrospectives on cinematic legends, engaging “In Person” talks and a range of industry events, masterclasses and workshops, that attract audiences of over 55,000 each year.
For over half a century stand-out events have included the UK premiere of ET: The Extra Terrestrial as well as visits from Martin Scorsese, Sam Mendes and Steven Soderbergh. As supporters of the Festival, Hollywood stars Sir Sean Connery, Tilda Swinton and Robert Carlyle are amongst its patrons.
Scotland’s dramatic history and breathtaking scenery has provided a great back drop for films locations and plots over time, and “Set-jetting” is a growing trend where film fans will want to visit the locations of their favourite movie. http://www.edfilmfest.org.uk/
SIGGRAPH
25 - 29 July 2010, Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles
15 - 20 December 2010, Seoul, South Korea
Now in its 37th year, the SIGGRAPH conference is the premier international event on computer graphics and interactive techniques. SIGGRAPH 2010 is expected to draw an estimated 25,000 professionals from five continents to Los Angeles, California
The SIGGRAPH conference attracts the most respected technical and creative people from all over planet Earth. The SIGGRAPH community includes people everywhere who are excited by research, science, art, animation, gaming, interactivity, education, and the web. SIGGRAPH 2010 is sponsored by The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), an educational and scientific society uniting the world's computing educators, researchers, and professionals to inspire dialogue, share resources and address the field's challenges.
The SIGGRAPH conference and exhibition is a five-day interdisciplinary educational experience including a three-day commercial exhibition that attracts hundreds of exhibitors from around the world. SIGGRAPH is widely recognized as the most prestigious forum for the publication of computer graphics research. In addition to SIGGRAPH's leading-edge technical program, the conference's installations provide close-up views of the latest in digital art, emerging technologies, and hands-on opportunities for creative collaboration.
The conference also hosts the international SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival, showcasing works from the world's most innovative and accomplished digital film and video creators. Juried and curated content includes outstanding achievements in time-based art, scientific visualization, visual effects, real-time graphics, and narrative shorts. Since 1999, the festival has been an official qualifying event for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Animated Short Film award.