A list of relevant festivals, exhibitions, networking events etc that are relevant to your specialist practice.
Animation Festivals and Networking Events
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This a free service provided for any business professional to use.
It is the largest event and business marketing channel in Great Britain.
The service allows you to expand your business contacts, network, and clients.
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Talent Circle is a networking site for those working in independent film and production.
The Exhibition runs from: 26th June - 18 August 2010
1st Prize £1000
2nd Prize £500
1st Student Prize £500
2nd Student Prize £250
As well as receiving their cash prizes, both 1st prizewinners will be offered an exhibition at Oriel Davies Gallery in Summer 2011.
For more information and an application form, please go to: http://www.orieldavies.org/index.php?url_section_id=13
It keeps members up to date with news and events and also provides useful tools for those starting out in the industry regardless of location.
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Animated Projects allows artists a space to create work that develops the relationship between art and animation.
It is an online exhibition space currently showcasing over 100 films.
TUESDAY 1st September at
The Cartoonist Pub,
Little New Street, off Fetter Lane
London EC4
from 19.00 - 22.00hrs.
This is a website promoting London International Cartoon Festival.
The Film and Video Workshop
Hungerford Primary School
Hungerford Rd
N7 9LF
London, United Kingdom
Tel: 0207 607 8660
Email: contact
Is one of the largest animation festivals in the world.
It arranges a smaller touring festival for students.
You're able to enter your animation to the festival team and it will automatically be entered in all of their events
Edinburgh International Film Festival
88 Lothian Road
Edinburgh EH3 9BZ
Scotland UK
telephone +44 (0)131 228 4051
fax +44 (0)131 229 5501
email info@edfilmfest.org.uk
This festival was created to run alongside the Edinburgh International Festival in 1947.
This year the festival runs from 16th-27th June 2010 however this is a yearly event.
It is a festival over 12 days screening films with special events
Watershed Media Centre
1 Canon's Road
Harbourside
Bristol, BS1 5TX
UK
T +44 (0)117 929 9188
F +44 (0)117 952 9988
E info@encounters-festival.org.uk
This is an international short film festival which this year is being held between the 16th - 21st November.
2010 for the 24th Leeds International Film Festival
4th - 21st November 2010
Box Office
0113 224 3801
Is this year being held between the 4th and 21st November.
As yet the website has not been updated with any information.
Flip Festival 4-6th November 2010
Light House,
Chubb Buildings,
Fryer St,
Wolverhampton,
WV1 1HT.
phone: 01902 716 055
email: Flip@Light-house.co.uk
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Flip Festival is being held between 4th - 6th November 2010 at the Lemmington Spa Art Gallery Museum.
It is a festival for film makers, animators and artists that is free to enter.
It will be great exposure as 96,000 people visit the gallery on an annual basis and it is these visitors that make the decision.
Stoke Your Fires
c/o Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
Bethesda Street
Hanley
Stoke-on-Trent
ST1 3DW
Tel. +44 (0)1782233691
Email: info@stokeyourfires.com
This is Stoke-On-Trent's third annual animation festival with a mix of talks, seminars, workshops, screenings, and master classes.
Tue 9 - Sat 13 Nov 2010
National Media Museum
Bradford
BD1 1NQ
Contact No Tel: 0870 70 10 200
Email:animation@nationalmediamuseum.org.uk
This is a a yearly festival held at the National Museum in Bradford.
It is the U.K's biggest and longest running annual animation festival.
No details are available as of yet for the 2010 event.
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Is "the place for animation professionals."
It contains regularly updated news and animation as well as an online directory and networking areas.
You are able to subscribe to the Imagine magazine.
Contact information +44(0)207 614 8000
Email: info@creativepersonel.co.uk
This a multi media recruitment agency specialising in games and 3D.
They source jobs in games and 3D for programmers, artists, animators, and designers.
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They have worldwide jobs available in computer video games, and interactive entertainment.
It is an agency with 12 years of games recruiting experience.
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This is an online social networking destination that has the ability to put me in touch with people in the industry.
It is a site specifically for visual effects, C.G, and post producer specialists.
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Is a general job site with the facility to register my C.V. online for company's to view.
Tel: 01709 876 877
Fax: 01709 876 777
16 Nightingale Court Nightingale Close Rotherham S60 2AB
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Job Search
Aardvark Swift was established in 1989 and has become Europe's market leading specialist recruitment consultancy fot the video game industry.
Job Search
This is the most comprehensive recruitment site for professionals in the video game, animation, T.V, film, 3D technology, and software tools industries.
It allows for employees to seek employers and vise-versa.
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Email Addresses:
General Queries – info@productionbase.co.uk
Worldpay Issues – payments@productionbase.co.uk
Marketing – marketing@productionbase.co.uk
This is a site for people working in T.V, film, and commercial production. It includes the facility for advanced searches, freelancers looking for work and companies looking to hire
Is a search engine for local classifieds. It can currently search over 1.7 Million job listings coming from over 2,300 web sites.
Funding
The brit films website provides linkes to a variety of organisations who would either help with funding or point me in the direction of someone who can. It provides details of funding available from broadcasters, U.K, tax credits and public funding.
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Angels Den provides an online forum that allows you to put your ideas in front of inverters. there are fees for the service however these are only payable if funding is approved .
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The Princes Trust provide development awards that can be used for further education, training or employment.
The trust can also offer support to help set goals, make decisions and find other programmes of support.
