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Speaker interviews from AnimfxNZ 08
30 October 2009
Check out our youtube video from AnimfxNZ 08 with: Joseph Olin – President of the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences, Eric Roth – President of the Visual Effects Society and Steve Schklair – Founder and CEO of 3ality Digital.
See you at AnimfxNZ 2009!
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AnimfxNZ – a must attend event for Animation!
28 October 2009
If you’re serious about Animation, you seriously need to attend AnimfxNZ. Times are tough and budgets are tight, so we’ve kept our prices as reasonable as possible. This is your chance to learn from the world’s best, and your opportunity to pitch your ideas to real deal makers. Can you really afford not to go?
So come learn, pitch, and network with some of the top talent in the industry. The Thursday Animation Development Master Class offers detailed and hands on mentoring from Rita Street, and Sander Schwartz, two legends in the industry with Sander previously holding the prestigious position of President of Warner Animation. Friday and Saturday offer keynote presentations and tutorial workshops from leading talents such as John Stevenson, director of the box office smash hit Kung Fu Panda, along with the opportunity for one-on-one pitches with Sander and Rita. Alongside all of this are more speakers covering Games, Technology and Visual Effects with plenty of networking opportunities and social events included in the conference.
You will struggle to find a more compelling line up of Animation content at any one time in the Southern Hemisphere. If you are a producer, director, writer or creator of Animation, then AnimfxNZ is an event that you simply *MUST ATTEND*.
Details on the AnimfxNZ speakers, including Games and VFX gurus can be found here.
Details on the Animation Master Class Programme can be found here and the full timetable here.
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AnimfxNZ 09 announces Games presenter Christian Svensson
19 October 2009
Capcom USA’s Vice President of Strategic Planning and Business Development, Christian Svensson, will speak at AnimfxNZ 2009 on the changing face of the games industry. Once dominated by retail console games, the market has opened up to include downloadable games, social networking games, and casual titles that are on almost every device we own.
With the definition of “gamer” being redefined daily, Svensson is responsible for helping set the strategic direction of one of the world’s largest and most respected game publishers to meet the needs of these new markets while serving existing core gamers.
With more than 15 years of games industry experience, Svensson is a respected executive within the games industry and is a member of the board of directors for the PC Gaming Alliance and the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences.
Christian will be speaking at the AnimfxNZ conference on Friday November 6 and holding a workshop on Saturday afternoon November 7. Don’t miss out this opportunity to learn from one of the most influential people in the games industry.
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Sander Schwartz awarded prestigious new role!
14 October 2009
Sander Schwartz has helped many NZ companies get a foothold in the US film production market. Sander has a track record of connecting NZ companies with the right overseas partners and lucrative deals have been made from those connections.
Sander has recently been named Head of Children’s Programming & Family Entertainment for FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME), the commercial and brand extension arm of FremantleMedia. FremantleMedia is a significant worldwide producer of screen content. In this role, Sander is responsible for developing the vision and strategy for children’s and family content, building deeper relationships with producers, third party IP owners and broadcasters to deliver innovative new programming for all platforms.
Sander has received multiple Emmy Award nominations from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and was awarded an Emmy for his role in producing The Batman series for Kids WB. He has also received numerous other awards, including the Peabody Award and the prestigious Prism Award.
Previously, Sander was President of International Production for Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI), overseeing all of Sony’s local language television efforts outside of the United States.
We congratulate Sander on his exciting new role and are honored and delighted to have a speaker of his calibre and influence, back presenting at AnimfxNZ 2009.
Don’t miss out on Sander and Rita Street’s full-day Animation Development master class on Thursday November 5th. Register now!
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Interviews with AnimfxNZ Speakers and Digirati! – Warren Franklin
2 October 2009
Warren Franklin, SFX Producer, Rainmaker Productions – from AnimfxNZ07
SFX Producer Warren Franklin from Rainmaker Productions presented at AnimfxNZ in 2007. Here he talks about his new multi-platform revamp of the first 3D animated television series, Reboot, and the excitement and energy of Animfx 07 in Wellington, New Zealand.
Warren Franklin, SFX Producer from clare oleary on Vimeo.
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Interviews with AnimfxNZ Speakers and Digirati! – Laurel Walker
2 October 2009
Laurel Walker, Director of Assets, Universal Studios
In this interview Laurel Walker talks about her impressive career, which includes working with Jim Hensen (and Kermit!) before joining Universal Studios where she is the Director of Assets. She also tells of her strong Kiwi connection and what lead to her involvement with AnimfxNZ after speaking at last year’s event.
Laurel Walker, Universal Studios from clare oleary on Vimeo.
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Interviews with AnimfxNZ Speakers and Digirati! – Joseph Olin
2 October 2009
Joseph Olin, President of the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences
Documentary filmmaker Claire O’Leary of Gogomedia captured some of the essence of what AnimfxNZ is all about when interviewing Joseph Olin, President of the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences. In this interview, Olin talks specifically about the computer games industry, his pathway to becoming the President of the Academy and the future trends of the games industry worldwide. Olin returns to AnimfxNZ in October ‘09. As well as presenting, Olin will be holding an intimate and interactive Masterclass session where he will be working directly with game companies.
Joseph Olin at ANIMFX 08 from clare oleary on Vimeo.
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