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Fest Anca call for entries

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Submit your entries now for the fifth edition of Fest Anca, the international animation festival in Slovakia.

by Liezel on January 27th, 2012

FMX 2012: Conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Transmedia

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Preparations for this year‘s FMX are in full swing.

by Liezel on January 27th, 2012

ASA Student Competition Viewing 4 Feb

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Animation South Africa is holding its first ever Student Competition Viewing to take place on Saturday, 4 February at The Bioscope Independent cinema in Johannesburg. 

by Liezel on January 24th, 2012

RenderMan in the clouds

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Pixar Animation Studios has launched a new cloud-based rendering service called RenderMan On Demand.

by Liezel on January 24th, 2012

Friends of Design

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With the world’s rapid adoption of digital media comes the need to adapt.

by Liezel on January 27th, 2012

Lola Kenya Screen

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Lola Kenya Screen, a Nairobi-based charity specialising in issues related to children, youth, mass medi

by Liezel on January 26th, 2012

5 MINUTES WITH ... Federico Dedeu

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We continue our updates of what our friends in the industry are up to, exploring the projects and passions of professionals in the animation community.

by Liezel on January 24th, 2012

OPINION PIECE: Paul Meyer on animated commercials

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With the advent of TiVo in America in1997, rolled-out internationally,

by Liezel on January 24th, 2012
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Animation xChange is a community-driven initiative aimed at unifying the South African community. We hold social get-togethers on the second Thursday of every month in both Cape Town and Johannesburg. Animators with vastly varied levels of experience share their work, their experiences and a few drinks. Students are invited to show their projects and constructive criticism and input is given by all. Visit the website at www.animationxchange.org

News

October 2011 Xchange

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Thursday 13th October, Michaelis Lecture Theatre, Cape Town

by Antimator on October 7th, 2011

Cape Town Xchange Wants You!

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Hi everyone,

This month's event is postponed due to lack of manpower.

To continue the monthly tradition, AnimationXchange Cape Town is looking for dedicated volunteers to help run the event.

by Kerrin_Kokot on March 9th, 2010

Animation xChange Johannesurg - 25 March 2010

Our theme for this month is "Story & Storyboarding". Our speakers are Trish Malone, an international Script Development Consultant, and Daniel Snaddon, animation director at Bugbox.

by ninedegrees on March 8th, 2010

Xchange News
October 2011 Xchange
Cape Town Xchange Wants You!
Animation xChange Johannesurg - 25 March 2010
Animation xChange Johannesurg - 25 February 2010
Animation xChange Johannesburg's Back!
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Events

Jozi November Animation Xchange

24/11/2011 - 18:30
24/11/2011 - 21:00
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Thanks to the efforts and willingness to participate of the Jozi studios, everything is set up for the Animation Xchange!
The details are:

 

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Jozi November Animation Xchange
November Animation Xchange Cape Town
Cape Town Xchange Relaunches
animationXchange JHB - Sept 2010
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Articles

Canadian VFX and animation boom

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Canada's westernmost province of British Columbia, one of the top regions for filmmaking outside of Hollywood, is rapidly gaining prominence as a world leader in animation and special ef

Sesame Street’s Digital Transition: Apps For The Juicebox Set

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While most children, like their parents, still encounte

Preventing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

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Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a painful
condition that limits the use of your hands.  Awkward and repeated hand and wrist movements may place you at risk.  But CTS can be prevented. 

Deloitte Predictions 2012

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The Deloitte Technology, Media & Telecommunication Predictions started in 2001 with ten predictions about mobile telephony.

Animator's 12 Commandments

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Pjotr Sapegin’s stop-motion short The Last Norwegian Troll about a confused troll living in modern-day Norway recently won the top animation prize at the Fantastic

Techonomy: DreamWorks Discovers the "Holy Grail" with Real-Time Rendering

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Real-time rendering of animation is now possible, DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey
Katzenberg told an audience at the Techonomy conference this morning. In a

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