NYC ACM SIGGRAPH Presents Animators Boot Camp and Field Manual Workshop at FIT Amphitheatre, Saturday, May 19, 2007

NYC ACM SIGGRAPH Presents Animators Boot Camp and Field Manual Workshop at FIT Amphitheatre, Saturday, May 19, 2007

NEW YORK, May 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- EVENT: NYC ACM SIGGRAPH, The Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Graphics and Interactive Techniques New York Chapter, will present an all-day workshop for animation students, working animators and film industry professionals entitled, "Animators Boot Camp and Field Manual." See http://www.nyc.siggraph.org/ for details.

Bringing together the creme de la creme of New York-based professional animators, producers, talent agents, legal and promotion experts, the workshop will comprise 3 moderated panels on Career Options, Business and Legal Issues and Self Promotion. Register online at http://www.animatorsbootcamp.eventbrite.com/ or in person, the day of the event.

Among the panelists scheduled to appear are Fred Siebert, former president of Hanna-Barbera Cartoons and the original creative director of MTV; Louis Cataldi, art director for Kaos Studios, a division of THQ, the #1 selling kids video game brand, Emmy-nominated CG specialist and filmmaker Nils Norgen, award-winning animation director and author of Your Career in Animation, David B. Levy, and independent talent recruiter Ila Abramson, former chief talent recruiter for MTV, PDI/Dreamworks and Nickelodeon.

   WHEN:           Saturday, May 19, 2007                   Registration and Welcome: 9:30 - 10:15 AM                   Panels: 10:15 - 4 PM, with a mid-morning and lunch break    WHERE:          Fashion Institute of Technology                   Katie Murphy Amphitheatre, Building "D"                   Seventh Avenue at 27th Street                   New York City    MEDIA:          Media are invited to attend the event.                   Contact:                   Karma Martell, KarmaCom Inc., 646-217-0855, email karma AT                   karmacom.com    INTERVIEWS:     To schedule a broadcast or print interview with any of the                   Boot Camp panelists, please contact:                   Donald Schwartz, 718-789-8408 or email Donald AT                   imagelinkproductions.com  

Source: NYC ACM SIGGRAPH

CONTACT: Karma Martell of KarmaCom Inc., +1-646-217-0855, karmacom.com,
or Donald Schwartz, +1-718-789-8408, imagelinkproductions.com, both for NYC
ACM SIGGRAPH

Web site: http://www.nyc.siggraph.org/
http://www.animatorsbootcamp.eventbrite.com/

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