Who: |
SIGGRAPH 2008 cordially invites you to attend a private, invite-only media preview of this year's newly expanded Computer Animation Festival as well as other highlights of the overall Conference & Exhibition. Note: You must register by the deadline and admittance is for qualified media only. Attendance is limited by room capacity |
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What: | This summer in Los Angeles, the SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival, the world's foremost computer animation film festival featuring computer graphics, will open its doors to public registration and you are invited to join us for a sneak preview at what attendees can expect to see this August. | |
When: | Tuesday, 24 June 2008; 9 am (Breakfast); Program will take place: 9:30 - 10:30 am | |
Where: | Sony Pictures Imageworks, 9050 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA | |
RSVP: |
By 19 June 2008 to Email Contact |
Highlights of the SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival private preview include:
- A screening of the Festival trailer which will include highlights from more than 80 films selected to play at this year's event
- A behind-the-scenes look at the entertainment and gaming industry
- The debut of the opening sequence for the Festival, designed by Sony Pictures Imageworks' Academy Award(R) winning visual effects supervisor Kevin Mack.
About SIGGRAPH
SIGGRAPH 2008 will bring an estimated 30,000 computer graphics and
interactive technology professionals from six continents to Los Angeles,
California, USA for the industry's most respected technical and creative
programs focusing on research, science, art, animation, gaming,
interactivity, education, and the web from Monday, 11 August through
Friday, 15 August 2008 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Celebrating
its 35th year, SIGGRAPH 2008 includes a three-day exhibition of products
and services from the computer graphics and interactive marketplace from
12-14 August 2008. More than 250 international exhibiting companies are
expected. Registration for the conference and exhibition is open to the
public. More details are available at
www.siggraph.org/s2008 .